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Whats the issue: food for taste test (pizza, popcorn etc).
Whats next?: A Bible, torches and light, paper and pencils.
LEADER TIP: ORGANIZING SMALL GROUPS
Small group discussion is a good time for leaders to disciple a small group of children. Put teens of the
same age and gender together. Match the leader carefully with the type of group.
KICKOFF!
Use some of these activities depending on how much time you have for the session
1. Welcome add activities that your group especially likes to do add that special
flavour of your groups personality!
Singing, making music, snack time, sport, football, volleyball, chat and catch up, worship.
BibleMAX Teens
Have volunteers taste the food without the important ingredient. Can they work out whats not right? Now taste with the special
ingredient.
Debrief questions
Bring the group close together and discuss these questions to help them understand.
section to each group. Each group must read and discuss the scripture. Then they prepare a short
presentation to help communicate the ideas to the rest of the group. The presentation may be in the form of a
short talk, a short drama or mime, a forum of questions and answers, an interview with a character from the
Bible passage or a discussion, debate or explanation.
IMPORTANT
Help children realize that our love and faith in Jesus should change us and be clear to be seen by others
around us. We cannot hide our faith in Jesus from those around us. They should see our faith through our
actions and praise God.
7. Spotlight
This game is played outside in the dark on a playing field up to the size of an oval. A park would be perfect with trees and other
object to hide behind. A bright light is put at one end of the field. Each person starts at the other end of the field of play and has
to try to sneak their way to the light without being seen. 3 or 4 leaders wearing sunglasses are hidden on the field with torches.
These leaders can spot anyone they see moving with a torch and send them back to the start. Play the game again if time.
CONTINUE
10. Encouragement
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Stick a piece of paper to each persons back. Ask everyone to take a pencil and write an encouraging thing they see in the
other persons life. Spend 5 minutes moving around to as many people as possible to write encouraging comments. Play music
while this is happening.
Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and
praise your Father in heaven. Matt 5:16
SUGGESTION: Make the memory verse into a song. Eg boy band, pop diva or punk.
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Matthew 5:43-48
Matthew 5:44
Love your enemies. God will give you strength and wisdom through prayer.
PREPARE
We all come from different backgrounds. Many of us have enemies which go back generations. We have learned about them
from our family, communities and culture. We also have rivals who we compare ourselves with. We dont want them to do
better than us. But what does Jesus say? To love your enemies and pray for them! Why pray? So we invite God to be involved.
So we can begin to change our attitudes. So the cycle of sin can be broken.
Reflect on this through the week. Who are your rivals? Do you have someone you need to pray about?
Things you will need in the following sections:
Kickoff!: Leader story
KICKOFF!
Use some of these activities depending on how much time you have for the session
1. Welcome
Singing, making music, snack time, sport, football, volleyball, chat and catch up, worship.
2. Leader welcome:
A leader tells a story about how they had an enemy and what the terrible consequences were for themselves
and the enemy.
4. Moral dilemma
What would you do if someone got on social media (Facebook) and told lies and gossip about you to
embarrass you? Now everyone in your school, sports team and church think you are terrible?
Pair and share you answer then hear suggestions from the group.
SUGGESTION: Unpack the Bible- Way 2- Write a paraphrase of the scripture (Rewrite it in your own words).
HOW TO LIVE - BibleMAX Teens
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You could read the passage in a standard version of scripture and then read it again in a different version like
The Message teens can write their own.
IMPORTANT
Help everyone realize that the best way to deal with our enemies to pray for them, not retaliate with hate.
7. Game: Payback
Ask everyone to stand facing a partner. A person in the pair will start by doing something to the other person (eg. tap them on
the shoulder). The other person will then do the same thing back, and then add something else e.g. slap on face. This goes on
and builds up until they cannot remember the sequence of payback. Remind everyone not to hurt others.
CONTINUE
Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. Matthew 5:44
Suggestion: Sticker. Write down the verse on the piece of paper and stick it at home at the place
you visit the most during the day.
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Matthew 6: 1-4
Matthew 6:1a
Give to please God, not to try and impress others.
PREPARE
We can so easily get things back-to-front. Instead of giving to help someone who is in need, we can sometimes give so others
would see how good we are. Are we truly motivated to help or just to impress others? Or do both motivate us at the same time?
Jesus has excellent advice here; give secretly, then only God will see and it is He who will reward you.
Reflect on this through the week. Do you need to think about how you give?
Things you will need in the following sections:
Kickoff!: balloons or light ball.
KICKOFF!
1. Welcome
Singing, making music, snack time, sport, football, volleyball, chat and catch up, worship.
