We need to tune up our lives to be effective for Christ.

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Bible Lessons
For Youth -
Broken Down
Car Race

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We need to tune up our
lives to be effective for
Christ.
Materials
A large open space

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Activity
In the broken-car relay, each team
runs several consecutive races.
1. In each race they will pretend
that they're part of a car with a
problem, such as a stuck horn
that's blaring incessantly or
windshield wipers that won't stop
moving. The children run the race
acting out what's broken. For
example, if the car is stuck in
reverse, the children will run
backwards.

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2. Before each race begins, tell
the runners what problems
their car will have.
3. Choose a starting point and a
turnaround line that are about
20 feet apart and then divide
the children into two teams, or
have them pick which team
they want to be in. Each team
should line up single file behind
the starting line.
4. At your signal, (dropping a
checkered flag?) the race
begins.

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5. One by one the children run
to the turnaround line and
back while pretending to be
the car with the first problem.
6. After all the children on one
team have had the first
problem, they run again, this
time with the second problem
and then the third, etc. The
first team that completes all of
the relays wins the race.

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Hints
Young children may have a
hard time figuring out what
motions to use while they run.
You can always give them
ideas or help them to come up
with their own.

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Application
Paul compares the Christian
life, not to a car race, but to a
human race where the
runners press toward the
prize. But sometimes we have
problems running the race
God has given us. We don't
live up to our potential.

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Discussion
1. What are some of our
problems that prevent us
from running the Christian
race at our best?
2. How can we get our lives
tuned up for victory?
3. What do you need to
change this week to become
more victorious in your
Christian life?

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Creative Youth Ideas
Go for the Gold
Need an evangelistic Youth Camp/ Bible
Study Series with an Olympic Theme?
What is salvation all about? What does it
mean to be saved? This sports themed
Bible Study / Camp Curriculum uses the
Olympic Flag to introduce the concepts of
sin (black circle), forgiveness (red circle),
purity (white background), spiritual growth
(green circle), heaven (Yellow Circle) and
(Baptism) blue circle.
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Destined to Win
Need a Youth Camp/ Bible Study Series
on ”Running the Christian Race”?
The race as a metaphor for the Christian
life is used in several places in the Bible.
This series is a great follow up for new
Christians or to re-emphasize the basics of
our spiritual Journey in the Faith. This
Bible Study / Camp Curriculum has a
sports theme and is great for athletes as
well as a tie in to the youth Olympic
Games.
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