Everyone share their high of the week and their low of the week. What experience is the best one of the week—your high? And what was the worst—your low?
Everyone think of two things about yourself that no one in the group knows. They don’t have to be embarrassing or personal . . . we’re going to share them with the group. They can be just random facts about yourself like, “I owned a poodle when I was a kid.” Or something that happened, like,...
One of the most common mistakes that Christians make today is that they carry their emotions on their sleeves. When someone wrongs us or says something hurtful, we hold on to it and allow the anger to build a Spirit of Offense. When we do this and don't forgive them, we suffer in our relationship with God.To get this...
This is a discussion opener that can be used during a “Split-Nite” or preceding a talk on dating, purity, or relationships. If you don't already have small groups of guys and girls, split guys and girls up in two different rooms. This opener only takes about 15 minutes. You can do this one of two ways: have the male...
Top 10 lists are sometimes fun ways to open a topic. These are best done “David Letterman” style, on PowerPoint, read one at a time.Top 10 Things A Guy Doesn't Want to Hear On A First Date 10. I shaved my sideburns for this date.9. Do you care if my great grandma comes along?8. ...
Read or have a student act out:Dear Average Youth Group,I was a visitor in your youth group a while ago. I only came once and I sat in the back, so you prob’ly didn’t notice me. I’m not even sure why I went; I just heard about it and thought I’d check it out. It was an interesting service,...
Main Point: God’s love is for everyone . . . it’s not secret. Opener: Who likes a good mystery? That's what we're going to talk about. But first, we're going to solve one: Have a 25 or 50 piece puzzle dumped on the floor before everyone arrives. Hide between 1 and 3 pieces around the room (remember...