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| "ATHENIAN AND AMERICAN IDOLS" by Randall Schlabach | ||||||||||||
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YOUTH GROUP LESSON 83
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| SESSION OUTLINE FOCUS: Ask the students to share any highlights or downers about their week. After they have done this, ask: What took the most of your time and energy this week? If you had to name one thing that was the main focus of your week, what would it be? Ask students to each form a statue that’s in a pose symbolizing a main emphasis of the week. (a sport, studying, drama, singing, watching TV, on the computer, etc.) When everyone is ready, have all of the statues “freeze.” Take pictures. CONNECT Ask: Do you think that what you are representing in your statue is, in any way, an “idol” in your life? If yes, freeze in that position. If no, relax. Talk briefly about what you see in the statues and invite students to comment as well. Transition statement: Our story today is about Paul, who noticed a lot of statues and idols when he was walking around Athens. One of them had an interesting inscription. EXPLORE THE BIBLE Hand out Bibles and ask students to turn to Acts 17:16-34. Assign parts to students: • Paul—already chosen prior to class • Jews and devout persons • People in marketplace • Philosophers Continued... |
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