Then Jesus took his disciples up the mountain and gathering them around him And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which do …
“Our concept of God in crisis situations will determine our committment…If we can begin to see God as one who expects us to do right regardless of the consequences, we won’t waver; God many times *will* bring healing and deliverance and power and anointing to our lives, but that’s just the icing on the cake. Our concept of God makes …
Often, well known scripture passages and events gain new life when told from a different perspective. Assign class members the roles of different people a passage. If we were to use Mark 14, then read the Mark 14, and have each person retell the story from the perspective of the person’s role they were assigned.
Possible roles are:
1. Jesus …
Materials
Two or three types of bubble making wands and bubble soap. Many different kitchen utensils like wire wisks make great bubble wands. You could also provide wire and wire cutters and allow older kids to design their own bubble wands.
Activity
Hold a bubble blowing contest. Have awards for verious categories:
* Biggest bubble
* longest lasting bubble
* …
For all the negative things we have to say to ourselves, God has a positive answer for it.
You say:”It’s impossible”
God says: All things are possible (Luke 18:27)
You say: “I’m too tired”
God says: I will give you rest (Matthew 11:28-30)
You say: “Nobody really loves me”
God says: I love you (John 3:16 & John 13:34)
You …
Materials
Form two teams to play
Activity
1. Each person one a team is given a chance to tell the opposing team something about his / herself. They may choose to say something that is true or something that is false. For example, someone could say, “My favorite food is my mom’s fried chicken” or “I went to the school …
John D. Rockefeller, the man who built the great Standard Oil Empire, was a person who demanded high performance from his company executives. Then, one day, one of those highly paid supervisors made a two million dollar mistake.
The report of the man’s enormous error quickly spread throughout the executive offices, and his colleagues began to make themselves scarce. Afraid …
Materials
Various items that would be useful on a journey or simply the names of items written on index cards, or pictures of the items.
Beach: beach towel, sunscreen, swimsuit, sunglasses
Fishing Trip: boat, fishing rod, bait or lure, net
School: books, paper, pencil or pen, backpack
Snow Skiing: snowskis, coat, gloves, snow boots
Scuba Diving: snorkel, air tank, boat, …
Materials
Many different kinds, sizes and shapes of keys: old-fashioned keys, keys on funny key rings, car keys, a huge honorary key (as “a key to the city”), hotel keys (both the traditional kind and the plastic card kind with the electronic code), etc. Have a one lock which can be opened by one of the keys.
Activity
Ask kids …
Materials
Soap bubbles and various types of wands to use to blow bubbles. You may wish to have a bowl that all the kids can use instead of individual bottles of bubbles. Some thin wire can be used to make bubble wands. You can also use many things found around the house such as egg beaters, strainers, cheese graters, etc. …