Tag Archives: teaching

No More Than We Can Bear (CHALLENGE)

Time 10-15 minutes Description This Challenge teaches that God will help us get through difficult times and temptations.  He never allows us to go through more than we can bear, and He never leaves us alone.  The lesson is made … Continue reading

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Zing, Zang, Zowie! (ICEBREAKER)

Time 10 minutes Description This fun icebreaker energizes and adds some silliness to a workshop.  It requires focus and concentration. Materials ·      None Preparation ·      None Procedure Use the following script (or modify to suit your needs): “Let’s do an … Continue reading

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I’m Alive, Awake, Alert, Enthusiastic! (ENERGIZER)

Time 5 minutes Description This energizer is fast, easy and takes little preparation, and it’s ideal for right after lunch or when you can sense the energy is draining out of the room. Materials Flipchart Marker Preparation ·      Write the … Continue reading

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Learning Transfer (EXERCISE)

Audience Children, Teens or Adults Time 30 minutes Description This activity helps teachers, presenters, facilitators and trainers recognize the inherent challenges in teaching as we compete against our audiences’ or participants’ mental barriers to learning transfer.  This exercise can be … Continue reading

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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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Kingdom Tag (GAME)

Time 15 minutes (or more, depending upon how many rounds of tag you play) Description This game illustrates evangelism in a high-energy, fun way through a game of tag.  It’s a very quick game, so you will probably want to … Continue reading

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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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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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God Cares for Me – Psalm 23 (LESSON)

Audience: Children, (possibly youth if you ham it up quite a bit to engage them) Scriptures:    Psalm 23 Description:    This lesson teaches about a shepherd and how he cares for his sheep.  It makes comparisons to Jesus as The Shepherd … Continue reading

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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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