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    Creative Bible Lessons from the Life of Christ: 12 Ready-to-Use Bible Lessons for Your Youth Group
    Creative Bible Lessons from the Life of Christ: 12 Ready-to-Use Bible Lessons for Your Youth Group
    Creative Bible Lessons from the Life of Christ: 12 Ready-to-Use Bible Lessons for Your Youth Group
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    Creative Bible Lessons from the Life of Christ: 12 Ready-to-Use Bible Lessons for Your Youth Group

    By Doug Fields

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    Do you want to teach solid Biblical truth to your kids without their eyes glazing over as soon as you say "open your Bibles"? Now you can, with Creative Bible Lessons on the Life of Christ. Veteran youth worker and Bible teacher Doug Fields has crafted 12 lively, ready-to-use lessons that actually make it fun to dig into Scripture. Fields utilizes creative learning techniques to spark your kids' interest and keep them actively involved in each lesson, including: - Learning games . . . - Hilarious handouts - Art projects anyone can do . . . Challenging simulations - Thought-provoking worksheets . . . - Skits and role-plays These techniques are built into clear, easy-to-use lessons that keep your kids active as they absorb the Biblical truth of each lesson. Fields also provides you with a brief teaching outline in each lesson that you can present to bring the message home. Best of all, these lessons are so complete, they require very little preparation time. You'll be able to build quality, creative Bible teaching into your busy schedule -- with Creative Bible Lessons on the Life of Christ.12 lessons.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherZondervan
    Release dateDec 15, 2009
    ISBN9780310854074
    Creative Bible Lessons from the Life of Christ: 12 Ready-to-Use Bible Lessons for Your Youth Group
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    Doug Fields

    Doug Fields has been a leader in youth ministry for over 30 years. In addition to being a youth pastor at two churches for 11 and 20 years, Doug is the founder of Simply Youth Ministry, the co-founder of Downloadyouthministry.com, the author of more than 50 books, and is currently working with Youth Specialties & Azusa Pacific University (HomeWord’s Center for Youth/Family). More information about Doug is available at www.dougfields.com.

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      Creative Bible Lessons from the Life of Christ - Doug Fields

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      YOUTH SPECIALTIES

      CREATIVE BIBLE LESSONS FROM THE LIFE OF CHRIST: 12 SIGHTINGS OF THE GOD-MAN IN THE GOSPELS

      Copyright © 1994 by Youth Specialties. www.YouthSpecialties.com

      All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of Zondervan.

      ePub Edition August 2009 ISBN: 978-0-310-85407-4

      Youth Specialties products, 300 S. Pierce St., El Cajon, CA 92020 are published by Zondervan, 5300 Patterson Ave. SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49530.

      ISBN-13: 978-0-310-40251-0

      Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible: New International Version®. NIV ®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.

      The material in this book may be photocopied for local use in churches, youth groups, and other Christian education activities. Special permission is not necessary. Otherwise, the contents of this book may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or any other—without prior permission of the publisher. All rights reserved.

      Creative Team: Crystal Kirgiss, Lory Floyd, Rich Cairnes, Dave Urbanski, Holly Sharp, Mark Novelli, and David Conn

      Cover design by Holly Sharp

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      DEDICATION

      This book is dedicated to the committed youth workers who helped me see Jesus through their teaching and lifestyles: Bill Bower, Jim and Cathy Burns, Marty Driggs, Mike Driggs, Randy Largent, Rick Larsh, Gary Lenhart, Gail McKay, Sydney Perry, Craig Sanders, Pam Sears, Brent and Dawn Watson, Doug Webster, and Gary Webster.

      SPECIAL THANKS

      Many of the ideas in this book come from collaboration with good friends, gifted brains, and quality youth workers: Cathy Fields, Eddie James, Keith Page, Scott Rachels, Chris Schmaltz, and David Walker. Appreciation is also extended to my youth ministry students at Southern California College for trying these ideas with their youth groups and providing me with valuable feedback. Also, this book wouldn’t have been published if it weren’t for Noel Becchetti having this idea, the editing skills, and the patience. Finally, thanks goes to Linda Kaye for her partnership in ministry and her invaluable assistance with everything involved in Making Young Lives Count.

