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December 8, 2009

Stronger Together (LESSON)

Time 30 minutes Audience Children, youth, adults Description This lesson helps participants understand how important it is to have unity in the Body of Christ. Scriptures John 13:34-35; 17:20-23 Romans 15:5-6 Ephesians 4:1-6, 4:9-12, 4:25-32 Hebrews 10:23-25 Materials Paper currency … Continue reading →

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Filed under Agape Love, Christianity, conflict management, Conflict Resolution, forgiveness, Relationships, Satan's tactics, teambuilding, unity

Tagged as abundance mentality, adults, bills, Body of Christ, children, Christianity, Cord of three strands, currency, devil, divid and conquer, division, dollar, Enemy, Ephesians 4:1-6, Ephesians 4:25-32, Ephesians 4:9-12, Hebrews 10:23-25, Holy Spirit, John 13:34-35, John 17:20-23, love for one another, money, one heart and mind, ripping, roaring lion, Romans 15:5-6, Satan, scarcity complex, schism, separation, splitting, stronger together, teaching, tearing, teenagers, teens, two are better than one, unity, youth

December 7, 2009

Christmas Story Bingo (GAME)

Time 30 minutes Description This game teaches the Christmas story through the game of Bingo. Scriptures Matthew 1:18-25, 2:1-23 Luke 1:5-67, 2:1-20 Materials Copies of the eight different bingo cards (See the filed called, “Christmas Story Bingo Cards” on the … Continue reading →

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Filed under Angels, Christianity, Christmas, Game, Games that Teach, Jesus, John the Baptist, Joseph, Mary

Tagged as adults, angel, Archelaus, baby, Bethlehem, bingo, Caesar Augustus, census, children, Christian, Christmas story, dreams, dumb, Egypt, Elizabeth, frankincense, fun, G.R.A.C.E., Gabriel, Galilea, Game, Games that Teach, God with us, God's Riches At Christ's Expense, gold, grace, holiday, Holy Spirit, Immanuel, Jesus, John the Baptist, Joseph, kids, King Herod, Luke 1:5-67, Luke 2:1-20, manger, Mary, Matthew 1:18-25, Matthew 2:1-23, miracle, mute, myrrh, nativity, Nazareth, no room in the inn, Quirinius, teenagers, The Message, virgin birth, Wise Men, Xmas, Zachariah

October 15, 2009

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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Tagged as achieved, achievement, adults, ascribed, attitude toward uncertainty, attitude toward work, Charles Hampden-Turner, clearlycultural.com, collectivism, concept of self, concept of time, continuum, country flags, Craig Storti, cultural, cultural dimensions, culture, degree of directness, differences, dimensions, direct, diversity, external, feminine values, Figuring Foreigners Out, Fons Trompenaars, fortune, Game, Games that Teach, Geert Hofstede, gender dominance, Genesis 11:1-9, harmony, high context, importance of face, indirect, individualism, internal, key to productivity, locus of control, logic of the head, logic of the heart, Long-term orientation, losing face, low context, luck, masculine values, missionaries, missionary trips, monochronic, objective, particularism, personal accountability, polychronic, positive, power distance, powerful me, powerful others, quality of life, research, results, Riding the Waves of Culture, role of context, saving face, short-term, showing emotions, skeptical, societal accountability, source of status, studies, subjective, teenagers, teens, Tower of Bable, universalism

July 19, 2009

Heart Garden (Obj Lesson)

Time 15-20 minutes Description This object lesson teaches about our hearts and how God works in them to produce something beautiful. It’s preferable to do it outside. Audience Children, youth, adults Materials o Landscaping edging (I used 20 ft, but … Continue reading →

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Filed under Christianity, Daily walk, Healing, heart, Object Lesson, sanctification, Transformation

Tagged as adults, Bible, children, Ezekiel 11:19, fertilizer, four soils, garden, hard soil, heart, heart of flesh, heart of stone, Jesus, Living Water, Lord, manure, Object Lesson, Rhyme Time, rocky soil, Romans 8:28, salvation, Savior, seeds, soil, thirsty, truth, weeds, Word of God, youth

May 24, 2009

Catch! (Obj Lesson)

Time 10-15 minutes Description This object lesson illustrates how Satan tries to fill our minds with worries, fears, doubts and many other things so that there is no room for God’s truth, peace and joy. Audience Children, youth and adults … Continue reading →

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Filed under Brain, Focus, Mind, Satan's tactics, Spiritual Warfare, Transformation

