Every day we are invited into a world where we can create, customize, and even change our identity. We become consumers in a culture that tells us we can have whatever we want whenever we want it. Speaking directly to the hearts of girls, Authentic Love: Christ, Culture, and the Pursuit of Purity exposes culture’s distorted messages about purity and love and reveals how God has created us for a lifestyle of personal holiness. Over the course of 8 sessions, young women will examine five attributes of holiness that shape our identity. They will be challenged to reject the self-serving influences of culture and embrace what it means to live as godly young women who reflect the character of Christ.

Features:

• 8 group sessions
• Leader guide in the back of the book to guide questions and discussion with small groups
• Video teaching sessions featuring author Amy-Jo Girardier; approximately 15 minutes each week
• Study opportunities for personal and spiritual growth between small group sessions
• Biblically rooted and gospel-centered approach to sexual purity

Benefits:

• Students will recognize the difference between culture’s distorted messages about sex and God’s design for it.
• As they learn to pursue a lifestyle of personal holiness and put aside selfish desires, students will be equipped to fight sexual sin and temptation.
• Examines the importance of sexual purity through the lenses of identity, forgiveness, love, humility, self-sacrifice, and endurance.