The document describes a youth devotional activity called a "broken-car relay." The activity involves dividing youth into teams to pretend their car has problems as they run a race, such as a stuck horn or malfunctioning windshield wipers. Teams take turns running races with different car problems. The devotional makes a connection between tuning up cars and tuning up lives to be effective for Christ.

1. Youth Devotional - Broken
Down Car Race
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2. We need to tune up our lives to
be effective for Christ.
Materials
A large open space
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3. 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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4. 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. 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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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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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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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Go for the Gold
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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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Destined to Win
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