Bible Icebreakers - Did Jesus Use Icebreakers?

Bible Icebreakers - Did
Jesus Use Icebreakers?
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How can you break the ice with a
youth who is a total stranger and guide
the discussion from an awkward
silence into a meaningful
conversation?

Jesus often got people talking with his first question and then
was able to guide the discussion so that it developed into a
meaningful conversation about a life-changing topic!
He met people where they were–whether they were drawing
water, fishing, collecting taxes, watching him from a treetop,
or worshipping God in the Temple in Jerusalem.

But Jesus was never content to leave them where they were.
His objective was always a changed life!
Remember the Woman at the well…
A simple request for a drink led to a meaningful discussion
on “living water” that transformed a village.

Zacheus was simply hoping to get a glimpse of Jesus but instead
got to talk to him at his own dinner table in a conversation that
not only changed his life, but reached out to the lives of many
sinners!

Christ’s first words to Nicodemus, a religious scholar, were a
conundrum, a puzzle that left him searching.
And that search seemingly reached its conclusion when
Nicodemus took a bold step of faith, along with Joseph of
Arimathea, and asked for the body of Christ after the Crucifixion.

The gospels are filled with the stories of people who
encountered Christ and then
their personal stories would be forever changed!
In encounter after encounter… Jesus not only broke
the ice, but he left a lasting impact on the lives of the
people he spoke with!

Sometimes Jesus used questions to break the ice. But on
other occasions he use everyday objects, shared
experiences, stories, and even crises to break the ice and
open up the way to life changing spiritual discussions.
He asked people to share their opinions,
challenged their assumptions,
and asked them to find solutions.

He constantly invited others to join him in experiences
and used those common experiences
to bring out life changing spiritual truths.
Fresh experiences often served as living parables.

It’s easy to relate to the feelings, thoughts, and
experiences when you have just experienced them.
Then it is only a short little jump to deeper truths and
understanding.

The “here and now” becomes a springboard
to the distant future,
to choices and consequences.
A small controlled simulation
becomes a safe crucible
to test the consequences of real life decisions.

In the same way today, games, challenges, and contrived
situations can generate discussions and expose the same
deep set beliefs, attitudes, and values as real life situations
and events.

How you play the game
is a reflection of who you are
and how you deal with life!
But in all things Jesus always had a purpose.
He broke the ice, and later his own body would be
broken, so that broken lives could be mended.

Learn how you also can “break the ice”
and make a lasting impact in the lives of youth!
I’ve specially prepared 52 of my best icebreakers
of all time!
(That’s a full year of icebreakers – one a week!)

And like Christ’s encounters with strangers they are
icebreakers with a purpose.
Each one includes debriefs and meaningful
discussion questions that engage youths to deal
with real life issues.

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This EBook not only provides 52 of the
world’s most popular group icebreaker
activities, but also includes lesson ideas and
questions to smoothly transition into
discussions about issues common to most
groups.
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