Gather
Use the activity and prayers to gather the group and introduce the theme
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Your choice
- Have you ever had to make choices quickly? Let’s try! Invite three volunteers to come out. To the first offer a £1 coin in one hand, and a bag with 22 five pence coins (£1.10) in the other – they have three seconds to choose. If they don’t do it quickly enough, offer them to someone else. To the next person offer a bar of chocolate and a bag of chocolate buttons or pieces (one option a little heavier than the other). Again, three seconds to choose or move on. Finally, offer a large bag and small bag without saying what is in them – it could be anything you choose, or nothing, but make them the same. Reveal what the choices were. Did the choosers make the best choices? Ask them why they chose as they did. Today we are exploring choices and consequences.
First impressions
You could also use the image and following questions to help introduce the theme.
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Questions
- Can you think of an action you have taken that has caused big ripples?
- Where was God in the decision you took?
- Are you aware of situations in the news where big decisions must be made? How might you pray for the decision-makers?