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| Invite students to add anything to the line that brings pressure into their day that you might not have mentioned. RESPOND: (5–10 minutes) Hand out the balloons to the students and ask them to blow them up but NOT to the point of bursting. Ask each student to write their name on their balloon and IF THEY WANT TO, they can also write down a pressure in their life for which they would like someone to pray for them. Exchange balloons so that everyone has someone else’s balloon. Ask students to take the balloon home and place it somewhere they’ll see it every day and be reminded to pray for the person who’s name is on their balloon. They may either pray for the specific situation listed on the balloon or for the person in general and whatever pressures he/she faces in their life. INSIGHTS FROM SCRIPTURE: When Jesus was brought to Pilate the first time, Pilate could not find him guilty of any crime. But the people were insistent, and when Pilate heard that Jesus was from Galilee, he sent him to Herod because Herod ruled over Galilee. Pilate was probably relieved to send the irrational crowd somewhere else, but his relief didn’t last long. When Herod didn’t convict Jesus, the chief priests and scribes brought him back to Pilate. Pressured by the people who wanted Jesus killed, Pilate decided to try a compromise. He would flog Jesus. Beat him badly. Surely that would satiate the crowd’s hunger for violence. Continued... |
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