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Abraham and Lot Part Company |
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Before it's Over When the end is near, what do you value the most? Four scenarios to ponder, before it's over. |
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Bums or Angels? Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it. Hebrews 13:2 NIV |
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Church Building Project The Church is people sharing their talents and Spiritual gifts. When we isolate ourselves and refuse to share, we miss out on what God wants for us. |
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Compliment Hat How do others see me? How do I see myself? An activity that is sure to be an encouragement and a boost of self-esteem. |
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Crown of Life When it comes to faith, the Gospel of Jesus is like a crown of beautiful jewels. |
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Destination Unknown This outreach project allows God to determine the place and the need. |
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Discriminatory Behavior No matter the circumstances, we should be ready and willing to share our faith. |
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Follow the Instructions Sometimes the best way to accomplish the task is to completely follow the instructions. We can only accomplish God's Will for us by following His Instructions. |
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Gifted to Serve Sometimes it is easier for others to see our gifts than it is for us to see them ourselves. |
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Great Story Students tell stories about some of the great experience in their lives and compare it to sharing the Good News of Christ. |
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Helping the Blind See Meet some modern-day, blind beggars who just needed to be touched by Jesus to see the light. |
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Helping Those in Need People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care. |
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Housecleaning For there to be room for Jesus, we may need to do some housecleaning. Jesus wants to be the most important one to us, the Lord of our lives. |
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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. |
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How to Survive Can your group reach an agreement quickly enough to survive? |
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How Well Do You Know Me? Close friendships aren't made overnight, it takes time to really get to know another person. |
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I Can Dance, You Can Dance A lively, hand clapping, outgoing way to break the ice and greet each other. |
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It's My Money A silent auction, where everyone is given one hundred dollars to bid on what they want the most. |
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Lasting Influence Who are the people who make a lasting influence on us? |
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Let's Party A great celebration is not the same for everyone. By sharing what your ideal party would be like, you can also reveal a little about yourself. |
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Life's Hurdles Life's problems wouldn't be called "hurdles" if there wasn't a way to get over them. |
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Lots of Stuff We all spend a lot of time and energy trying to do many things, but do we spend time on what's really important? |
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Matching Gifts to Needs Opportunities to use our spiritual gifts are all around us. We just have to be willing to find the needs. |
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Memorable Moments in Acts A look into the memorable moments that made the Church at Philippi and the Philippians very special to the Apostle Paul. |
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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. |
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More than Meets the Eye Things in this life are not always as they appear. |
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My House Life can be like a house with many rooms. Which rooms of your life does Christ have control? |
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Mystery, Mystery There is nothing better than solving a good mystery! |
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No Whining Students get clued in on how much and how often they really complain. |
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Noise An activity to show the affects noise can have on our relationships with other people and with God. |
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Partners A silent search around the room to find a famous counterpart. |
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Pass the Yarn A great activity to break the ice and to let others get to know you. |
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Perseverance Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. James 1:4 NIV |
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Picking a Fight When is it okay to be angry? |
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Real Versus Fake We prefer the items in our life to be authentic, but sadly we live in a world full of imitations. |
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Revealing Colors A friendly way to get to know each other and spread around a little color. |
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Secret Service Community service projects for teens, which can be done in as little as an hour, or you can combine some to make for a wild day of service. |
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Spiritual Gifts Analysis A simple and quick survey to provide a general analysis of gifted areas one may possess to serve Christ. |
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Standing On Common Ground It might be surprising to find out what you have in common with others standing around you. |
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Strength in Numbers Some things are impossible to do alone, but with the help of others, we can work together to easily accomplish our goals. |
