To start tonight I want you to get into two’s or three’s and pick a jigsaw
puzzle to complete
All these puzzles have one thing in common...see if you can work it out
[Hand out puzzles - give them some time to try put them together]
The middle bit
[Get someone one from each of the groups to read out their puzzle]
Yellow Puzzle
Proverbs 11 : 27 "Try hard to do right and you will win friends; go
looking for trouble and you will find it."
What do you think this means?
“Go looking for trouble and you will find it” what is this trying to
say?
What do you think this could mean when looking for a girl/boyfriend?
Pink Puzzle
Proverbs 13:20 "Wise friends make you wise, but you hurt yourself going around with
fools."
How do you choose your friends?
What makes a wise friend?
What makes a foolish friend?
Do you think this verse could apply to a girl / boyfriend?
Orange puzzle
Proverbs 18:24 "Some friends don’t help, but a true friend is closer than
your family."
Can you describe a time when a friend has helped you more than a
family member?
How do you think this means we should treat our friends?
How do you think we should treat our girl/boyfriends?
Blue puzzle
Proverbs 16:28 "Gossip is no good it causes hard feeling and comes between
friends."
What damage can gossip do to a friendship?
What damage could gossip do to a relationship?
How can gossip damage your reputation?
Conclusion
Friendships are precious and can make us very happy or sometimes sad.
When a relationship starts off as a friendship it gives us time to get to
know the person
Relationships are about sharing yourself with someone. Would you want to
do that with someone you didn’t know very well?
The puzzles have giving us some wise advice.
I want you to spend a few moments now thinking if there is anything from
these verses you think you should remember before starting a relationship or
during a relationship.
