LEARNING FROM OUR MISTAKES WEEK 1

ESTIMATED TIME 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES in one sentence. The teacher will judge the quality of the
answer and award a point accordingly.
RESOURCES: Slides, posters, printouts (see extra  If neither of the volunteers knows how to answer within
material). the allotted time someone from their teams can help
them.
 If no satisfactory answer is given simply move onto the
next slide.
CONNECT  The team with the most points wins the game.
25 MINUTES
AIMS POSTERS
 To understand that there are paths leads to abundant life  Stubbornness
and paths that lead to spiritual, emotional and physical
 Opportunity
death. Show
 Life
OBJECTIVES  Success Sample
 Change Poster
 To identify some of the things that can lead us down the  Youth
path that veers toward death. Here
 Encounter
 To recognize the opportunities that God wants to give us  Reconciliation
when we choose the path that leads to life.  Restoration
 Learning
WELCOME
10 MINUTES

 Allow the students to come in and find a seat.

 Welcome the students to LifeClass and spend some
time finding out a little about them. Asking them to CONCEIVE
introduce themselves to each other. 1 HOUR
ACTIVITY 1 AIMS
5 MINUTES

 Project the slide with the following verse onto the screen:  To understand that God wants to restore us and give us
“There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is His salvation and the opportunity to have a much better
the way of death” (Proverbs 14:12 NASB). life despite the mistake we have made.

 Ask 2 students to explain what they understand from the
verse.
 Explain that today’s class is a new opportunity for them
to return to the path that leads to life.
ACTIVITY 2
10 MINUTES
 Divide the students into 2 groups with group A on one
side and group B on the other.
 Ask one volunteer from each group to come to the front
to represent their team.
 Project the 10 posters for this session (see extra
material) onto the screen. Each poster should only be
shown for a maximum of 10 seconds.
 To reflect on the lives we have been living so that we
can come to a place of choosing the life God offers us.
OBJECTIVES
 To recognize the difference phases the prodigal son
lived through.
 To identify the four precious opportunities, he had.
 To know that the Lord wants to give each of us those
same opportunities.
ACTIVITY 1
7 MINUTES
This week’s testimony. “Learning from our Mistakes”

 The first of the two volunteers to raise their hand will ACTIVITY 2
have the opportunity to define the concept on the poster 15 MINUTES

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 Divide the class into 6 groups.
 Give each group a number between 1 and 6.
 Give out the 6 posters (see extra material) accordingly,
one per group. Each poster tells a different part of the
story of the prodigal son.
 Each group will have 4 minutes to prepare a drama for
the scene they have been given. Each drama should last
no longer than one minute.
 Allow the groups to present their dramas in the order of
the story.
ACTIVITY 3
20 MINUTES
Note: Prepare in prayer: ask the Lord to anoint the lesson
and enable you to share the message in a real and
relevant way. Use our suggested points and add your own
personal testimonies. Remember not to spend more than
20 minutes speaking.
 Say a short prayer to begin.
 Using the following message outline, explain the four
opportunities that the new believer has during this
course.
INTRODUCTION
LifeClass is:
AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET GOD
As your true Father.
AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE RESTORED
 Spiritually, personally and in your family relationships.
 Show the image of the cross. Explain that the cross was
made of 2 pieces of wood: one horizontal and the other
vertical. God provided reconciliation on the cross. Firstly,
with Himself and then with our neighbor. God’s heart is
that we would live a life of peace and harmony with
everyone as far as possible. (Colossians 1:20)
AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE
 God wants to make us new and mend what has been
broken in us because of the wrong decisions we have
made.
AN OPPORTUNITY TO FIND PROVISION
 God longs to give us everything we need: spiritual,
emotional and material provision.
ACTIVITY 4
5 MINUTES
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 Ask the students to reflect on what they think the
difference between living and surviving.
 Ask some of the students to share their opinions.
 Provide a contract between the life the world offers and
the life God offers.
WORLD
 Satisfying the desire of the soul (I want, I think, I
feel)
 Investing time into pursuing passing pleasures.
 Acting according to our own will, forgetting about
God.
 Ignoring the reality of eternity after death.
GOD
 Having constant communion with God, continually
nourishing our spirit.
 Having abundance in all things (family, emotions,
intellect, personal goal, etc.).
 Doing the will of God in our lives – His will is always
good, pleasing and perfect.
 Obtaining eternal salvation for our souls.
“Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you
love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you.
For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a
craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements
and possessions. These are not from the Father but are from this
world. And this world is fading away, along with everything that
people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live
forever.” (1 John 2:15-17 NLT)
 Explain to your students that:
“Today, God is inviting you to choose the path that leads
to eternal life.”
CREATE
15 MINUTES
AIMS
 To decide to receive God’s forgiveness and restoration
through the four precious opportunities He offers us.
OBJECTIVES
 To recognize the four precious opportunities God offers
us.
 To identify which of these we would like to experience
and why.
 ACTIVITY 1  Slides and video testimony (see extra material).
10 MINUTES  iPad/computer and projector.
 Give each student a printout of the blank Polaroid picture  Candy or similar prizes.
(see extra material).  Whiteboard pens.
 Tape.
 Ask the students to write down which one of the
opportunities they would like to experience (Encounter,
Reconciliation, Restoration or Provision) in the space
provided under the Polaroid.

 Ask the students to find a photo of themselves and stick

CONNECT
15 MINUTES
it onto the Polaroid frame during the week.

 The students should now write down on the back of the AIMS
sheet why they want to experience the opportunity they  To understand and appreciate the work of the cross in all
have chosen. its fullness.
 Share some of the students’ answers in next week’s  To know the desire of God’s heart is always to bless us
session. and set us free from anything that separates us from
Him.
WEEKLY CHALLENGE
5 MINUTES OBJECTIVES
 Encourage the students to go back over their notes from  To understand that God has given us invaluable things
today’s lesson. to enjoy throughout our lives.

