Watch Who You Hang Around
Posted by: Buffalo Dream Center
Topic: Friends
Verse: Do not be misled; Bad company corrupts good character 1 Corinthians 15:33
Props:
2 glasses
Oil
Water
Paint
2 pieces of paper
Ropes
Instructions:
Discussion:
Introduction –oil and water don’t mix
-Choose a volunteer.
-Have them pour water into the jar filling it about halfway
-Have them pour oil in the jar filling it about halfway.
-Have the volunteer gently mix the solution. (It won’t mix, as soon as you stop stirring, the solutions separates)
-Object: Just like oil and water don’t mix, good and bad don’t mix.
-If you are going to live for Jesus (good) then you can’t hang around or be apart of bad.
The sin of others will rub off on you
-A clean piece of paper represents you as a Christian.
-A piece of paper with paint on it represents a friend who is not serving Jesus.
-Some people think when they hand around bad friends, they can have a good influence on them, or they think their friends won’t affect how they live.
-Watch what happens when you hang around the wrong person (rub the 2 pieces of paper together)
-The sin of your friend rubs off on you.
Story of Daniel
-Daniel was taken away from his home, family and friends.
-He became a slave.
-He was lonely and needed a friend –Meshach, Shadrach, Abendigo
-The King decided to train all the young men to work.
-The king gave all the men special food and drinks-not pleasing to God.
-Daniel and his friends decided to stay away from the bad food the king offered.
-The king allowed the 4 men to do this.
-Because they obeyed God, Daniel and his friends were stronger, and healthier than all the other men in the kingdom.
-It is good to have friends that love God and will encourage us to do what is right.
Conclusion: Don’t hang around sin-Run from sin
-Choose a volunteer to represent sin.
-Choose another volunteer and tie him to sin at the ankles with about 6-12 inches between them. This volunteer is going to represent a Christian.
-You are going to give the Christian different scenarios to act out, but sin will hold them back. (Sin should never move)
-There’s the Kid’s Club van (at the back of the auditorium) loading up to take everyone to kid’s club. You want to get on it. Go ahead
-Before you go to bed you want to read your Bible. It over there on the table. Go get your Bible to read it.
-There is the bus to pick up for church on Sunday. You really want to go to church but. . . .
- At church you want to go to the front for prayer because you want to serve Jesus.
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