# Agent I2 Introduction

1 Tim 4:12 is an outstanding challenge for our young people. Paul, writing to his protégé Timothy says, “Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and purity.” This next five-week series is based on the five challenges that Paul places before Timothy: speech, life, love, faith, and purity. As a final series, this exhortation becomes a fantastic movement towards summer. Many youth pastors know that the summer is an important time for students. More young people try alcohol or drugs for the first time during the summer than at any other time of the year. The freedom of a relaxed schedule, the “home alone” reality of teenagers, and the move to summer seasonal clothing all increase sexual temptation too. This series challenges youth to not allow their age to be an excuse for poor behaviour, but rather to act as examples, not just in their world, but in their church! The name of this series is Agent I2 and the idea behind it is this: as a result of changes in the five areas of speech, life, love, faith and purity, students will become agents of irresistible influence in our homes, schools, churches, and places of work. As an Agent of Irresistible Influence, our lifestyle choices matter. This series will focus on five areas of action in our lives that can help us to influence others.

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