Praise Songs Explained

Not long ago a farmer went to the city one weekend and attended the big city church. He came home and his wife asked him how it was. “Well,” said the farmer, “It was good. They did something different, however. They sang praise choruses instead of hymns.”

“Praise choruses,” said his wife, “What are those?”

“Oh, they’re okay. They’re sort …

Hymns Explained

A young, new Christian from the big city attended the small town church one weekend. He came home and his wife asked him how it was.

“Well,” said the young man, “It was good. They did something different, however. They sang hymns instead of regular songs.”

“Hymns,” said his wife, “What are those?”

“Oh, they’re okay. They’re sort of like …

Christmas People Bingo

Location
Anywhere

Energy level
Low

Description
“Can you find someone who…..?” Played with a simple list or laid out in a 5×5 Bingo grid, the object of this Christmas game / Christmas Icebreaker is to get someone at the Christmas Party to sign for each item according to the stated Christmas related criteria.

Resources
Paper and pencil for each person, …

Christmas Carol Soloist

Location
Indoor

Energy Level
Low

Description
Can you identify the person humming the Christmas Carol?

Resources
• A list of Christmas Carols
• A blindfold

Preparation
None

What to Do

  1. Participants stand in a circle.
  2. Someone is blindfolded and stands in the center of the circle.
  3. The participants move slowly around the circle singing a chosen Christmas carol, rotating around

Box Full of Kisses

The story goes that some time ago, a man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold Christmas wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became infuriated when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the little girl brought the Christmas gift to her father the next morning and said, “This …

Responding to Christmas

God wants to include each of us in His plan for the world. But how will we respond? When we look at the events of the Christmas story we can see a few possible responses.

DOUBT – Zechariah (Luke 1:5-22)

God spoke to Zechariah of his plan through the angel Gabriel. When first told of God’s plan, Zechariah DOUBTED it. …

Christmas Oranges

Jake lived in and orphanage with nine other boys. In the wintertime it seemed that any extra money went for coal to heat the old buildings. At Christmas, the buildings always seemed a little warmer and food a little more plentiful. But more that this, Christmas meant an orange. It was the only time of the year such a rare …