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Take a Stand Students take a stand for what they believe is morally unacceptable behavior for a believer. |
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Taking Sides Taking sides is sometimes easy, but what about when it comes to matters of faith? |
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The Line You must stand for something or you will fall for anything. To stand strong you must know what you believe. |
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The Perfect Church This side of Heaven the perfect church will be hard to find, but we can still work, plan, and pray to make the church what it ought to be. |
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Trust Circle This exercise uses a circle of friends to show the significance of trusting God and others. |
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Trust Fall A familiar challenge to show the importance of trusting others and commitment. |
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Truth or Hoax? Jesus is no hoax. However, this activity uses a little trickery to show how some people can so easily believe in foolish and deceptive nonsense. |
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What Do They Believe? A quick quiz to discover how much students know about different people and religions, and what they believe. |
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What Would You Do? (Conversation Starters) A simple way to get everyone talking about how they would react when faced with Spiritual dilemmas. |
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Who's the Loud Mouth? It's not hard to pick out the loudest one in a crowd, especially if there is only one person yelling. |
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You Belong to Jesus Be Encouraged! You are fearfully and wonderfully made! |
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Games |
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A Little Room, Please Sometimes we need to clear some space in order to make room for what really matters. This is especially true when it comes to our spiritual life. |
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Ailment Race All of us will face hardships in life, but those who continue to run the race despite their afflictions will win in the end. |
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Am I Free? What if you had to ask permission to do whatever you wanted to do? An exercise in Christian freedom. |
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Angels, Demons, & Humans A competitive team game, that is full of suspense and action, which mimics the battle between good and evil. |
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Back Me Up As the group grows larger and larger, it becomes more difficult to stand, but it can be done when everyone backs each other up. |
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Betrayal There have been many famous betrayals throughout history. Will your friends betray you for the sake of having a little fun? |
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Bible Authors Hidden in this word search are the names of thirty-three different authors, who wrote one or more books of the Bible. |
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Blanket Name Game A fun and fast-paced icebreaker that helps students learn each other's names. |
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Bop the Veggie A lively, fun, and fast-paced game that can be used to break the ice. |
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Candy Clutch Teams compete to get more than their fair share of candy. |
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Change Ways This game demonstrates how important it is to change ways when we realize we are not headed in the right direction. |
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Chaos Balls Chaos is quickly introduced into what should be a simple task. |
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Church Building Building great things requires teamwork. God chose people, working together, using their individual gifts and strengths, to overcome any difficulties to build and lead His church. |
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Claim to Fame A life of influence outlasts a life of fame. |
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Deal or No Deal This is a fun way to introduce the concept of making deals and making choices. |
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Dizzy Bat Race A hilarious game that demonstrates the importance of self-control. |
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Don't Blow Your Nose A great group game that involves a lot of people and moves fast. |
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Eliminator Follow the leader, with a twist! |
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Famous Last Words Dying words can tell us a lot about a person's life. Can you identify who said these famous last lines? |
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Fast Talkers In this game, you need to talk fast, but think even faster to get your story out. |
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Five Things You Need To Know About Me An icebreaking game that was designed to discover interesting or humorous facts about each other. |
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Flying Toilet Paper Some people are full of hot air, this game uncovers who they are. |
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Group Juggling A fast-paced icebreaker that helps students learn each other's names while connecting to the group. |
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Historical Fact or Fabrication? Can you recognize what is historical fact and what is complete historical fabrication? Truth is often stranger than fiction, or is it? |
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How Much Time? We all have a limited amount of time in life. The problem is, we often don't know how long it takes to do what we want or need to do. |
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I Am Famous Famous celebrities help students break the ice. |
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I Got the Music In Me Students love music; therefore, students love this game. |
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Juggling Act We tend to juggle a lot of different things in life, but Christ should be the center of every priority, not another task on the list. |
