Materials
None
Activity
Form pairs and have partners sit facing each other. Tell one person in each pair to mirror the other’s actions. After a minute, reverse roles. Instruct pairs to each make up a short skit in which they do mirror-image movements. For example, partners could wave with one hand, wave with the other hand, shrug their shoulders, then fall backward.
Debrief
Have volunteers share their skits.
* How did you feel being a mirror?
* How did you feel being a model?
* In what ways does a Christian disciple mirror Jesus?
* How would you define a Christian disciple?
Application
* What does Jesus say about discipleship in Matthew 28:18-20?
Being Jesus’ disciple is kind of like the activity we just did. Just as we mirrored others’ actions by watching them, we become a disciple of Jesus by watching and following what we see him doing.
Varaition
For younger kids you might ask kids to mirror you in all your actions.
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