![]() How can we live out this verse in our lives this week?įlorence, Kentucky Indoor Game 6: All Shook Up.What does this verse say about peer pressure?.Say: Peer pressure is when friends - or peers - pressure us to do something. How is that like or unlike the way you feel when friends are trying to get you to go somewhere or do something you really don’t want to do?.The one person facing the opposite direction tries to pull the group his or her way. Then have the group travel together in the direction they’re facing. Then choose one person in each group to face the opposite way from the others. Palm Beach, Florida Indoor Game 5: Pushed and Pulledįorm groups of four to six. If you’d like to do that today, just tell God silently that you want to be a person of influence while I pray. Say: God is calling us today to become people of influence - people who influence others to do what’s right, to make good choices, and to live full lives that honor Christ. Were any of their influential strategies similar to what our groups used today, such as enthusiasm?.Tell about a time someone influenced you to do something good.What did you group members do that did or did not work?.How many of you who came back into the room were influenced to do your group’s action?.Let the groups continue their actions for a minute and then stop. See how many of the people coming back inside the room join their group in the action they’re doing. Once they’ve started their actions, have the people from each group who went outside come back in and rejoin their group. Tell them the goal is to get the person who comes back in to join them in performing their action. Ask them to continue their action and not say anything when the person from their group comes back in. Have the remaining three people in each group do an action of their choosing, such as waving their arms, jogging in place, or clapping. Lansing, Illinois Indoor Game 4: Imitationįorm groups of four, and have one person from each group leave the room. Have kids pray with the partners they discussed the questions with earlier. Say: Let’s do what God tells us to do when we’re anxious or stressed. How can God help us deal with the stress in our lives?.How do you feel when you’re stressed in real life?.How did you feel as you pressed on your balloon?.Which thing made you put the most pressure on your balloon?.Have kids turn to a partner and discuss these questions: Continue to call out stresses kids face until the list is exhausted or the balloons are broken. Don’t release the pressure between things that I call out.Ĭall out things that can cause stress in a child’s life, such as parents fighting, a test at school, a family move, being sick, a pet dying, too much to do, breaking a friend’s toy, and so on. If so, put a lot of pressure on your balloon. Or perhaps the thing I call out causes a lot of stress for you. If so, put a little pressure on your balloon. Maybe the thing I call out causes a little stress for you. Say: I’m going to call out things that can cause stress in your life. Have children each place the balloon under one of their feet. Give each child a balloon to inflate and tie off. Hudson, Massachusetts Indoor Game 3: Stressed! What do you think Jesus would have you do about that “impossible” thing?.What’s something you’re facing that seems impossible?.Is there anything that is impossible for God to do? Why or why not?.What are things that are impossible for us to do that God can do?.Would you say this was an impossible task? Why or why not?.While this is a near-impossible task, applaud your kids’ creativity and efforts. Say: Your group can eat as many Hershey’s Kisses as you want - as long as you don’t use your hands to unwrap them.Īllow time. Give each group a bag of Hershey’s Kisses. ![]() Snohomish, Washington Indoor Game 2: Doing the Impossibleįorm groups of four. Then let’s pray for one another and help carry one another’s burdens. Find a partner, then write your partner’s burden on your shoe. Say: A great way to help one another carry our burdens is to pray for one another.
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