Ask youth a questions from recent lessons for a review. As a reward for correct answers they will be given 10 cent coins. There will also be film canisters with various prizes inside that can be exchanged for their coin. Number the canisters. Some canisters will be empty, others will have useless items, and others will have bigger rewards, or a coupon to be exchanged for a larger prize.

Lesson:
Everyday we make exchanges. We exchange time with God for time watching our favorite tv show or for study time. We choose time with one friend over time with another. Sometimes we make wise choices and exchange something of worth for something worth more. Other times we exchange something of worth for something worthless… The difficulty lies in the fact that we often have difficulty choosing what is good and what is best. We are often confused about the comparative worth of different things or are unable to see which is most valuable. Yet in every decision we make, we make our choices based upon what is worth the most to us – the acceptance of friends, enjoyment, entertainment, good marks in school, pleasing God.

As a start to your lesson you might have youth list the things that are important to them and some examples of decisions affected by these things.

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