LEARNING FROM OUR MISTAKES WEEK 1

ESTIMATED TIME 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES in one sentence. The teacher will judge the quality of the
answer and award a point accordingly.
RESOURCES: Slides, posters, printouts (see extra  If neither of the volunteers knows how to answer within
material). the allotted time someone from their teams can help
them.
 If no satisfactory answer is given simply move onto the
next slide.
CONNECT  The team with the most points wins the game.
25 MINUTES
AIMS POSTERS
 To understand that there are paths leads to abundant life  Stubbornness
and paths that lead to spiritual, emotional and physical
 Opportunity
death. Show
 Life
OBJECTIVES  Success Sample
 Change Poster
 To identify some of the things that can lead us down the  Youth
path that veers toward death. Here
 Encounter
 To recognize the opportunities that God wants to give us  Reconciliation
when we choose the path that leads to life.  Restoration
 Learning
WELCOME
10 MINUTES

 Allow the students to come in and find a seat.

 Welcome the students to LifeClass and spend some
time finding out a little about them. Asking them to CONCEIVE
introduce themselves to each other. 1 HOUR
ACTIVITY 1 AIMS
5 MINUTES

 Project the slide with the following verse onto the screen:  To understand that God wants to restore us and give us
“There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is His salvation and the opportunity to have a much better
the way of death” (Proverbs 14:12 NASB). life despite the mistake we have made.

 Ask 2 students to explain what they understand from the  To reflect on the lives we have been living so that we
verse. can come to a place of choosing the life God offers us.
 Explain that today’s class is a new opportunity for them
to return to the path that leads to life. OBJECTIVES
 To recognize the difference phases the prodigal son
ACTIVITY 2 lived through.
10 MINUTES
 To identify the four precious opportunities, he had.
 Divide the students into 2 groups with group A on one
side and group B on the other.  To know that the Lord wants to give each of us those
same opportunities.
 Ask one volunteer from each group to come to the front
to represent their team. ACTIVITY 1
 Project the 10 posters for this session (see extra 7 MINUTES
material) onto the screen. Each poster should only be
shown for a maximum of 10 seconds. This week’s testimony. “Learning from our Mistakes”

 The first of the two volunteers to raise their hand will ACTIVITY 2
have the opportunity to define the concept on the poster 15 MINUTES

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 Divide the class into 6 groups.  Ask the students to reflect on what they think the
difference between living and surviving.
 Give each group a number between 1 and 6.
 Give out the 6 posters (see extra material) accordingly,  Ask some of the students to share their opinions.
one per group. Each poster tells a different part of the  Provide a contract between the life the world offers and
story of the prodigal son. the life God offers.
 Each group will have 4 minutes to prepare a drama for
the scene they have been given. Each drama should last WORLD
no longer than one minute.
 Satisfying the desire of the soul (I want, I think, I
 Allow the groups to present their dramas in the order of feel)
the story.  Investing time into pursuing passing pleasures.
 Acting according to our own will, forgetting about
ACTIVITY 3 God.
20 MINUTES
 Ignoring the reality of eternity after death.
Note: Prepare in prayer: ask the Lord to anoint the lesson
and enable you to share the message in a real and
relevant way. Use our suggested points and add your own GOD
personal testimonies. Remember not to spend more than
20 minutes speaking.  Having constant communion with God, continually
nourishing our spirit.
 Say a short prayer to begin.  Having abundance in all things (family, emotions,
intellect, personal goal, etc.).
 Using the following message outline, explain the four  Doing the will of God in our lives – His will is always
opportunities that the new believer has during this good, pleasing and perfect.
course.
 Obtaining eternal salvation for our souls.
INTRODUCTION
LifeClass is: “Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you
love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you.
AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET GOD For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a
As your true Father. craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements
and possessions. These are not from the Father but are from this
AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE RESTORED world. And this world is fading away, along with everything that
people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live
 Spiritually, personally and in your family relationships. forever.” (1 John 2:15-17 NLT)

 Show the image of the cross. Explain that the cross was  Explain to your students that:
made of 2 pieces of wood: one horizontal and the other “Today, God is inviting you to choose the path that leads
vertical. God provided reconciliation on the cross. Firstly, to eternal life.”
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 possible. (Colossians 1:20)

AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE
CREATE
 God wants to make us new and mend what has been 15 MINUTES
broken in us because of the wrong decisions we have AIMS
made.
 To decide to receive God’s forgiveness and restoration
AN OPPORTUNITY TO FIND PROVISION through the four precious opportunities He offers us.

 God longs to give us everything we need: spiritual, OBJECTIVES

emotional and material provision.  To recognize the four precious opportunities God offers
us.
ACTIVITY 4
5 MINUTES  To identify which of these we would like to experience
and why.

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 ACTIVITY 1  Slides and video testimony (see extra material).
10 MINUTES  iPad/computer and projector.
 Give each student a printout of the blank Polaroid picture  Candy or similar prizes.
(see extra material).  Whiteboard pens.
 Tape.
 Ask the students to write down which one of the
opportunities they would like to experience (Encounter,
Reconciliation, Restoration or Provision) in the space
provided under the Polaroid.

 Ask the students to find a photo of themselves and stick

CONNECT
15 MINUTES
it onto the Polaroid frame during the week.

 The students should now write down on the back of the AIMS
sheet why they want to experience the opportunity they  To understand and appreciate the work of the cross in all
have chosen. its fullness.
 Share some of the students’ answers in next week’s  To know the desire of God’s heart is always to bless us
session. and set us free from anything that separates us from
Him.
WEEKLY CHALLENGE
5 MINUTES OBJECTIVES
 Encourage the students to go back over their notes from  To understand that God has given us invaluable things
today’s lesson. to enjoy throughout our lives.

