Help! How Do I Respond to Authority?

Whether it’s at home, church, or at school, authorities are always present around us. It can be confusing to know how to respond to these authorities in our daily lives. Do believers always have to obey? What about bad authorities? Thankfully, God’s Word has the answers. Learn how responding the right way to our authorities can impact those around us and point others to Christ.

If we obey our authorities, then we are obeying God, and obedience to God is an expression of love for Him.

Resources

Help! How Do I Respond to Authority Journal

Record impacting statements and write out your answers to the Questions for Reflection at the end of each chapter.

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My Tree (Authority)

Use this simple discipleship tool to get to the heart of your struggle with disobedience/rebellion.

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Consider His Obedience

Only Jesus has never had to experience sin, guilt and shame for disobedience. Consider His perfect obedience in this study and learn how His perfect record is applied to all those who put their trust in Him.

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Impact Through Submission

Through this study you will take a close look at the lives of Daniel and his three friends and see impact of their submission to ungodly authority in a pagan culture.

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A Renewed Mind About Authority

This study walks through the principles of Christlike thinking in Ephesians 4 (Put off, Renew, Put on) as it applies to the issue of authority.

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Renewing Guide: Sin in Me

We suffer as the result of our own sin. This resource provides a renewing guide for thinking biblically about God, your circumstances, and yourself in order to help you respond to sin and its consequences in a God-honoring way.

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Teens struggle with constantly changing moods, overpowering emotional extremes, identity uncertainty, friendship conflicts, and paralyzing doubts about how God is relevant to their struggles.... These booklets will show not only the sufficiency of the Bible, but also its relevancy for the problems youth face today.

— Dr. John Street

This new series should provide some great help for young people at a crossroads on issues having to do with peers, parents, worldly voices, and inner struggles. I wholeheartedly endorse this effort designed to bring the Scriptures to bear in a relevant way for both teens and those ministering to them.

— Dr. Stuart Scott

About the Author

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Chris Anastos

Chris Anastos is the Director of Camper Experience at The Wilds in North Carolina. He has served at The Wilds in various capacities since 2009 and is an active disciple maker in his local church. He enjoys preaching, biblical counseling, creating camp programs, and laughing with many of the staff and campers that attend. He and his wife, Tara, have four children.

Info

Publication date:

July 1, 2024

Pages: 48

ISBN: 978-1-63342-342-8

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“Unlike the many counseling resources we can find for adults, there are few directly relatable to teens and the issues they face. These mini-books bring the Scriptures to bear in a relevant way for both teens and those ministering to them.”
– Dr. Stuart Scott