Disciples
Description
Jesus ends the book of Mark with the disciples going out and doing the things he did...In this ACTIVITY youth will do mirror-image movements to demonstrate discipleship
Materials
- a Bible
What to do
- Form pairs and have partners sit facing each other.
- Tell one person in each pair to mirror the other person's actions.
- After a minute reverse roles.
- Ask the pairs to each make up a short skit in which they do mirror-image movements (For example, partners could wave with one hand wave with the other hand shrug their shoulders then fall backward)
- Have volunteers share their skits.
- Did the skits have any meaning?
Discussion
- How did you feel being a mirror?
- How did you feel being a model?
- In what ways does a Christian disciple mirror Jesus?
- How would you define a Christian disciple?
- What are some of the things that Christ did?
- In what ways is Christ an example for us to follow? Actions? Attitudes?
- Did Christ's actions have a purpose? If so, what was that purpose?
Take it to the Next Level
- Read aloud Mark 16:13-20.
- What does Jesus say about discipleship?
- Being Jesus' disciple is kind of like the activity we just did.
- Just as we mirrored others' actions by watching them we become a disciple of Jesus by watching and following what we see him doing in the scriptures.
Posted by Ken Sapp on July 27, 2008 09:18 AM | Link
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Keywords: discipliship, disciple, role model, setting an example, following Jesus
