W E E K 1

LEARNING FROM
OUR MISTAKES
ESTIMATED TIME
1 HOUR 30 MINUTES

RESOURCES
›› iPad/computer and projector.
›› Slides, posters, printouts and video testimony (see extra material).
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 CONNECT 25 MINUTES

AIMS ACTIVITY 2
›› To understand that there are paths that 10 MINUTES
lead to abundant life and paths that lead to ›› Divide the students into 2 groups - with group A
spiritual, emotional and physical death. on one side, and group B on the other.
›› Ask one volunteer from each group to come
OBJECTIVES to the front to represent their team.
›› To identify some of the things that can lead ›› Project the 10 posters for this session (see
us down the path that veers toward death. extra material) onto the screen. Each poster
›› To recognize the opportunities that God should only be shown for a maximum of 10
wants to give us when we choose the path seconds.
that leads to life. ›› The first of the two volunteers to raise their
hand will have the opportunity to define the
concept on the poster in one sentence. The
WELCOME teacher will judge the quality of the answer
10 MINUTES and award a point accordingly.

›› Allow the students to come in and find a seat. ›› If neither of the volunteers knows how to
answer within the allotted time, someone
›› Welcome the students to LifeClass and
from their teams can help them.
spend some time finding out a little about
them, asking them to introduce themselves ›› If no satisfactory answer is given, simply move
onto the next slide.
to each other.
›› The team with the most points wins the game.
ACTIVITY 1
5 MINUTES
››POSTERS
›› Project the slide with the following verse onto • Stubbornness
the screen: “There is a way that seems right • Opportunity
to a man, but its end is the way of death” • Life
(Proverbs 14:12 NASB). • Success
• Change
›› Ask 2 students to explain what they
L IF EC L AS S

• Youth
understand from the verse.
• Encounter
›› Explain that today’s class is a new opportunity • Reconciliation
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for them to return to the path that leads to • Restoration
life. • Learning
 CONCEIVE 1 HOUR

AIMS ACTIVITY 2
›› To understand that God wants to restore us 15 MINUTES
and give us His salvation and the opportunity ›› Divide the class into 6 groups.
to have a much better life despite the mistakes
we have made. ›› Give each group a number between 1 and 6.
›› To reflect on the lives we have been living so ›› Give out the 6 posters (see extra material)
that we can come to a place of choosing the accordingly, one per group. Each poster tells
life God offers us. a different part of the story of the prodigal
son.
OBJECTIVES ›› Each group will have 4 minutes to prepare a
›› To recognize the different phases the prodigal drama for the scene they have been given.
son lived through. Each drama should last no longer than one
minute.
›› To identify the four precious opportunities he
had. ›› Allow the groups to present their dramas in
›› To know that the Lord wants to give each of the order of the story.
us those same opportunities.

ACTIVITY 3
ACTIVITY 1 20 MINUTES

7 MINUTES Note: Prepare in prayer: ask the Lord to

Show this week’s video testimony. anoint the lesson and enable you to share the
message in a real and relevant way. Use our
suggested points and add your own personal
testimonies. Remember not to spend more
than 20 minutes speaking.
›› Say a short prayer to begin.
›› Using the following message outline,
explain the four opportunities that the new
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believer has during this course.

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 INTRODUCTION WORLD
LifeClass is:
• Satisfying the desires of the soul (I
AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET GOD want, I think, I feel).
As your true Father.
Investing time into pursuing pas-
•
AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE RESTORED sing pleasures.
›› Spiritually, personally and in your family • Acting according to our own will,
relationships. forgetting about God.
›› Show the image of the cross. Explain that • Ignoring the reality of eternity af-
the cross was made of 2 pieces of wood: ter death.
one horizontal and the other vertical. God
provided reconciliation on the cross, firstly
with Himself, and then with our neighbor.
God’s heart is that we would live a life of
peace and harmony with everyone as far as GOD
possible (Colossians 1:20).
• Having constant communion with
God, continually nourishing our
spirit.
• Having abundance in all things
(family, emotions, intellect,
personal goals, etc.).
• Doing the will of God in our lives
- His will is always good, pleasing
and perfect.
• Obtaining eternal salvation for
our souls.
AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE
›› God wants to make us new and mend what “Do not love this world nor the things it
has been broken in us because of the wrong offers you, for when you love the world,
decisions we have made. you do not have the love of the Father in
you. For the world offers only a craving for
AN OPPORTUNITY TO FIND PROVISION physical pleasure, a craving for everything
›› God longs to give us everything we need: we see, and pride in our achievements and
spiritual, emotional and material provision. possessions. These are not from the Father,
but are from this world. And this world is
fading away, along with everything that
ACTIVITY 4 people crave. But anyone who does what
5 MINUTES pleases God will live forever”
(1 John 2:15-17 NLT).
›› Ask the students to reflect on what they think
the difference between living and surviving is.
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›› Ask some of the students to share their ›› Explain to your students that:
opinions. “Today, God is inviting you to choose the
›› Provide a contrast between the life the world path that leads to eternal life.” 11
offers and the life God offers.
 CREATE 15 MINUTES

AIMS ›› Ask the students to find a photo of themselves

and stick it onto the polaroid frame during
›› To decide to receive God’s forgiveness
the week.
and restoration through the four precious
opportunities He offers us. ›› The students should now write down on the
back of the sheet why they want to experience
the opportunity they have chosen.
OBJECTIVES
›› Share some of the students’ answers in next
›› To recognize the four precious opportunities week’s session.
God offers us.
›› To identify which of these we would like to
experience and why. WEEKLY CHALLENGE
5 MINUTES

›› Encourage the students to go back over their

ACTIVITY 1 notes from today’s lesson.
10 MINUTES
›› Teach the students how to read the student
›› Give each student a printout of the blank book (show them that each day has something
polaroid picture (see extra material). for them to read and to do). Set them the
challenge of reading their book every day
and completing the exercises.
›› Encourage them to think about which activity
they enjoy most as they read through the
book during the week so that they can talk
about their experiences in the following class.

PRAYER
5 MINUTES

Lead the students in prayer so that they can:

›› Have a real encounter with Jesus
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›› Be restored and made new

›› Ask the students to write down which one of
the opportunities they would like to experience ›› Access the provision that comes from God.
(Encounter, Reconciliation, Restoration or Note: If necessary, take some extra time to
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polaroid. Be careful not to run over the allocated time of
each class.