Synopsis: Use these imagined situations to help youth contemplate their prayer life and responses in praying for others.
Keywords: Prayer, Intercession, Supplication
Synopsis: In this game, youth are reminded that God provides all our needs.
Keywords: prayer, needs
Synopsis: This can be used as an icebreaker referring to simple facts about the participants and then can move the group toward discussion of issues and opinions.
Keywords: discussion, opinions, teaching techniques, questions
Synopsis: Sometimes the desire to accomplish a task is not enough.
Keywords: Easter, Garden of Gethsemane, Prayer, Watchfulness, Commitment
Synopsis: Learn how to avoid the temptations that the youth of today face.
Keywords: purity, temptations, sin, pursuit of holiness
Synopsis: Youth will learn about becoming fishers of men.
Keywords: Evangelism, fishers of men, sharing the gospel
Synopsis: One of the keys to a meaningful life is find balance in the the many things that demand out time and attention.
Keywords: Balance, Priorities, Time Management
Synopsis: Use this activity to involve students in discussion.
Keywords: Discussion, balloons, icebreaker
Synopsis: Use the colored balloons to share the message of Easter.
Keywords: Easter, Resurrection, Evangelism, Witnessing, Sharing the Gospel
Synopsis: Use this game to help youth match famous figures, events, and facts from Biblical stories.
Keywords: Ezra, Rebuilding the Temple
Synopsis: When Jesus was betrayed by Judas, the disciples were frightened for their lives.
Keywords: Keywords: Easter, Good Friday, Crucifixion, Persecution, Peer Pressure
Synopsis: Traveling, through the Bible takes us to many wonderful places. We can travel through the promised land with Joshua, or wander in the desert with Moses. We can travel with Paul to Asia Minor and with Philip to see the Ethiopian. The Bible is like a passport to many places.
Keywords: Bible Study, Travel, Journey, Locations in the Bible
Synopsis: As students separate wisdom into those that are Biblical and those that are from the world, they are reminded that God's wisdom is our guide for life.
Keywords: Bible, Scripture, Bible study, wisdom, knowledge, guidance, choices
Synopsis: We need to learn to differentiate the voices around us so we can make wise decisions
Keywords: Guidance, Listening to God, Distractions
Synopsis: When it seems like life is knocking us down, God is there to pick us up.
Keywords: Ups and downs, mountains and valleys, depression, mountaintop experiences, difficulties, triumphs
Synopsis: Unity requires some adjustments but the benefits outweight the difficulties.
Keywords: Unity, working together, synergy
Synopsis: Materials Cardboard or newsprint, or paper large enough to block the door of the room. 1. Using cardboard boxes block off the entrances to the classroom. You can even tape paper over the door if nothing else. You might paint...
Keywords: Obstacles, Walls, Breakthrough, Difficulties, Barriers, Evangelism, Elisha, Elijah, Prophet
Synopsis: We need to tune up our lives to be effective for Christ.
Keywords: Christian Race, Victory, Living for Jesus
Synopsis: Discussion of Broken dreams and putting our lives back together
Keywords: Broken dreams
Synopsis: Jesus sends the Holy Spirit
Keywords: Holy Spirit, Comforter, Advocate
Synopsis: Is your life built on Christ?
Keywords: Foundation, The Rock, spiritual growth
Synopsis: We often pursue the temporary
Keywords: Materialism, Greed, Pursuits, Objectives, Goals, Priorities
Synopsis: Youth will take part in a learning simulation experiencing what it is like when gifts are not appropriately utilized as a blessing to all members of the body of Christ. Makes a great activity for a Halloween Alternative or for a creative Bible Study lesson.
Keywords: Halloween Alternative, candy, salvation, gospel, evangelism, gifts, helping others, spiritual gifts and talents, giving, greed, priorities, generosity, fall festival, harvest festival
Synopsis: Make Christ the Center of Your Life
Keywords: Focusing on Christ
Synopsis: Carry others to God in Prayer
Keywords: Prayer
Synopsis: Materials Supply of crumpled up newspaper sheets for each team Activity Have kids form two teams, and have teams move to opposite sides of the room. Designate one team as the Cartoon Team and the other team as the Giants...
