Youth Ideas: Masks

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Youth Ideas:
Masks

What are the masks we wear?

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Materials
Variety of masks

Icebreaker Activity
On adhesive name tags or white printer
labels write the names of famous
masked characters. Write a name on
each nametag. As people enter the
room, put the nametag in the middle of
their back (without showing them what
is on it). Their goal is to figure out who
they are by asking a series of yes/no
questions. Each question must be asked
of a different person



Superheroes
Captain
Batgirl Batman
America

Cyclops Dark man Dash

Donatello Dread
(Ninja Pirate Flash
Turtles) Roberts

Green Green
Iron Man
Hornet Lantern

Leonardo
Jack-Jack Kato
(Ninja
Turtles)



Michelangelo
Lone Mr.
(Ninja
Ranger Incredible
Turtles)

Rafael
Mrs. Phantom of
(Ninja
Incredible the Opera
Turtles)

Robin Spiderman The Mask

Ultraman Violet Wolverine

Zorro



Others
Catwoman Darth Vader Doctor Doom

Green Jason (Friday
Juggernaut
Goblin the 13th)

Riddler Stormtrooper The Joker

The Penguin
The Riddler



Discussion
1. If you could be any superhero
who would you be?
2. What is it about this character
that attracts you?
3. Why do most of the superheroes
wear masks?
The reason all the superheroes
wear masks is to hide who they
are…



Introduction
Its not just Halloween that people
wear masks. If we are honest with
ourselves, most of us put on masks
from time to time.

We put on a mask any time we are not
honest with others, or worse yet, we
are not honest with God. Anytime we
try to make ourselves come across as
something we are not, we are putting
on a mask. What masks do you put
on? In what situations do you hide
behind a mask, afraid to reveal who
you really are and what you really
feel?



The name for someone like that is
a hypocrite. An actor is the same
word “hypocrite” in the Greek
language. It means ‘the person
who wears a mask’ (or cover on
his face). In the original Greek
plays, actors pretended to be
someone else by putting on a
mask.

Jesus used the same word to
describe the Pharisees and in a
parable teaches us an important
lesson about masks…



The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax
Collector
Luke 18.9-14

Discussion: The Pharisees – Wearers of
Masks
1. Why was the Pharisee called a hypocrite
– one wearing a mask?
2. For what reasons do you think the
Pharisee “acted” this way?
3. Have you met people like the Pharisee?
How did they make you feel?
4. In what ways have you been like a
Pharisee? What are some of the masks you
wear?



Activity: What Masks do I wear?

1. Give each youth a piece of paper
cut into a mask shape.
2. On one side, ask them to write or
draw characteristics of how they want
people to see them.
3. Then, on the other side, ask them
to write down some characteristics of
who they really are and some of the
things about their life that they don’t
want other people to see.
4. Is there a difference?
5. What are the risks of revealing
what is hidden behind the mask?



Discussion: Why We Wear Masks
1. What are some of the reasons people
wear masks as Christians?
- Don’t know how to live the Christian Life
so we fake it - Most of us really do want to
reflect Christ but the problem is, many of
us just don’t know how. We know what
we are supposed to do, but we don’t
know how to do it.
- Ashamed -Everyone else seems ok and
seems to have life together. So we
become convinced that we no one else
has the problems as us. We seem to be
the only ones so we hide our true
thoughts and feelings.



- Fear -We hide behind our masks,
because we are afraid of how people will
react if they see our faults. They might not
like the true us.
- Avoidance - It is often easier to put up a
mask than to face who we really are.
Insecurities and past hurts make us want
to avoid dealing with the problem so we
hide from ourselves.



Discussion: The Tax Collector – Removing
the Masks

1. What if the tax collector had done the same
exercise you just did and wrote on a mask how
he wanted others to see him vs. what he
wanted to prevent others from seeing?
2. Why is the Tax-collector unwilling to even
look up to heaven?
3. Have you ever been so ashamed that you
wanted to hide your face from heaven?
4. How is this similar to wearing a mask?
5. How is it different from the mask of the
Pharisee?
6. When we are honest without a “mask” on
do we lose face or save face?
7. What is Jesus’ main point in this story?



The Opposite of Hypocrisy is
Intimacy – Into me see.

1. what masks are you currently
hiding behind?
2. In what areas of your life do
you need to be honest with God?
3. In what ways are you living the
life of a hypocrite?
4. How would being honest with
yourself and God make a
difference in your life?



Application

Let youth crumple up their
mask and toss it away while
having a time of personal
reflection and confession to
God. They should be honest
with God and ask him to make
them a new person.



“Don’t be trapped
behind a mask, acting
out a life you don’t
really want. Be honest
with God and let him
remove your mask and
replace it with a new
you that doesn’t need to
hide from the world!”



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