D Now - Act.Love.Walk
July 22-24, 2022
Friday Schedule of Events
July 22, 2022
5:00pm - Registration 6:00pm - Supper 6:30pm - Worship 6:40pm - Orientation & DNow Intro 7:10pm - Break 7:20pm - Activity 8:00pm - Worship 8:10pm - Session 1: Act Justly 8:55pm - Huddles: Discussion 9:15pm - Ice Cream Sundae Snack 9:45pm - Activity 10:45pm - To Host Homes 10:45pm - Free Time 11:45pm - Host: Devotion Midnight - Lights Out
Saturday Schedule of Events
July 23, 2022
8:30am - Breakfast 9:30am - How to Develop a Personal Devotion 9:40am - Personal Devotion 9:50am - Break 10:00am - Worship 10:05am - Session 2: Love Mercy 10:50am - Huddles: Discussion 11:25am - Break 11:30am - Large Group Discussion 12:00pm - Break 12:10pm - Lunch 12:40pm - Activity 2:40pm - Session 3: Walk Humbly 3:25pm - Large Group Discussion 3:40pm - Break 3:45pm - Wrap Up 4:00pm - Dismiss
Question to Think About
1) What does God want most from you? Why? 2) Describe a time when you wanted justice for yourself. Have you ever fought for justice for someone else? If so, when? If not, why not? 3) Name one person who has wronged you recently. What would it look like to show that person mercy? 4) How could you change your schedule to make more time to grow closer to God?
Parent Resources - Session 1: Act Justly.
Micah 3:1–3, Micah 2:1–2, Micah 6:11–12
Session 1: Act Justly. This session focuses on the first element of Micah 6:8: acting justly. Acting justly goes deeper than getting behind a cause or posting something on social media. It soaks into the ins and outs of daily life as a student, from how students position themselves in a group, to using words that lack exaggeration or manipulation. Students carry a lot of influence, and how they wield it determines how they can act justly. Main Scripture passages: Micah 3:1–3; Micah 2:1–2; Micah 6:11–12
Parent Resources - Session 2: Love Mercy.
Matthew 9:11–13, James 2:8–9, James 2:12–13, Hosea 6:6
Session 2: Love Mercy. Mercy is one of those things that are easy to identify but hard to do. In this session, students will learn what it means to love mercy—to keep it with them at all times and to let it define their reactions. Students will also take a look into the supply closet of mercy that comes from the abundant mercy that God has given them. Students will then be confronted with the mercy-free zones in their lives and how they can love mercy enough to bring it into those places. Main Scripture passages: Hosea 6:6; Matthew 9:11–13; James 2:8–9, 12–13
Parent Rescources - Session 3: Walk Humbly.
Psalm 139:16–18, Philippians 3:7–8, Matthew 14:23, Isaiah 40:25–26
Session 3: Walk Humbly. This session focuses on what it looks like to walk with God, to fall into step with our Creator. It requires a great deal of humility to walk his way and not our own in the first place, but it also grows our humility once we’ve started. Walking with God means following the journey of life beside him. It means we know how to connect with him and communicate with him. Through that process, we get a glimpse of who God is, giving us a whole new perspective on ourselves—a humbling one. Main Scripture passages: Matthew 14:23; Isaiah 40:25–26; Psalm 139:16–18; Philippians 3:7–8
Parent Resources - Session 4: Know Jesus.
Matthew 23:23–24
Session 4: Know Jesus. This is the fourth lesson in this series, and it directly connects the words and life of Jesus to the prophetic command in Micah 6:8 to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God. Jesus is the perfect model of Micah 6:8, but more than that, he’s the one who enables us to follow through on those commands by transforming us from the inside out. Main Scripture passages: Matthew 23:23–24