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Behavior

How one acts in different situations (See also Attitude, Character)

Activities
	How Do Others Read Me? When you get together and talk with friends, what are you most like? Copy this page and hand out to the class. Great for an icebreaker or group-building exercise.
	Mirror Me Ephesians 5:1 instructs us to be imitators of God. This activity demonstrates that we must pay close attention to that which we wish to imitate.
	No Whining Students get clued in on how much and how often they really complain.
	What Would You Do? (Conversation Starters) A simple way to get everyone talking about how they would react when faced with Spiritual dilemmas.
Games
	Am I Free? What if you had to ask permission to do whatever you wanted to do? An exercise in Christian freedom.
	What's My Fancy? Earn the most points to show how well you know the persons sitting next to you.
Lesson
	Action! The goal of this lesson is to inspire students to live lives of action and to understand that theology without practice is useless.
	Free to Live Students are challenged to recognize that they are called to freedom by breaking the shackles of sin and instead submit their lives to Jesus.
	Having the Right Attitude In order to survive the amazing race that leads to Victory in Christ, it is crucial to have an unselfish attitude.
	Joseph: Man of Humility This study on the life of Joseph illustrates how God will lift up the humble and oppress the proud.
	Looking on the Inside A person's spiritual condition is more than outward apperances or actions, but rather his or her deep, internal devotion to Jesus.
	Obedience Rules can be hard to follow, but students learn that obedience to God will draw them closer to Him.
	Sin and Salvation Students get a biblical definition of what it means to be human, how sin keeps us from being fully human, and God's plan to save and sanctify mankind.
	The Battle Life is not a dress rehearsal, God has given us this life for a purpose.
	The Betrayal of Jesus Being betrayed by friends is terrible. No one understands this better than Jesus.
	The Supremacy of Endurance This lesson teaches on the importance of developing an enduring faith, a faith which will enable us to endure to the end.
	The Truth About Being Nice Behavior is a reflection of the heart. Do your actions reflect that you are a Christian?
	The Truth About Self-Control Don’t believe our culture's lies that bigger, faster, fancier, and more expensive are better. Contentment is the right thing to do.
Object Talks
	Not Amused Don't allow Satan to use amusement as a vehicle to deceive you, dumb you down, lull you to sleep, or make you apathetic to the cause of Christ.
Tips For Leaders
	Behavior Issues: Discipline When teaching teens, dealing with disciplinary issues just comes with the territory.
	Teaching: Co-Learning Sometimes, those of us who teach can take ourselves too seriously. We get stressed out about our roles, confused about our audience, and worried that we're going to mess something up.