 Teach the students how to read the student book (show
them that each day has something for them to read and
do). Set them the challenge of reading their book every
day and completing the exercises.
 Encourage them to think about which activity they enjoy
most as they read through the book during the week so
that they can talk about their experiences in the following
class.
PRAYER
5 MINUTES
Lead the students in prayer so that they can:
 Have a real encounter with Jesus
 Be restored and made new
 Access the provision that comes from God.
Note: If necessary, take some extra time to pray for your
students and minister them. Be careful not to run over the
allocated time of each class.
WEEK 2
THE BEST DEAL OF
YOUR LIFE
ESTIMATED TIME 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES
 To understand that the work of the cross is the most
precious treasure we could ever have.
 To identify some reason why the cross is the most
invaluable thing God has given us.
WELCOME
10 MINUTES
 Allow the students to come in and sit down.
 Revise the most relevant points from last week’s class
(Learning from Our Mistakes). Ask the students how they
got on during the week you could review the various
activities you set them last week or you could simply give
the opportunity to share their thoughts.
ACTIVITY 1: THE RIGHT PRICE
7 MINUTES
 Show slides or printed images of various well-known
commodities.
 Ask the students to put a price on each of the objects.
PRODUCTS:
* Car * House
* An item of clothing * Cell phone
Now show slides or printed images that represent the
following concepts:

RESOURCES: * Friendship * Love * Peace

* Family * Hope * Freedom
 Three packs of post-it notes (three different colors).
 A large cross made out of paper, card or cardboard.
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 Ask the students to try and put a price on these things
also.
 Show a slide or a printed picture of the cross. Explain
that of all that God has given us, the work or the cross is
the most precious and invaluable, because you are to
Him the pearl of great price.
ACTIVITY 2
8 MINUITES
 Project Matthew 13:45 - 46 onto the screen and read it
out.
AGAIN, THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE A
MERCHANT LOOKING FOR FINE PEARLS.
WHEN HE FOUND ONE OF GREAT VALUE,
HE WENT AWAY AND SOLD EVERTTHING HE
HAD AND BROUGHT IT.
M A T T H E W 1 3 : 4 5 - 4 6
 Ask the students to explain why they think the cross is
the most valuable gift God has given us.
 Speak about the power of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross.
Emphasize that everything we need is found at the
cross: redemption for our souls, inner healing and
restoration, love (both to receive and to give), and the
abundant provision of all we need, both material
provision and otherwise (love, joy, peace, etc.).
CONCEIVE
40 MINUTES
AIMS
 To understand why following Jesus is the best deal we
could ever make.
OBJECTIVES
 To identify the spiritual, emotional and physical blessings
we receive at the cross.
 To accept that Jesus died so that we could live to the
full.
ACTIVITY 1
10-15 MINUTES
This week’s testimony: “The Best Deal of Your Life”
ACTIVITY 2
25 MINUTES
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Note: Prepare in prayer: ask the Lord to anoint the lesson
and enable you to share the message in a real and
relevant way. Use our suggested points and add your own
personal testimonies. Remember not to spend more than
20 minutes speaking.
 Say a short prayer to begin.
 Use the following outline to explain this week’s message
INTRODUCTION
The Best Deal of Your Life
MATTHEW 13:45-46
TOPIC CONTENT
JESUS TOOK MY PLACE ON THE CROSS
 Just like a compassionate father, God looked for a way
to save us. He found that the only way to redeem
mankind was through His Son, Jesus Christ. God had to
make a decision: either destroy all of humanity,
condemning them for all eternity, or punish the human
race through the person of His only Son.
 ”But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was
crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought
us peace was on Him, and by His wounds we are
healed” (Isaiah 53:5)
JESUS PAID THE PRICE FOR MY FREEDOM
ON THE CROSS
 Jesus once said “Very truly I tell you, everyone who
sins is a slave to sin” (John 8:34)
Through His sacrifice, Jesus opened wide the doors of the
prison of sin where the enemy had long detained us. Jesus
set us free from everything that had driven us to sin (wrong
thoughts, wrong desires, addictions, habitual sins, etc.).
JESUS TOOK THE WORST OF ME ON THE CROSS
AND GAVE ME HIS BEST IN EXCHANGE
 The moment we accept Jesus into our hearts, all the evil
we were is absorbed by the power or the cross. God
takes our rebellious and sinful nature and places it upon
the body of His Son, Jesus Christ. All the blessings of
God become ours when we give our entire lives to Him.
 Paul said: “Consequently just as one trespass resulted in
condemnation for all people, so also one righteous act
resulted in justification and life for all people” (Romans
5:18), Jesus has made us righteous before God,
carrying all our unrighteousness upon Himself in His
death.
CREATE
25 MINUTES
AIMS antidote would be. The teacher will write the strength on
one of the post-it notes they kept for themselves and
 To understand and participate in the exchange that took place the weakness on the cross. In this instance,
place on the cross of Calvary. neither team would win a point.

OBJECTIVE
 To see how this exchange works in practice.
 To identify some of the most common weaknesses we
have as people.
 To discover what strengths can be found at the cross,
which counteract all our weaknesses.
ACTIVITY 1
15 MINUTES
 Stick up the large paper cross at the front of the
classroom or draw one on the whiteboard.
 Divide the room into two groups
 The game ends when all of the weakness are stuck on
the cross.
 If there are strength post-it note left on the cross,
everyone should decide what weaknesses these
strength could be exchange for. The teacher should write
them on their own post-it notes and exchange them with
the remaining strength on the cross.
 The winning team receives candy as a prize.
WEEKLY CHALLENGE
5 MINUTES
 Encourage the students to go back over their notes from
today’s lesson.

 Give each group a different colored pack of post-it notes
(each pack need to have the same number of post-its).
Keep one pack of post-its for yourself.
 One group will have the job of writing down the positive
things we can receive from Jesus, for example, strength,
courage, joy, etc. The other group should write down all
the weaknesses we need to leave at the cross, for
example, laziness, cowardice, sadness, etc. None of the
groups should know what the other group is writing. The
students should use all of the post-it notes they-have
been given.
 When they have finished, ask the group that wrote down
the strengths to come and stick their post-it notes all
over the cross at the front.
 Set them the challenge of reading their student book
every day and completing the exercises.
 Encourage them to think about which activity they enjoy
most as they read through the book during the week so
that they can talk about their experiences in the following
class.
PRAYER
5 MINUTES
Lead the students in prayer so that they can:
 Make a decision for Jesus.
 Repent of their sin
 Confess that Jesus is their personal Lord and Savior.

Once they have returned to their seats, explain the game:  Determine to live for Jesus.

 You will start to call out each letter of the alphabet. Note: If necessary, take some extra time to pray for your
students and minister to them. Be careful not to run over
 Those who wrote a weakness beginning with that letter the allocated time of each class.
should shout the weakness out and someone from the
other team should shout out a strength that serves as an
antidote to that weakness. If there are no weaknesses
that begin with that letter, simply move on to the next.

 The person who has the post-it note with the weakness
written on it should stand up quickly find the posy-it note
that has the antidote and swap the weakness post-it note
for the strength post-it.

 If they do not find it within 15 seconds, the point goes to

the team that wrote the strengths and the teacher swaps
the weakness for the strength. If the student does find
the strength post-it note within the 15 seconds the period
will be awarded to the team that wrote down the
weaknesses.

 If the students have not written a strength that counteract

the weakness. Everyone will decide together what the

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  To demonstrate the effect that Jesus has on a person’s
life.
 To understand that we have a nature that is inclined to
sin and that we need to be made new in Jesus.

WELCOME
10 MINUTES

 Allow the students to come in and sit down.