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Light Killer A fast-paced group game that that involves teamwork, coordination, and nerves of steel. |
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Message in a Bottle The point of this game is in the message. What will you do with it? |
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Money Hungry The players in this game expose the human tendency towards greed. |
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Most Popular Do you know what teens want to be? In this game, contestants get points for correctly guessing the most popular answers given by their peers. |
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Mud Volleyball A great way to cool off on a hot summer day, promote fellowship, and reach out to the community for Jesus. |
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No Ums A fast past game to avoid saying the wrong thing. |
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Not Just a Name Game God puts some ordinary people together to work in powerful ways. In this game, teams put the names of ordinary people together to make some unusual short stories. |
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One Way Maze In today's society, one thing people struggle with is that Christianity claims to be the only way to God. |
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Pass It On Sharing our faith is not always easy, but in this simple game, we see how others benefit when we do. |
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Plus One A game to reveal how quickly stuff adds up, while at the same time testing your memorizing skills. |
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Quick Draw Similar to the game Pictionary®, teams quickly draw out familiar words or phrases from the Bible to gain the most points. |
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Rescue Me! Do you have the courage and the knowledge to continue it alone, or do you need to be rescued? |
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Scoop Up Scuffle A friendly, yet competitive game, with hilarious results. |
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Scooter Ball This game will have kids flying around the room by the seat of their pants. |
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Ten Pennies A fast action icebreaker involving pairing up, survivalist interaction, and possibly coming away with some cash. What a game! |
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Thanksgiving Believe It or Not! See how well your students know some historical facts about Thanksgiving. |
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The Hot Button A fast paced game that pits teams against one another and their knowledge of today's hot topics. |
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The Human Wall A game to show how we must penetrate the walls blocking our spiritual path so we can share the truth of Christ more effectively. |
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The New Friend Game How well do you know a friend? Students see how well they know a new friend by trying to guess how he or she will answer a few revealing questions. |
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The Spirit Who Guides Us Can one team produce an exact copy of another team's creation without seeing it? Remember, the power of the Holy Spirit guides us in truth, if we only listen. |
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Time Line As students race to get to know one another, time is of the essence. |
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Top Ten A variety of top ten lists for breaking the ice or just for fun. How well can you guess the top ten? |
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Two Truths - One Lie How easy is it to fall for a lie? A game of deductive reasoning. |
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Unseen Reality How can we know something exists, if we can't see it? |
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Wall of Perseverance How long can you persevere under pressure? We often grow physically tired, but we can also become spiritually weary. |
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We Will Persevere A challenging game that requires some skill, and much perseverance. |
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What's My Fancy? Earn the most points to show how well you know the persons sitting next to you. |
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Who Is Leading Whom? Leaders are not always perfect. Sometimes a true leader is hard to find. However, when we allow Jesus to be the Lord of our life, He will never lead us astray. |
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Whose Voice is That? We can have confidence that God is talking to us through His Scriptures. |
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Whose Voice Will You Follow? In this unforgettable game, following the wrong voice can lead to a place you don't want to be. It is important to listen for and follow the voice of the one who leads to salvation. |
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Media |
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Another Good Samaritan This skit shows how actions put into words and words put into actions define a person. A modern twist on the popular Bible story with a provocative question of who needs help. (8 speaking parts, about 15 minutes) |
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Chameleon Jesus said of the hypocrite, "These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me." Mark 7:6 |
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Christmas Past, Christmas Present Student Ministry Drama - Alex's bitter experience of Christmas past leads to his receiving the true joy of Christmas present. (10 speaking parts, about 30 minutes) |
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Clean Water Through this skit students learn that they can have more abundant and fulfilling lives when they follow Jesus. |
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Lesson Series Introduction Videos Show these short videos to help introduce and draw special attention to selected youth lesson series. |
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My New Dad A young girl discovers the joy of being adopted by a kind and loving father. |
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October Glow A great skit to perform during the Halloween season. Two young adults celebrating a familiar fall festival in a non-traditional way gives one a new kind of glow. A halloween skit for teens. (2 speaking parts, about 15 minutes) |