 Teach the students how to read the student book (show  To understand that the work of the cross is the most
them that each day has something for them to read and precious treasure we could ever have.
do). Set them the challenge of reading their book every  To identify some reason why the cross is the most
day and completing the exercises. invaluable thing God has given us.
 Encourage them to think about which activity they enjoy
most as they read through the book during the week so WELCOME
that they can talk about their experiences in the following 10 MINUTES
class.  Allow the students to come in and sit down.
PRAYER  Revise the most relevant points from last week’s class
5 MINUTES (Learning from Our Mistakes). Ask the students how they
got on during the week you could review the various
Lead the students in prayer so that they can:
activities you set them last week or you could simply give
 Have a real encounter with Jesus the opportunity to share their thoughts.
 Be restored and made new
 Access the provision that comes from God.
ACTIVITY 1: THE RIGHT PRICE
Note: If necessary, take some extra time to pray for your 7 MINUTES
students and minister them. Be careful not to run over the
 Show slides or printed images of various well-known
allocated time of each class.
commodities.
 Ask the students to put a price on each of the objects.
WEEK 2
PRODUCTS:
THE BEST DEAL OF * Car * House
YOUR LIFE * An item of clothing * Cell phone
Now show slides or printed images that represent the
ESTIMATED TIME 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES following concepts:

RESOURCES: * Friendship * Love * Peace

* Family * Hope * Freedom
 Three packs of post-it notes (three different colors).
 A large cross made out of paper, card or cardboard.
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 Ask the students to try and put a price on these things Note: Prepare in prayer: ask the Lord to anoint the lesson
also. and enable you to share the message in a real and
relevant way. Use our suggested points and add your own
 Show a slide or a printed picture of the cross. Explain personal testimonies. Remember not to spend more than
that of all that God has given us, the work or the cross is 20 minutes speaking.
the most precious and invaluable, because you are to
Him the pearl of great price.  Say a short prayer to begin.
 Use the following outline to explain this week’s message
ACTIVITY 2
8 MINUITES INTRODUCTION
 Project Matthew 13:45 - 46 onto the screen and read it
out. The Best Deal of Your Life
MATTHEW 13:45-46
AGAIN, THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE A
TOPIC CONTENT
MERCHANT LOOKING FOR FINE PEARLS.
WHEN HE FOUND ONE OF GREAT VALUE, JESUS TOOK MY PLACE ON THE CROSS
HE WENT AWAY AND SOLD EVERTTHING HE
 Just like a compassionate father, God looked for a way
HAD AND BROUGHT IT. to save us. He found that the only way to redeem
M A T T H E W 1 3 : 4 5 - 4 6 mankind was through His Son, Jesus Christ. God had to
make a decision: either destroy all of humanity,
condemning them for all eternity, or punish the human
 Ask the students to explain why they think the cross is race through the person of His only Son.
the most valuable gift God has given us.
 ”But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was
 Speak about the power of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross. crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought
us peace was on Him, and by His wounds we are
Emphasize that everything we need is found at the
healed” (Isaiah 53:5)
cross: redemption for our souls, inner healing and
restoration, love (both to receive and to give), and the JESUS PAID THE PRICE FOR MY FREEDOM
abundant provision of all we need, both material ON THE CROSS
provision and otherwise (love, joy, peace, etc.).
 Jesus once said “Very truly I tell you, everyone who
sins is a slave to sin” (John 8:34)
Through His sacrifice, Jesus opened wide the doors of the
prison of sin where the enemy had long detained us. Jesus
CONCEIVE set us free from everything that had driven us to sin (wrong
thoughts, wrong desires, addictions, habitual sins, etc.).
40 MINUTES
JESUS TOOK THE WORST OF ME ON THE CROSS
AIMS AND GAVE ME HIS BEST IN EXCHANGE
 To understand why following Jesus is the best deal we  The moment we accept Jesus into our hearts, all the evil
could ever make. we were is absorbed by the power or the cross. God
takes our rebellious and sinful nature and places it upon
OBJECTIVES the body of His Son, Jesus Christ. All the blessings of
God become ours when we give our entire lives to Him.
 To identify the spiritual, emotional and physical blessings
 Paul said: “Consequently just as one trespass resulted in
we receive at the cross. condemnation for all people, so also one righteous act
resulted in justification and life for all people” (Romans
 To accept that Jesus died so that we could live to the
5:18), Jesus has made us righteous before God,
full.
carrying all our unrighteousness upon Himself in His
death.
ACTIVITY 1
10-15 MINUTES

This week’s testimony: “The Best Deal of Your Life”

ACTIVITY 2
CREATE
25 MINUTES 25 MINUTES

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AIMS antidote would be. The teacher will write the strength on
one of the post-it notes they kept for themselves and
 To understand and participate in the exchange that took place the weakness on the cross. In this instance,
place on the cross of Calvary. neither team would win a point.

OBJECTIVE  The game ends when all of the weakness are stuck on
the cross.
 To see how this exchange works in practice.
 If there are strength post-it note left on the cross,
 To identify some of the most common weaknesses we everyone should decide what weaknesses these
have as people. strength could be exchange for. The teacher should write
 To discover what strengths can be found at the cross, them on their own post-it notes and exchange them with
which counteract all our weaknesses. the remaining strength on the cross.
 The winning team receives candy as a prize.
ACTIVITY 1
15 MINUTES
WEEKLY CHALLENGE
 Stick up the large paper cross at the front of the 5 MINUTES
classroom or draw one on the whiteboard.
 Encourage the students to go back over their notes from
 Divide the room into two groups today’s lesson.

 Give each group a different colored pack of post-it notes  Set them the challenge of reading their student book
(each pack need to have the same number of post-its). every day and completing the exercises.
Keep one pack of post-its for yourself.  Encourage them to think about which activity they enjoy
most as they read through the book during the week so
 One group will have the job of writing down the positive that they can talk about their experiences in the following
things we can receive from Jesus, for example, strength, class.
courage, joy, etc. The other group should write down all
the weaknesses we need to leave at the cross, for
example, laziness, cowardice, sadness, etc. None of the PRAYER
groups should know what the other group is writing. The 5 MINUTES
students should use all of the post-it notes they-have Lead the students in prayer so that they can:
been given.
 Make a decision for Jesus.
 When they have finished, ask the group that wrote down
 Repent of their sin
the strengths to come and stick their post-it notes all
over the cross at the front.  Confess that Jesus is their personal Lord and Savior.

Once they have returned to their seats, explain the game:  Determine to live for Jesus.

 You will start to call out each letter of the alphabet. Note: If necessary, take some extra time to pray for your
students and minister to them. Be careful not to run over
 Those who wrote a weakness beginning with that letter the allocated time of each class.
should shout the weakness out and someone from the
other team should shout out a strength that serves as an
antidote to that weakness. If there are no weaknesses
that begin with that letter, simply move on to the next.

 The person who has the post-it note with the weakness
written on it should stand up quickly find the posy-it note
that has the antidote and swap the weakness post-it note
for the strength post-it.

 If they do not find it within 15 seconds, the point goes to

the team that wrote the strengths and the teacher swaps
the weakness for the strength. If the student does find
the strength post-it note within the 15 seconds the period
will be awarded to the team that wrote down the
weaknesses.

 If the students have not written a strength that counteract

the weakness. Everyone will decide together what the

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  To demonstrate the effect that Jesus has on a person’s
life.
 To understand that we have a nature that is inclined to
sin and that we need to be made new in Jesus.

WELCOME
10 MINUTES

 Allow the students to come in and sit down.

