Put it on

Materials
Large sheets of Mah Jong Paper or butcher paper or white wrapping paper, dictionary, thesaurus, Bible Dictionary

Activity
We should all have special qualities as Christians. Some of the qualities are found in Colossians 3:12 Read it aloud. Discuss with the group what it means to "put on" or "clothe yourselves with" these qualities. How could a person do that? Stress that to "clothe yourself" with these things means that you practice them and do activities that promote the qualities of compassion, kindness, humility, etc.

1. Ask the students to make a list of the qualities from the Scripture. Then have pupils look up synonyms or definitions for these qualities. What are other words that mean the same thing?

2. Each student must pick a quality, such as "the coat of compassion" or "the shirt of patience" to illustrate. Pupils should write other words on the clothing, such as synonyms or definitions of the qualities they have chosen.

3. Make sure each quality listed in the Scripture is illustrated by someone. There will probably be some silliness involved, especially if someone wants to do "the socks of kindness"!

4. Ask, "Why did you choose that particular article of clothing to illustrate that charaecteristic?"

Application
The Purpose of this activity is to get the participants thinking about what these qualities really mean, and about how important these qualities are in their own lives.