Faith Metaphors: 50 Interactive Object Lessons for Youth Ministry - Softcover

Group Publishing

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764423010 ISBN 13: 9780764423017

Publisher: Group Pub Inc, 2001

Synopsis

Fresh, interaction-packed pointmaking object lessons!

Remember Jesus with the fish and loaves? The mustard seed? The point He made with each object? Make powerful points like that in every lesson, study or message you lead with Faith Metaphors. This book features 50 fresh, new, easy-to-prepare object lessons that actively involve students on topics they care about, like: Following God, Family, Faith, Dating, and God's Love. Whether you need a memorable object lesson to add to your lesson or a complete, unforgettable lesson, you'll find it here!

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Faith Fresh, interactive, pointmaking object lessons!

Nothing compares to the power of a good object lesson to make a memorable point. Remember Jesus with the fish and loaves? The mustard seed? The inscription on the coin? And the point he made with each object? You sure do! Now you can make powerful points like that in every lesson, study or message you lead with Faith Metaphors.

This book features: 50 all-new, easy-to-prepare object lessons! All objects used are easy to obtain, and all the object lessons are tried, tested and proven effective.

Group participation! Gone are the days of simply holding up an object and talking about it. Every one of these object lessons actively involves students with the object lesson!

Student-gripping themes! Each object lesson digs into a theme your teens want to hear about, like Forgiveness, Following God, Family, Faith, Dating, and God's Love.

Flexibility! Shrink or expand the object lesson to fit your time constraints. Add these to your own lessons and messages or use them as your lesson or message!

Taking it Farther (complete lesson) ideas! Each object lesson offers cool extra ideas leaders can use to create a complete lesson.

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Introduction Question: What do these three scenes have in common? *One teenager hides in a darkened room, gripping a laser pointer tightly. Several other teenagers carefully search for him or her with their flashlights.

*A group of teenagers work together to lift a heavy barbell.

*One teenager uses a remote control to "control" his or her friends.

Answer: All of the teenagers in these scenes are being impacted with important truths about God, Jesus and the Bible--through the use of object lessons!

The object lessons found in Faith Metaphors will help teenagers understand how it feels, smells, sounds, tastes, and looks to be a Christian by providing concrete, real- world connections to more abstract concepts. Each object lesson centers around one specific, easy-to-obtain object. Teenagers are encouraged to interact with the object and each other in creative, fun ways to bring them to "aha" moments in which they see true glimpses of God's power and glory in the mundane.

These lessons use objects such as credit card applications, a box of cereal, and even gerbils to help your teenagers understand more about God and his plans for their lives. Many of the object lessons include "FYI" boxes to provide helpful information as you plan and carry out these lessons.

In addition, each object lesson ends with a "Taking It Further" option, which provides valuable ideas and resources to turn the object lesson into a full-fledged lesson or lesson series.

The lessons are arranged in alphabetical order according to topic to make it easy for you to choose an experience for your teenagers. In addition, Faith Metaphors ends with a Scripture index to help you further.

So go ahead--choose an everyday object, and use Faith Metaphors to create an out-of-this-world experience your teenagers won't ever forget!

Edition details

• Publisher: Group Pub Inc
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764423010
• ISBN 13: 9780764423017
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 117