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 (enough bills so that you have one for every three or four participants and one for yourself – NOTE: you are going to have them [...]
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 [...]
Time
10-15 minutes
Description
This object lesson teaches about our role as light of the world until Jesus returns. In it, you will be giving birthday candles to children and lighting them, so you may need to consider the age-appropriateness of this lesson for your group.
Materials
Birthday candles (enough for each child)
Larger [...]
Time
15-20 minutes
Description
This object lesson teaches how important it is to maintain godly character by using the popular Jenga ® game from Hasbro.
Materials
Jenga ® game (or a similar game that is played with a block tower)
Label maker or permanent marker
Preparation
Using [...]
Time
20 minutes
Description
This object lesson teaches about the need to protect our hearts and minds from the evil things that might get in them.
Materials
Small box
Heart-shaped object
A handful of candy or a few candy bars
Preparation
· You might need a confederate when [...]
Time
30 minutes
Description
This object lesson teaches about trusting in Jesus as your Savior by using a Prisoner-of-War (POW) metaphor to describe our condition before salvation. The Bible teaches that before we became believers, we were spiritual POWs who were held captive by the devil, the god of this world (see 2 Timothy 2:26). Jesus came to [...]