 Revise the most relevant points from last week’s class
(THE BEST DEAL OF YOUR LIFE). Ask the students
how they got on during the week - you could review the
various activities you set them last week or you could
simply give them the opportunity to share their thoughts.

ACTIVITY
5 MINUTES

Follow the instructions to carry out the experiment. It is

important that you practice beforehand to ensure that
there are no problems during the actual demonstration.
Wash the cups/glasses well before beginning the
experiment. For further information, watch this Video:
www.G12.es/experiment

WEEK 3

THE BEST EXPERIENCE OF

YOUR LIFE
ESTIMATED TIME 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES

RESOURCES:
 Water  Use post-it notes to label the three transparent cups or
 Iodine glasses: You, Sin, and JESUS.
 Bleach
 Fill the glass marked You with water until it is just less
 Post-it notes
than half full.
 iPad/computer and projector
 Three large transparent cups of glasses  Fill the glass marked Sin with a mixture of water and
 Slide and video testimony (see extra material) iodine, again until it is just less than half full. This should
 5 sheet of paper per color (we would suggest produce a dark liquid.
white, red, blue, and yellow).
 Completely fill the glass marked JESUS with a mixture of
water and bleach.
 Pour some of the Sin mixture into the glass labeled You.
This will demonstrate the effect of sin when it enters our
CONNECT lives. It stains us and makes us dirty.
 Pour some of the liquid from the JESUS glass into the
15 MINUTES
AIMS You glass. This will demonstrate that Jesus brings clarity
and cleanses You, removing whatever effect Sin may
have had.
 To make the decision to surrender everything that is part
of our old nature to God so that we can be completely Once the experiment is complete, take a moment to describe the
transformed. two natures that battle within us:

OBJECTIVES  One is our sinful nature.

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 And the other is the nature that has been made new by
JESUS.
ACTIVITY 2
10 MINUTES
Relate the story of Nicodemus (found in John 3), linking the
previous activity and this story to the idea of new birth.
BE BORN INTO A LIFE OF HOLINESS
 When we decide to become part of the family of God, the
Holy Spirit comes to dwell in us and transform our being
into a holy being.
 Contract with the Word of God sanctifies us.
BE SEALED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT
 The new birth carries the seal of the Holy Spirit, who
comes to dwell in us, meaning it cannot be invalidated or
revoked.

CONCEIVE  We should ask the Holy Spirit to clothe us in His holiness

every day and to allow us to experience all the benefits
of the new birth.
1 HOUR
AIMS ACTIVITY 3
 To understand what being born again means and the 10 MINUTES
importance of this experience in the Christian life.  Lead s discussion about how new birth is made evident
and how we can know when someone has not been born
OBJECTIVES again.

 To understand the benefits of being born again.  Share the story of Oral Roberts (found in the student
book).
 To recognize the evidence of new birth.
 Ask some of the students to point out similarities
between their own lives and the life of the evangelist.
ACTIVITY 1
7 MINUTES BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS, I AM:
This week’s testimony:
(THE BEST EXPERINCE OF YOUR LIFE)

ACTIVITY 2
20 MINUTES

Note: Prepare in prayer: ask the Lord to anoint the lesson

and enable you to share the message in a real and
relevant way. Use our suggested points and add your own
personal testimonies. Remember not to spend more than
20 minutes speaking.
 Say a short prayer to begin.
 Use the following outline and the student book to explain
this week’s message.

INTRODUCTION
The Best Experience of Your Life.
JOHN 3 CREATE
20 MINUTES
TOPIC CONTENT AIMS
New birth allows us to:  To desire to read and relate to the Word of God, being
disciplined in setting aside time to do so and longing to
OPEN OUR SPIRITUAL EYES
know Jesus through what we read.
 Receiving the new nature that comes from ‘God allows
us to see how His kingdom is established in our lives. OBJECTIVES
 Faith starts to grow in our hearts in the measure by  To identify the effects of the Word of God in our lives.
which we connect to the Word of God.
 To know what the Bible says about the Word of God.

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 ACTIVITY 1  Receive the benefits that come from knowing the Word
10 MINUTES of God.
Write the following Bible references randomly on the
board, without writing down what categories they belong Note: If necessary, take some extra time to pray for your
to: students and minister to them. Be careful not to run over
the allocated time of each class.

CLEANSES US SANCTIFIES US WEEK 4

 Psalm 119:9  John 17:17
 Psalm 12:6  Ephesians 5:26 ~ LIFE IS A BATTLE~
 John 15:3  1 Timothy 4:5
ESTIMATED TIME 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES

RESOURCES:
REVIVE US GIVES US POWER  Water
 Psalm 119:25 TO OVERCOME  Whistle
(NASB) THE EVIL ONE  Filing/index cards
 John 8:51  Matthew 8:16  Electrical tape of various colors
 Romans 10:17  Luke 4:36  iPad/computer and projector
 Colossians 3:16  1 John 2:14  Slides and video testimony (see extra material)
 Hebrews 4:12  A large quantity of old newspaper and magazines
 Hebrews 11:3

 Divide the class into groups of 3 or 4 people. CONNECT

 Give each group four sheet of colored paper (allocated
one color to each category of verses).
Suggestion: Cleanses us: White. Sanctifies us: Red.
Revives us: Blue. Gives us power to overcome the evil
one: Yellow.
 Ask each group to look up the verses and write the
references on the corresponding sheet of colored paper.
25 MINUTES
AIMS
 To understand that although we have an enemy who
wants to destroy us Jesus came to give us life to the full.
 To understand that we should protect what belongs to us
in times of attack.

WEEKLY CHALLENGE OBJECTIVES

5 MINUTES
 Encourage the students to go back over their notes from
today’s lesson.
 Set them the challenge of reading their student, book
every day and completing the exercises.
 Encourage them to think about which activity they enjoy
most as they read through the book during the week so
that they can talk about their experiences in the following
class.
PRAYER
5 MINUTES
Lead the students in prayer so that they can:
 Experience new birth
 Have the help and the presence of the Holy Spirit in their
lives.
 To become aware that we are constantly in a battle (by
using a battle game that includes all the students).
WELCOME
10 MINUTES
 Allow the students to come in and sit down.
 Revise the most relevant points from last week’s class
(The Best Experience of Your Life). Ask the students how
they got on during the week you could review the various
activities you set them last week or you could simply give
them the opportunity to share their thoughts.
ACTIVITY 1
10 MINUTES
 Divide the class into 2 groups. They will go up against
each other during this activity. Use the tape to divide the
classroom into two by sticking it to the floor. One team
should stand on one side of the tape, and the other team
should stand on the other.

