Creative Youth Ideas: September 2006 Archives

Placing Lights

Are you a light for Christ? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Devotional
Average: 3.09 (90 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: light, evangelism, witnessing, sharing the gospel

Ways to Lose Communication with Teens

Are you destroying your communication with teens? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (1)
Category: Youth Ministry
Average: 2.98 (91 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: communication, talking to teens, relationship with teens

Who's Who

Funny definitions of common occupations. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 08:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Humor
Average: 2.75 (92 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Accupations, jobs, work

Every Moment is Precious

Can you find the value in every moment of life? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Teaching Illustrations
Average: 2.95 (92 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: value, time, time management

Fearing Failure

Failure is in fact a great teacher if we know how to learn and apply its lessons. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Devotional
Average: 3.02 (85 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: failure, restoration

Born to Lose?

have you labeled yourself a loser? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (1)
Category: Food for Thought
Average: 2.96 (94 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: self-esteem, self image, failure

You Can Trust Him

You can Trust Jesus (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (1)
Category: Teaching Illustrations
Average: 2.97 (94 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Jesus Christ, Messiah, Easter, attributes of God, Emmanuel

What Money Can Buy

Does Money Provide us what we truly need? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:10 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Food for Thought
Average: 2.80 (90 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: money, materialism, God's provision

Identifying Feelings

Use this list of positive and negative emotions for various perspectives on a Bible story. Also great for a variety of games. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Creative Teaching Ideas
Average: 2.99 (83 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: emotions, feelings, crowdbreaker, grouping into teams

Just Like You

What if everyone in your congregation was just like you? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Food for Thought
Average: 2.88 (91 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: service, ministry

Shade Trees

Do you give without regard for reward? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Food for Thought
Average: 3.03 (86 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: giving, sharing, meaning of life, mentoring

Paradoxical Commandments of Teaching

Some pointers for working with youth (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Youth Ministry
Average: 2.99 (88 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: teaching youth, teacher

The 5 C's of Building Strong Families

What are some key principles to building strong families? (more)

Appearances

Outward appearance doesn't reflect what people are really like or their true worth. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Devotional
Average: 3.02 (99 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: outward appearances, heart, inner self, worth

Handling Concerns Regarding Salvation

How to answer some common reservations people have about accepting Christ. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Evangelism Ideas
Average: 3.10 (98 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: excuses, reservations, gospel, witnessing, evangelism

Tips from Youth for Youth Leaders

Some things that Youth would like to tell their leaders (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 08:00 AM | Link | Comments (1)
Category: Youth Ministry
Average: 2.92 (92 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: youth tips

Carving

Are you leaving a legacy? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Food for Thought
Average: 3.03 (100 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: legacy, impact

Tips from Parents for Youth Leaders

Tips for parents for working with youth (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 08:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Youth Ministry
Average: 2.70 (94 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: parents, working with youth

Mark 17

A pastor prepares his congregation for a sermon on lying. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Humor
Average: 3.09 (82 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: humor, funny joke, humour, just for laughs

More Important than basketball

what things are most important to you? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 08:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Teaching Illustrations
Average: 2.91 (89 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: priorities, perspective

In God All the Time

Abiding: Hudson Taylor was in God all the time, and God was in him. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Teaching Illustrations
Average: 2.76 (79 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: abiding, presence of God, peace of God

A blessing

Christ be with you Christ within you Christ behind you Christ before you Christ beside you Christ to win you Christ to comfort and restore you Christ beneath you Christ above you Christ in quiet Christ in danger Christ in... (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 08:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Food for Thought
Average: 2.70 (84 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords:

How to Listen So Youth Will Talk More

Listening properly can encourage youth to share more (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 08:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Mentoring Youth
Average: 3.05 (92 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: mentoring, listening

Why include Recreation and Games in Youth Ministry?

reasons recreation and games should be a part of your youth ministry (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (2)
Category: Youth Ministry
Average: 2.83 (86 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: recreation, games, youth ministry

Recipe for Learning

A recipe for learning (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 10:00 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Improving Your Teaching
Average: 3.08 (86 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: learning, teacher, student

Trust Fall

Use this group building game to build community, teamwork, and trust within the group as members rely on the protection of the group to prevent themselves from being injured. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 08:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 2.88 (84 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Fall, trust, faith, group builder, trust, fear, trusting God, trusting others

The Father's Eyes

God is always watching us and wants is to be all that he created us to be. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Teaching Illustrations
Average: 3.00 (88 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: God's care, provision, God as Father, God's care

Champions

Champions Never Quit (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Resource Reviews
Average: 2.80 (81 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Champion, commitment, perseverance, dedication, endurance

Earlier

The benefits of eating healthy? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Humor
Average: 3.14 (83 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: health, heaven, golf

Helping Youth to Understand Cults

Ways to identify a cult (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 08:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Youth Ministry
Average: 2.55 (102 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: cult, truth, false teaching

The Smell of Durian

Is your life a fragrance of Christ? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 10:00 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Devotional
Average: 2.98 (95 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: fragrance, smell, evangelism, witnessing, sharing the gospel

Saved By The Cross

What would your life be without the cross? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 08:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Teaching Illustrations
Average: 2.71 (94 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: cross, forgiveness, Christ's atonement

The Lord's Prayer with Actions

Motions for the Lord's Prayer (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 PM | Link | Comments (1)
Category: Drama Ideas
Average: 2.80 (100 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Drama, Prayer

Victory in Battle

Are you in the habit of prayer to prepare for the battles of life? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 08:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Food for Thought
Average: 3.12 (77 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: prayer, battles, victory, habits

Sin's Results

Sins effects (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Food for Thought
Average: 2.90 (88 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: sin, consequences

Draw Your Name

This is a fun youth that do not know each other at all. Youth will try to reveal their name to a partner merely by drawing. No other communication is allowed. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 08:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Icebreakers
Average: 2.95 (83 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: icebreaker, getting to know you, introductions, sharing your faith, evangelism, witnessing, sharing the gospel

The Prayer Stool

The changes that come about by spending time with God (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Teaching Illustrations
Average: 3.00 (76 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: Quiet time, prayer, devotion, perspective

Are your youth addicted to gambling?

Key warning indicators of an addiction to gambling (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 09:26 PM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Youth Ministry
Average: 2.69 (96 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: gambling, addiction

The King Bearing Us in His Arms

A vivid picture of Christ's sacrifice for sin in Mark Twain's novel, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Teaching Illustrations
Average: 3.12 (88 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: sacrifice, cross, atonement, incarnation

Don't have the time?

What is it you claim you "don't have the time" for in your life? (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Food for Thought
Average: 3.07 (82 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: time, time management, living for Christ, priorities

Cinderella

Like the classic Cinderella story, in this icebreaker / crowdbreaker, guys must identify the girls by a shoe and could be used as an object lesson to discuss how we often judge people by appearances. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 08:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Game Ideas
Average: 3.02 (86 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: judging others, favoritism, inclusion, cliques, relationships, appearances

The Crayon Box that Talked

We are unique, but together God can use us to create a beautiful picture. (more)

Posted by Ken Sapp at 12:00 AM | Link | Comments (0)
Category: Teaching Illustrations
Average: 3.11 (93 votes) | Rate It: 1 2 3 4 5 | (5="Great", 1="Bad")
Keywords: community, unity, relationships, getting along, gifts, body of Christ, congregation, church, racism

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