This is how I did the evening, I didn't use everything mentioned here but just went with the flow of things. Feel free to adapt it for your group.
Differences, changes and fear
Im not going to say what we're going to talk about but I'm going to give you a clue. Ask a boy to dress as a girl ask everyone what they think then what the boy thinks.
Conclude the change
In the last few weeks and maybe in the next few all of us have/ will experience changes
1-Changing school- school year- class- subjects
2-Starting college- University
3-Moving away
4-Getting used to doing something after the summer
5-Getting new students
Anyone think of anymore?
With changes comes fear and tonight we're going to look at some bible verses and some ways of over coming fear.
Fear examples:
· When you go to a new place
· Before going on a roller coaster
· Coming to one of my games nights!
COUPLE OF FEAR GAMES HERE-
1-LEAN BACK AND I'LL CATCH YOU- One person stands behind another, the front person must let themselves fall backwards and be caught by the person in the back.
2- THE CIRCLE LEGS KIND OF GAME-this is where everyone is in a circle on the floor with their legs out and feet touching and making a circle in the middle also with their arms out. One person stands in the middle and everyone else pushes them around by their arms. The person in the middle must let themselves go.
SHEETS FOR ALL (THE TWO STORIES)-Sorry not included with the information here but the sheets roughly were bible examples of change along with everyday examples plus questions. These sort of things could be found in a youth bible.
They then did the sheets in a group before the groups met up and discussed each of their sheets.
Finally
What do you fear most at school/ college/ work, write it on a piece of paper being handed round.
Get people to share if they want if not/ when done
On flip chart or normal paper get people to say what you could do to over come this fear
Get people to try it!
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