Something Needs to Change - Teen Bible Study Book: A Call to Make Your Life Count in a World of Urgent Need

Come Take a Journey.

On a trip to the Himalayan mountains, David Platt was confronted with staggering physical and spiritual needs unlike any he had ever seen. On leaving, Platt found himself asking fundamental questions about his life and ministry. He realized that something needed to change. 

Being confronted with suffering causes us to ask questions that, if we are honest, we would rather ignore. However, if we believe the Bible, ignorance of profound human need is not an option for us. Neither is indifference. We cannot be Christians and turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to the world in need around us. If those responses become the commentary of our lives and our churches, then one fact will be abundantly clear: we were not following Jesus on our journey through this life. 

What does it mean to follow Jesus in a world filled with urgent physical and spiritual needs? In this Something Needs to Change teen Bible study, David Platt explores that question as he takes you on a life-altering trek through the Himalayas.

Something Needs to Change Teen Bible Study Book includes printed content for eight small group sessions, personal study between group sessions, applicable Scripture, “How to Use This Study,” tips for leading a group, and a leader guide. 

Session Topics: 

1. Repentance 
2. Physical Need 
3. Spiritual Need 
4. Loving God and People 
5. Opportunities 
6. Counting the Cost 
7. The One 
8. Something Needs to Change 

Features: 

• Eight small group sessions 
• Personal-study opportunities between group sessions for ongoing spiritual growth
• Teaching videos featuring author David Platt, approximately 15-20 minutes each week — available separately
• 8 group sessions, 8 weeks of homework

Benefits: 

• Gain a sense of calling and purpose by considering ways God can use you to meet physical and spiritual needs. 
• Observe Jesus’ response to urgent need throughout the Gospel of Luke. 
• Take the next action step to which the Lord is calling you. 
• Identify ways God may be calling you to pray, go, and give for the sake of His glory among the nations. 
• Discover concrete action steps for getting involved in God’s mission. 
• See the sights and sounds of Nepal through video teaching filmed on location. 
• Refuse to stand idly by while people perish without hearing the name of Jesus.

David Platt serves as the pastor of McLean Bible Church in metro Washington, D.C. He’s the founder and president of Radical (Inc.), a ministry and giving platform aimed at serving the church and spreading the gospel on the front lines of urgent need around the world. Resources from David Platt and Radical can be found at radical.net.

David is the author of several books, including Radical, Radical Together, Follow Me, Counter Culture, and Something Needs to Change, as well as the following volumes in the Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary series: Exalting Jesus in Matthew, Exalting Jesus in James, Exalting Jesus in 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus, and Exalting Jesus in Galatians.

David Platt received his PhD from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He lives in the metro Washington, D.C., area with his wife and their children.