 Revise the most relevant points from last week’s class
(THE BEST DEAL OF YOUR LIFE). Ask the students
how they got on during the week - you could review the
various activities you set them last week or you could
simply give them the opportunity to share their thoughts.

ACTIVITY
5 MINUTES

Follow the instructions to carry out the experiment. It is

important that you practice beforehand to ensure that
there are no problems during the actual demonstration.
Wash the cups/glasses well before beginning the
experiment. For further information, watch this Video:
www.G12.es/experiment

WEEK 3

THE BEST EXPERIENCE OF

YOUR LIFE
ESTIMATED TIME 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES

RESOURCES:
 Water  Use post-it notes to label the three transparent cups or
 Iodine glasses: You, Sin, and JESUS.
 Bleach
 Fill the glass marked You with water until it is just less
 Post-it notes
than half full.
 iPad/computer and projector
 Three large transparent cups of glasses  Fill the glass marked Sin with a mixture of water and
 Slide and video testimony (see extra material) iodine, again until it is just less than half full. This should
 5 sheet of paper per color (we would suggest produce a dark liquid.
white, red, blue, and yellow).
 Completely fill the glass marked JESUS with a mixture of
water and bleach.
 Pour some of the Sin mixture into the glass labeled You.
This will demonstrate the effect of sin when it enters our
CONNECT lives. It stains us and makes us dirty.
 Pour some of the liquid from the JESUS glass into the
15 MINUTES
AIMS You glass. This will demonstrate that Jesus brings clarity
and cleanses You, removing whatever effect Sin may
have had.
 To make the decision to surrender everything that is part
of our old nature to God so that we can be completely Once the experiment is complete, take a moment to describe the
transformed. two natures that battle within us:

OBJECTIVES  One is our sinful nature.

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 And the other is the nature that has been made new by BE BORN INTO A LIFE OF HOLINESS
JESUS.
 When we decide to become part of the family of God, the
ACTIVITY 2 Holy Spirit comes to dwell in us and transform our being
10 MINUTES into a holy being.
Relate the story of Nicodemus (found in John 3), linking the  Contract with the Word of God sanctifies us.
previous activity and this story to the idea of new birth.
BE SEALED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT
 The new birth carries the seal of the Holy Spirit, who
comes to dwell in us, meaning it cannot be invalidated or
revoked.

CONCEIVE  We should ask the Holy Spirit to clothe us in His holiness

every day and to allow us to experience all the benefits
of the new birth.
1 HOUR
AIMS ACTIVITY 3
 To understand what being born again means and the 10 MINUTES
importance of this experience in the Christian life.  Lead s discussion about how new birth is made evident
and how we can know when someone has not been born
OBJECTIVES again.

 To understand the benefits of being born again.  Share the story of Oral Roberts (found in the student
book).
 To recognize the evidence of new birth.
 Ask some of the students to point out similarities
between their own lives and the life of the evangelist.
ACTIVITY 1
7 MINUTES BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS, I AM:
This week’s testimony:
(THE BEST EXPERINCE OF YOUR LIFE)

ACTIVITY 2
20 MINUTES

Note: Prepare in prayer: ask the Lord to 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.
 Use the following outline and the student book to explain
this week’s message.

INTRODUCTION
The Best Experience of Your Life.
JOHN 3 CREATE
20 MINUTES
TOPIC CONTENT AIMS
New birth allows us to:  To desire to read and relate to the Word of God, being
disciplined in setting aside time to do so and longing to
OPEN OUR SPIRITUAL EYES
know Jesus through what we read.
 Receiving the new nature that comes from ‘God allows
us to see how His kingdom is established in our lives. OBJECTIVES
 Faith starts to grow in our hearts in the measure by  To identify the effects of the Word of God in our lives.
which we connect to the Word of God.
 To know what the Bible says about the Word of God.

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 ACTIVITY 1  Receive the benefits that come from knowing the Word
10 MINUTES of God.
Write the following Bible references randomly on the
board, without writing down what categories they belong Note: If necessary, take some extra time to pray for your
to: students and minister to them. Be careful not to run over
the allocated time of each class.

CLEANSES US SANCTIFIES US WEEK 4

 Psalm 119:9  John 17:17
 Psalm 12:6  Ephesians 5:26 ~ LIFE IS A BATTLE~
 John 15:3  1 Timothy 4:5
ESTIMATED TIME 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES

RESOURCES:
REVIVE US GIVES US POWER  Water
 Psalm 119:25 TO OVERCOME  Whistle
(NASB) THE EVIL ONE  Filing/index cards
 John 8:51  Matthew 8:16  Electrical tape of various colors
 Romans 10:17  Luke 4:36  iPad/computer and projector
 Colossians 3:16  1 John 2:14  Slides and video testimony (see extra material)
 Hebrews 4:12  A large quantity of old newspaper and magazines
 Hebrews 11:3

 Divide the class into groups of 3 or 4 people. CONNECT

 Give each group four sheet of colored paper (allocated 25 MINUTES
one color to each category of verses).
AIMS
Suggestion: Cleanses us: White. Sanctifies us: Red.
Revives us: Blue. Gives us power to overcome the evil  To understand that although we have an enemy who
one: Yellow. wants to destroy us Jesus came to give us life to the full.
 To understand that we should protect what belongs to us
 Ask each group to look up the verses and write the in times of attack.
references on the corresponding sheet of colored paper.

WEEKLY CHALLENGE OBJECTIVES

5 MINUTES  To become aware that we are constantly in a battle (by
using a battle game that includes all the students).
 Encourage the students to go back over their notes from
today’s lesson. WELCOME
 Set them the challenge of reading their student, book 10 MINUTES
every day and completing the exercises.
 Allow the students to come in and sit down.
 Encourage them to think about which activity they enjoy
most as they read through the book during the week so  Revise the most relevant points from last week’s class
that they can talk about their experiences in the following (The Best Experience of Your Life). Ask the students how
class. they got on during the week you could review the various
activities you set them last week or you could simply give
PRAYER them the opportunity to share their thoughts.
5 MINUTES
ACTIVITY 1
Lead the students in prayer so that they can: 10 MINUTES
 Experience new birth  Divide the class into 2 groups. They will go up against
 Have the help and the presence of the Holy Spirit in their each other during this activity. Use the tape to divide the
lives. classroom into two by sticking it to the floor. One team
should stand on one side of the tape, and the other team
should stand on the other.

