Trust Obstacle Course

Supplies:

chairs, boxes, cushions, anything that would be good for creating an obstacle course

Trust Obstacle Course - Prior to students’ arrival, set up an obstacle course using chairs, cushions, boxes, etc.  If weather permits, you may want to do this outdoors where there’s more room.  Tell students that you love and care for each one of them.  Tell them that it is your desire to be there for them and to teach them God’s Word.  Ask students if they believe that you have their best interest at heart. Ask if they trust you.  Ask if they would trust you even if you asked them to do something hard.  Ask for a volunteer.  Blindfold volunteer and guide them through the obstacles from one end of area to other.  Ask volunteer if he/she believed what you said.  Talk about the importance of believing God and trusting that He will always keep His promises even if what He asks us to do seems hard or even impossible.

This is a good lead-in to the story of Abraham being asked to sacrifice Isaac.  Abe had to believe God's promise that his son would have children, then trust Him to either raise Isaac from the dead or provide a substitute in order for the promise to be fulfilled.

My Father's Business

Supplies Needed:                                                                   

magnets

metal items

Read story of the boy Jesus teaching in the temple from Luke 2: 41-52.

Ask, "What was Jesus’ response to His mother’s question once they found Him?”  I MUST be where My Father’s work is. “Some Bibles say, ‘My Father’s house or My Father’s business, but the actual Greek translation is this:  ‘Didn’t you know that I had to be about My Father?’  (Hold up magnet and demonstrate the following illustration while explaining) “Just like metal cannot resist a magnet, Jesus could not resist being in His Father’s presence.  He was drawn to Him just like the metal is drawn to the magnet.  Our Father longs for us to be about Him too.  He longs to spend time with us, to tell us His secrets, to show us His will, to open our faith eyes to see the Kingdom...He longs for us to hear Him, trust Him, and obey Him.  Let’s see what He wants to tell us or show us right now, then let’s trust whatever He says or shows, then follow through by obeying whatever He tells us or shows us.”  

Spend some quiet time just seeking The Father's heart and listening to what He says.


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