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2) WHO’S YOUR NATHAN? YOU NEED AN EDITOR!

NATHAN CONFRONTING KING DAVID IS FOUND IN 2 SAMUEL 12:1-14 THE SETTING BETWEEN DAVID AND NATHAN Nathan the prophet was a gift to King David, giving him counsel on issues from architecture to music to succession and, most importantly, the heart of the king himself. David’s life was not right, and his heart was notContinueContinue reading “2) WHO’S YOUR NATHAN? YOU NEED AN EDITOR!”

5-3-1 LITERACY ACTIVITY

This is a great activity to get your group thinking about the topic you are presenting. My wife and I typically break the room into small groups of three to four and have them brainstorm together. We will give them the POWER WORD of our lesson for them to brainstorm about. For the purpose ofContinueContinue reading “5-3-1 LITERACY ACTIVITY”

G.R.O.W. IN GRACE

This is a quick overview of Christian growth that I have used with new converts and thought it may be helpful in your perspective ministries. We know that if something is alive, it is suppose to grow. We are going to look at a four-part acrostic on the word G.R.O.W. to give us an outline ofContinueContinue reading “G.R.O.W. IN GRACE”

PERSONALITY BALL

NEEDED: A Beach ball This is a great icebreaking activity that was created by a group of 7th grade students. Everyone stands in a circle and you throw the ball to each other. When you catch the ball you take your right hand and whatever color your hand is on you have to say yourContinueContinue reading “PERSONALITY BALL”

1) WHO’S YOUR JONATHAN? YOU NEED A TRUE FRIEND!

1 Sam 19:1-6 And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David. 2. But Jonathan Saul’s son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secretContinueContinue reading “1) WHO’S YOUR JONATHAN? YOU NEED A TRUE FRIEND!”

BEACHBALL ABC’S

OBJECTIVE: This is a great activity to get participants of all ages talking about the content you are teaching. Whether you are using this as a pre-telling strategy where you are gauging your groups knowledge of a topic your getting ready to teach, or a retelling strategy where you are gauging what your group has justContinueContinue reading “BEACHBALL ABC’S”

7 X-CITING WAYS TO SUPPORT PRAYER IN YOUR MINISTRY

7 X-CITING WAYS TO SUPPORT PRAYER IN YOUR MINISTRY This resource will give your ministry se7en ways to make teaching prayer intentional: 1) HAVE A CONSISTENT PRAYER TIME At Se7en Student Ministries we adopted the“Se7en Prayer Challenge.” All you have to do is pray se7en minutes every day at 7:00 pm. 2) HAVE GROUP PRAYER EVERY WednesdayContinueContinue reading “7 X-CITING WAYS TO SUPPORT PRAYER IN YOUR MINISTRY”

SHRINK O’MATIC

Students will have to work through difficult circumstances to complete this activity. INSTRUCTIONS: Break your students into teams Give each team a tarp Tell them that the tarp is an ISLAND and the grass is the OCEAN Then instruct the teams to fold their tarp once without stepping in the ocean Keep giving them instructionsContinueContinue reading “SHRINK O’MATIC”

6) IT’S REAL, IT’S REAL

IT’S REAL, IT’S REAL, I KNOW THAT IT’S REAL THIS PENTECOSTAL BLESSING AND I KNOW, I KNOW IT’S REAL IF THIS IS NOT THAT, THEN WHAT IS THIS, AND WHERE IN THE WORLD IS THAT? Acts 2:14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men ofContinueContinue reading “6) IT’S REAL, IT’S REAL”

THINKING ABOUT THINKING

I recently posted several tweets about the topic of thinking. I was asked what I was working on. I’m really not working on anything particular . . . I’m just thinking. However, it has been my experience that what I think on now becomes material for things that I am doing later. So startContinueContinue reading “THINKING ABOUT THINKING”