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You Dirty Demons Many demons can possess a man, but the Lord can see the real person inside. In this skit, the Lord speaks, and the demons freak. (3 speaking parts, about 7 minutes) |
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Object Talks |
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All Messed Up We became disconnected and broken back in the Garden of Eden. Ever since, we have unsuccessfully tried to put things back together. |
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Behind a Twenty-Dollar Bill The significance of a twenty dollar bill is not the paper, but what is behind it. The significance of communion is the same way. |
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Black Stones Do you have a burden, concern, or a black stone weighing you down? Cast your anxiety on Jesus because He cares for you. |
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Chisel Away We are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works. We just need God to do some chiseling. |
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Color Blind It is important that every believer use his or her spiritual gifts for the Church to function properly. |
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Distractions There are many distractions that can keep us from giving Jesus the right focus in our life. |
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Eyes, Hands, and Mouth A visual display of three types of biblical relationships: Above, Around, and Below. |
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From Chains to Freedom It doesn't take long for the chains of sin to hold you captive, but Jesus is the key to freedom. |
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Fruit of the Spirit We all know what happens to a basket of fresh fruit. We eat it or it rots. However, the Holy Spirit produces Fruit of the Spirit in us that is everlasting. |
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Get Unfrozen A cool object lesson about how some Christians freeze up when it comes to witnessing. |
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How to Clean a Dirty Life The guilt and shame of sin leaves us feeling dirty. However, there is no mess that Jesus cannot clean. |
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Infinite Outcomes Every person in the Church is important and every person has a place. |
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Living Sacrifice Through laying down our life in Jesus, we will actually find life. |
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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. |
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Perfect Mix Are you made with the right stuff? With Jesus, we can be the perfect mix. |
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Pure Gospel We must only put our faith in the pure Gospel of Christ. |
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Reality Check How do you know if something is real? An object talk to help students contemplate the reality of God. |
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Remodeling the Mind God is interested in transforming our lives by renewing our minds. |
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Rock Under Water A visual display to describe the Christian significance of the Greek word for Baptism. |
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Spiritual Habits Habits develop through repetition. By developing good spiritual habits, we deepen our relationship with God. |
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Stale and Lukewarm "If religion is worth anything, it is worth everything." Matthew Henry |
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Stale to the World It's easy for life to become stale, unless you wrap yourself in Jesus! |
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Too Many Vines Jesus requires that we submit every aspect of our lives to His control. |
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Trust My Life With It Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me |
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You Have A Friend Request Imagine if Jesus were living on earth today. Would He have a Facebook account? How would you react if you received a "friend request" from Jesus? |
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Tips for Leaders |
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A Conversational Commentary One man's thoughts on the Bible in a refreshingly honest, conversational style |
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Accountability: Remembering Who You Work For One of the most difficult things about working with youth is understanding who it is you really answer to. |
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Accountability: The Praying Youth Worker It’s been said that when we work, we work; however, when we pray, God works. |
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Behavior Issues: Counseling Teens in Crisis What do you do in moments that demand instant response? How do you react when a kid is in crisis? Who can you tell? Who do you have to tell? |
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Behavior Issues: Discipline When teaching teens, dealing with disciplinary issues just comes with the territory. |
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Behavior Issues: Disruptive Behavior What do you do when students seem out of control? How do you deal with disruptive behavior? |
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Communication: Active Listening Active listening will dramatically improve the way in which you communicate. |
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Communication: Connecting with Volunteers If you lead a ministry in which you have a number of people helping you, it is important to foster an environment of good communication. |
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Communication: How to Lead a Good Discussion In any group, discussion can be a hard thing to lead. However, if you keep in mind a few things, the discussion will flourish and bring your lesson to life. |
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Communication: I Wish I Knew Twenty-one things I wish I knew when I began in student ministry. |
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Communication: I’m Not Just Kidding Using Humor Effectively in Teaching Teens and Young Adults |