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 Give each team a similar number of newspaper and/or ACTIVITY 2
magazines and ask them to scrunch the pages into 5 MINUTES
paper balls. They have to make as many as possible.
 Ask the students to get into pairs.
 Explain that the two teams will face each other in battle.
Each side will have two goals:  Get the students to play mirror. One student should
1. To throw as many paper balls over the other side as make different facial expressions and say different things
possible. and the other student has to mimic or copy each one of
their movement and sounds.
2. To have as few paper balls on their side as possible.
 Explain clearly that the way to win this battle is by
 The students should get ready by shouting: “Get ready to following the footsteps of Jesus. Our lives, and every
fight.” Word we speak, should be a reflection of Jesus, His life
 Set a two-minute timer. Use a whistle to let them know and His words.
when the battle can begin.
ACTIVITY 3
 When the timer goes, blow the whistle again and make 20 MINUTES
sure everybody stops throwing. Ask each of the teams to
count the paper balls on their side of the line. The side Note: Prepare in prayer: ask the Lord to anoint the lesson
with the fewest paper balls wins. and enable you to share the message in a real and
relevant way. Use our suggested points and add your
 Link the activity to this week’s lesson, explaining that we personal testimonies. Remember not to spend more than
are constantly in a battle. 20 minutes speaking.
 Note: As soon as the activity ends, make sure the  Say a short prayer to begin.
classroom is re-organize so that you can continue with
the class.  Use the following outline to explain this week’s
message.
ACTIVITY 2
5 MINUTES INTRODUCTION
 Still in groups, ask each team to memorize John 10:10.
Our Secret Weapon
 Ask the students to say John 10:10 together.
TOPIC CONTENT

 Introduce the subject by giving a historical example of a

war that was won… thanks to a secret weapon that the
CONCEIVE enemy army was not expecting.
1 HOUR Suggestion: Radar was the secret weapon that helped
the Allied Force defeat the Nazi army in several battles
AIMS during the Second World War. For more information,
see:
 To be ready to fight the battles that come, with our http://g12.es/ww2peopleswar
testimony and the spiritual weapons that God has given http://g12.es/capematapan
us to make us more than conqueror.
 Explain that our secret weapon is the blood of Jesus.
 To understand that our lives need to reflect Jesus if we Develop your teaching based on the five confessions of
are to win the battles we are facing. the blood of Jesus. You will find the information you
need in the student book and Pastor Cesar Castellanos’
 To understand the power there is in the blood of Jesus in book, Victory Through the Blood.
every one of the battles we face.
 Explain each of the five confessions of what the blood of
Jesus does for us.
OBJECTIVES
 To memorize the five confessions of what the blood of
Jesus has done for us. BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS,
I HAVE BEEN REDEEMED.
ACTIVITY 1 Ephesians 1:7a
7 MINUTES
BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS,
This week’s testimony: “Life is a Battle” ALL MY SINS HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN
Ephesians 1:7b

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  Encourage the students to go back over their notes from
BECAUSE I WALK IN THE LIGHT AND HAVE today’s lesson.
FELLOWSHIP WITH OTHER CHRISTIANS,
 Set them the challenge of reading their student book
THE BLOOD OF JESUS CLEANSES ME NOW
every day and completing the exercises.
AND CONTINUALLY FROM ALL SIN.  Encourage them to think about which activity they enjoy
1 John 1:7
most as they read through the book during the week so
that they can talk about their experiences in the following
BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS, class.
I HAVE BEEN JUSTIFIED.
Romans 5:8-9
PRAYER
5 MINUTES

BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS, Lead the students in prayer so that they can:
I HAVE BEEN SANCTIFIED.
Hebrews 13:12  Understand the power there is in the blood of Jesus.
 Apply the blood of Jesus in every battle they face.
 Understand each of the five confessions of what the
blood of Jesus does for us.
CREATE  During the ministry time, declare each of the five
15 MINUTES confessions over your students.
AIMS Note: if necessary, take some extra time to pray for your
 To become aware of the power there is in the blood of students and minister to them. Be careful not to run over
Jesus. the allocated time of each class.

 To learn to apply the blood of Jesus so that we can

emerge victorious from every battle we face in our daily WEEK 5
lives.
~ENCOUNTER~
OBJECTIVES
 To identify and order the five confessions of what the DEAR TEACHER,
blood of Jesus does for us This is the week when your students will experience
their own personal encounter with Jesus. Whether or not
ACTIVITY 1 you will be part of the team going on the encounter, set
15 MINUTES aside some time today to pray for your students. You are
the one who has seen their needs, their doubts, their
 Prepare two sets of index cards. Each should have five struggles, their good qualities and their potential up close.
cards, each cards should have one of the confessions of As their teacher and a person of spiritual authority in
the blood of Jesus written on it. Make sure you use all their lives, we invite you to release blessing over them.
five confessions. Rest assured that your support in prayer will make an
 Before the students come in at the beginning of the class incredible differences in the spiritual realm and will
hide the index cares around the room. enable each and every student to leave the Encounter
completely transformed.
 Use electrical tape (a bright color that stands out) to create
two large squares on the wall or the whiteboard. One EFFECTIVE INTERCESSION
square for team A and the other for team B.
We encourage you to consider these suggestions to help
 Once you have finished the teaching section ask the you pray for your students effectively so that they can
students to rejoin the teams they were in earlier. receive all that God has for them on this Encounter:
 The goal is for each team to find the five confessions of
the blood of Jesus as a team, they should stick them in 1. Find a place where you can have the privacy to pray.
their square in the right order (1-5).
2. Have a list of the names of your students with you.
 The first team to finish correctly wins.
3. Pray that your students would be able to:
WEEKLY CHALLENGE
5 MINUTES  Have an open heart to hear what God has to say.
 Receive the assurance that they are saved.

