Life's Foundation
Main Point: Help students think about the foundation of their life-
what are they building their life on?
Supplies:
1. Youth Group Challenge or Game props
2. Paper,
pencils/pens for everyone
3. Video clips, TV, and VCR if using video
discussion starter
Kids Arrive: about 6:30-6:45
make them feel welcome
learn names and interests
give new people a New Person Form
Bring it together: about 7:15pm
"Hey, glad to see you all here.
Welcome to ??????
Introduce new people: give them a blow-pop, skittles, or snickers bar,
etc.
Youth Challenge:
(an up front game/crowdbreaker) Have two students
come up and do some challenge against each other. (Chubby bunnies, dollar hop,
baby food eating contest, burp contest, etc. Be creative!!!
Announcements: upcoming activities, events
Games: Choose games from Game List
Discussion Starters:
Large Group Discussion Option: How many of you
saw on the news when flood victims had 10 minutes to pack and leave- What would
you pack? What are important to you?
Video Clip Option: City Slickers Clip showing Curly talking to Mitch
saying life is all about one thing- and you have to find out what it is
Large Group Exercise:
Things are not the only thing important to
many of us. People, talents, abilities are also. Maybe you like music- baseball,
drawing, family, and friends. We are going to pass out a peice of paper to you.
Tear it into 5 peices. Write down the 5 most important "things" in your life on
5 different cards (people, things, whatever)
Let's hear some of the things you came up with.
Exercise:
Hold the five things in your hands- drop any material possessions because
they got stolen.
If its a person (friend or family member) drop that card because they died.
If its a physical characteristic like beauty, muscles- drop it because you
got a disease.
If it is a talent or ability drop that card because you got in a wreck and
lost it permanently.
Think about this: Close your eyes and ask yourself these questions . .
.
1. What do I have left?
2. What was the hardest card to drop?
3. Most
cultures believe in life after death. Which of these things prepare you for the
inevitable conclusion of your life, "death".
Statements:
He who dies with the most toys... wins? no... still
dies- what are you going to take with you.
There are no U-hauls on a
hearse.
If you don't have a foundation for the life to come, than your
foundation on earth is shaky.
Wrap up:
During an earthquake the houses that survive are the ones
with solid foundations. We know how solid the foundation of our life is by how
we respond during tragedy and tough times. If we crumble, then what we base our
life on is a poor foundation. As an example, if what we want in life is money
and then we become paralyzed, all the money in the world won't help us.
Have a kid give a testimony. (e.g. "I used to pursue ________, but I never
found happiness and I realized that they were temporary things, expendable
things- God is the only thing that can be the one thing in our life") and share
how they became a Christian, how God is the most important thing in their life
and the difference it has made.
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