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Communication: Organizing Groups for Discussion Methods to organize small groups for better discussion. |
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Communication: Partnering With Parents Four practical suggestions on how to invite parents to participate in the discipleship of their student. |
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Communication: The Newcomer Bridging the communication gap between the newcomer and the rest of the class |
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Communication: Youth Ministry - The Rule of Thirds There is one thing every successful student pastor does that should be passed onto all the wide-eyed hopeful rookies out there. |
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Communications: Praying for Your Students Prayer needs to be an essential part of youth ministry. |
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Group Building: Becoming One (Achieving Unity) A question often asked is, “How can we unify our group?” Whether you encounter aggressive boys or drama among the girls, there are many obstacles along the path toward mutual respect and unity. |
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Group Building: Don't Do It Alone Some of us try to build our youth ministries alone even though we do not live any other part of our lives that way. |
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Group Building: Faces in the Crowd In your group, you have a wide variety of kids. Knowing how to manage these differences is important for successful group discussion. |
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Group Building: No Solo Flights Ministry is, by its very nature, a team effort. Don't try to do it alone. |
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Help for Youth Ministry You've got the calling. You've got the resources. But you still need some help! |
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Motivation: Appreciating Volunteers Four tips to let your volunteers know you appreciate them being on the team. |
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Motivation: Defeating Discouragement Overcoming Discouragement and Staying Motivated. |
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Motivation: Getting Started One of the hardest parts of ministering to teens is how to get started. What do you do when you have absolutely nothing? Where do you even begin? |
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Outreach: Event Ideas Great ideas to help your teen or youth group become involved in reaching out to others for Jesus. |
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Outreach: Getting Them to Show Up Question: What is the best way to get students to show up to your meetings? |
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Outreach: Planning a Gathering Teenagers love to get together. No matter what kind of gathering you are holding with your students, it’s important that you set things up to succeed. |
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Outreach: Printable Postcards Colorful, attention-grabbing, printable postcards, perfect to drop in the mail to make students feel special. |
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Outreach: Retreats and Camp Out Ideas Ideas for Retreats and Teen Camp Outs |
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Special Events: Celebrating Rites of Passage One of the most satisfying things in working with teenagers is watching them grow from kids into young men and women. |
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Teaching: Age Appropriate Teaching To keep students interested, it is essential to use age-appropriate teaching. |
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Teaching: Building Better Relationships It is absolutely essential and crucial for the leader of a small group to deepen individual relationships on a personal basis with each person in his or her small group. |
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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. |
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Teaching: Constructing a Lesson Outline Whether you use our lessons or write your own, crafting a good outline is essential to teaching well. |
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Teaching: Creative Spaces Jesus taught using creative spaces, so consider space as part of your lesson. Creative spaces can be great teaching tools. |
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Teaching: Creativity Counts The most effective lessons are those the students remember. Memorable lessons require a certain amount of creativity. |
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Teaching: Expect the Unexpected Nobody wants to be caught off guard when teaching. But we’ve all had those “uh-oh” moments when the discussion went further than what we had planned. |
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Teaching: Getting Help No one person can effectively minister to a hundred students. Jesus only had twelve disciples with whom He was really close, and three of those seemed closer than the rest. No matter what the size of your group is, you could probably use some help finding the right people. |
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Teaching: Good Leaders Follow The Bible makes it plain that if we want to lead, we need to conquer following first. |
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Teaching: How to Make Youth Ministry More Fun How to make youth ministry more fun |
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Teaching: Involving Parents As leaders of youth ministries, it should be our goal to minister with parents, not around them. |
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Teaching: Keep Learning If you are going to teach the Bible, you have to keep learning yourself. |
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Teaching: Know Your Audience Before you ever get up and teach a lesson it’s important that you know your audience. |
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Teaching: Knowing Youth Culture The work of a youth leader is often very similar to that of a cross-cultural missionary. |
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Teaching: Ministering outside of the lesson Teaching: Ministering outside of the lesson |
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Teaching: Remembering Names A name is important to students. Learning their name is crucial to effectively leading them. |
