Entries from February 2009

February 20, 2009

Be Careful What You Say (GAME)

 
Time
30-35 minutes
 
Description
This game teaches that it is important to think before we speak.
 
Materials
·      Game Cards – available at the end of this lesson (there are enough cards for a group of six to play three, full rounds (with a few extras), so you may need to divide groups larger than six into smaller groups and [...]

February 18, 2009

Point to Christ Relay

Time
15-25 minutes
Description
This is game that helps participants understand how difficult it can be sometimes to keep our lives pointed toward Christ.
 
Materials

Blindfolds (one for each team)
Prizes for “enemies or demons.”
Prizes for the winning team (optional)
Flipchart and [...]

February 16, 2009

God’s Dream

Time
45-60 minutes
Description
This is game that helps participants understand that God’s dream for their lives has to be discovered and that it usually requires the help of others to complete.  It was developed for adults but can be modified for use with children (see ideas at the end of the lesson).
 
Materials

Large [...]

February 16, 2009

Fruit of the Spirit Jenga

 Time
15-20 minutes
Description
This object lesson teaches how important it is to exhibit the fruit of the Spirit.  It uses the popular Jenga ® game from Hasbro.
 
Materials

Jenga ® game (or a similar game that is played with a block tower)
Label maker or permanent marker

 
Preparation

Using [...]

February 6, 2009

The Race

Time
20 minutes
Description
This object lesson teaches that the Bible compares our lives to a race. Our sin and our past often become like heavy clothing or baggage to us, but God wants us to throw these off and run freely.

Materials

Lots of heavy clothing – boots, shoes, coats, sweaters….
Several [...]

February 3, 2009

On Jesus’ Team – A Baptism Lesson

Time
15-20 minutes

Description
This object lesson helps children understand what it means to be on Jesus’ team and why they should get baptized.

Materials
· Sports jersey
· Pitcher of water
· Optional – large bin or bucket for volunteer to stand in when getting wet
· Towel
Preparation
· Find a space where it’s okay to get things wet, or set up [...]