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| Option #2: Take the students outside (if possible) to a fire pit, where live coals (one for each student) are burning (perhaps you can start the coals burning before the session and at this point they are glowing). Give each student an aluminum pie tin. As they sit in a circle around the fire, say “We can’t see God like Isaiah did. Maybe that’s good, because that would be scary. But like Isaiah, God wants us to experience his holiness in a deeper way. God wants us to see our own lives, our own uncleanness in comparison to his glory and holiness. And seeing that, to cry out in sorrow and have our sins cleansed. And God is faithful in cleansing that sin. Let this coal, placed in front of you, be that sign of God’s holiness, God’s forgiveness and God’s call on your life.” In silence, using a metal tongs, take a live coal and place it in each student’s pie pan. (Younger students may be too tempted to touch the coal, so don’t do this part if it is too risky.) After 5 minutes, lead in a worship song and prayer. INSIGHTS FROM THE SCRIPTURE: Isaiah was a prophet of Judah (the southern kingdom) from 740 (the year King Uzziah died, chapter 6) through the Assryian invasion led by Sennecherib. Much of this time, Judah lived in fear of the world power Assyria. They watched as Assyria defeated Israel, their sister nation to the north. Isaiah loved Jerusalem and her kings and believed that God would favor Judah forever because of them. But he also knew that unless the people of Judah changed their ways, great punishment would come. Continued... |
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