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Teaching: Teaching Like Jesus By using the teaching style of Jesus as a model, we'll surely grow in our effectiveness of instructing others about Jesus Himself. |
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Teaching: The Importance of Being Biblical It may sound obvious, but as a teacher of students, it is essential that your teaching remain Bible-centered. |
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Teaching: Why Choose an Online Curriculum? Why choose an online curriculum? The answer is simple: Convenience, Cost Effectiveness, Customization, and Quality. |
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Time Management: A Deep Well How to keep spiritually fit. Even Jesus couldn’t keep pouring Himself out again and again without recognizing His own need to fill His well. |
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Time Management: A Good Tired Are you tired? As a youth minister, there are many demands for your time and numerous expectations to fulfill. Do not be discouraged. |
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Time Management: Balancing Act How to ride a teeter-totter without falling off. (Balancing the Ups and Downs of marriage, ministry, and everything else.) |
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Vision: Are You Called to Teach Teens? This is an important question that we hear often: How does one really know if they are called to minister to teens? |
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Witnessing: Sharing the Gospel “God wants all men to come to repentance.” 2 Peter 3:9. We, as leaders of students, share that passion, and everything we do is focused on introducing Jesus to our students. |
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Topical Index |
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Holidays |
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Word Puzzles & Mazes |
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Lessons |
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(Lack of) Faith of Our Fathers Complete honesty is not always easy, as we learn from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Sometimes the truth hurts, but we are called to be honest people. |
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1 & 2 Peter This series encourages students to have faithborn out of salvationwhich will urge them to increase their knowledge, endure persecution, and live godly lives. |
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1 & 2 Thessalonians A four week lesson series covering the books of 1st and 2nd Thessalonians. Lesson topics include faith, the return of Christ, living to please God, and praying continually. |
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1 Corinthians Lesson series on 1 Corinthians |
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1 Corinthians 1-3 This lesson inspires students to live without division and in the power of the Spirit. |
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1 Corinthians 11-14 This lesson inspires students to discover their spiritual gifts and then use them for God's Kingdom. |
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1 Corinthians 15-16 This lesson inspire students to live resurrected lives and bring new life to their surroundings. |
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1 Corinthians 4-6 This lesson inspires students to submit themselves to Jesus and be a unifying force in the church. |
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1 Corinthians 7-10 This lesson inspires students to live for the good of others and not just themselves. |
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1 John 1 John encourages Christians to stand on the firm foundation of God's Word and embrace the truth therein. This equips us to lead lives that will influence the world around us with the good news of Jesus Christ. In addition, John cautions us to reject false teachings, which could undermine our faith. |
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1, 2, 3 John & Jude These letters serve to confront the lies that false teachers continually attempt to spread among the church. |
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2 Corinthians Lesson series on 1 Corinthians |
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2 Corinthians 1-4 This lesson inspires students to keep their eye on Jesus and follow His examples. |
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2 Corinthians 5-8 This lesson inspires students to keep their eye on Jesus and follow His examples. |
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2 Corinthians 9-13 This lesson inspires students to lead a Christian life of generosity and humility. |
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2 John This lesson on 2 John inspires students to live a life of loving obedience to Jesus Christ and to stand for the Truth. |
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2,000 Years in One Hour We are all part of a great story, not only with our immediate family, but also with our church family. Knowing about our church history can help us live for Jesus today. |
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2021-2022 Youth Sunday School Lesson Curriculum Schedule for 2021-2022 |
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2022-2023 Youth Sunday School Lesson Curriculum Schedule for 2022-2023 |
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2023-2024 Youth Sunday School Lesson Curriculum Schedule for 2023-2024 |
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3 John This lesson on 3 John inspires students to live godly lives by imitating Jesus Christ and walking in the Truth. |
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3 Things To Do On Thanksgiving We all have plenty to give thanks for, and our gratitude is to be given to Lord. In this lesson, we find practical ways to make Thanksgiving a special time for forgiveness, rest, and celebration. |
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40 Years of Weeping God does not always call us to be successful, but to be faithful. The prophet Jeremiah shows how perseverance, often through many trials, is required to carry out Gods mission in our lives. |
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A Blind Date Do you, either accidentally or purposefully, using pure or tainted motives, keep others from Christ? A lesson for everyone from the blind beggar in Luke 18: 35-43. |
