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Christian Object Lesson - Target Practice Is it the proper Christian response to knock others down in order to be lifted up, or to simply lift others up?
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Materials paper or Styrofoam cups and a rubber / foam dart gun. A ladder with steps at different heights. In place of Nerf darts you can use pink pong balls, small rubber balls or even wads of paper.
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What to do 1. Give each youth a cup and allow them to write their name on the cup. 2. Line the cups up for target practice from across the room. 3. If a youth’s cup has been knocked off, they must shoot down another cup in order to place their cup back up.
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4. Each time they shoot another cup down they can raise their cup up one level (step) on the ladder. 5. When a cup is knocked off, it begins all the way at the bottom again. 6. Continue for a specified amount of time and then reward the victor(s) at the top of the ladder
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Take it to the Next Level
• How is this activity similar to life and being at the top of the ladder? • What are some ways we knock others down in order to raise ourselves up?
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Is this part of life and acceptable for Christian behavior? Explain. How did you feel at the top? When knocked down? Is it the proper Christian response to knock others down in order to be lifted up, or to simply lift others up?
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Scripture Ephesians 4:29
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