POWER SURGE: ROCK N’ ROLL & POWER SURGE: SEX
Teen teaching videos with useful sparks but too little biblical substance.
Should You Watch It?
These two 15-minute teaching videos have a useful starting point. The ROCK N' ROLL volume makes a strong comparison between pop songs and commercial advertising, explaining that some songs can function like commercials for drugs, sex, and the occult. Both tapes also include a meeting outline, discussion questions, Scripture verses, and a three-point summary.
But the material does not go far enough. POWER SURGE: SEX begins by saying God created sex primarily for “fun,” a claim the review finds unsupported by Scripture. Its later emphasis on children as a blessing is biblically supportable, but the opening premise puts teenagers on the wrong foundation for learning moral standards.
Watch these at home only if you are prepared to supply the deeper biblical teaching they lack.
The Story
NO SPOILERS — WE KEEP THE SURPRISESPOWER SURGE: ROCK N' ROLL and POWER SURGE: SEX are two volumes in a four-part video series designed to teach teenagers. One addresses the influence of rock music and advertising; the other discusses the purposes of sex. Each short tape comes with a small curriculum package for group discussion and further teaching.
Is It Any Good?
The two-star rating means these videos offer a few useful teaching moments but fall well short of their potential.
ROCK N' ROLL is strongest when it compares pop songs with commercial advertising. The videos are also brief and come with practical discussion materials. However, both are cluttered with cliché-ridden snippets of teen interviews and a grainy, apparently staged party film. The result is long on flash but short on content and biblical authority.
The Worldview
POWER SURGE aims to address teenage questions about rock music and sex, and it includes Scripture verses in its curriculum. Its strongest idea is that popular songs can advertise destructive products and values, much as commercials do. That comparison gives teenagers a useful way to think about the messages they consume.
The weakness is the foundation of POWER SURGE: SEX. The video begins with the mistaken assumption that God created sex primarily for “fun.” The review finds no scriptural support for that statement. Its second reason—that sex produces the blessing of children—can be supported by Scripture, including Psalm 127:3-5, Psalm 128:3, and Isaiah 8:18. Starting with pleasure, however, reflects the world’s philosophy of sex rather than a sound foundation for teaching moral standards.
The series therefore gestures toward biblical instruction without giving Scripture the central authority it needs. Its stated subjects deserve more than flash, clichés, and a few supporting verses.
Scripture presents children as gifts from God: “Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD” (Psalm 127:3).
The Content Guide
The specifics — spoilers included by nature — so you can judge for your own family.
Content Summary
Brief clips of rock videos and advertising with sexual/occultic themes
Talk About It
Questions for the drive home, the dinner table, or the youth group.
How can a song function like an advertisement for a way of life? What messages do the music and media we consume promote?
Romans 12:2 · Philippians 4:8The video discusses sex as connected with having children. How does Scripture describe children, and how should that shape our understanding of family?
Psalm 127:3-5 · Psalm 128:3Why does the starting point matter when we teach teenagers about moral standards? What should have authority over our ideas?
2 Timothy 3:16-17 · Psalm 119:105How can a group discuss difficult subjects honestly without letting clichés or cultural assumptions replace biblical truth?
James 1:19-20 · Colossians 3:16The Final Word
POWER SURGE has useful sparks, especially its comparison between music and advertising, but it is too thin and insufficiently Scripture-centered to carry the teaching by itself. Use it only at home, with adults ready to supply the biblical foundation. WAIT FOR HOME. For stronger family resources, see.