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A King of A Different Kind In this lesson, students learn that Jesus rules and reigns differently than earthly kings, which should inspire them to make Jesus their king. |
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A Life of Love Students learn that a Christian life is a life lived in love. |
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A Riot in Ephesus This lesson provides instruction on how to effectively share the Gospel. |
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A Study in Dating Relationships As Christians we need to have a counter-cultural, Biblical view of our dating relationships. |
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Abraham: Man of Faith Sometimes we lack the faith to tell someone about Christ or make a difficult decision. The great faith of Abraham is examined in this lesson. |
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Action Point Options |
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Action! The goal of this lesson is to inspire students to live lives of action and to understand that theology without practice is useless. |
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Acts: Heroes of the Story This lesson series shares inspiring accounts about the key people featured in the book of Acts and inspires students to live with a dependence upon the Holy Spirit. |
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Acts: The Unstoppable Force This lesson series teaches how the church was born, when the disciples were empowered by the Holy Spirit to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ throughout the world. |
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Acts: You Won't Believe This! This lesson series shares unbelievable accounts from the book of Acts and inspires students to lead their lives in a similar manner. |
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After the Kingdom - Esther This lesson, encourages students to stand up for what they believe and speak out while using their position to influence people for good. |
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After the Kingdom - Ezra This Sunday school lesson will encourage humble repentance among students. |
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After the Kingdom - Nehemiah This lesson challenge students to acquire a passion for building up the Church |
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After the Kingdom - Off to Exile In this lesson, students learn that God can use anyone to accomplish His purposes, even our enemies. |
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All Christians Are Hypocrites Who we are inside is not always what we allow others to see. We all wear some masks. Does this mean all Christians are hypocrites? |
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All I Want For Christmas A three week series that educates students on the symbolism of the gifts given by the Magi and their understanding of Jesus. |
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All You Need is God Students learn that they are able to love others because God first loved them. Students are mobilized to live a life of love based on God's definition of love. |
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All You Need Is Love Student's learn to love like Jesus. |
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Ananias & Sapphira How does greed affect our lives? The story of Annias & Sapphira offers some harsh realities about this subject that no one should take lightly. |
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Ananias and Paul This lesson confronts students with the hard truth that they are commanded to love their enemies. |
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Angels & Demons Supernatural forces are real and influence our lives for good or evil. |
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Anger This lesson helps students develop a plan for dealing with their anger in a Christlike manner. |
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Anna This Christmas lesson teaches students about the prophet Anna and her role in the Christmas story. |
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As for Me & My House This lesson teaches students what it means to be faithful. What it means to devote your life to the Lord and teaches the benefits of obeying the Lord. |
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Background on 1 & 2 Thessalonians |
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Background on Colossians |
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Background on Ephesians |
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Background on Galatians |
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Background On James |
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Background on Philippians |
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Background on The Twelve Disciples |
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Baptism The book of Acts and other Scriptures place a strong emphasis on baptism. This lesson explores why this action is so important. |
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Baptism and the Lord's Supper Students discover a biblical definition of the two sacraments instituted by Christ - baptism and the Lords Supper. |
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Baptism Chart/Verses |
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Basic Christian Theology The goal of this series is to introduce students to the basic theological truths of the orthodox Christian faith. While each topic could fill the semester (and beyond) by itself, the goal here is to devote one week to each of the seven theological truths. |
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Be Near, Oh God Teaching that God's presence is a large part of Christian living, and how we can grow in our spiritual discipline. |
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Behave Yourself! As Christians, we have freedom to do what we want, but we must remember that our actions affect others' lives. In this lesson, we learn how to use this freedom wisely. |
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Believing in Jesus This lesson helps students understand what it means to believe in Christ and have faith in His Lordship. |
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Bible Basics An exhaustive eight lesson walk through the Bible including its purpose, organization and authenticity. |
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Bible Basics - Lesson 1 Workbook |
