Was it Worth it?

June 15, 2004

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. Let winner keep the dime. Explain that many times we look for answers in the wrong places, or we try things that are not good for us in order to get something of value. I used the phrase “finding a dime in a bucket of vomit” to get the point across.

Added by Alan Lay

By Jonathan McKee 6 Comments

Jonathan McKee

Jonathan McKee is the author of over twenty books including the brand new The Guy's Guide to FOUR BATTLES Every Young Man Must Face; The Teen’s Guide to Social Media & Mobile Devices; If I Had a Parenting Do Over; and the Amazon Best Seller - The Guy's Guide to God, Girls and the Phone in Your Pocket. He speaks to parents and leaders worldwide, all while providing free resources for youth workers on TheSource4YM.com. Jonathan, his wife Lori, and their three kids live in California.

6 Comments

Geanne Graham
February 6, 2015 at 12:00 am
Great Love it
Maria
February 3, 2016 at 12:00 am
Youth
Stacy Williams
October 5, 2016 at 12:00 am
great lesson
Kcompton
January 31, 2017 at 12:00 am
Want to use for a youth/ children's devotion
Tara
July 30, 2017 at 12:00 am
Great lesson
Kcompton
January 31, 2017 at 12:00 am
Want to use for a youth/ children's devotion