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Christian Object Lesson Jesus Is the Way Jesus points us toward God.
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Materials A compass Learning Activity 1. As a small game, stand in the center of the room and let students arrange themselves in lines next to you to form a cross “+”. 2. Designate one line of the cross as “North.”
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3. Designate the remaining three lines the other directions of the compass (East, etc) 4. Then using the compass, let youth / children rotate themselves so that the correct line is facing north. Ask them to freeze. 5. Move to another place in the room.
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6. On your signal they are to reform the compass at the new location you have selected, pointing themselves in the correct directions of the compass. (To make it more difficult, stand in a doorway, next to a wall, squat under a table, etc.)
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7. First line of the cross to get in the correct position wins, making sure they are all facing their respective directions of the compass.
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Application Ask the children to point to north at a given signal. Check who is right with the compass. Then try to confuse the youngsters by turning round, going to a corner or standing on a chair and asking where north is from those positions.
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Whatever position we are in, a compass will direct us accurately to north. And wherever we are, Jesus points us toward God.
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Scripture Text John 14:5-14
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