Posts Tagged as ‘cross’

October 29, 2009

Resurrection Roll (GAME)

Time
10-15 minutes (or more, depending upon how many times you play)

Audience
Children & Youth
Description
This game is a fun and high-energy way to celebrate the resurrection of Christ.  It’s played in rounds, and an individual round takes only a few minutes to play.
Scriptures

Matthew 28:1-10

Materials

10-20 feet of rope
“Friday-Sunday” dice cube pattern (You can find this on [...]

July 19, 2009

Facing Your Giants (Quick Drama)

Time
10 minutes
Description
This Quick Drama teaches that we shouldn’t fear the giants in our lives but that we shouldn’t try to take them on alone, either.  (I’ve chosen giants who represent fears children might have, but feel free to change the type of giants to match your audience.)
Audience
Children, youth, adults
Materials
o    Life-size drawings of different giants (4 [...]

April 11, 2009

Easter Story Bingo (GAME)

Time
30 minutes
Description
This game teaches the Easter story through the game of Bingo.
Materials
•    Copies of the eight different bingo cards (See the filed called, “Easter Story Bingo Cards” on the “Lesson and Material Downloads” page of www.teachthem.wordpress.com.)  Each card has all the same pictures, but they have different placements.  You can choose whether or not you [...]

October 4, 2008

Mr. Bobby’s Sacrifice

Time
20-25 minutes
Description
This object lesson teaches about the sacrifice that Jesus made on the cross and helps children to recognize that He did it for all of us – even those of us who choose not to accept His gift. (It’s called “Mr. Bobby’s Sacrifice in honor of the big man with a bigger heart [...]

September 13, 2008

For God So Loved

Time
10 minutes
Description
This object lesson helps children (and adults) understand that Jesus died on the cross for each of us. It is intended to help them make a personal connection to John 3:16.
Materials
Slides or a whiteboard/flipchart made up with the three sets of text described below.
Preparation
Create the following three slides or write these words on [...]

September 7, 2008

Heaven and Hell Airplane Trick

Time
10 minutes

Description
This object lesson is an engaging way to talk about heaven and hell. It uses unsophisticated language and imagery to communicate some simple points. However, you may want to modify the language some so that you don’t leave kids thinking that the main point is that Christians are “good” and non-Christians are “bad.”
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