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 Give each team a similar number of newspaper and/or
magazines and ask them to scrunch the pages into
paper balls. They have to make as many as possible.
 Explain that the two teams will face each other in battle.
Each side will have two goals:
1. To throw as many paper balls over the other side as
possible.
2. To have as few paper balls on their side as possible.
 The students should get ready by shouting: “Get ready to
fight.”
 Set a two-minute timer. Use a whistle to let them know
when the battle can begin.
 When the timer goes, blow the whistle again and make
sure everybody stops throwing. Ask each of the teams to
count the paper balls on their side of the line. The side
with the fewest paper balls wins.
 Link the activity to this week’s lesson, explaining that we
are constantly in a battle.
 Note: As soon as the activity ends, make sure the
classroom is re-organize so that you can continue with
the class.
ACTIVITY 2
5 MINUTES
 Still in groups, ask each team to memorize John 10:10.
 Ask the students to say John 10:10 together.
CONCEIVE
1 HOUR
AIMS
 To be ready to fight the battles that come, with our
testimony and the spiritual weapons that God has given
us to make us more than conqueror.
 To understand that our lives need to reflect Jesus if we
are to win the battles we are facing.
 To understand the power there is in the blood of Jesus in
every one of the battles we face.
OBJECTIVES
 To memorize the five confessions of what the blood of
Jesus has done for us.
ACTIVITY 1
7 MINUTES
This week’s testimony: “Life is a Battle”
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ACTIVITY 2
5 MINUTES
 Ask the students to get into pairs.
 Get the students to play mirror. One student should
make different facial expressions and say different things
and the other student has to mimic or copy each one of
their movement and sounds.
 Explain clearly that the way to win this battle is by
following the footsteps of Jesus. Our lives, and every
Word we speak, should be a reflection of Jesus, His life
and His words.
ACTIVITY 3
20 MINUTES
Note: Prepare in prayer: ask the Lord to anoint the lesson
and enable you to share the message in a real and
relevant way. Use our suggested points and add your
personal testimonies. Remember not to spend more than
20 minutes speaking.
 Say a short prayer to begin.
 Use the following outline to explain this week’s
message.
INTRODUCTION
Our Secret Weapon
TOPIC CONTENT
 Introduce the subject by giving a historical example of a
war that was won… thanks to a secret weapon that the
enemy army was not expecting.
Suggestion: Radar was the secret weapon that helped
the Allied Force defeat the Nazi army in several battles
during the Second World War. For more information,
see:
http://g12.es/ww2peopleswar
http://g12.es/capematapan
 Explain that our secret weapon is the blood of Jesus.
Develop your teaching based on the five confessions of
the blood of Jesus. You will find the information you
need in the student book and Pastor Cesar Castellanos’
book, Victory Through the Blood.
 Explain each of the five confessions of what the blood of
Jesus does for us.
BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS,
I HAVE BEEN REDEEMED.
Ephesians 1:7a
BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS,
ALL MY SINS HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN
Ephesians 1:7b
  Encourage the students to go back over their notes from
BECAUSE I WALK IN THE LIGHT AND HAVE today’s lesson.
FELLOWSHIP WITH OTHER CHRISTIANS,
 Set them the challenge of reading their student book
THE BLOOD OF JESUS CLEANSES ME NOW
every day and completing the exercises.
AND CONTINUALLY FROM ALL SIN.  Encourage them to think about which activity they enjoy
1 John 1:7
most as they read through the book during the week so
that they can talk about their experiences in the following
BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS, class.
I HAVE BEEN JUSTIFIED.
Romans 5:8-9
PRAYER
5 MINUTES

BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS, Lead the students in prayer so that they can:
I HAVE BEEN SANCTIFIED.
Hebrews 13:12  Understand the power there is in the blood of Jesus.
 Apply the blood of Jesus in every battle they face.
 Understand each of the five confessions of what the
blood of Jesus does for us.
CREATE  During the ministry time, declare each of the five
15 MINUTES confessions over your students.
AIMS Note: if necessary, take some extra time to pray for your
 To become aware of the power there is in the blood of students and minister to them. Be careful not to run over
Jesus. the allocated time of each class.

 To learn to apply the blood of Jesus so that we can

emerge victorious from every battle we face in our daily
lives.
OBJECTIVES
 To identify and order the five confessions of what the
blood of Jesus does for us
ACTIVITY 1
15 MINUTES
 Prepare two sets of index cards. Each should have five
cards, each cards should have one of the confessions of
the blood of Jesus written on it. Make sure you use all
five confessions.
 Before the students come in at the beginning of the class
hide the index cares around the room.
 Use electrical tape (a bright color that stands out) to create
two large squares on the wall or the whiteboard. One
square for team A and the other for team B.
 Once you have finished the teaching section ask the
students to rejoin the teams they were in earlier.
 The goal is for each team to find the five confessions of
the blood of Jesus as a team, they should stick them in
their square in the right order (1-5).
 The first team to finish correctly wins.
WEEKLY CHALLENGE
5 MINUTES
WEEK 5
~ENCOUNTER~
DEAR TEACHER,
This is the week when your students will experience
their own personal encounter with Jesus. Whether or not
you will be part of the team going on the encounter, set
aside some time today to pray for your students. You are
the one who has seen their needs, their doubts, their
struggles, their good qualities and their potential up close.
As their teacher and a person of spiritual authority in
their lives, we invite you to release blessing over them.
Rest assured that your support in prayer will make an
incredible differences in the spiritual realm and will
enable each and every student to leave the Encounter
completely transformed.
EFFECTIVE INTERCESSION
We encourage you to consider these suggestions to help
you pray for your students effectively so that they can
receive all that God has for them on this Encounter:
1. Find a place where you can have the privacy to pray.
2. Have a list of the names of your students with you.
3. Pray that your students would be able to:
 Have an open heart to hear what God has to say.
 Receive the assurance that they are saved.

