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| "DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS" by Julie Snyder | ||||||||||||
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YOUTH GROUP LESSON 82
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| SESSION OUTLINE FOCUS Welcome students and ask them to divide into small groups. Ask them to think about this situation: “You have been put in jail for helping someone, and you had a chance to walk away from prison without much chance of getting caught.. Think of one reason why you might decide to stay there. The reason doesn’t have to be serious… be imaginative! Ask the students to come up with a short skit or dialogue to present their reason for not leaving prison. CONNECT Bring the groups together. Perform the skits, and talk about the reasons to stay in prison. Enjoy the absurd reasons, and discuss the more serious reasons. Ask: “Would you stay if it meant that you could save someone’s life? What if that someone was the guard?” EXPLORE THE BIBLE Read Acts 16:11-40. Discuss what the students think is the main point of this story. Talk about the familiar parts of the story. Then read it again, specifically looking for things that you may have missed the first time. Some questions to consider are: • Why were they singing while they were in prison? Which was more strange: them singing after a really bad day, or staying in prison when they had a chance to leave? • What are some of the “dragons” that Paul and Silas faced in this story? • Why do you think Paul and Silas stayed in prison when they could have easily escaped? What affect did their actions have on those around them? • Why do you think the other prisoners stayed? What was their motivation? • Why do you think the jailer responded the way he did? Continued... |
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