Keywords: Violence
Synopsis: Learn to cast your troubles on Jesus
Keywords: Troubles, difficulties, worries
Synopsis: How do we deal with those choices and decisions the Bible does not explicitly mention?
Keywords: gray areas, decisions, choices, right and wrong, wisdom
Synopsis: In I Cor. 9:24-27, Paul compares the Christian life to a race and any runner will tell you that the most important piece of equipment for the runner is his shoes.
Keywords: Christian Race, run the race, running shoes, body of Christ, uniqueness
Synopsis: Being a kid again can be lots of fun especially when everyone else is being one!
Keywords: Christmas story, Birth of Christ
Synopsis: Instead of writing letters to Santa, why not write a letter to God?
Keywords: letter to Santa, Christmas
Synopsis: As kids toss a ball around the circle they will discover that it's sometimes difficult to say what we love about others.
Keywords: Love, Relationships, Valentine's Day
Synopsis: A great Object Lesson or Children's Sermon for easter or for discussion of the cross.
Keywords: Cross, Easter
Synopsis: This wild game illustrates the burden and pain of sins in our lives that can be released to Christ through his forgiveness.
Keywords: Sin, forgiveness, cross
Synopsis: We often imitate what we see others do rather than seek guidance from God and God's Word
Keywords: Boundaries, Temptation, Imitation, Goals
Synopsis: We need to draw a line of where we stand in our faith.
Keywords: Temptation, Taking a stand fo Christ, Boundaries, Limitations, Sin
Synopsis: Have you considered the cost of following Christ?
Keywords: Discipleship, Following Christ, Cost of Discipleship, Living for Jesus, Sacrifice
Synopsis: We all have much to be thankful for!
Keywords: Thanksgiving, Thanks, Blessings
Synopsis: Learn what preparations you can make to prevent you from cracking under pressure in your spiritual walk.
Keywords: Pressure, Preparation, Testing
Synopsis: A list of just a few ways to use the Ideas on Creative Youth Ideas for your New year Celebration, Party, or event!
Keywords: Happy New Year, New Year Party Games, Creative New Year Ideas
Synopsis: Next time you have a lesson on a difficult theological concept, distribute a list of words for which kids are unlikely to know the exact definitions and have them create their own.
Keywords: concepts, teaching, difficult terms, terminology, definitions, discussion
Synopsis: Are we seeking the truth or following our own delusions?
Keywords: Truth, Questions, Seeking Answers, Seeking God
Synopsis: What does it mean to be a disciple?
Keywords: discipliship, disciple, role model, setting an example, following Jesus
Synopsis: The Body of Christ, like the human body, was meant to work together in unity.
Keywords: teamwork, unity, care, love, help, friendship, cooperation
Synopsis: Make Christ the Most IMpotrant person in Your life
Keywords: Christ centered
Synopsis: How do we handle the areas of right and wrong where we are unsure?
Keywords: decision making, taking a stand, grey areas, choices,
Synopsis: Do something special with your family or with your youth group this year by having an Easter Communion with them.
Keywords: Easter passover, Communion, Family
Synopsis: Give the traditional Easter egg hunt a spiritual significance by allowing participants to hunt the eggs containing various items from the Easter account in Scripture.
Keywords: Easter, resurrection, passover, Scavenger Hunt, Easter Egg Hunts, Easter egg ideas
Synopsis: This Easter egg toss can be used as a creative teaching idea to stimulate youth to discuss the empty tomb on Easter morning.
Keywords: Easter, resurrection, tomb, eggs
Synopsis: First team to find all the eggs and piece together the words of the scripture verse in the correct order win a prize.
Keywords: Easter, Holiday Games, Scavenger Hunt, Easter egg ideas
Synopsis: What are some of the keys to effective Bible Study with Youth?
