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| "YOU NEED THIS!" by Jeremy Patterson | |||||||||||||
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YOUTH GROUP LESSON 61
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| SESSION OUTLINE FOCUS: Ask each of the students to go through the personal belongings they brought with them. Have them pull out cell phones, iPods, CDs. Give each person an opportunity to tell you about the newest thing they’ve purchased or received as a gift. (Be sensitive to those who may not be as financially well-to-do as others. Use the popcorn method of sharing rather than going around the circle.) Have each person take a slip of paper and a pencil. Instruct them to write down something they really want to buy. Tell them to make a note of where they saw the item. (On a TV commercial, in a store, a friend had one, etc.) CONNECT: Divide the class into groups, and ask each group to come up with a TV commercial selling something that the typical teen really “must have.” They will need to perform the skit inside the “TV” (refrigerator box.) You may want to rig some sheets up on the sides of the TV to give the actors some room to get ready and perform. People who aren’t in the skit being performed are the TV watchers. Encourage students to be creative and silly as they sell beauty products, cars, soda, electronics, clothes, cell phones, etc. They can use the things they brought to the session as props. EXPLORE THE BIBLE Bring the group together after the skits have been performed. Write the following statement on the board or newsprint: When we listen to the messages of ads, we are being taught not to follow Jesus and to buy into myths about what makes us happy. Discuss: Do students believe that statement is true? Why or why not? What are examples of why it is or isn’t true? How did the ads they created serve as examples of it being true or not true? Divide into small groups and give each group a concordance and a Bible to each student. Ask them to locate scripture passages that explain how Jesus would want us to respond to the ads we see and hear. Share the passages with the whole group and discuss them together Continued... |
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