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  Experience a revelation of the cross, through which
they will be able to clearly understand the love of God DISCOVER THE SECRET
and the high price that has been paid for their freedom THAT WILL TRANSFORM
and healing. That they would receive all the blessings
that are ours because of the divine exchange that YOUR LIFE
takes place at the cross.
 Receive freedom from everything that has been ESTIMATED TIME 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES
oppressing them, both spiritually and in the natural.
 Be filled with the Holy Spirit, understand the G12 RESOURCES
Vision and catch a heart for extending the kingdom of
heaven on earth.  Envelops
 Thin black marker
 Make the decisions they will need to make after having
 Candy or similar to prizes
been on an Encounter. Pray specifically for each area
of their lives, releasing blessing over them (their  iPad/computer and projector
spiritual life, their emotions, their love life, their family,
their health, and their works or studies).  Printed invitations (see extra material)
4. Support the members of the team leading the  Slides and video testimony (see extra material)
Encounter in prayer (pastors, leaders, guides, logistic
teams and anyone else involved). Asking that:  Decorations for a romantic dinner (optional)
(Table, tablecloth, candle stick, candles, petals, etc., As if
 The Holy Spirit would minister through each of the for a date).
talks that are given.
Note: If possible, set up the front of the room as if for a
 The guides on the Encounter would be a great help in date: a table with a tablecloth, a couple of glasses, a
every situation that presents itself. candle stick, candles, petals etc.
 There would be no accidents, emergencies or
logistical problems whatsoever during the Encounter.
5. Recommendation: As you pray, apply the seven times
Jesus shed His blood and declare that He has CONNECT
everything under control. 25 MINUTES
6. Spend some time thanking God for this Encounter and AIMS
for the privilege it is to be part of what He is doing in
your students’ lives. You could use worship music to  To understand that God is someone we can know
help you conclude this time of prayer. personally as we grow in friendship with Him.
Prepare an excellence next session and receive your OBJECTIVES
students with a warm welcome upon their return. Spend
some time asking them about their experiences on the  To recognize the important of communication and
Encounter. They will appreciate the opportunity. spending time with someone to get to know them
including God.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR
WILLING HEART. WELCOME
We want you to know that 10 MINUTES
just as Jesus Christ split the
history of the world in two,  Allow the students to come in and sit down.
He is also bringing a new
beginning in your own story.  Revise the most relevant points from your last class (Life
What you have is a battle) and leave some space for the students to tell
received up until you about their best experiences at the Encounter.
now is just a small
taster of all that
God has in store for
ACTIVITY 1
you. Get ready to 15 MINUTES
experience the
exciting adventure  Ask the students to sit next to someone they do not
Before your encounter After your Encounter
of following Jesus know particularly well. They have three minutes to find
starting now.
out five things that they did not previously know about
the other person. When the three minutes are up ask
one or two pairs to introduce their classmate.
WEEK 6
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 Ask them to repeat the activity with the person behind
them, except this time no one can use words (spoken or
written). At the end of three minutes, ask one pair to
present their partner to the class (they will be unable to
introduce their partner as well as in the first exercise.
 Emphasize the fact that the best way to build a
friendship is by spending time together, and the way to
get to know someday is by speaking to them.
CONCEIVE
40 MINUTES
AIMS
 To create the devotional time
OBJECTIVES
 To understand that God wants to spend time with us and
that He invites us to come into His presence every day.
 To acquire the determination and the heart desire to be
friends of God through prayer and reading the Bible.
 To take up the challenge of having a daily devotional
time.
ACTIVITY 1
7 MINUTES
This week’s testimony.
ACTIVITY 2
20 MINUTES
Note: Prepare in prayer: ask the Lord to anoint the lesson
and enable you to share the message in a real and
relevant way. Use our suggested points and add your own
personal testimonies. Remember not to spend more than
20 minutes speaking.
INTRODUCTION
Discover the Secret
That Will Transform Your Life.
YOU ARE INVITED
 Introduce the subject, mentioning the importance of
spending time along with God so that we can have a
deep friendship and relationship with Jesus.
 Write the names of the students on the front of the
envelopes (one name per envelope).
 Do not forget to print the invitations in such a way that
they fit into the envelopes.
 Give each of the students the envelope with their name
on and their invitation inside.
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TOPIC CONTENT
Explain that the invitations they just received represent
an invitation from God and that He very much wants to
have a personal relationship with each one of them.
YOU ARE INVITED TO BE MY FRIEND
 Human being were created to live in a communion with
God and with their neighbor which is why we are able to
relate to Him and to others through friendship. A friend
can become even closer than a brother (Proverbs
18:24) and being a friend of God is one of the most
extraordinary experiences we could ever have.
 Abraham was considered a friend of God (James 2:23)
and was able to see extraordinary things during his
lifetime because of this friendship: an entire country was
given to him and his descendants as their inheritance
(Genesis 13:14); he was told about the destruction that
would come upon the city where his nephew was living
and he was able to intercede for his kin and the city
(Genesis 18:16-33); he had a son when he was one
hundred years old (Genesis 21:5); his descendants
remain today (the people of Israel); and all the nations of
the earth are blessed because of him (Jesus was born a
Jew for the salvation of the world).
 While friendship in itself is a force to be reckoned with,
God’s heart is that we would enter into such a close
relationship with Him that we would become one with
Him in Spirit. That is why Jesus came into the world. A
sinful man CANNOT enter into relationship with a holy
God. Jesus removed our sin so that we could have a
relationship with Him.
 Paul compares the relationship between Christ and the
church to the relationship between a man and his wife
(Ephesians 5:31-32). The relationship is so intimate that
they become one. “But whoever is united with the Lord
is one with Him is Spirit” (1 Corinthians 6:17).
YOU ARE INVITED EVERYDAY
 Just as we spend time with a person we want to get to
know, we need to set aside a special time to be alone
with God everyday so that we can speak to Him.
 Speaking to God is as simple as speaking to a person.
We call this kind of conversation prayer. Jesus did not
teach His disciple how to preach, but He did teach them
how to pray. This helps us understand the importance of
prayer in the life of every believer (Matthew 6:5-15).
PRAYER TIPS
 The best way to start in prayer is by giving thanks and
praising God (Psalm 100:4). Thankfulness’ is the key
that opens the door into the presence of God.
 We should speak to God with sincerity and without  Divide the students into groups of four or five people
formalities (there is no need to use archaic language or each.
complicated words). The best we can do is be who we
are.  Write the following Bible verse on the board. The
students should then write them down in their notebooks.
 It is important to remember that God is our Father and If possible print out a template (with just the Bible
that He loves us. We can therefore come to Him with verses) and give at least one copy to each group.
confidence.  Ask the students to fill in the table with the missing
information (all His characteristics).
YOU ARE INVITED TO MY TABLE
WHAT IS JESUS LIKE?
 Our conversation with God is never unilateral. He also
wants to speak to us and He does this through the Bible. Luke 23:34a  Forgiving
 Share a testimony that demonstrates how God has Luke 22:34  Direct
spoken to you through His Word. Your testimony should
be short, specific and something practical your students
John 13:34  Loving
should be able to relate to what you are saying.
 Emphasize the fact that the Bible is different from other Philippians 2:8  Obedient
books because it is not the product of human thinking. It
was inspired by the Holy Spirit. That is why it continues Hebrews 7:25  An intercessor
to be relevant today.
Hebrews 4:15  Holy (without sin)
TIPS FOR READING
John 5:17  Hard-working/Diligent
 Determine to read the Bible everyday (there is a
suggested reading plan in the extra material folder that Revelation 1:8  Almighty
will help you read entire Bible).
John 16:30  All-knowing
 Highlights the verses that impact you most as you are
reading your portion for the day.
Matthew 18:20  Omnipresent
 Write those verses out in a small notebook and
memorize them. Also write down why they impacted you. Luke 5:13  Good/Kind
ACTIVITY 3
10 MINUTES Matthew 13:54  Wise

