Jesus is led into the wilderness by the Spirit (right after he is baptized) and is there (both physically and symbolically) for 40 days and 40 nights. He is hungry, tired and worn. And the devil, the tempter, comes to Jesus in his human weakness and tempts him.
I recently returned from a business trip in which I flew on an airplane. Coupled with some other “flight” experiences, I use the analogy of the wild blue wilderness in the sky to illustrate some practical aspects of life and temptation.
Story Lesson (247.28kb, pdf)
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During Followers 2010-2011, the students interacted with phrases, verses and Bible stories. On the last day of Followers, we had the students write down some practical applications of actually practicing these principles in real life. This series “Quotes from kids” will share what the kids wrote:
Say it Phrase: Choosing the wrong friends will drag you down, so choose the right friends to hang around.
Say it Verse: Walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble. Proverbs 13:20
Quotes:
Sometimes the best way to teach a concept is to show how NOT to do it!
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I like to frontload rules and expectations with students to stave off, on the front-end, any negative or unwanted behavior. Generally, it works. There is this thing called “human nature,” however, that gets in the way!
One of the rules we have to mention at the beginning of a lock-in is to not blow out the pilot lights on the gas stove in the kitchen. We have to talk about this because the students think they are doing the church a favor by blowing it out for us! However, mentioning this random rule causes the students to be really curious about a behavior they might have been unaware of before… tricky line in communicating rules and when not to communicate rules…
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During Followers 2010-2011, the students interacted with phrases, verses and Bible stories. On the last day of Followers, we had the students write down some practical applications of actually practicing these principles in real life. This series “Quotes from kids” will share what the kids wrote:
Say it Phrase: Our words should give encouragement and life, not cause hurt, anger or strife.
Say it Verse: Your tongue has the power of life and death. Those who love to talk will eat the fruit of their words. Proverbs 18:21
Quotes:
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This week we find ourselves interacting with John the Baptist (JTB), the cousin of Jesus. The Main Street students grabbed their Bibles, turned to Mark 1, and read about who JTB was, what JTB talked about, and who JTB baptized. Talk about a passionately, wild man of God.
Story Lesson (386.86kb, pdf)
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Awesome!
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As sometimes happens on the interwebs, links go down and videos are changed. It seems that this video is no longer available. My apologies.
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