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1. Eat lunch with someone who looks
lonely.
2. Treat your teachers with respect.
3. If someone doesn't
show up for a day or two, ask about it when he or she gets back.
4. Organize a study
group for a big test.
5. Don't lie. Ever.
6. Learn to laugh at
yourself.
7. Learn to not laugh at people who
don't laugh at themselves.
8. Offer to spend extra
time practicing who is struggling with
a sport.
9. If someone opens
up a little, take time to listen.
10. Share your lunch.
11. Go to your friends' musical Performances.
12. Offer rides.
13. Pray for your Principle.
14. Take people seriously.
15. When it's natural,
talk about Jesus.
16. Invite a friend
to come to your youth group.
17. If someone is open to it, share
music from Christian artists.
18. Don't Cheat. Ever.
19. Start a student-led
prayer group.
20. Go out for a sport or join a club
with people you don't know well.
21. Compliment people
when they do somethying well.
22. Pray for the three
people you like the least.
23. Ask a close Christian friend at
schoolwhat in your life might get in the way of letting others see Jesus in you.
24. Challenge close
Christian friends when they seem to be doing things that don't match up with what they say they believe.
25. Offer to lead a
students-only bible study.
26. Offer to disciple a Christian student
who is two or three years younger than you.
27. Buy birthday cards
for people who would least expect to get one from you.
28. Tell those on student
government that you appreciate all the time they put into their jobs.
29. Out of respect for your teachers,
don't sleep in or skip class.
30. Smile at or make
eye contact with people who don't seem to feel good about themselves.
31. Without being preachy,
make sure your life is an example of sexual purity.
32. If someone asks what you believe
about God, be ready to tell him or her about your faith in clear, simple words.
33. Laugh at other people's
jokes when their funny (unless they're at someone else's expense or off color).
34. Talk respectfully
about your parents.
35. Don't say anything bad or hurtful
about another person.
36. Say at least one
encouraging thing to someone every day.
37. If someone expresses a strong
belief in something that's not biblical, ready to ask a couple of respectful, but challenging questions.
38. Avoid saying God's or Jesus's name as
a swear word.
39. Look for opportunities
to forgive people who hurt you.
40. When you get angry,
give yourself sometime to cool down before saying too much to or about the person who ticked you off.
41. Invite conversations with especially
shy people.
42. When having luch
with your friends, ask an unlikely person to join you and include him or her in your conversation.
43. To open up spiritual
conversations, ask other people what they believe about God.
44. Do art projects on subjects that
glorify God in a creative or interesting way.
45. Thank God for the people
in your first period class.
46. Avoid being critical or
judgemental of others' choices or beliefs, especially if they're not Christians.
47. Treat everyone the way you'd want
to be treated.
48. Invite people over
to your house (if it's OK with your parents).
49. If your on a team,
give your best effort as a way to respect
your teammates.
50. When people ask why your so different,
be ready to tell them about Jesus.
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