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Continue reading →: God’s Timing (CHALLENGE)
Time 10-15 minutes Description This Challenge makes the point that God’s timing often seems slow to us but that we have to be careful not to rush ahead of God. Things work out best when we follow closely behind Him. The challenge is accomplish by staging a “race” between pouring…
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Continue reading →: Fortunately-Unfortunately (CHALLENGE)
Time 10-15 minutes Description This Challenge teaches 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, He can use everything for our good. Participants will tell a story and take turns…
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Continue reading →: 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 put him in charge of everything in the house. When…
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Continue reading →: Project Management Series – Nehemiah (DEVOTION)
This series of devotions is designed to be completed over several days. Devotion – Project Management Series (Nehemiah) Project Initiation & Planning In your groups, read the following Scriptures. Then answer the questions below. Nehemiah 1-2 What steps did Nehemiah take to initiate and plan this project? Who are…
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Continue reading →: God Doesn’t Waste Anything (OBJ LESSON)
Time 10-15 minutes Audience Children, Teens, Adults Description This object lesson teaches about how God brings good things out of bad and uses the metaphor of turning lemons into lemonade. Scriptures Romans 8:28 Galatians 5:22 Materials Several cow patties if you can find them. If you can’t, use a…
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Continue reading →: Holding a Grudge (OBJ LESSON)
Time 15-20 minutes Audience Children, Teens, Adults Description This object lesson teaches about the danger of holding a grudge (i.e., choosing not to forgive someone). It uses an illustration from Where the Red Fern Grows, a great book about a boy and his hunting dogs, by Wilson Rawls. In the…
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Continue reading →: God’s Permissive Will (OBJ LESSON)
Time 45 minutes Audience Children, Teens, Adults Description This object lesson teaches about how God’s permissive will works with God’s unchangeable will. It uses the stories of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph and his brothers to illustrate how God allows us to make choices but brings even our bad choices…
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