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      Doug Fields, founder and director of Making Young Lives Count, is a national public speaker, college professor, and author of over a dozen books including Purpose-Driven Youth Ministry, The One-Minute Bible for Students, Videos That Teach, and Help! I’m a Volunteer Youth Worker. He is a youth pastor for Saddleback Church in Southern California and a frequent instructor at Youth Specialties training events.

      For more information regarding Making Young Lives Count or a brochure of resources, please contact Doug Fields at:

      Making Young Lives Count

      21612 Plano Trabuco Rd. #Q-30

      Trabuco Canyon, CA 92679

      phone: (949) 830-4042

      e-mail: Linda@dougfields.com

      www.youthministryonline.com

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      COVER PAGE

      TITLE PAGE

      COPYRIGHT PAGE

      PART I

      INTRODUCTION

      CHAPTER 1 WHY USE CREATIVITY IN YOUR TEACHING?

      CHAPTER 2 TEN COMPONENTS OF EFFECTIVE TEACHING

      CHAPTER 3 HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

      PART II

      LESSON 1 JESUS AS GOD

      (JOHN 14:5-11; 20:24-29)

      LESSON 2 JESUS AS HUMAN

      (Matthew 4:1-11)

      LESSON 3 JESUS AS HEALER

      (Mark 2:1-12)

      LESSON 4 JESUS AS SALVAGER

      (JOHN 4:1-42)

      LESSON 5 JESUS AS CONFRONTER

      (LUKE 4:28-30; JOHN 8:3-11; JOHN 2:13-16)

      LESSON 6 JESUS AS SERVANT

      (JOHN 13:2-20)

      LESSON 7 JESUS AS SHEPHERD

      (JOHN 10:11-18)

      LESSON 8 JESUS AS PROVIDER

      (MATTHEW 14:13-21)

      LESSON 9 JESUS AS FORGIVER

      (JOHN 7:53-8:11)

      LESSON 10 JESUS AS HERO

      (MARK 14:43-51)

      LESSON 11 JESUS AS SAVIOR

      (JOHN 19:1-30)

      LESSON 12 JESUS AS VICTOR

      (JOHN 20:1-29)

      ABOUT THE PUBLISHER

      SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS

      INTRODUCTION

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      This book is designed to provide you with a tool that will help you teach about Jesus in a refreshing way. If you’re already a creative teacher, these ideas can act as a springboard for greater creativity. If you appreciate a little creative help, these ideas are ready to go—all you have to do is implement them.

      While the methods of instruction vary, the messages are consistent. They’re designed to lead your students to understand more about Jesus and move them toward a stronger commitment to their faith. Students will learn that Jesus was more than just a good man. They’ll learn about him in ways they’ve probably never before experienced. And the more they know about Jesus, the more they’ll know about God.

      Look over the first three chapters before you jump into the studies. If you’re a veteran, they’ll be reminders; if you’re new to youth ministry, they’ll give you a foundation to be a more effective teacher.

      I hope this book will be a helpful tool for you. More importantly, I hope this book helps your students see Jesus in a new way, and I also hope their lives will be different through God’s grace and your commitment to teach them about the Way, the Truth, and the Life.

      Blessings from a fellow youth worker.

      Doug Fields

      Creative Bible Lessons on the Life of Christ

      CHAPTER 1

      WHY USE CREATIVITY IN YOUR TEACHING?

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      I can’t recall any students—in all my years of youth ministry—who have come running to youth group screaming, Give me another Bible talk, I can’t get enough of them! Most students manage to sit still through the youth talks week after week (key word: most) only because they know there’s a lot more to youth group than just the talk.

      When the talk is packaged creatively, however, students are usually much more interested in learning God’s truth (key word: usually). Using a creative approach isn’t the cure-all to energizing the apathetic or uninterested student, but it does help. Not only does creative teaching capture your students’ attention, but it also communicates to them that you’re willing to do whatever it takes to get the message across. They see you adapting your teaching style in order to enlighten them with God’s timeless truths.

      There are three reasons I get excited about creative teaching:

      CREATIVE TEACHING MAKES SUNDAY SCHOOL AND YOUTH GROUP EXCITING.

      The word boring has been defined as doing the same thing over and over again. And it has been said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over again

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