Contact a meat processing plant (or local butcher or even grocery store) ahead of time and have them save a cow's tongue. Bring it in inside a plastic bowl or something similar and cover the bowl so that the students can't see what is inside. Then have volunteers come up and put their hands inside and try to...
A great object lesson you could use to discuss purity.Show your group a beautiful jug or other container. Describe to them its beauty, worth, etc. After all it can hold many delicious drinks. Pour some yummy juice in it. (Maybe orange juice or soda- something appealing). Find out who wants a drink of the juice/soda and why. Give the...
Learn What the Bible Says About Being Under ControlDon’t Bite It!Information: This discussion is designed to help students understand what it means to have self-control.Items Needed:BibleSeveral packages of gum (Juicy Fruit works the best)Opening: Hand out gum to several students in your group. Tell them not to open the gum until they understand the rules. Tell them...
Information: This discussion opener helps grab student's attention and helps students see how serious sin really is--how sin affects our lives. Items Needed: BibleSeveral rolls of toilet paper (lots!)Opening: T.P. Tie UpThe more T.P. you have for this opener the better it will be. Invite one of your students to come to the front of the room....
Needed: Large punch bowl, one dime, several cans of veggies, sardines, bean dip, (you get the idea)Mix all the contents in a large bowl (should resemble vomit). Put a dime in the bottom. Have students come up one at a time and search for the buried treasure. Give each one 30 seconds to find it. ...
Needed: Several nails, one 2x6 board at least 4' long, and several tools like a hammer, screwdriver, spoon, hairbrush, etc. Introduction: "Sometimes in life we go to the wrong place for solutions. In those cases, we usually fail because we use the wrong method to accomplish something. I need a few volunteers ..."Pull out a board...
Main Point: Understanding that in good times or bad God is in controlTitle: Remote Control!Information: This discussion is designed to help students understand that God’s is in control. Students will see that in good times or bad, God is in every situation and in control.Items Needed: Bible and two or more remote control cars*Call students...