Pure Gospel: Back to the Basics

Quick Backdrop The gospel. You've probably heard the word gospel before, but do you know what it means? More importantly, do you understand how the gospel actually changes your life? The gospel is what th...

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Youth Culture Lesson: Goodness in Gotham

Show Explores Good, Evil and Moral Compromise Get downloadable PDF. Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation. About/Disclaimer What Happened: On Sept. 22, the Fox network unveiled its much-anticipa...

It’s in the Bag

This creative indoor game only needs a canvas sack or bag and a few household items. Secretly place an item in the bag, pass the bag around the circle, and allow each person to feel the bag only (for size, weig...

Youth Group Devo: All Things New

"He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more" (Rev. 21:4).During times of bloodshed, destruction or persecution, people often lose hope in God and humanity. This has been a part of ...

Youth Group Devo: Faithful Over Much

"Whoever is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much" (Luke 16:10).Years ago an elderly couple was looking for a room in a small Philadelphia hotel during the height of convention season. When they di...

Game: Stack Up

If you have a collection of plastic water bottles and/or 2-liter plastic jugs for recycling, use them for this fun game. Divide the plastic bottles between two teams, and see which team can make the highest sta...

Youth Group Devo: Being in Labor

"The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few" (Luke 10:2).In 1853, 15-year-old Zoradia Lewis became the lighthouse keeper at Narragesset Bay after her father, a ship captain, suffered a stroke. During&nb...