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| "BRINGING LIFE TO SOMETHING THAT SEEMS DEAD" by Lara Hochstetler | ||||||||||||
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YOUTH GROUP LESSON 100
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| • Do you think Paul felt guilty about preaching so long that Eutychus fell asleep? • So … Eutychus fell out of the window and died on impact. What a horrible thing to have happen! Then Paul embraces him and says he’s alive after all! Wow! Can you imagine the roller coaster of emotions going on! Have you ever had such strong emotions in a short amount of time? Maybe you lost something, then found it. Or heard bad news that turned out to be not so bad? Does anybody have a story to tell? • Eutychus isn’t the only person who was thought to be dead but came back to life. Can you think of other stories in the Bible? • Divide students into 4 groups and assign each group one of the following passages: John 11, 1 Kings 17:17-24; 2 Kings 4:8-37; Luke 8:40-56. After students have read the passage, ask them to share their story with the group and discuss the similarities and differences between the stories and how they compare to Eutychus’ story. APPLY Say: Most of us won’t experience someone coming back to life from death, but all of us have aspects in our lives that feel “dead” at times—whether it is a relationship, a dream or hope, your connection with God, etc. What part of your life feels kind of dead right now? I’d like for you to take a piece of clay and shape something that represents that lack of life. You won’t have to share this with the class, so feel free to shape whatever you want to. Allow time for students to shape their clay. Then say: Now take the clay and let the Holy Spirit guide you to form a shape that represents the new life God wants to give you. Imagine the Spirit breathing in you and standing over you and holding you like Paul did with Eutychus. Form a shape that represents the love and new life from God. Continued... |
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