3. Leader welcome
Ask the group, what sort of secrets do people keep? Are they good secrets or bad secrets?
Tell the group about a time when you received a gift from an anonymous person. They kept the gift secret.
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Ask everyone to stand on a side of the room, left if they agree and right if they do not agree. Ask a few people
to give their reasons for their opinion.
IMPORTANT
Help everyone realize that giving is important to God. We can give in many ways but we must do it to
really help others; not to show-off and just meet our own needs.
9. Group challenge
Work in small groups. Ask each group to discuss these questions.
CONTINUE
When you do good deeds, dont try to show off! Matthew 6:1a
SUGGESTION: Speed-dating. Each person is to go around the room and tell as many people as possible the
memory verse in one minute.
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Matthew 6:5-15
Matthew 6:9-13
Talk to God because you are in relationship with him, not to try and impress others.
PREPARE
God invented prayer. Prayer allows us to communicate with the creator of the universe. He is so interested and involved in our
lives that He even knows what we need before we tell Him. Jesus teaches us about prayer because some people were praying
in particular ways and in certain places to try to impress others with their spirituality. Jesus wants us to simply talk to God with
just a few words and with an open and honest heart.
How do you pray? Is it a delight or a chore? Remember; enjoy communicating with God every day.
Things you will need in the following sections:
Kickoff!: simple drawings of shapes
Whats the issue: research how people pray from other religions,
Unpack the Bible: A Bible
Whats next?: Journals, Video cameras
LEADER TIP: MEDITATE AND PRAY
Take time to spend a lot of time in prayer this week. Use the Lords Prayer as a template for your own life.
They are not magic words that will please God, just a pattern to help us form our thoughts and prayers to
God. You cannot teach teens about prayer if you have not recently explored your own prayer life.
KICKOFF!
1. Welcome
Singing, making music, snack time, sport, football, volleyball, chat and catch up, worship.
Where did the message stop and change in the line? Why?
Do you think this message is very complicated?
How could you do it better?
Play the game again and pass on a different shape.
BibleMAX Teens
In pairs, sit back to back. Now have a conversation without turning around. Maybe talk about a favorite place or food. Now sit
facing each other and have a conversation. This time, both talk at the same time without either stopping to listen. Now sit facing
each other and have a conversation about a favourite time in your life. Take it in turns to speak and listen.
Debrief question
Why is it difficult to communicate when you cannot see the other person?
WHATS THE ISSUE?- TEACH THE BIBLE
IMPORTANT
Help everyone realise that we talk to God because we love him, need him and want to learn from Him. It is
foolish to just say prayers with words to impress people.
8. Watch video
Look at video of Pharisee and tax collector on Max7. Discuss this together.
9. Self reflection
Spend some time alone and write a prayer to God in your journal. No one will read this prayer so be as honest as you can.
Remember to always be honest with God.
CONTINUE
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your
will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us
not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. Matthew 6:9-13
Choose a Memory Verse activity. SUGGESTION: in teams of 5 people, make a video clip of the Lords Prayer in
a creative and personal way. It may include other words and phrases as well as the words of scripture.
11. Prayer
Show some of the video clips to the group if there is time.
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Matthew 6:19-24
Matthew 6:20-21
Live this life focused on eternity.
PREPARE
Our time on earth is an important time where we can meet Jesus and make a decision to follow Him for eternity. However
heaven is the main game. Jesus reminds us to invest our lives and set our hearts on heaven rather than get side tracked and
build wealth on earth that we cannot take to heaven with us. Earthly treasures have many problems!
Reflect on this through the week. What do you really treasure? Are you focused on storing treasure here or for eternity? What
treasure are you storing in Heaven?
Things you will need in the following sections:
Kickoff!: match sticks or similar, hoops or chalk to draw circles,
KICKOFF!
1. Welcome
Singing, making music, snack time, sport, football, volleyball, chat and catch up, worship.
How did you feel when you saw your treasure being taken by someone else?
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5. Priority list
Ask everyone to make a list of his or her top 10 earthly treasures. Now put them into order of value. Show the list to someone
else and talk about why some are more valuable than others.
up the complete passage by adding a verse with each reading. So begin with verse 1, then verse 1 and 2, and
then with verses 1,2 and 3.and so on. This allows the group to meditate on the verses.
IMPORTANT
Help everyone realise that our life on earth is a small introduction to what heaven will be. We need to live
our life on earth with our focus on eternity.
8. Reflection questions
Journalling. Have teens to think about their lives and their priorities. Ask these questions and then pair and
share.
CONTINUE