Ask the students how they have found praying and reading Mark 12:15-17  Intelligent
the Bible so far. Answer any questions that might come up,
keeping in mind what the Bible teaches about prayer and John 18:20  Genuine
the Scriptures.
Matthew 9:36  Compassionate

John 11:35  Tender-hearted

CREATE
25 MINUTES
ACTIVITY 2
5 MINUTES
AIMS
 Encourage the students to write their own prayer (in their
 To understand that we can come to know who Jesus is own words). Expressing their desire to know God more.
as we begin to relate to Him and His Word. Ask them to include some questions they would like to
ask God so that they can know more about Him
OBJECTIVES encourage them to pray, asking Him their questions and
 To identify the characteristics of Jesus according to the writing down the way in which He answers them.
Scriptures.
WEEKLY CHALLENGE
ACTIVITY 1 5 MINUTES
10 MINUTES

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 Encourage the students to go back over their notes from WELCOME
today’s lesson. 10 MINUTES

 Set them the challenge of reading their student book
every day and completing the exercises.
 Encourage them to think about which activity they enjoy
most as they read through the book during the week so
that they can share their thoughts in the following class.
PRAYER
5 MINUTES
Lead the students in prayer so that they can:
 Come to know God as their best friend.
 Understand the scriptures without any problems.
 Love prayer from now on.
 Determine to have a devotional time every day.
Note: If necessary, take some extra time to pray for your
students and minister them. Be careful not to run over the
allocated time of each class.
WEEK 7
YOUR DECISIONS DEFINE
YOU
ESTIMATED TIME 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES
RESOURCES
 Pens
 Computer and Projector
 Four small pieces of blank paper.
 Four small cardboard boxes of the same size.
 Slides and testimony (see extra material)
 Four flags from countries considered to be world powers.
 Allow the students to come in and sit down.
 Revise the most relevant points from last week’s class
(Discover the Secret that Will Transform Your Life). Ask
the students how they got on during the week – you
could review the various activities you set them last
week or you could simply give them the opportunity to
share their thoughts.
ACTIVITY 1
7 MINUTES
Divide the class into groups of between 5 and 7 students
each.
Play the following game to encourage them to make a
decision:
 Place the four cardboard boxes at the front of the class.
Each box should have the flag of a country that appeals
to the students.
 Tell the students that the government has given them a
scholarship to go and study whatever they want in any of
the countries represented by the four boxes. Each
country has a maximum of two places per group. So the
students will need to decide who will go to each of the
countries. If a lot of them want to go to the same country,
they will need to negotiate within their groups so that no
more than two of them go to each country. Give the
students 5 minutes to make their decisions.
 Once their decisions have been made, explain to them
that the boxes are also time Capsules, and that they
contain news about the travelers, 5 years after their
arrival at their destinations.
Each box should have one of these four situations in
them:
1. The offer was a scam and the travelers became
victims of human trafficking.
2. The airplane they were traveling in experienced
technical difficulties and fell from the sky, leaving no

CONNECT survivors.
3. When they arrived in their new city they didn’t get
25 MINUTES involved in a church and they started to slowly and
AIMS painfully grow cold in their faith until they became like
an unbeliever again.
 To re-evaluate decisions. 4. While they were studying, they met the person of their
dreams and got married. Their time at university also
OBJECTIVES opened doors in that city for their career and their
ministry.
 To become aware of how important the decisions we
make are.  Open each box and read the corresponding situations to
the class.
 To understand that there are consequences to every
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 Explain that every decision we make has consequences
and they are often things that are beyond our control.
Emphasize that we need to identify a way to make right
choices that will bring good consequences to our lives.
ACTIVITY 2
5 MINUTES
Read the story of the separation of Abraham and Lot
(Genesis 13:1-9).
 Explain that Lot had to make a decision: the whole land
was before him and he could choose to go wherever he
wanted. His destiny and his family’s future were in his
hands.

 Ask the students to write down one right decision and
one wrong decision they have made.
 Encourage a few of them to share the experiences with
the class.
GOOD INTENTIONS ARE NOT ENOUGH
 Explain the motivation behind the decision Lot made
(Genesis 13:10-11). He saw that the land was well
watered and fertile. He was thinking about what he
believed to be good for him and his family. However that
was not enough.

 Read what happened to his family (Genesis 19:26-36).

CONCEIVE  Explain that something very similar to what happened in
30 MINUTES the previous game happened to Lot. He thought that he
AIMS had made a good decision… but the consequences were
disastrous.
 To understand that we can rely on God to help us make
our decisions. THE SAFE PATH

 To begin to ask God about each of our decisions.
OBJECTIVES
 To establish sound criteria according to the Word of God
so that we can make decisions in the right way.
 To understand that God has everything under control.
ACTIVITY 1
7 MINUTES
This week’s testimony. “Your Decision Defines You”
ACTIVITY 2
20 MINUTES
Note: Prepare in prayer: ask the Lord to anoint the lesson
and enable you to share the message in a real and
relevant way. Use our suggested points and add your own
personal testimonies. Remember not to spend more than
20 minutes speaking.
 Say a short prayer to begin.
 Use the following outline and the student book to explain
this week’s message.
 Explain by contrast that Abraham did not make the
decision; he went where God told him to go (Genesis
13:14-17) and he and his descendants took possession
of the land forever.
 We do not know what consequences our decisions will
bring but God does! And we can trust in the fact that He
never makes mistakes (Isaiah 55:9). If we allow
ourselves to be guided by Him… we will always get to
the place we should be going.
 If you have enough time share a personal testimony that
illustrates the point. Your testimony should help the
students understand that when we seek God’s direction
in decision making, we will always end up where we
need to be.
CREATE
25 MINUTES
AIMS
 To determine to establish the will help us make decision
with the Word of God.

INTRODUCTION OBJECTIVES

Your Decisions Define You  To identify and evaluate the normally use to make
decisions.
TOPIC CONTENT
ACTIVITY 1
DECISIVE MOMENTS 15 MINUTES

