Main Point: Don’t surround yourself with garbage when you want something better. Discussion Starter: Woman Taken Out With Trash Read the following article that’s taken from an actual occurrence in Mississippi (as recorded on Fox News’ website). A Mississippi woman is lucky to be alive after being picked up and nearly crushed by a garbage truck. The unnamed woman...
Main Point: Jesus is a Man of compassion and love and is much more concerned with our future than our past.Discussion Starter: Reading and Recreation of The Adulterous Woman (Jn 8:1-11)Read John 8:1-11 aloud. Then ask for volunteers to come up and act out the different parts of this passage - they won't have to act as much as...
Main Point: The only people who can please God are those who live according to God’s Spirit. Discussion Starter: The People Who Please GodGive each student a pen and a piece of paper that has three blank spaces on it (down the left hand side of the sheet). Then ask them to write down the names of three people...
Main Point: We all get the opportunity to leave a legacy. Let’s make sure that the one we write with our lives is worth putting on our tombstone. Discussion Starter: Who Taught Kareem the Hook Shot? The following is an article that was written by one of sports’ greatest writers, Rick Reilly, and was printed in Sports Illustrated in...
The Adulteress Woman (John 8:1-11)I've used this Thought-provoker with groups of unchurched kids who don't know the Bible, and I've used it with adults with cemetery degrees, it works equally well! Read John 8:1-11 aloud. Then ask for volunteers to come up and act out the different parts of this passage- they won't have to act as much as...
Here’s the idea: We ran a full "Mock Wedding" Service, using the Youth Group kids in the Bridal Party, guests, etc, even a wedding dance after. After we went through the service, we interviewed the key participants and what each might be thinking about what this marriage thing means to them. At the end of the service we...
Main Point: There are several ways to look at tough situations in life. When believers look for God in those circumstances, they often find Him to be trustworthy…even in the midst of painful moments. Discussion Starter: Hurricane Charley’s Devastation Read this portion of an article taken from World Magazine following the natural disaster now known as Hurricane Charley. It...