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  Experience a revelation of the cross, through which
they will be able to clearly understand the love of God DISCOVER THE SECRET
and the high price that has been paid for their freedom THAT WILL TRANSFORM
and healing. That they would receive all the blessings
that are ours because of the divine exchange that YOUR LIFE
takes place at the cross.
 Receive freedom from everything that has been ESTIMATED TIME 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES
oppressing them, both spiritually and in the natural.
 Be filled with the Holy Spirit, understand the G12 RESOURCES
Vision and catch a heart for extending the kingdom of
heaven on earth.  Envelops
 Thin black marker
 Make the decisions they will need to make after having
 Candy or similar to prizes
been on an Encounter. Pray specifically for each area
of their lives, releasing blessing over them (their  iPad/computer and projector
spiritual life, their emotions, their love life, their family,
their health, and their works or studies).  Printed invitations (see extra material)
4. Support the members of the team leading the  Slides and video testimony (see extra material)
Encounter in prayer (pastors, leaders, guides, logistic
teams and anyone else involved). Asking that:  Decorations for a romantic dinner (optional)
(Table, tablecloth, candle stick, candles, petals, etc., As if
 The Holy Spirit would minister through each of the for a date).
talks that are given.
Note: If possible, set up the front of the room as if for a
 The guides on the Encounter would be a great help in date: a table with a tablecloth, a couple of glasses, a
every situation that presents itself. candle stick, candles, petals etc.
 There would be no accidents, emergencies or
logistical problems whatsoever during the Encounter.
5. Recommendation: As you pray, apply the seven times
Jesus shed His blood and declare that He has CONNECT
everything under control. 25 MINUTES
6. Spend some time thanking God for this Encounter and AIMS
for the privilege it is to be part of what He is doing in
your students’ lives. You could use worship music to  To understand that God is someone we can know
help you conclude this time of prayer. personally as we grow in friendship with Him.
Prepare an excellence next session and receive your OBJECTIVES
students with a warm welcome upon their return. Spend
some time asking them about their experiences on the  To recognize the important of communication and
Encounter. They will appreciate the opportunity. spending time with someone to get to know them
including God.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR
WILLING HEART. WELCOME
We want you to know that 10 MINUTES
just as Jesus Christ split the
history of the world in two,  Allow the students to come in and sit down.
He is also bringing a new
beginning in your own story.  Revise the most relevant points from your last class (Life
What you have is a battle) and leave some space for the students to tell
received up until you about their best experiences at the Encounter.
now is just a small
taster of all that
God has in store for
ACTIVITY 1
you. Get ready to 15 MINUTES
experience the
exciting adventure  Ask the students to sit next to someone they do not
Before your encounter After your Encounter
of following Jesus know particularly well. They have three minutes to find
starting now.
out five things that they did not previously know about
the other person. When the three minutes are up ask
one or two pairs to introduce their classmate.
WEEK 6
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 Ask them to repeat the activity with the person behind TOPIC CONTENT
them, except this time no one can use words (spoken or
written). At the end of three minutes, ask one pair to Explain that the invitations they just received represent
present their partner to the class (they will be unable to an invitation from God and that He very much wants to
introduce their partner as well as in the first exercise. have a personal relationship with each one of them.
 Emphasize the fact that the best way to build a
friendship is by spending time together, and the way to YOU ARE INVITED TO BE MY FRIEND
get to know someday is by speaking to them.
 Human being were created to live in a communion with
God and with their neighbor which is why we are able to
relate to Him and to others through friendship. A friend
can become even closer than a brother (Proverbs
18:24) and being a friend of God is one of the most
CONCEIVE extraordinary experiences we could ever have.
40 MINUTES  Abraham was considered a friend of God (James 2:23)
AIMS and was able to see extraordinary things during his
lifetime because of this friendship: an entire country was
 To create the devotional time given to him and his descendants as their inheritance
(Genesis 13:14); he was told about the destruction that
OBJECTIVES would come upon the city where his nephew was living
and he was able to intercede for his kin and the city
 To understand that God wants to spend time with us and (Genesis 18:16-33); he had a son when he was one
that He invites us to come into His presence every day. hundred years old (Genesis 21:5); his descendants
remain today (the people of Israel); and all the nations of
 To acquire the determination and the heart desire to be the earth are blessed because of him (Jesus was born a
friends of God through prayer and reading the Bible. Jew for the salvation of the world).
 To take up the challenge of having a daily devotional
time.  While friendship in itself is a force to be reckoned with,
God’s heart is that we would enter into such a close
ACTIVITY 1 relationship with Him that we would become one with
7 MINUTES Him in Spirit. That is why Jesus came into the world. A
This week’s testimony. sinful man CANNOT enter into relationship with a holy
God. Jesus removed our sin so that we could have a
ACTIVITY 2 relationship with Him.
20 MINUTES

Note: Prepare in prayer: ask the Lord to anoint the lesson  Paul compares the relationship between Christ and the
and enable you to share the message in a real and church to the relationship between a man and his wife
relevant way. Use our suggested points and add your own (Ephesians 5:31-32). The relationship is so intimate that
personal testimonies. Remember not to spend more than they become one. “But whoever is united with the Lord
20 minutes speaking. is one with Him is Spirit” (1 Corinthians 6:17).
YOU ARE INVITED EVERYDAY
INTRODUCTION  Just as we spend time with a person we want to get to
know, we need to set aside a special time to be alone
Discover the Secret with God everyday so that we can speak to Him.
That Will Transform Your Life.
 Speaking to God is as simple as speaking to a person.
We call this kind of conversation prayer. Jesus did not
YOU ARE INVITED teach His disciple how to preach, but He did teach them
 Introduce the subject, mentioning the importance of how to pray. This helps us understand the importance of
spending time along with God so that we can have a prayer in the life of every believer (Matthew 6:5-15).
deep friendship and relationship with Jesus.
 Write the names of the students on the front of the PRAYER TIPS
envelopes (one name per envelope).
 The best way to start in prayer is by giving thanks and
 Do not forget to print the invitations in such a way that praising God (Psalm 100:4). Thankfulness’ is the key
they fit into the envelopes. that opens the door into the presence of God.
 Give each of the students the envelope with their name
on and their invitation inside.
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 We should speak to God with sincerity and without  Divide the students into groups of four or five people
formalities (there is no need to use archaic language or each.
complicated words). The best we can do is be who we
are.  Write the following Bible verse on the board. The
students should then write them down in their notebooks.
 It is important to remember that God is our Father and If possible print out a template (with just the Bible
that He loves us. We can therefore come to Him with verses) and give at least one copy to each group.
confidence.  Ask the students to fill in the table with the missing
information (all His characteristics).
YOU ARE INVITED TO MY TABLE
WHAT IS JESUS LIKE?
 Our conversation with God is never unilateral. He also
wants to speak to us and He does this through the Bible. Luke 23:34a  Forgiving
 Share a testimony that demonstrates how God has Luke 22:34  Direct
spoken to you through His Word. Your testimony should
be short, specific and something practical your students
John 13:34  Loving
should be able to relate to what you are saying.
 Emphasize the fact that the Bible is different from other Philippians 2:8  Obedient
books because it is not the product of human thinking. It
was inspired by the Holy Spirit. That is why it continues Hebrews 7:25  An intercessor
to be relevant today.
Hebrews 4:15  Holy (without sin)
TIPS FOR READING
John 5:17  Hard-working/Diligent
 Determine to read the Bible everyday (there is a
suggested reading plan in the extra material folder that Revelation 1:8  Almighty
will help you read entire Bible).
John 16:30  All-knowing
 Highlights the verses that impact you most as you are
reading your portion for the day.
Matthew 18:20  Omnipresent
 Write those verses out in a small notebook and
memorize them. Also write down why they impacted you. Luke 5:13  Good/Kind
ACTIVITY 3
10 MINUTES Matthew 13:54  Wise

