Description
In this creative learning activity, the string or yarn serves as an object lesson illustrating the relationships and friendships we have with each other.
Activity
Sit the group on the floor in a circle.
Holding firmly to the string, toss it to a person in the circle.
The Bible says,
“A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit.” -Proverbs 15:13
A cheerful heart is good medicine. Laughter, as an expression of joy, is essential to our physical and emotional well-being. Dr. Hendrie Weisinger’s manual on anger management, “Dr. Weisinger’s Anger Work-Out Book”, warns that if our daily total is less than fifteen laughs, …
Bernard Malamud wrote “Life is a tragedy full of joy.” Later, Josh Billing agreed and wrote, “Life is a grindstone. Whether it grinds you down or polishes you up depends upon what you are made of.” Then, Louis Ginsberg wrote: “Life is ever since man was born – Licking honey from a thorn.”
A mentor helps the protégé to find his own unique voice, and freedom to sing that melody in his heart. He sees each life as an instrument and within each heart a potential melody. Each life “is rich with its own musical notes, rhythms and themes.” The mentor helps the protégé to discover the sweet harmonies and to discard the …
Creative Sermon Ideas
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If you were to describe your life as a spice or seasoning, what would it be?
What seasoning does your life bring to the world? Why?
Read Mathew 5:13; I Peter 3:15-16; 2 Tim 4:2
We often use salt as a pinch of zest for our food. Salt adds flavor and it also creates thirst. In the days before modern
Be sarcasic
Never use sarcasm to belittle your parents: for example, “my old lady” or “my old man.” Do not act in front of your friends as if your parents are stupid, using gestures, words, looks of disgust-you know what I mean! Do not betray your parents by discussing them at school with your friends, laughing at their weaknesses and …
If you were to describe your life as a light, which might you choose and why?
A lighthouse
A floodlight
100 watt light bulb
A flashlight
A flashlight with dead batteries’
A penlight
A bonfire
A campfire
A candle
A spark
Other?
“Where do you place lights?”
A young lady working in a factory became frustrated with the immorality around …
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