Tagged as 2 Corinthians 10:3-5, admirable, adults, battle for your mind, catch, children, depression, doubts, embarassment, entertainment, faith, faithfulness, fatigue, Fear, free, fruit fo the Spirit, games, gentleness, goodness, hatred, Hope, jealousy, joy, Kindness, Love, lovely, Mind, new house, noble, Object Lesson, obsession, old house, patience, peace, Philippians 4:8, pure, regret, renovation, right, righteousness, Romans 12:2, Satan vs. God, self, self-control, take every thought captive before Christ, teaching, thinking, thought bombs, thoughts, true, truth, used house, vision, Worry, youth

May 23, 2009

Ups and Downs of Teambuilding (GAME)

Time 25-45 minutes Description This is game that helps participants understand the dynamics of teams. It uses Bruce Tuckman’s “Forming – Storming – Norming – Performing” model and combines it with the children’s game of Chutes and Ladders ® (a.k.a. … Continue reading →

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Filed under Game, Games that Teach

Tagged as adult, adults, and, Biblical reflection, Bruce Tuckman, Chutes & Ladders, disciples, dynamics, failure, forming, Game, Games that Teach, group, leadership, model, norming, performing, Scriptures, Snakes & Ladders, stages, storming, success, teaching, team, team growth, teambuilding, youth

April 27, 2009

Connect Four Sin Solution (Obj Lesson)

Time 15 minutes Description This object lesson demonstrates that the blood of Jesus paid for our sins – those we have done and those we have yet to do. It uses the Connect Four ® game by Milton Bradley. Audience … Continue reading →

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Filed under Christianity, faith, forgiveness, heart, Jesus, Object Lesson, salvation

Tagged as 1 John 1:7-9, adults, atonement, blood, children, Christ, Christianity, Connect Four, covering, Ephesians 2:13, Hebrews 9:22, Jesus, kids, Matthew 26:28, Object Lesson, paid for, Romans 5:9, sacrifice, sin, teaching, wash, youth

April 20, 2009

Win-Lose (GAME)

Time 20-30 minutes Description This game helps participants understand different responses to conflict. (You can also use this as a game to illustrate the different strategies in negotiation.) Audience Children, youth, adults Materials • Beads (20 per person plus 40 … Continue reading →

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Filed under conflict management, Conflict Resolution, Coping skills, Game, Games that Teach, Relationships

Tagged as adults, building relationships, children, Christianity, collaboration, compromise, conflict, Conflict Resolution, Game, Games that Teach, kids, lose-lose, lose-win, ministry, negotiation, responses, teamwork, win-lose, win-win, youth

April 20, 2009

Emotional Banking (GAME)

Time 30-45 minutes Description This game helps participants understand the concept of Emotional Bank Accounts (EBAs). Audience Children, youth, adults Materials • 500 “Credits” for each team in the following denominations and amounts (100 Credit Bill (1), 50 Credit Bills … Continue reading →

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Filed under Agape Love, Christianity, Game, Games that Teach, Kindness, Love, Relationships, unconditional love

Tagged as adults, Agape Love, building relationships, children, competition, competitive activity, deposits, EBA, Emotional Bank Accounts, expectations, Galatians 6:7-10, Game, Games that Teach, Love your neighbor, ministry, Object Lesson, sowing and reaping, Stephen Covey, withdrawals, youth

February 18, 2009

Point to Christ Relay

Time 15-25 minutes Description This is game that helps participants understand how difficult it can be sometimes to keep our lives pointed toward Christ. Materials Blindfolds (one for each team) Prizes for “enemies or demons.” Prizes for the winning … Continue reading →

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Filed under Challenges, Christianity, Daily walk, demons, Focus, Game, Games that Teach, Hands-on, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Listening to God, Satan's tactics, Spiritual Warfare, struggles

Tagged as 1 Corinthians 9:24-27, adults, beat my body, beating the air, blindfolded, children, Christian walk, Christianity, demons, devil, Focus, Game, Holy Spirit, Jesus, keep your eyes on Jesus, kids, Listening to God, make it my slave, overcoming obstacles, Paul, point to Christ, race, relay race, runners, running aimlessly, Satan, Spiritual Warfare, waves, wind, youth

Tag Archives: adults

Stronger Together (LESSON)

Christmas Story Bingo (GAME)

Cultural Continuums (GAME)

Heart Garden (Obj Lesson)

Catch! (Obj Lesson)

Connect Four Sin Solution (Obj Lesson)

Win-Lose (GAME)

Emotional Banking (GAME)

Point to Christ Relay

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