Ask the students how they have found praying and reading Mark 12:15-17  Intelligent
the Bible so far. Answer any questions that might come up,
keeping in mind what the Bible teaches about prayer and John 18:20  Genuine
the Scriptures.
Matthew 9:36  Compassionate

John 11:35  Tender-hearted

CREATE
25 MINUTES
ACTIVITY 2
5 MINUTES
AIMS
 Encourage the students to write their own prayer (in their
 To understand that we can come to know who Jesus is own words). Expressing their desire to know God more.
as we begin to relate to Him and His Word. Ask them to include some questions they would like to
ask God so that they can know more about Him
OBJECTIVES encourage them to pray, asking Him their questions and
 To identify the characteristics of Jesus according to the writing down the way in which He answers them.
Scriptures.
WEEKLY CHALLENGE
ACTIVITY 1 5 MINUTES
10 MINUTES

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 Encourage the students to go back over their notes from WELCOME
today’s lesson. 10 MINUTES

 Set them the challenge of reading their student book  Allow the students to come in and sit down.
every day and completing the exercises.
 Revise the most relevant points from last week’s class
 Encourage them to think about which activity they enjoy (Discover the Secret that Will Transform Your Life). Ask
most as they read through the book during the week so the students how they got on during the week – you
that they can share their thoughts in the following class. could review the various activities you set them last
week or you could simply give them the opportunity to
PRAYER share their thoughts.
5 MINUTES
ACTIVITY 1
Lead the students in prayer so that they can: 7 MINUTES
 Come to know God as their best friend.
Divide the class into groups of between 5 and 7 students
 Understand the scriptures without any problems. each.
 Love prayer from now on.
Play the following game to encourage them to make a
 Determine to have a devotional time every day. decision:
Note: If necessary, take some extra time to pray for your
 Place the four cardboard boxes at the front of the class.
students and minister them. Be careful not to run over the
Each box should have the flag of a country that appeals
allocated time of each class.
to the students.
 Tell the students that the government has given them a
scholarship to go and study whatever they want in any of
WEEK 7 the countries represented by the four boxes. Each
country has a maximum of two places per group. So the
YOUR DECISIONS DEFINE students will need to decide who will go to each of the
YOU countries. If a lot of them want to go to the same country,
they will need to negotiate within their groups so that no
more than two of them go to each country. Give the
ESTIMATED TIME 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES students 5 minutes to make their decisions.
 Once their decisions have been made, explain to them
RESOURCES that the boxes are also time Capsules, and that they
 Pens contain news about the travelers, 5 years after their
 Computer and Projector arrival at their destinations.
 Four small pieces of blank paper.
Each box should have one of these four situations in
 Four small cardboard boxes of the same size. them:
 Slides and testimony (see extra material)
 Four flags from countries considered to be world powers. 1. The offer was a scam and the travelers became
victims of human trafficking.
2. The airplane they were traveling in experienced
technical difficulties and fell from the sky, leaving no

CONNECT survivors.
3. When they arrived in their new city they didn’t get
25 MINUTES involved in a church and they started to slowly and
AIMS painfully grow cold in their faith until they became like
an unbeliever again.
 To re-evaluate decisions. 4. While they were studying, they met the person of their
dreams and got married. Their time at university also
OBJECTIVES opened doors in that city for their career and their
ministry.
 To become aware of how important the decisions we
make are.  Open each box and read the corresponding situations to
the class.
 To understand that there are consequences to every
decision we make in life (whether good or bad).

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 Explain that every decision we make has consequences Read the story of the separation of Abraham and Lot
and they are often things that are beyond our control. (Genesis 13:1-9).
Emphasize that we need to identify a way to make right
choices that will bring good consequences to our lives.  Explain that Lot had to make a decision: the whole land
was before him and he could choose to go wherever he
ACTIVITY 2 wanted. His destiny and his family’s future were in his
5 MINUTES hands.

 Ask the students to write down one right decision and GOOD INTENTIONS ARE NOT ENOUGH
one wrong decision they have made.
 Encourage a few of them to share the experiences with  Explain the motivation behind the decision Lot made
the class. (Genesis 13:10-11). He saw that the land was well
watered and fertile. He was thinking about what he
believed to be good for him and his family. However that
was not enough.

 Read what happened to his family (Genesis 19:26-36).

CONCEIVE  Explain that something very similar to what happened in
30 MINUTES the previous game happened to Lot. He thought that he
AIMS had made a good decision… but the consequences were
disastrous.
 To understand that we can rely on God to help us make
our decisions. THE SAFE PATH

 To begin to ask God about each of our decisions.  Explain by contrast that Abraham did not make the
decision; he went where God told him to go (Genesis
OBJECTIVES 13:14-17) and he and his descendants took possession
of the land forever.
 To establish sound criteria according to the Word of God
so that we can make decisions in the right way.  We do not know what consequences our decisions will
bring but God does! And we can trust in the fact that He
 To understand that God has everything under control. never makes mistakes (Isaiah 55:9). If we allow
ourselves to be guided by Him… we will always get to
ACTIVITY 1 the place we should be going.
7 MINUTES
 If you have enough time share a personal testimony that
This week’s testimony. “Your Decision Defines You” illustrates the point. Your testimony should help the
students understand that when we seek God’s direction
ACTIVITY 2 in decision making, we will always end up where we
20 MINUTES
need to be.
Note: Prepare in prayer: ask the Lord to 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. CREATE
25 MINUTES
 Say a short prayer to begin.
AIMS
 Use the following outline and the student book to explain
this week’s message.  To determine to establish the will help us make decision
with the Word of God.

INTRODUCTION OBJECTIVES

Your Decisions Define You  To identify and evaluate the normally use to make
decisions.
TOPIC CONTENT
ACTIVITY 1
DECISIVE MOMENTS 15 MINUTES

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 Organize the students into the same groups as at the  A good amount of paper of different colors, sizes and
start of the class. textures

 Ask the groups to create either a poster or a radio

commercial about: How to make good decisions. The
commercial should not last for more than one minute.

 Ask the groups to present their work to the class. CONNECT

25 MINUTES
WEEKLY CHALLENGE
5 MINUTES AIMS
 Encourage the students to go back over their notes from  To see ourselves as children of God
today’s lesson.
OBJECTIVES
 Set them the challenge of reading their student book
every day and completing the exercises.  To distinguish which attributes are associated with
parents and children?
 Encourage them to think about which activity they enjoy
most as they read through the book during the week so  To understand that we have the right to be children of
that they can share their thoughts in the following class. God because we have decided to believe in Jesus.

