Category Archives: acceptance
Garbage Collector (QUICK DRAMA)
DESCRIPTION This short drama highlights our tendency to not trust God with the garbage in our lives. Often, prayer is a last resort after we have tried in every way to fix the problem ourselves. God is waiting for us … Continue reading
Filed under acceptance, Confession, drama, forgiveness, prayer, Problem solving, Quick Drama, Repentance, Sin, skit
Bloom Where You Are Planted (CHALLENGE)
Time 10-15 minutes Description This Challenge makes the point that we can make a choice to honor God even if difficult situations. Joseph was sold into slavery by his own brothers, but he was such a trustworthy slave, that Potiphar … Continue reading
Do Clothes Really Make the Man? (OBJ LESSON)
Time 30 minutes Description This object lesson looks at the different clothing Joseph wore and asks the question, “do clothes really make the man?” The old adage means that how you dress says a lot about you, but in Joseph’s … Continue reading
Filed under acceptance, Agape Love, Belief, Character, Christianity, Eternity, faith, Jesus, Joseph, Object Lesson, Performance, salvation, sanctification, Transformation
Joseph’s Journey
For summer camp this year, I’ve written ten Challenges (Bible activities for small groups and a leader to do together – sometimes in competition with other groups) and some large group lessons on the story of Joseph. They are all … Continue reading
Filed under Abraham, Abundance, acceptance, activity, Agape Love, Annointing, Belief, Bible study, blessing, Challenges, Change, Character, Christianity, Comfort Zone, Coping skills, courage, Discipline, distractions, drama, exercise, faith, Fear, forgiveness, Future, Game, Games that Teach, God's dream, God's favor, God's Plan, God's Will, Hands-on, Healing, heart, Hope, Humility, Jesus, Joseph, Kindness, leadership, Lesson, Listening to God, Love, Obedience, Object Lesson, Overcoming obstacles, Pride, purity, Relationships, Repentance, Salt of the earth, sanctification, spiritual disciplines, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Health, Spiritual Warfare, Strengths, struggles, team, temptation, territory, test, tool, Transformation, Trust, unconditional love, Waiting on the Lord
Under the Radar (GAME)
Audience Teens, Adults Time 30-35 minutes Description This game helps participants to understand how challenging it is to get feedback “in under the radar” without raising the intended recipient’s defensiveness. Participants will enjoy trying to get beanbags into a target. … Continue reading
Red Light – Green Light (GAME)
Time 15-20 minutes Description This game is a twist on the popular “Red Light – Green Light” game that kids often play. It’s high energy with a spiritual teaching point at the end. Scriptures Jonah 1:1-3 Hebrews 12:1-2 Materials None … Continue reading
Filed under acceptance, Christianity, Coping skills, Daily walk, Fear, forgiveness, Game, Games that Teach, Jonah, Obedience, self-image, Trust
Cultural Continuums (GAME)
Time 40-60 minutes (or more, depending upon how many cultural dimensions you choose to use) Audience Teens or adults who interact with people of different cultures or are planning to do so Description This game illustrates the differences between the … Continue reading
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Fortunately – Unfortunately (Obj Lesson)
Time 20 minutes Description This object lesson helps us to understand that what happens to us is not as important as how we respond to what happens to us. If we trust God with even our “unfortunate” events and circumstances, … Continue reading
Filed under acceptance, blessing, Challenges, Christianity, Coping skills, Discipline, faith, Game, Games that Teach, God's Plan, Hope, Object Lesson, Praise, Trust, Worry
