Everyday Object Lessons for Youth Groups

Everyday Object Lessons for Youth Groups
Author: Helen Musick
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2011-04-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 031086187X

You may not like it that students forgot your talk on temptation, but remembered your mouse-trap object lesson . . . . . . but the fact remains that nothing brings a lesson to life more vividly and concretely--or wakes up a drowsy Sunday school class faster--than a good object lesson. In Everyday Object Lessons for Youth Groups the authors (who are youth workers and teachers of youth workers) pool their most effective 45 object lessons into a collection that’s perfect for both junior and senior high youth groups. Here are no-prep and low-prep object lessons for devotionals, Sunday school lessons, talks at camps and retreats--even for sermons. Inside you’ll find object lessons about-- Beauty (using a kiwi fruit) Regret (a mirror) Divine protection (sun block) Anger (Alka-Seltzer and 7-Up) The power of words (Popsicle sticks) Priorities (manure) Confession (hydrogen peroxide) Temptation (a mousetrap) The person of Jesus (keys) Conformity (Play-Doh) Endurance (bricks) --and 34 more quirky and attention-getting object lessons. Use them to open your lessons . . . to dramatize your talks . . . to close your Bible studies with a demonstration. However you use them, you have Bible references and provocative discussion-starting questions with each object lesson to help you take it in any direction you want. And with both a topical and a scriptural index, you can find the perfect object lesson fast.

Faith Metaphors

Faith Metaphors
Author: Group Publishing
Publisher: Group Pub Incorporated
Total Pages: 117
Release: 2001-12
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780764423017

Nothing compares to the power of a good object lesson to make a memorable point. Remember Jesus with the fish and loaves? The mustard seed? The inscription on the coin? And the point he made with each object? You sure do! Now you can make powerful points like that in every lesson, study or message you lead with Faith Metaphors. Book jacket.

Creative Meetings, Bible Lessons, and Worship Ideas

Creative Meetings, Bible Lessons, and Worship Ideas
Author: Youth Specialities
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 204
Release: 1997
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780310220268

Nearly 200 ready-to-use ideas for hard-hitting Bible lessons and relevant worship services for teenagers! - Bible Study Meetings . . . Techniques and approaches for making any Bible lesson -- topical or scriptural -- appealing to unchurched teenagers as well as to preachers' kids. - Creative Bible Lessons . . . 'Martha and Mary Malpractice' (page 67), 'Noah and the Ark I. Q. Test' (page 43), and 70 more very different, very fun, and very solid Bible lessons. - Theme Lessons . . . Build an entire lesson on a specific theme. Try 'Feet Meeting' (page 118) -- foot games followed by a lesson on the symbolic importance of washing each other's feet. You aren't into feet? Okay, what about the hands of Jesus? Or the light versus darkness? They're all here! - Bible Games . . . These won't speed your kids into seminary, but they certainly go a long way toward making the Bible interesting to your students -- and fun, too! - Worship Services . . . Some are informal, others have a liturgical feel -- and all are innovative. Here are the ideas for communion, confession, music, prayer, and Scripture reading. And More . . . Full lessons (all the components are here, from opening mixers to closing prayers), board games (with reproducible game 'boards'), and ideas for using guest speakers and special projects. Whether you're a youth worker or a recreation director at a church, school, club, or camp -- Creative Meetings, Bible Lessons, and Worship Ideas is your storehouse of proven, youth-group tested ideas.

Object Lessons

Object Lessons
Author: Charles C. Ryrie
Publisher: Moody Pub
Total Pages: 112
Release: 1991
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780802460295

Adults and children will enjoy learning truths about salvation and the Christian life through the presentation of these fascinating object lessons.

GroupBuilder Games and Activities for Youth Ministry

GroupBuilder Games and Activities for Youth Ministry
Author: Group Publishing
Publisher: Group Publishing (Company)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: Christian education
ISBN: 9780764421976

This book is a must-have resource for anyone seeking cool youth games with a purpose. Unique and loads of fun, these games can be used to tear down walls and build community in any group of teenagers. Different from other game books on the market, GroupBuilder Games and Activities emphasizes teamwork to shape self-confidence in teenagers. --from back cover.

13 Most Important Bible Lessons for Kids about God

13 Most Important Bible Lessons for Kids about God
Author: Jody Brolsma
Publisher: Group Publishing (Company)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-08-11
Genre: Bible
ISBN: 9780764470660

The number-one cry of children's ministry leaders is the desire to teach kids the basics - the foundational truths of the Christian faith. These lessons are solid, Bible-packed experiences that draw children closer to Jesus and prepare them for a lifetime of spiritual maturity. Teachers will be fully equipped to tackle tough questions and encourage children along the way.

The Sermon on the Mount and the Ewes of Ghana

The Sermon on the Mount and the Ewes of Ghana
Author: Frederick Mawusi Amevenku
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2023-11-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1666752843

Using socio-rhetorical interpretation to study Matthew's Sermon on the Mount, the book explores the contextual interpretation of the sermon among the Ghana-Ewe. The book argues that the Sermon on the Mount can be viewed as Jesus' new kingdom gospel and a reinterpretation of the Mosaic law, teaching not only ethics but also kingdom-appropriate righteousness for theological and ethical renewal. Kingdom-appropriate righteousness is nurtured through daily exchanges with God, leading to habitual forgiveness and subsequent divine perfection of love for God and one's enemies. In the contemporary context, kingdom-appropriate righteousness challenges the deficient, "compulsory-wealth" (prosperity gospel) Christianity that is promoted in contemporary Ghana and elsewhere.

Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry

Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry
Author: Doug Fields
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2002
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 031024045X

This guide to the concept of Purpose-Driven( youth ministry addresses issues about where to start, dealing with discouragement, establishing heart essentials, becoming family friendly, being with students, and working as a team.

Wild Truth Bible Lessons--Pictures of God

Wild Truth Bible Lessons--Pictures of God
Author: Mark Oestreicher
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2010-06-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0310874246

Here are 12 active Bible lessons for junior high Sunday school classes or youth group meetings, each one based on one of the 50 pictures of God presented in Wild Truth Journal: Pictures of God--energetically, relevantly, and scripturally. The lessons are loaded with off-the-wall and easy-to-do discussion starters, video ideas, scripts, and games with a point. And of course, there are plenty of Bible passages and studies to springboard junior highers from the abstract into the concrete as (open Bibles in hand) they explore the nature of God in a lively, relevant way — then begin practicing the traits of God in their own lives. 12 lessons.

50 Great Object Lessons That Bring the Bible to Life

50 Great Object Lessons That Bring the Bible to Life
Author: Mark Musser
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2016-10-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9781539314783

There is nothing like an object lesson to bring learning to life!When it comes to explaining the Bible to children and pre-teens, many parents and even Sunday school teachers are at a loss as to ways that really connect their children or students to God's Word, bringing it to life in interesting and creative ways. Thankfully, 50 Great Object Lessons makes it incredibly easy!Certainly, there are any number of excellent books that contain object lessons. However, many of those object lessons require supplies that the average person or teacher does not have. Moreover, those object lessons often require a couple hours or more prepare. That is not the case with this book!Nearly every object lesson in this book uses supplies that are readily found in any home or classroom. Additionally, these object lessons all require fifteen minutes or less. Most require only five to ten minutes of prep time.This book is great for parents, Sunday school teachers, and Children's Church workers. Hands-on, visual learning is proven to be the most effective way to increase subject retention, so grab a copy today and start bringing the Bible to life in a way that will be remembered!