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 Organize the students into the same groups as at the
start of the class.
 Ask the groups to create either a poster or a radio
commercial about: How to make good decisions. The
commercial should not last for more than one minute.
 Ask the groups to present their work to the class.
WEEKLY CHALLENGE
5 MINUTES
 Encourage the students to go back over their notes from
today’s lesson.
 Set them the challenge of reading their student book
every day and completing the exercises.
 Encourage them to think about which activity they enjoy
most as they read through the book during the week so
that they can share their thoughts in the following class.
PRAYER
5 MINUTES
Lead the students in prayer so that they can:
 Hear God’s direction and make right decisions.
 Determine to do the will of God for their lives.
 Understand that God has everything under control He
can help to recover the negative situations that have
come about because of some of the decisions we have
made.
Note: If necessary, take some extra time to pray for your
students and minister to them. Be careful not to run over
the allocated time of each class.
WEEK 8
NOTHING LESS THAN
GOD’S BEST
ESTIMATED TIME 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES
RESOURCES
 Blank sheet of paper
 Several pairs of scissor
 Glue sticks or equivalent
 Different colored markers
 iPad/computer and projector
 Slides and video testimony (see extra material).
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 A good amount of paper of different colors, sizes and
textures
CONNECT
25 MINUTES
AIMS
 To see ourselves as children of God
OBJECTIVES
 To distinguish which attributes are associated with
parents and children?
 To understand that we have the right to be children of
God because we have decided to believe in Jesus.
 To memorize Romans 8:15.
WELCOME
10 MINUTES
 Allow the students to come in and sit down.
 Revise the most relevant points from last week’s class
(Your Decisions Define You). Ask the students how they
got on during the week you could review the various
activities you set them last week or you could simply give
them the opportunity to share their thoughts.
ACTIVITY 1
5 MINUTES
 Invite those who are parents to move toward one side of
the classroom. (Only use this activity if you are aware of
the demographics of your class and are sure it will work).
 Ask those who are not yet parents to stand on the other
side.
 Give each of the students in both groups a blank piece of
paper and ask them to write down at least two positive
characteristics they have as either parents or son and
daughters. These could be the characteristics that have
most marked them in their roles.
 Give the students just 5 minutes to write their lists.
 Bring the students back together and share a little of
your own personal experience about what it means to be
a son or daughter. Also speak about your experience as
a parent (if you are one) or mention what it is about your
father or mother that has impacted you positively.
 Connect the activity to this week’s theme. Explaining that
we have all been called children of God because we
have decided to follow Jesus.
ACTIVITY 2
10 MINUTES
 Organize the students into groups of 4 or 5.
 Ask the groups to write a song using Romans 8:15.
 Encourage them to take a video of their song on a cell
phone. Then ask them to send you the video.
 Choose the song you like the best and shown it at the
end of the class.
CONCEIVE
30 MINUTES
AIMS
 To understand that God has accepted us and adopted
us as His children.
 To overcome the barriers and arguments we might face
as we try to see ourselves as we really are as children of
God; to feel that we have the right to come close to Him,
to know Him and to ask Him for what we need.
OBJECTIVES
 To identify the things that could stop us from confidently
coming to God to ask Him to meet our needs.
 To understand that God wants to bless us and that His
will is always good, pleasing and perfect.
ACTIVITY 1
7 MINUTES
This week’s testimony: “Nothing Less Than God’s Best”
ACTIVITY 2
20 MINUTES
Note: Prepare in prayer: ask the Lord to anoint the lesson
and enable you to share the message in a real and
relevant way. Use our suggested points and add your own
personal testimonies. Remember not to spend more than
20 minutes speaking.
 Say a short prayer to begin.
 Use the following outline and the student’s book to
explain this week’s message.
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INTRODUCTION
Nothing Less Than God’s Best
 Read Romans 8:15-17 aloud.
 Just as a father adopts a child in the natural. God adopts us as
His children when we decide to accept Jesus into our hearts.
This makes us heirs of His kingdom, His promises and all the
blessings He has prepared for us.
 Abba is the Aramaic word for Daddy. This is the most
affectionate term a child could use to address their father.
TOPIC CONTENT
DON’T BE AFRAID TO ASK GOD
 Refers to the introductory video, emphasizing how Sara
received her inheritance from her father (an inheritance
of faith and ministry) and how she learned to be a
daughter, and more specifically TO ASK.
 Share a personal testimony about how you have been
able to conquer something you longed for through faith.
The purpose of this teaching is to show the students that
they can have a direct and personal relationship with
their heavenly Father.
GOD’S WILL FOR HIS CHILDREN
 God has plans to prosper us and not to harm us
(Jeremiah 29:11) and His will is good pleasing and
perfect (Romans 12:2). We can therefore trust that He
wants to bless us and prosper us in everything we do.
 To be able to receive all His blessings. We need. We
need to learn how to behave as His children to act in
accordance with the Spirit and not with the fleshly
nature. (For more information. See day 45 in the student
book).
 When we decide to follow Jesus, God fills us with
spiritual, intellectual and physical strength. He perfects
our weaknesses and guides us to make right decisions
so that we can become more than conquerors.

