A lthough things are not perfect
B ecause of trial or pain
C ontinue in thanksgiving
D o not begin to blame
E ven when the times are hard
F ierce winds are bound to blow
G od is forever able
H old on to what you know
I magine life without His love
J oy would cease to be…
Winter.
Just the sound of the word whistling through our lips puts a mental chill up our spines. Winter seems to speak of barrenness, frigid feelings of discomfort and discontent, icy shadows sprawled across frozen ponds, naked branches reaching up as if in supplication for relief. Short days, long nights. Fast-fading memories of yesterday’s fun in the sun, bike rides …
Introduction
Everyone knows how Santa Claus looks right? The red hat, the black belt, rosy cheeks… But how well can you draw him?
Game Description
The objective of this Christmas Party game is to draw the BEST Santa Claus. The catch is that you draw it together with the rest of the team and cannot see what they have already …
A man had been lost and walking in the desert for about five days. One hot day–actually, they’re all hot–he comes to the home of a preacher. Tired and weak, he crawls up to the house and collapses on the doorstep. The preacher takes him in and nurses him back to health. Feeling better, the man asks the preacher for …
Two men were walking through a field one day when they spotted an enraged bull. Instantly they darted toward the nearest fence. The storming bull followed in hot pursuit, and it was soon apparent they wouldn’t make it. Terrified, the one shouted to the other, “Put up a prayer, John. We’re in for it!”
John answered, “I can’t. I’ve never …
What does a turkey say?
“Gobble, gobble, gobble”?
A jewelry-lovin’ turkey?
“Bauble bauble bauble”
A dyslexic turkey?
“Boggle boggle boggle”
A turkey in the shoe repair shop?
“Cobble cobble cobble”
A turkey with a sore leg?
“Hobble hobble hobble.”
A football turkey say?
“Huddle, huddle, huddle”
A dieting turkey?
“Nibble, nibble nibble.”
A turkey who argues a lot?
“Squabble squabble …
Game Description
How much corn can you feed the turkey and fatten it up for Thanksgiving.
Game Teaching Point / Purpose
Just for fun
Game Materials
Game Preparation
None
Game Play
Introduction to the Thanksgiving themed game
which team can move their Turkey tail the fastest?
Thanksgiving Game Description
Youth will try to blow a turkey tail feather across the finish line in this active Thanksgiving Game.
Game Materials
Feather for each team (You can often get feathers from a craft store)
Game Preparation
Designate a start line and a finish …
Pagan holiday or Evangelistic Opportunity? The decision is yours….
Rather than debate the issue, I am going to provide some things that could be done as part of a Christian alternative either as a family or as a church or youth group. (For the rest of you, many of the ideas involving pumpkins and other things could also be used …
A mother noticed that it was about time for school to dismiss and since it looked like it would rain, she drove toward the school to pick up her eight year old daughter.
She turned down the street to see her daughter running towards her down the sidewalk. A lightning bolt flashed and the little girl looked up towards the …