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LEARNING FROM OUR MISTAKES ESTIMATED TIME 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES
RESOURCES › iPad/computer and projector. › Slides, posters, printouts and video testimony (see extra material).
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CONNECT 25 MINUTES
AIMS
ACTIVITY 2
› To understand that there are paths that
lead to abundant life and paths that lead to spiritual, emotional and physical death.
10 MINUTES
› Divide the students into 2 groups - with group A on one side, and group B on the other. › Ask one volunteer from each group to come
OBJECTIVES
to the front to represent their team.
› To identify some of the things that can lead
us down the path that veers toward death. › To recognize the opportunities that God
wants to give us when we choose the path that leads to life.
› Project the 10 posters for this session (see
extra material) onto the screen. Each poster
should only be shown for a maximum of 10 seconds. › The first of the two volunteers to raise their
hand will have the opportunity to define the concept on the poster in one sentence. The teacher will judge the quality of the answer and award a point accordingly.
WELCOME 10 MINUTES
› Allow the students to come in and find a seat. › Welcome the students to LifeClass and
spend some time finding out a little about them, asking them to introduce themselves to each other.
› If neither of the volunteers knows how to
answer within the allotted time, someone from their teams can help them. › If no satisfactory answer is given, simply move
onto the next slide. › The team with the most points wins the game.
ACTIVITY 1 5 MINUTES
› Project the slide with the following verse onto the screen: “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death” (Proverbs 14:12 NASB). › Ask
2 students to explain understand from the verse.
what
they
› Explain that today’s class is a new opportunity
for them to return to the path that leads to life.
› POSTERS • Stubbornness • Opportunity • Life • Success • Change • Youth • Encounter • Reconciliation • Restoration • Learning
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CONCEIVE 1 HOUR
AIMS
ACTIVITY 2
› To understand that God wants to restore us
and give us His salvation and the opportunity to have a much better life despite the mistakes we have made.
15 MINUTES
› Divide the class into 6 groups. › Give each group a number between 1 and 6.
› To reflect on the lives we have been living so
› Give out the 6 posters (see extra material)
that we can come to a place of choosing the life God offers us.
accordingly, one per group. Each poster tells a different part of the story of the prodigal son.
OBJECTIVES
› Each group will have 4 minutes to prepare a
› To recognize the different phases the prodigal
son lived through. › To identify the four precious opportunities he
drama for the scene they have been given. Each drama should last no longer than one minute. › Allow the groups to present their dramas in
had. › To know that the Lord wants to give each of
the order of the story.
us those same opportunities. ACTIVITY 3 ACTIVITY 1 7 MINUTES
Show this week’s video testimony.
20 MINUTES Note:
Prepare in prayer: ask the Lord to anoint the lesson and enable you to share the message in a real and relevant way. Use our suggested points and add your own personal testimonies. Remember not to spend more than 20 minutes speaking . › Say a short prayer to begin. › Using
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the following message outline, explain the four opportunities that the new believer has during this course.
WORLD
INTRODUCTION LifeClass is:
• Satisfying the desires of the soul (I AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET GOD
As your true Father. AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE RESTORED
want, I think, I feel).
• Investing time into pursuing passing pleasures.
personally and in your family relationships.
• Acting according to our own will,
› Show the image of the cross. Explain that
• Ignoring the reality of eternity af-
› Spiritually,
the cross was made of 2 pieces of wood: one horizontal and the other vertical. God provided reconciliation on the cross, firstly with Himself, and then with our neighbor. God’s heart is that we would live a life of peace and harmony with everyone as far as possible (Colossians 1:20).
forgetting about God. ter death.
GOD • Having constant communion with God, continually nourishing our spirit.
• Having abundance in all things (family, emotions, personal goals, etc.).
intellect,
• Doing the will of God in our lives - His will is always good, pleasing and perfect.
• Obtaining eternal salvation for our souls. AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE
› God wants to make us new and mend what
has been broken in us because of the wrong decisions we have made. AN OPPORTUNITY TO FIND PROVISION
› God longs to give us everything we need:
spiritual, emotional and material provision. ACTIVITY 4 5 MINUTES
› Ask the students to reflect on what they think
“Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world. And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever” (1 John 2:15-17 NLT) .
the difference between living and surviving is. › Ask some of the students to share their
opinions. › Provide a contrast between the life the world
offers and the life God offers.
› Explain to your students that:
“Today, God is inviting you to choose the path that leads to eternal life.”
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CREATE 15 MINUTES
› Ask the students to find a photo of themselves
AIMS › To
decide to receive God’s forgiveness and restoration through the four precious opportunities He offers us.
OBJECTIVES › To recognize the four precious opportunities
God offers us. › To identify which of these we would like to
experience and why.
and stick it onto the polaroid frame during the week. › The students should now write down on the
back of the sheet why they want to experience the opportunity they have chosen. › Share some of the students’ answers in next
week’s session. WEEKLY CHALLENGE 5 MINUTES
ACTIVITY 1 10 MINUTES
› Give each student a printout of the blank
polaroid picture (see extra material).
› Encourage the students to go back over their
notes from today’s lesson. › Teach the students how to read the student
book (show them that each day has something for them to read and to do). Set them the challenge of reading their book every day and completing the exercises. › Encourage them to think about which activity
they enjoy most as they read through the book during the week so that they can talk about their experiences in the following class. PRAYER 5 MINUTES
Lead the students in prayer so that they can: E D I U G ’ S R E H C A E T
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› Have a real encounter with Jesus › Ask the students to write down which one of
› Be restored and made new
the opportunities they would like to experience
› Access the provision that comes from God.
(Encounter, Reconciliation, Restoration or Provision) in the space provided under the
Note: If necessary, take some extra time to
polaroid.
pray for your students and minister to them. Be careful not to run over the allocated time of each class.