CREATE
15 MINUTES
AIMS
 To determine to change bad attitudes, thoughts and
actions wherever necessary.
 To carefully evaluate each of our attitudes, thoughts and
actions before they take root, according to the criteria we
will explore in the activity (good, pleasing and perfect).
OBJECTIVES
 To identify what kinds of thoughts, attitudes and actions
we allow in our daily lives.
 To understand that everything we do should be good,
pleasing and perfect, just like the character and will of
God.
ACTIVITY 1
10 MINUTES
 Divide the students into groups of four.
 Divide the colored sheets, scissors, markers and glue
sticks between the groups.
 Ask the students to use the materials to create a
“scanner” that can analyze the thoughts, attitude and
actions of the children of God.
 The scanner should have three “gauges”: one should
measure how good a thought, attitude or action of a child
of God is; another should measure how pleasing these
things are; and the last should indicate if these are
perfect in the sight of God or not.
 If any of these things (thoughts, attitude or actions)
are not good, pleasing and perfect they do not come
from God.
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WEEKLY CHALLENGE
5 MINUTES
 Encourage the students to go back over their notes from
today’s lesson.
 Set them the challenge of reading their student book
every day and completing the exercises.
 Encourage them to think about which activity they enjoy
most as they read through the book during the week so
that they can share their thoughts in the following class.
 The students should declare in faith every morning:
“Thank you Father, because I will see your good,
pleasing and perfect will fulfilled in my life today.
 This week, the students should use the filter of the Word
of God to evaluate every one of their words, thoughts,
attitudes and actions. Next session, they should briefly
describe how they do on.
PRAYER
5 MINUTES
Lead the students in prayer so that they can:
 Seek the revelation of the father’s heart.
 Feel loved as children of God.
 Act is accordance with the will of God (which is good,
pleasing and perfect).
Note: If necessary, take some extra time to pray for your
students and minister to them. Be careful not to run over
the allocated time of each class.
WEEK 9
A NEW BEGINNING
ESTIMATED TIME 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES
RESOURCES
 A large towel
 Candy for prizes
 A large bowl (full of water)
 iPad/computer and projector
 Name badges (see extra material)
 Blank pieces of paper (one per student)
 Slides and video testimony (see extra material)
NOTE: Depending on culture and background, it is
possible that some of the students will already have been
baptized as babies. You will need to be able to explain the
difference between child baptism and being baptized as
part of a decision to follow Jesus. Be prepared to answer
any questions or concerns the student might have.
CONNECT
20 MINUTES
AIMS
 To want to be like Christ in every step we take.
OBJECTIVES
 To understand that it is our responsibility as Christians to
be like Christ in EVERYTHING.
 To understand that the leader of a group marks the
nature of that group in our case Jesus.
WELCOME
10 MINUTES
 Allow the students to come in and sit down.
 Revise the most relevant points from last week’s class
(Nothing Less Than God’s Best). Ask the students how
they got on during the week you could review the various
activities you set them last week or you could simply give
them the opportunity to share their thoughts.
ACTIVITY 1
10 MINUTES
 Divide the students into three groups and ask them to
select a captain for their team (it is important that the
other groups do not know who has been chosen).
 Each team needs to copy EVERYTHING their captain
does, as well as figuring out who the captains of the
other two teams are.
 Each team will take turns to go to the front of the room
for a minute and a half, get into a circle and start to
imitate their captain in everything they do. The captain
should move, jump, dance, etc. He/she cannot stand still
and cannot do the same thing for more than 30 seconds.
 The other two teams will have the opportunity to say who
they think the captain is once the time limit has been
reached. If a team gets it right they win a point. If neither
team gets it right, the team at the front wins two points.
The group with the most points at the end of the activity
will be the winning team and will receive sweets as
prizes.
 Explain that the identity of the group is determined by the
leader they follow. Explain that our identity as a church is
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determined by the person we follow: Jesus. Explain that
our attitude toward Jesus should be the same as that in
the game: We should do everything He does.
CONCEIVE
30 MINUTES
AIMS
 To want to get baptized
OBJECTIVES
 To clearly understand what baptism is.
 To understand that every believer should be baptized,
without exception.
 To identify the spiritual implications of baptism.
ACTIVITY 1
7 MINUTES
This week’s testimony: “A new Beginning”
ACTIVITY 2
20 MINUTES
Note: Prepare in prayer: ask the Lord to anoint the lesson
and enable you to share the message in a real and
relevant way. Use our suggested points and add your own
personal testimonies. Remember not to spend more than
20 minutes speaking.
 Say a short prayer to begin.
 Use the following outline and the student book to explain
this week’s message.
INTRODUCTION
A New Beginning
TOPIC CONTENT
WHAT IS BAPTISM
 The word baptism means “immersion,” implies “being
completely submerged.”
 Immersion happens when an object is completely
submerge in water (like a submarine) or when Water is
poured onto an object (e.g. under a waterfall). In both
cases, immersion is COMPLETE. There is no part of the
object that avoids contact with the water.
 JESUS WAS BAPTIZED
 Although John baptized with water for repentance. Jesus
had nothing of which to repent. He was baptized “to
fulfill all righteousness” (Matthew 3:15).
 Baptism is a transition between two conditions, it clearly
marks a before and after. In Jesus case it marked the
transition between His life as a carpenter and the
beginning of His ministry.
WHO SHOULD GET BAPTIZED?
 Jesus taught that ALL of His disciples should be
baptized (Matthew 28:19). Whoever wants to be a
disciple of Jesus should be baptized
 If the Lord Jesus Himself, who never committed any sin,
met the requirements of being baptized, how much more
must we?
THE SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE OF BAPTISM
 Read Romans 6:3-6.
 Baptism is a public act by which we identify ourselves
with Jesus in His death, burial and resurrection.
 Death: Going down into the waters symbolizes that we
are dying to our old self, which was part of our nature the
part of us that was rebellious and could not be renewed.
We are accepting that Jesus carried all our rebellion and
our worries on the cross and that we are now willing to
live a life that pleases and honors Him.
 Burial: We cannot start again if we continue to carry our
old habits, hang-ups and hurts. Our past remains
symbolically buried in the water all our old habits and
everything that was part of our old nature.
 Resurrection: When we come up out of the water we are
new creations who have been born into a new life: A life
free from the slavery of sin (Romans 6:6). This new life
no longer belongs to us it belongs to God (2 Corinthians
5:14-15).
 The substance of faith: Whoever is baptized must
believe with their heart that by taking this step of faith
they are dying to their old way of living and being born
into a new life. If not they will simply go down into the
water a dry sinner and come up a wet sinner!
CREATE
25 MINUTES
AIMS
 To understand the purpose of baptism.
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OBJECTIVES
 To identify what negative things we want to leave
behind.
 To see a visual representation of what happens
spiritually when we are baptized.
ACTIVITY 1
EXTREME CHANGE
15 MINUTES
 Project the Extreme Change logo onto the screen.
 Project the three before-and-after images onto the
screen (see extra material).
 Give each of the students a blank piece of paper.
 Ask the student to fold their paper in half.
 Ask them to put the title Before on one half, and After
on the other.
 On the half labeled Before, the students should draw a
self-portrait and write down all the negative traits they
would like to leave behind.
 On the half labeled After, they should draw another
picture of themselves. This time, they should write the
antonyms of the words they wrote on the first half, along
with any other positive traits they would like to have.
 Cover your desk with the towel and place the large bowl
of water on top. Do this while the students are finishing
their drawings.
 Ask the students to tear off the Before half of their
sheets.
 Ask them to immerse their Before pictures in the bowl of
water on your desk and to leave them there.
 Once they have done this, give out the name badges
(see extra material).
 Explain that all the negative things we were have been
put to death and buried in the water and the After part
that remains is the nature of the resurrection that God
gives us after baptism.
 Ask the students to write on the name badges the
positive characteristics for which they would like to be
know from now on.
WEEKLY CHALLENGE
AND GRADUATION FROM LIFECLASS
5 MINUTES
 Remind the students to go over today’s lesson.
 Set them the challenge of reading their student book
every day and completing the exercises.

 Encourage them to think about each of their LifeClass

lessons so that they can continue to apply them daily.

 Motivate them to continue with the Bible reading plan

included in the LifeClass pack (see online resources).

 If there is a special celebration organized for the

following week, be sure to give them the details and
encourage them to be there. If not, this is your
opportunity to give them their LifeClass certificates.

 Encourage them to sign up for Destiny Training classes

so that they can-continue in their development as
leaders.
PRAYER
5 MINUTES
Lead the students in prayer so that they can:
 Understand the meaning of baptism.
 Take the step of faith to get baptized.
 Have a new beginning in every area of their lives.
Note: If necessary, take some extra time to pray for your
students and minister to them. Be careful not to run over
the allocated time of each class.
Say a few words to close and highlights why you have found it
a privilege to be their teacher during the past few weeks as they
have taken their first steps in the Christian life.
Encourage the students to continue reading the Bible and give
them a copy of the LifeClass Bible reading plan (available in
extra material). The plan follows a similar pattern to the Study
the Word sections and will help the students read the Bible in its
entirety.
to strengthen the new
LifeClass Is a 9-weeks program, designed
believer in their faith, centered around an experience that
every Christian should have an Encounter with Jesus.

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