Keywords: Bible Study, youth, scripture, teaching, Sunday School, lessons
Synopsis: Sometimes when life seems to have shattered we can make an omelette.
Keywords: Tragedy, adversity, trials, tests, circumstances, difficulties, tribulations, troubles, Easter egg ideas
Synopsis: Elijah mentored Elisha. God used both Elisha and Elijah to teach the Israelites.
Keywords: Elijah, Elisha, Prophet, Power of God, Mentor, Mentoring, Protege, Discipleship
Synopsis: Materials Wrap up several empty boxes in bright, attractive wrappers. Try to use boxes that look like things that are easily recognizable and that the group would enjoy. Activity 1. Hold up the items one by one and ask...
Keywords: Easter, emptiness, expectations
Synopsis: We cannot know everything so we place our trust in various experts. We need to place the sme kind of trust in our Creator.
Keywords: Trust, Faith, Soveriegnty of God.
Synopsis: Use these example of Biblical Mothers for Mother's Day or at another opportunity to recognize mothers.
Keywords: Mother, Mother's Day, Mom
Synopsis: Elisha faced many fears and obstacles, but God always brought him through.
Keywords: Elisha, Obstacles, Fears, Difficulties, Trusting God, God provision, God's Sovereignty
Synopsis: Finding Direction in life helps us to navigate its twists and turns.
Keywords: Guidance, direction, decision making
Synopsis: We need to find time to do the things in life that have the greatest significance for the kingdom of God.
Keywords: time opportunity, living for Christ, time management, choices, scavenger hunt
Synopsis: God created us as unique individuals to serve him in unique ways.
Keywords: God's Will, service, gifts, talents, individuality, role in the body, church
Synopsis: Our lives are often defined by the firsts and lasts which affect everything in between. What are your spiritual firsts and Lasts which define your spiritual life?
Keywords: first, last, alpha, omega, beginning, end, ice breaker, icebreakers, ice-breakers
Synopsis: Creative ideas to introduce a lesson on being "fishers of men"
Keywords: Fishing, evangelism, witnessing, sharing the gospel
Synopsis: Our goal as a Christian is to me conformed (molded) into the image of Christ,
Keywords: image of Christ, peer pressure, molded, transformed, change, likeness, conformed
Synopsis: Use this activity to discover the freedom we can have in Christ.
Keywords: bondage, freedom, slavery, set free
Synopsis: This is a great learning activity for youth to introduce the fruits of the Spirit and discuss the ongoing development of spiritual fruit in youth as they grow in Christ.
Keywords: Fruits of the Spirit, spiritual growth
Synopsis: Use this game to discuss unity in the church.
Keywords: Unity
Synopsis: Verses dealing with giving God thanks and discussion questions to go along.
Keywords: Thanksgiving, thank, gratitude
Synopsis: Reaching for the Goal
Keywords: Goals, Objectives, Living for Christ
Synopsis: Topic ideas for studying the will of God for Christians
Keywords: God's will, decision making, choices
Synopsis: Under the cover of darkness, this truly becomes a "hunt." as the story of easter unfolds from the contents of Plastic Easter eggs.
Keywords: Easter Games, Holiday Games, Scavenger Hunt, Easter egg ideas
Synopsis: God shows us grace as we fail to measure up.
Keywords: God's Mercy, Grace, An Underserved Gift
Synopsis: When we focus on ourselves we often get the wrong perspective on things. We need to learn to see things from God's perspective.
Keywords: perspective, trust, God's promise, significance, victory in Christ, fear, overcoming
Synopsis: God did the impossible by raising his Son Jesus from the dead.
Keywords: Easter, Resurrection
Synopsis: What are some of the parallels between taking care of your physical heart and your spiritual heart?
Keywords: heart, spiritual sensitivity, callous, attitude, responding to God
Synopsis: This learning activity reminds us that are abilities are restricted because of the sins that bind us.
Keywords: sin, bondage, freedom
Synopsis: This activity illustrates the connection between all believers with one another and with Christ.
