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.

I CAN!

Scripture:  Philippians 4:13

Supplies:  canned food, 10 plastic or paper cups

Prepare ahead:  Label each cup with an obstacle the enemy tries to defeat us with (fear, sadness, sickness, etc...).  Label can with "Christ's Strength".

What to do: Use can to play a game like bowling.  Set up the paper cups (labeled with obstacles the enemy tries to defeat us with), then roll can (labeled with “Christ’s strength”) toward the cups to knock them down.  Students get one point for every cup they knock down.  “We don’t have to be afraid of the enemy’s schemes, because we CAN do ALL things through Christ!”

Straight Ahead

Supplies:

Crepe Paper Streamers

What to do:

If weather permits, go outside for foot races.  If weather doesn’t cooperate or if girls are dressed up, stay inside and have hopping races or crawling races, etc.  Get creative!  Mark off a finish line with crepe paper streamers.  Preferably taping ends to 2 chairs or something where it can be seen when looking straight ahead, rather than placing on the floor or ground.  After races, say, “In WHAT direction were you looking as you raced?”  straight ahead.   Race again, except this time instruct students to race while looking sideways or behind them, instead of looking straight ahead.  Ask, “WHEN was racing easier?  When you looked straight ahead at the goal or when you looked to the side or behind?  When we get distracted we tend to get tripped up or veer off course, which slows us down.  When we keep our eyes on the goal, we are more focused and run a straighter more direct path.”