This creative teaching activity uses games to remind children or youth that the Christian faith is not a I can't religion. It is always a I can religion. The assurance is found in Phil 4:13, I can do everything through him who gives me strength. In this passage we are promised the strength to deal all adversities of life - trials and temptations. This power is given to us as long as we are in Christ.

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Bible Lessons
For Youth -
Tiny Olympics

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This creative teaching activity
uses games to remind children
or youth that the Christian faith
is not a I can't religion. It is
always a I can religion. The
assurance is found in Phil 4:13, I
can do everything through him
who gives me strength. In this
passage we are promised the
strength to deal all adversties of
life - trials and temptations. This
power is given to us as long as
we are in Christ.

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Materials
Long rope. (Towels or bed
sheets can be tied
together to make a rope.)

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Activity
Don’t tell the youth or children
why, but they must send their 10
littlest (smallest) people together
for a very special task. Once the
kids or youth have selected their
smallest, reveal the rope and tell
them you are going to having a
“Tiny Tug” of war. After a couple
of tries and encouragement to
the winning team ask the losing
team if they think they will win?
But this time help them. Of
course with the teacher on their
side they are sure to win.

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Application
While things may seem difficult
or impossible to us, when God is
on our team we can do anything.

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Variation: Mini Olympics
Mini tug-o-war: Get a rope about
1 meter long and make the
markings on a table. The catch is
the participants may only use one
hand to pull the rope and may
only use a thumb and index finger
to grab the rope. Done in this way,
the deciding factor is not the
strength or weight of the person,
but the strength of their grip with
the two fingers.
Mini Javelin Toss: Use a straw and
only two fingers to toss it

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Mini Shotput: Use a ball bearing
or marble and flip it with your
thumb
Mini hockey: Use a tabletop and
a carom seed or checker disc and
straws in a person’s mouth to
move it the seed through the
goals
Thumb wrestling: Gripping
fingers so only the thumb is
raised extended, participants try
to hold the other persons thumb
down using their own.

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Synchronized
Twirling: Dexterity competition
twirling a pencil through fingers
Relay race: moving a coin on
the top of your hand, from top
of thumb to the pinky and back
using only once hand;
Marathon race: rolling a coin
the farthest distance;
High Jump: Flipping a coin in
the air using the thumb and
index finger

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Application
Many times we think we must
be big and powerful to do
things. We think we can only
help if we are strong. But even
if we are not strong enough and
powerful enough or big enough
we can still help others by
pointing them to God who is all
strong and powerful.

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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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Creative Youth Ideas
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.
->Tell me about “Destined to Win”
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