Keywords: Unity, Body of Christ, connection, fellowship
Synopsis: This game, based on the television show "Hollywood Squares" makes a great review activity after a lesson series has been taught! You can also use it with trivia questions and modern events as a fun activity for a game night or outreach activity!
Keywords: game show, review, hollywood squares, quiz, party game, Halloween, Fall festival
Synopsis: Mother's Day is an opportunity to honor our parents and a reminder that we should be thankful everyday for the Mother and Father God has given to us.
Keywords: Mother's Day, Parents, thanks, obedience
Synopsis: How does you loves compare with the Biblical standard as found in 1 Corinthians 13?
Keywords: love, 1 Corinthians 13, evaluation, Valentine's Day, God's love
Synopsis: Fun Quiz variation for any occassion
Keywords: Quiz
Synopsis: Our Eyes on Christ
Keywords: Focus, Vision, Sight
Synopsis: Use this list of positive and negative emotions for various perspectives on a Bible story. Also great for a variety of games.
Keywords: emotions, feelings, crowdbreaker, grouping into teams
Synopsis: Staying firm in Christ
Keywords: Peer Pressure, staying firm, standing up for what you believe
Synopsis: Thanksgiving to God changes our perspectives on circumstances in life.
Keywords: thanks, perspective, thanksgiving, thanks, circumstances.
Synopsis: Use a jeopardy style game to review important facts.
Keywords: Teaching ideas, Joshua, creative teaching, active lessons
Synopsis: The cornucopia, also known in English as the Horn of Plenty, is a symbol of prosperity and affluence, dating back to the 5th century BC. It was often filled with the fruits of the harvest which included corn, fruits, and other vegetables. Corn itself was one of the staple foods of the early settlers. Here are a variety of games using corn kernels and a concluding lesson on being thankful! The games make an effective object lesson or Children's Sermon on the topic of gratitude and thanksgiving.
Keywords: Thanksgiving, Giving, Thanks, gratitude, pilgrims, risk, cost
Synopsis: This activity illustrates the connection between all believers with one another and with Christ.
Keywords: Unity, Body of Christ, connection, fellowship
Synopsis: Leafs serve as a visual illustration of the vine and the branches in John 15
Keywords: Spiritual Growth
Synopsis: Use this game / object lesson / creative learning activity to teach youth that when we seem to have been hit and removed from the game of life, God is there to pick us up.
Keywords: Lifted Up, Redemption, Help, God's care, forgiveness
Synopsis: A lit candle is easily missed in a bright room. But when the lights go out it is impossible to miss it! Use this creative object lesson to illustrate the importance of being lights in the world, especially in those places where people are living in darkness.
Keywords: light, darkness, witness, shine for Christ, evangelism
Synopsis: Learn to Follow the voice of the the Shepherd
Keywords: Decision Making, Choices, God's Will, God Speaks to us
Synopsis: In the church our gifts talents and possessions can be used to reach toward the goals God has given to his church to acheive.
Keywords: Evangelism
Synopsis: You can use a variety of scavenger hunt types of games to serve as an introduction to the three stories in Luke: Parable of the Lost Sheep, Parable of the Lost Coin, and Parable of the Lost Son.
Keywords: Lost and found, parable of the lost coin, parable of the lost sheep, parable of the lost son, prodigal son, salvation, God's love, scavenger hunt, Easter Game
Synopsis: Use this creative teaching idea as an introduction to a lesson on love or for Valentine's Day
Keywords: Valentine's Day, God's Love, purity
Synopsis: Machines are made up of many parts, each with a specific purpose.
Keywords: Body of Christ, Purpose in life, Creator, Loving Others, Sharing the gospel or love through our actions
Synopsis: Jesus, the Shepherd, seeks the lost sheep
Keywords: sheep, shepherd
Synopsis: What are the masks we wear?
Keywords: Masks, Hypocrites, Acting, Halloween Alternative, Honesty, Integrity, fall festival, harvest festival
Synopsis: Use this scavenger hunt to intrudice the concept of measuring our lives up to the Word of God.