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Bible Basics - Lesson 2 Workbook |
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Bible Basics - Lesson 3 Workbook |
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Bible Basics - Lesson 4 Workbook |
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Bible Basics - Lesson 5 Workbook |
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Bible Basics - Lesson 6 Workbook |
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Bible Basics - Lesson 7 Workbook |
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Bible Basics - Lesson 8 Workbook |
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Bible Knowledge Quiz |
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Bible Knowledge Quiz (Answers) |
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Boaz’s Loyalty to Ruth In this lesson, students learn that loyalty to those in need is a fundamental element in every believers life. Christians should be willing to do things for those who are less fortunate even if those things are inconvenient or even uncomfortable to the believer. |
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Boaz’s Loyalty to Tradition In this lesson, students learn that loyalty to tradition is a good thing and that they should cling to that which is good, right, and just. |
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Busting Myths There are many preconceived ideas about what it means to be a Christian and about the changes one must undergo to be welcome in the church. This series teaches the truth about the Kingdom of God and helps to equip students to welcome others into the fellowship of Christ. |
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Can Jesus Make You See? In this lesson, students are taught to take up the cause of Christ and help others see spiritually although some will want to remain spiritually blind. |
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Children of God During this lesson, students will learn that their identity in Christ is a free gift that cannot be earned. |
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Christ's Connection to God... He's Him This lesson places special emphasis on that Jesus Christ is God in the flesh. |
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Christian Living (Stand-alone Lessons) Lessons in this section focus on how we should to act, how we should appear to others, or how we should live as Christians. When we alow Jesus to be the Lord of our life, we can expect some changes in our behavior. There will be a difference in the way we live. These changes are not necessary in order to become a Christian, but they will take place as we allow the Lord to reveal areas in our life that we have not given over to His control. |
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Christian Love This lesson teaches the importance of living for God whole-heartedly. |
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Christian Partnership Discover from Paul's letter to the Philippians the power of Christian partnership, and how we need it to lift each other up. |
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Christian Principles These lessons cover some of the fundamental truths from the Word of God and basic beliefs that mold the characteristics and conduct of a Christian believer. |
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Christian Principles - Lesson 1 Workbook |
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Christian Principles - Lesson 2 Workbook |
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Christianity in Action This series of lessons will cover five elements that should be present in every Christian's life, obedience, worship, courage, faith, and service. Through these lessons, students will be encouraged to live lives worth living; lives that will glorify God. |
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Christmas Lessons In addition to studying the Biblical accounts describing the birth of Jesus, these individual lessons examine fulfilled prophesy and supporting scriptures to help bring personal application and deeper spiritual understanding regarding our Lord and Savior. |
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Church History We are all part of a great story, not only with our immediate family, but also with our Church family. Knowing the history of the Church can help us live for Jesus today. |
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Church History - Tree of Major Denominations |
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Church Leadership "If anyone sets his heart on being an overseer, he desires a noble task." 1 Tim 3:1. In this lesson, we examine the qualifications for church leaders as described by Paul. |
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Colossians Lesson series on the book of Colossians |
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Colossians - Lesson 1 Workbook |
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Colossians - Lesson 2 Workbook |
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Colossians - Lesson 3 Workbook |
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Colossians - Lesson 4 Workbook |
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Come and See We need a boldness, a passion for evangelism. In this lesson from John 4: 1-42 we discover how we can witness to others no matter who they are. |
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Community The Church isn't a building, but rather, it is a body of believers. In this lesson, students learn about Christian community and how it should impact the world. |
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Confession This lesson teaches that confession is not a onetime event. Confession means taking a stand for your faith and keeping that faith in the public eye. |
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Confrontation with Pharaoh In this lesson, students learn that there is only one true God who is both just and merciful. |
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Controversial Topics At times, teens like to take things to the extremes. Their Sunday school lessons should not be any different. These lessons deal with the difficult issues that teens face today. Because of the controversial nature of these lessons, they do not appear on our suggested curriculum schedule. Instead, you can substitute them for other lessons as you feel appropriate for your students. |
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