 To memorize Romans 8:15.

PRAYER
5 MINUTES
WELCOME
10 MINUTES
Lead the students in prayer so that they can:
 Allow the students to come in and sit down.
 Hear God’s direction and make right decisions.
 Revise the most relevant points from last week’s class
 Determine to do the will of God for their lives.
(Your Decisions Define You). Ask the students how they
got on during the week you could review the various
 Understand that God has everything under control He
activities you set them last week or you could simply give
can help to recover the negative situations that have
them the opportunity to share their thoughts.
come about because of some of the decisions we have
made.
ACTIVITY 1
5 MINUTES
Note: If necessary, take some extra time to pray for your
students and minister to them. Be careful not to run over
 Invite those who are parents to move toward one side of
the allocated time of each class.
the classroom. (Only use this activity if you are aware of
the demographics of your class and are sure it will work).

WEEK 8  Ask those who are not yet parents to stand on the other
side.
NOTHING LESS THAN
GOD’S BEST  Give each of the students in both groups a blank piece of
paper and ask them to write down at least two positive
characteristics they have as either parents or son and
daughters. These could be the characteristics that have
ESTIMATED TIME 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES most marked them in their roles.

RESOURCES  Give the students just 5 minutes to write their lists.

 Blank sheet of paper  Bring the students back together and share a little of
 Several pairs of scissor your own personal experience about what it means to be
a son or daughter. Also speak about your experience as
 Glue sticks or equivalent a parent (if you are one) or mention what it is about your
 Different colored markers father or mother that has impacted you positively.
 iPad/computer and projector
 Slides and video testimony (see extra material).
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 Connect the activity to this week’s theme. Explaining that INTRODUCTION
we have all been called children of God because we
have decided to follow Jesus. Nothing Less Than God’s Best

 Read Romans 8:15-17 aloud.

ACTIVITY 2
10 MINUTES  Just as a father adopts a child in the natural. God adopts us as
His children when we decide to accept Jesus into our hearts.
 Organize the students into groups of 4 or 5. This makes us heirs of His kingdom, His promises and all the
blessings He has prepared for us.
 Ask the groups to write a song using Romans 8:15.
 Abba is the Aramaic word for Daddy. This is the most
 Encourage them to take a video of their song on a cell
affectionate term a child could use to address their father.
phone. Then ask them to send you the video.

 Choose the song you like the best and shown it at the TOPIC CONTENT
end of the class.
DON’T BE AFRAID TO ASK GOD

 Refers to the introductory video, emphasizing how Sara

received her inheritance from her father (an inheritance

CONCEIVE of faith and ministry) and how she learned to be a

daughter, and more specifically TO ASK.
30 MINUTES
 Share a personal testimony about how you have been
AIMS able to conquer something you longed for through faith.
The purpose of this teaching is to show the students that
 To understand that God has accepted us and adopted they can have a direct and personal relationship with
us as His children. their heavenly Father.
 To overcome the barriers and arguments we might face
as we try to see ourselves as we really are as children of GOD’S WILL FOR HIS CHILDREN
God; to feel that we have the right to come close to Him,
to know Him and to ask Him for what we need.  God has plans to prosper us and not to harm us
(Jeremiah 29:11) and His will is good pleasing and
OBJECTIVES perfect (Romans 12:2). We can therefore trust that He
wants to bless us and prosper us in everything we do.
 To identify the things that could stop us from confidently
coming to God to ask Him to meet our needs.  To be able to receive all His blessings. We need. We
need to learn how to behave as His children to act in
 To understand that God wants to bless us and that His accordance with the Spirit and not with the fleshly
will is always good, pleasing and perfect. nature. (For more information. See day 45 in the student
book).
ACTIVITY 1
7 MINUTES  When we decide to follow Jesus, God fills us with
spiritual, intellectual and physical strength. He perfects
This week’s testimony: “Nothing Less Than God’s Best” our weaknesses and guides us to make right decisions
so that we can become more than conquerors.
ACTIVITY 2
20 MINUTES

Note: Prepare in prayer: ask the Lord to 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.

 Use the following outline and the student’s book to

explain this week’s message.

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 WEEKLY CHALLENGE
5 MINUTES

 Encourage the students to go back over their notes from

today’s lesson.

 Set them the challenge of reading their student 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 share their thoughts in the following class.

 The students should declare in faith every morning:

“Thank you Father, because I will see your good,
pleasing and perfect will fulfilled in my life today.

CREATE  This week, the students should use the filter of the Word
of God to evaluate every one of their words, thoughts,
15 MINUTES attitudes and actions. Next session, they should briefly
describe how they do on.
AIMS
PRAYER
 To determine to change bad attitudes, thoughts and 5 MINUTES
actions wherever necessary.
Lead the students in prayer so that they can:
 To carefully evaluate each of our attitudes, thoughts and
actions before they take root, according to the criteria we  Seek the revelation of the father’s heart.
will explore in the activity (good, pleasing and perfect).
 Feel loved as children of God.
OBJECTIVES  Act is accordance with the will of God (which is good,
pleasing and perfect).
 To identify what kinds of thoughts, attitudes and actions
we allow in our daily lives. Note: If necessary, take some extra time to pray for your
students and minister to them. Be careful not to run over
 To understand that everything we do should be good, the allocated time of each class.
pleasing and perfect, just like the character and will of
God.

ACTIVITY 1 WEEK 9
10 MINUTES

 Divide the students into groups of four.

A NEW BEGINNING
 Divide the colored sheets, scissors, markers and glue ESTIMATED TIME 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES
sticks between the groups.
RESOURCES
 Ask the students to use the materials to create a
“scanner” that can analyze the thoughts, attitude and  A large towel
actions of the children of God.  Candy for prizes
 A large bowl (full of water)
 The scanner should have three “gauges”: one should  iPad/computer and projector
measure how good a thought, attitude or action of a child
 Name badges (see extra material)
of God is; another should measure how pleasing these
 Blank pieces of paper (one per student)
things are; and the last should indicate if these are
perfect in the sight of God or not.  Slides and video testimony (see extra material)

NOTE: Depending on culture and background, it is

 If any of these things (thoughts, attitude or actions)
possible that some of the students will already have been
are not good, pleasing and perfect they do not come
baptized as babies. You will need to be able to explain the
from God.
difference between child baptism and being baptized as

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part of a decision to follow Jesus. Be prepared to answer determined by the person we follow: Jesus. Explain that
any questions or concerns the student might have. our attitude toward Jesus should be the same as that in
the game: We should do everything He does.