Keywords: Choices, decisions, evaluation, living for God, standards, scavenger hunt
Synopsis: When we confess our sin, God chooses to remember them no more. At the same time he always knows and remembers our needs.
Keywords: memory, remember, God's care and forgiveness
Synopsis: Scripture guides us through the minefields of life
Keywords: Scripture, guidance, decision making, choices, wisdom
Synopsis: Making wise decisions involves knowing scripture.
Keywords: Scripture, choices, decisions
Synopsis: Discipleship is mirroring the actions of Christ.
Keywords: Discipleship
Synopsis: Create a Missions passport to bring attention to the work of missions or the missionary journeys of Paul.
Keywords: Missions, Paul, evangelism, great commission, missionary journeys
Synopsis: Play a game of charades using the names of Biblical Mothers.
Keywords: Mother's Day, Mother, Mom
Synopsis: A listing of Mother's Day Ideas
Keywords: Mother's Day, Mom, Mothers
Synopsis: “I love you” was what Jesus was saying when he died on the cross.
Keywords: Easter, Resurrection, Crucifuxion
Synopsis: This game / creative teaching idea reminds youth and children that our actions serve to either draw us nearer to God or take us farther away from him. (Updated 7 Oct 2006)
Keywords: nearness to God, drawing near to God, fellowship with God, consequences of sin, actions
Synopsis: Celebrate the previous year and create a fun activity for the next by creating a time capsule.
Keywords: New Year, memories, trends, change
Synopsis: Redeem Halloween with a Noah's Ark Party and discuss the promises of God.
Keywords: Halloween, Salvation, Mercy, Grace, God's Promises, fall festival, harvest festival
Synopsis: Are you spending your time look back to past accomlpishments?
Keywords: Goals, Pursuits, Awards, Achievements
Synopsis: Use some target games to introduce sin as "missing the mark"
Keywords: sin
Synopsis: Sometimes God gives us the strength and a guide through obstacles but at other times God removes the obstacles.
Keywords: Elisha, Elijah, struggles, obstacles, difficulties,
Synopsis: Any game that involves elimination of members can be used to teach about persecution. Check out the "games" book at my website www.vanishingcookies.com/kensapp for more ideas. As a simple elimination activity, you might also place several peices of paper in...
Keywords: Persecution
Synopsis: Use a paper airplane contest to discuss goals or lightening our spiritual burdens.
Keywords: Goals, Burdens, Objectives, Burdens, drawing Near to Christ
Synopsis: This game reminds us that the things we often pursue in life or temporary.
Keywords: Pursuits, success, materialism, dreams, goals, objectives
Synopsis: Our goal in life is not to try to fit ourselves into another person's mold, but discover our own place.
Keywords: Spiritual Gifts, God's Call, Purpose, Finding Our Place, God's Plan
Synopsis: Have youth write a new version of the popular song and relate it to the true meaning of Easter!
Keywords: Easter Rabbit, Bunny, Peter Cottontail
Synopsis:
- In this Easter variation of "Pin the tail on the Donkey", youth will need to pin a cotton ball tail on to an Easter bunny. Only there is a surprise twist!
Keywords: Easter bunny, Peter Cottontail, cross, resurrection, forgiveness, risen from the grave
Synopsis: God wants to use the small things in our life to show others his love.
Keywords: Love, Relationships, Evangelism, Valentine's Day, Scavenger hunt
Synopsis: Try this creative approach to prayer!
Keywords: Prayer, Intercession, Talking to God
Synopsis: Learn about prayer from famous praying personalities in the Bible.
Keywords: Prayer
Synopsis: We press toward the prize that we might please Christ
Keywords: Goals, Success, Prize, Awards, Pursuits, Victory, Achievements
Synopsis: Use this creative teaching idea to lead youth in a discussion on priorities and fulfilling the purpose in life for which God placed us in this world.
Keywords: priorities, purpose, God's will, God's plan, temptation of Jesus
Synopsis: In this relay, participants will try to replace the missing pieces that have been removed from their team's pumpkin. It can be used as party game for your October 31st Halloween alternative, for a harvest festival, or a Halloween carnival.
