Obstacles to Prayer Groups

Fear
One of the number one fears that people have is the fear of public speaking. While prayer is communication with God, if there are other people listening and it is a corporate prayer meeting, people are similarly afraid of prayer. This fear can be somewhat alleviated if we provide training for those that will lead prayer, and avoid putting …

Height of a Building

A young boy was touted as the next Einstein. One of the world’s greatest thinkers was brought in to test him to see how smart he really was… They set him down and gave him an exam. On the exam there was ONE question alone…

“Using a barometer, how would you determine the height of a building?”

The boy read …

Thank God

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 …

Fruit Basket Turnover – Thanksgiving Version

Game Description
This is the classic fruit basket turnover game modified for a Thanksgiving theme

Game Materials

  • As many chairs as you have youths. Sturdy chairs work best as there might be some wild dashes for chairs and I have seen a flimsy chair collapse before in the wild chaos that ensues when two people are rushing for the same

Turkey Talk

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 …

Turkey Toss

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

  • Candy Corn in a feed bucket. (You can also use a paper cup for each pair)
  • Alternatives: popcorn, Cranberries, fish crackers, M&M’s etc

Game Preparation
None

Game Play

  1. Have the youth form pairs and