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We are not a body with a soul. We are a soul with a body. The world teaches us to detox our bodies. But sometimes we need to detox our soul. Join SWITCH for Soul Detox as we discover how to rid our lives of these toxins.

SERIES DESCRIPTION

Students can unknowingly ingest all kinds of toxins. They must fight the soul pollution threatening their health, their faith, and their witness to others.

Without even knowing it, students willingly inhale second-hand toxins poisoning their relationship with God and stunting their spiritual growth. Soul Detox examines the toxins that students encounter daily including: toxic influences, toxic thoughts, toxic fears, and toxic words. By examining the toxins that assault them daily, this series offers the ultimate spiritual intervention focused on the standard of God’s holiness.

Week one will focus on toxic influences, particularly cultural toxins. A lot of things in culture are deemed normal. But just because that are normal doesn’t make them right or healthy. Our standards of right or wrong shouldn’t come from what is normal, but rather from God’s standards. We will challenge students to identify the toxic influences they encounter and purge them from their lives.

In the second week of Soul Detox we will take a look at toxic thoughts. They say it’s the thought that counts, and that’s very true. What we think determines what we become. We are going to challenge students to identify and reject the toxic thoughts they have and replace them with God’s truth.

In week three of Soul Detox we are going to dive into toxic fears. Fears can leave us paralyzed but they also tell us a lot about ourselves. Our fears reveal what we value most and where we trust God least. In this week, students will discover that God did not give them a spirit of fear and that God can deliver them from their fears.

The final week of Soul Detox we will address toxic words. You can’t control what others say, but you can control what you choose to believe. It is important to guard your heart against toxic words. In this final week students will be challenged to speak life-giving words to others every chance they get.

LEADER NOTES

SWITCHgroups will provide a great opportunity for students to get pretty deep each week. Try to get students to be as open and honest as possible, without feeling like they are being pushed to share their deep stuff.

In week two, middle school leaders will need a piece of paper and a pen for each of their students.

Craig uses a few adult examples to illustrate the topics each week. In your close feel free to give examples that will pertain to the students a little more.

The videos are titled differently than the resources, so for clarity we have listed them below for you.

Week 1: Toxic Influences / Germ Warfare

Week 2: Toxic Thoughts / Septic Thoughts

Week 3: Toxic Fears / Scare Pollution

Week 4: Toxic Words / Lethal Words

SERIES RESOURCES FOR YPS

Soul Detox YP Guide

Soul Detox Experiential Options

Soul Detox YP Close – Episode 1

Soul Detox YP Close – Episode 2

Soul Detox YP Close – Episode 3

Soul Detox YP Close – Episode 4

SERIES RESOURCES FOR LEADERS

Soul Detox Leader Guide – Episode 1

Soul Detox Leader Guide – Episode 2

Soul Detox Leader Guide – Episode 3

Soul Detox Leader Guide – Episode 4

VIDEOS

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