Keywords: Halloween alternatives, fall festival, church events, fall carnival, fall festival, harvest festival, October 31st
Synopsis: Use this activity to discuss 'Purpose.'
Keywords: Purpose
Synopsis: Putting on attributes that are pleasing to God.
Keywords: Character
Synopsis: Ephesians 6:13-18 lists "seven" pieces of spiritual equipment that will help us to live a victorious Christian life.
Keywords: Ephesians 6, full armor of God, Armour of God, spiritual equipment, spiritual battle
Synopsis: Description
Youth will look at a series of common situations, struggles, temptations, etc and determine which piece of spiritual armor would be most useful in the given situation.
Keywords: Ephesians 6, full armor of God, Armour of God, spiritual equipment, spiritual battle
Synopsis: Zigsaw puzzles make a great Children's sermon, object lesson or learning activity for youth to introduce a lesson God's plan for our lives.
Keywords: God's plan, God's will, providence of God, sovereignty of God, decision, direction in life
Synopsis: In this icebreaker / crowdbreaker activity you will u0se a puzzle as an object lesson to represent a person's place in the body of Christ
Keywords: jigsaw puzzle, body of Christ,
Synopsis: Use puzzles on an OHP to demonstrate God's control.
Keywords: Providence, sovereignty, Predestination, Control
Synopsis: Is it our natural tendency to be selfish and greedy?
Keywords: Greed, Selfishness, sin
Synopsis: This test of strength reminds us that our strength is limited, but God and other Christians can give us the strength to do the things we cannot do ourselves.
Keywords: strength, depend on God, rely on good, support, helping others
Synopsis: What if life were like a TV remote control where you could rewind and play again after you had learned the correct response from scripture?
Keywords: peer pressure, decision making, choices, application, moral dilemma, children's sermon, object lessons
Synopsis: In this Creative Teaching Idea, Christmas Bells are both an object lesson and a prop for games.
Keywords: Christmas Symbols, Holiday Cheer, the joy of Christmas, Proclaiming Christ's birth, Christmas Party, Christmas Celebration, advent season, holidays
Synopsis: Are you running to win?
Keywords: Winning, Victory, Success, Pursuits
Synopsis: This Mother's Day teaching activity can be a Children's sermon or a reminder that mothers look after us just as the Heavenly Father does.
Keywords: Mother's Day, Mother, Mom
Synopsis: Use symbolic actions to teach kids some of the characteristics of Christians
Keywords: Servants and Saints
Synopsis: Play this game to teach youth about the Good Shepherd, sheep, and spiritual attack.
Keywords: Shepherd, 23rd Psalm, protection, spiritual warefare, spiritual attack, Spiritual leaders, care, help
Synopsis: Simon says is an illustration of following Jesus.
Keywords: Decision making, choices, God's will, God's Plan, following Christ, Discipleship
Synopsis: Like a Compass always points North, The Holy Spirit always points us to Jesus.
Keywords: direction, Will of God, guidance, choices, decision, following God
Synopsis: Sports related passages in the Bible
Keywords: Sports, Olympics, running the race, Sports related traits
Synopsis: How much pressure can we take before we fall?
Keywords: Temptation, stress, pressure, stand for Christ, Strength and Weakness
Synopsis: Rubber bands will be used as an object lesson for youth on relationships, stress in relationships, closeness in relationships and the hurt we can experience in broken relationships with God and others.
Keywords: relationships, closeness, intimacy, tension, stress, hurt, pain, biblical relationships
Synopsis: Give thanks to God for everything from A to Z!
Keywords: Thanksgiving, Thanks, Blessings, Thanksgiving Games, Holiday Games
Synopsis: Sometimes you need a teaching Idea for a quick Thanksgiving lesson, for a Thanksgiving Children's Sermons, or for an attention getting Thanksgiving Object Lesson. Here are a couple of ideas you can try this Thanksgiving from the "Creative Youth Ideas" archives.