CONNECT
20 MINUTES CONCEIVE
30 MINUTES
AIMS
AIMS
 To want to be like Christ in every step we take.
 To want to get baptized
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVES
 To understand that it is our responsibility as Christians to
be like Christ in EVERYTHING.  To clearly understand what baptism is.

 To understand that the leader of a group marks the  To understand that every believer should be baptized,
nature of that group in our case Jesus. without exception.

WELCOME  To identify the spiritual implications of baptism.

10 MINUTES

ACTIVITY 1
 Allow the students to come in and sit down. 7 MINUTES

 Revise the most relevant points from last week’s class This week’s testimony: “A new Beginning”
(Nothing Less Than God’s Best). Ask the students how
they got on during the week you could review the various ACTIVITY 2
activities you set them last week or you could simply give 20 MINUTES
them the opportunity to share their thoughts.
Note: Prepare in prayer: ask the Lord to anoint the lesson
ACTIVITY 1 and enable you to share the message in a real and
10 MINUTES relevant way. Use our suggested points and add your own
personal testimonies. Remember not to spend more than
 Divide the students into three groups and ask them to 20 minutes speaking.
select a captain for their team (it is important that the
other groups do not know who has been chosen).  Say a short prayer to begin.

 Use the following outline and the student book to explain

 Each team needs to copy EVERYTHING their captain this week’s message.
does, as well as figuring out who the captains of the
other two teams are. INTRODUCTION
 Each team will take turns to go to the front of the room
A New Beginning
for a minute and a half, get into a circle and start to
imitate their captain in everything they do. The captain
should move, jump, dance, etc. He/she cannot stand still TOPIC CONTENT
and cannot do the same thing for more than 30 seconds.
WHAT IS BAPTISM
 The other two teams will have the opportunity to say who
they think the captain is once the time limit has been  The word baptism means “immersion,” implies “being
reached. If a team gets it right they win a point. If neither completely submerged.”
team gets it right, the team at the front wins two points.
The group with the most points at the end of the activity  Immersion happens when an object is completely
will be the winning team and will receive sweets as submerge in water (like a submarine) or when Water is
prizes. poured onto an object (e.g. under a waterfall). In both
cases, immersion is COMPLETE. There is no part of the
 Explain that the identity of the group is determined by the object that avoids contact with the water.
leader they follow. Explain that our identity as a church is
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 JESUS WAS BAPTIZED OBJECTIVES

 Although John baptized with water for repentance. Jesus  To identify what negative things we want to leave
had nothing of which to repent. He was baptized “to behind.
fulfill all righteousness” (Matthew 3:15).
 To see a visual representation of what happens
 Baptism is a transition between two conditions, it clearly spiritually when we are baptized.
marks a before and after. In Jesus case it marked the ACTIVITY 1
transition between His life as a carpenter and the EXTREME CHANGE
beginning of His ministry. 15 MINUTES

WHO SHOULD GET BAPTIZED?

 Jesus taught that ALL of His disciples should be
baptized (Matthew 28:19). Whoever wants to be a  Project the Extreme Change logo onto the screen.
disciple of Jesus should be baptized
 Project the three before-and-after images onto the
 If the Lord Jesus Himself, who never committed any sin, screen (see extra material).
met the requirements of being baptized, how much more
must we?  Give each of the students a blank piece of paper.

THE SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE OF BAPTISM  Ask the student to fold their paper in half.

 Read Romans 6:3-6.  Ask them to put the title Before on one half, and After
on the other.
 Baptism is a public act by which we identify ourselves
with Jesus in His death, burial and resurrection.  On the half labeled Before, the students should draw a
self-portrait and write down all the negative traits they
 Death: Going down into the waters symbolizes that we would like to leave behind.
are dying to our old self, which was part of our nature the
part of us that was rebellious and could not be renewed.  On the half labeled After, they should draw another
We are accepting that Jesus carried all our rebellion and picture of themselves. This time, they should write the
our worries on the cross and that we are now willing to antonyms of the words they wrote on the first half, along
live a life that pleases and honors Him. with any other positive traits they would like to have.

 Burial: We cannot start again if we continue to carry our  Cover your desk with the towel and place the large bowl
old habits, hang-ups and hurts. Our past remains of water on top. Do this while the students are finishing
symbolically buried in the water all our old habits and their drawings.
everything that was part of our old nature.
 Ask the students to tear off the Before half of their
 Resurrection: When we come up out of the water we are sheets.
new creations who have been born into a new life: A life
 Ask them to immerse their Before pictures in the bowl of
free from the slavery of sin (Romans 6:6). This new life
water on your desk and to leave them there.
no longer belongs to us it belongs to God (2 Corinthians
5:14-15).
 Once they have done this, give out the name badges
 The substance of faith: Whoever is baptized must (see extra material).
believe with their heart that by taking this step of faith
 Explain that all the negative things we were have been
they are dying to their old way of living and being born
put to death and buried in the water and the After part
into a new life. If not they will simply go down into the
that remains is the nature of the resurrection that God
water a dry sinner and come up a wet sinner!
gives us after baptism.
 Ask the students to write on the name badges the
positive characteristics for which they would like to be
know from now on.
CREATE WEEKLY CHALLENGE
25 MINUTES AND GRADUATION FROM LIFECLASS
5 MINUTES

AIMS  Remind the students to go over today’s lesson.

 To understand the purpose of baptism.
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 Set them the challenge of reading their student book
every day and completing the exercises.

 Encourage them to think about each of their LifeClass

lessons so that they can continue to apply them daily.

 Motivate them to continue with the Bible reading plan

included in the LifeClass pack (see online resources).

 If there is a special celebration organized for the

following week, be sure to give them the details and
encourage them to be there. If not, this is your
opportunity to give them their LifeClass certificates.

 Encourage them to sign up for Destiny Training classes

so that they can-continue in their development as
Say a few words to close and highlights why you have found it
leaders.
a privilege to be their teacher during the past few weeks as they
have taken their first steps in the Christian life.
PRAYER
5 MINUTES
Encourage the students to continue reading the Bible and give
Lead the students in prayer so that they can: them a copy of the LifeClass Bible reading plan (available in
extra material). The plan follows a similar pattern to the Study
 Understand the meaning of baptism. the Word sections and will help the students read the Bible in its
entirety.
 Take the step of faith to get baptized.
to strengthen the new
LifeClass Is a 9-weeks program, designed
 Have a new beginning in every area of their lives. believer in their faith, centered around an experience that
every Christian should have an Encounter with Jesus.
Note: If necessary, take some extra time to pray for your
students and minister to them. Be careful not to run over
the allocated time of each class.

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