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| We also have to realize the importance of Jesus’ parable. When we try to fix others problems/sins before we let Jesus fix us, then we are going to be like the blind leading the blind. We are not going to get anywhere—in fact we might be better off just letting them go instead of trying to help. Once we get fixed, or remove the plank in our own eye, then we can truly begin to help those around us. Just as Jesus tells us a good tree doesn’t bear bad fruit, and a bad tree doesn’t bear good fruit, so also we first must fix our eyes on Jesus, then we will bear good fruit. If we fix our eyes on other things, we will fail. Hand out the paper and markers. Ask students to draw a picture of themselves as a tree. What kind of fruit is on the tree? Good fruit? Fruit that looks good on the outside but is rotten on the inside? Fruit that is bad? How do they feel about the fruit on their tree? Ask students to draw a “plank” and write on it the plank that is in their own eye. Discuss: How do you become a good tree? How do you get the plank out of your own eye? Allow students to answer before you say: We can’t do this on our own—God has to change us. We need God to change our identity as a tree and get the plank out of our eye. RESPOND: (5–10 minutes) Gather students at the worship center, light the candle and turn off the lights. Give blindfolds back to students. Explain that you are going to give them time to sit in silence and darkness, to think about what kind of tree they are, and what the planks are in their eyes. Ask students to put blindfolds on, then to pray to God and listen to God talking to their heart. Continued... |
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