Keywords: Thanksgiving lesson idea, Thanksgiving teaching idea, Thanksgiving Children's Sermons, Thanksgiving Object Lesson
Synopsis: Use the 7 last words of Jesus Christ from the cross in a variety of games and creative teaching activities to discuss the events of the crucifixion.
Keywords: Easter, good Friday, crucifixion, cross
Synopsis: Use this game about a mummy as part of Halloween Alternative or as an introduction to the story of Lazarus.
Keywords: Halloween alternative, Halloween Costume, death, mummy, resurrection, Lazarus, October 31st, Halloween party games
Synopsis: Youth will search famous Christian hymns for clues to the real meaning of Christmas!
Keywords: Christmas scriptures, Christmas Traditions
Synopsis: This creative teaching activity uses games to remind children or youth that the Christian faith is not a "I can't" religion. It is always a "I can" religion. The assurance is found in Phil 4:13, "I can do everything through him who gives me strength." In this passage we are promised the strength to deal all adversties of life - trials and temptations. This power is given to us as long as we are in Christ.
Keywords: God's strength, support, weakness
Synopsis: God sees us through the work of Christ on the Cross
Keywords: Forgiveness
Synopsis: God often touches our lives through other people.
Keywords: God's Touch.
Synopsis: Use this high energy activity to introduce a discussion on material pursuits.
Keywords: Materialism, Possessions, Earthly Pursuits, Seeking God
Synopsis: God touches our lives through others.
Keywords: God's Touch
Synopsis: God touches us
Keywords: Touch of God
Synopsis: Have a traditional Passover meal to bring added meaning to the easter events.
Keywords: Passover, Seder, Easter, Meal
Synopsis: God's Word hidden in our hearts is as a treasure.
Keywords: Scripture, Bible Study, scavenger hunt, looking for truth
Synopsis: we all have unique perspectives on life
Keywords: Perspective, unity, body of Christ
Synopsis: Name as many things as possible that are associated with love.
Keywords: Love, Valentine's Day, True Love, Relationships
Synopsis: A simple look at the book of Proverbs
Keywords: Proverbs, lessons on life, wisdom
Synopsis: Materials You'll need a Bible and five large bags of candy. Activity Take five students away from the rest of the group, and explain to them how the game works. For smaller classes you might have only two or three...
Keywords:
Synopsis: Christ sends the Holy Spirit
Keywords: Spirit, Helper, Comforter
Synopsis: What scriptural standards do you find most difficult to walk?
Keywords: Spiritual Walk, Wages of sin, death
Synopsis: Use footprints in your lesson as visual reminders that the things we do in our Christian walk either take us closer to Christ or away from him.
Keywords: following Christ, Following Jesus
Synopsis: In this creative icebreaker, youth will make some important observations based upon footprints or photos of feet and relate these to our personal walk – our personal journey in life.
Keywords: A firm stand, a consistent walk, direction, take a stand, stumbling
Synopsis: Dealing with doubts and questions.
Keywords: doubts, questions, answers, seeking God, searching, faith, belief
Synopsis: Taking the gospel to others
Keywords: evangelism
Synopsis: Use this game to illustrate the importance of listening to Christ's direction in our life.
Keywords: guidance, direction
Synopsis: God is not threatened by our questions.
Keywords:
Synopsis: These creative discussion starters will help youth to take a look at themselves and how they respond during spiritual battles.
Keywords: Ephesians 6, full armor of God, Armour of God, spiritual equipment, spiritual battle
Synopsis: Discover some of the names the Bible uses to refer to Jesus.
Keywords: Jesus
Synopsis: Use this lesson to demonstrate that the solution to problems may sometimes be difficult or painful but the end result is worth it. Christ suffered and does for our sin.
Keywords: Crucifixion
Synopsis: Before you were even a baby, God knew you and what you would become.
Keywords: Created, Purpose, God's Plan
Synopsis: An Easter sunrise service for a family or youth group is a great way to do something a little different this Easter.
Keywords: Easter Sunrise Service