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Discuss some practical ways to read the Bible more and

better!

Matthew 4:1-4
 The Fortress
I. Jesus + the Word
A. Temptation October 7th, 2007 - 6:30-8:00
1. Hunger
2. Doubt Flow-In 5min
B. The Defense
1. Not by bread alone / not Game
physical
2. By God’s Word / spiritual
Mummy Relay
reality Protect the President
a. Creation
b. Jesus is the Word Announcements
c. Mark 8:36 “What profit…
II. How to live by the Word Lesson
A. Read it regularly
Not by bread alone
B. Understand it
1. Read slow/less 2. Different
translation 3. Read out loud 4. Skit Why I don’t read the Bible
Journal / respond 5. Pray while
reading Break Out
C. Accountability 1. How do you read the Bible?
D. Reasons I don’t read the Bible… Ask students if they read the Bible and what they do.
Breakout

1. How do you read the Bible? 2. What can you do better?

Discuss some practical ways to read the Bible more and
Ask students if they read the Bible and what they do.
better!
2. What can you do better?
The Fortress The Fortress
October 7th, 2007 - 6:30-8:00
October 7th, 2007 - 6:30-8:00
Flow-In 5min
Flow-In 5min
Game
Game Mummy Relay
Mummy Relay Protect the President
Protect the President
Announcements
Announcements
Lesson
Lesson Not by bread alone
Not by bread alone
Skit Why I don’t read the Bible
Skit Why I don’t read the Bible
Break Out
Break Out 1. How do you read the Bible?
1. How do you read the Bible? Ask students if they read the Bible and what they do.
Ask students if they read the Bible and what they do. 2. What can you do better?
2. What can you do better? Discuss some practical ways to read the Bible more and
Discuss some practical ways to read the Bible more and better!
better!

Protect the President

Players again stand in a large circle with two people in
the middle. One person in the middle is the President,
the other is the Bodyguard. Those standing in the circle
try to hit the president with the soft ball. The bodyguard
may do anything to block the ball with his body: jump,
squat, dive, etc.
If the ball touches the President at any time [any part of
the body, not just below the knees], the person who
threw the ball (or the last person to touch it) then
becomes the Bodyguard, the Bodyguard becomes the
President, and the President rejoins the circle. What
makes this exciting is that from the moment the
President is hit, the new President is vulnerable as the
transition is instantaneous. The new bodyguard must be
fast at getting into the circle to defend him or her. This
sometimes makes Presidential Turnover pretty quick, but
it's exciting. This game is exhausting, especially if the
people in the middle are good.
Mummy Relay
Each team selects one of its members. These people
stand at the opposite end of the room with at least 3-4
feet of space between them. Give the roll of toilet paper
to the first player of each team. On “go!” they must run
to their team mate standing across the room and
proceed to wrap them in toilet paper (like a mummy).
After 5 times around they must put the roll down and run
back to tag the next person in line. This goes on until
the first team manages to finish their roll and run back to
the line!
Protect the President
Players again stand in a large circle with two people in
the middle. One person in the middle is the President,
the other is the Bodyguard. Those standing in the circle
try to hit the president with the soft ball. The bodyguard
may do anything to block the ball with his body: jump,
squat, dive, etc.
If the ball touches the President at any time [any part of
the body, not just below the knees], the person who
threw the ball (or the last person to touch it) then
becomes the Bodyguard, the Bodyguard becomes the
President, and the President rejoins the circle. What
makes this exciting is that from the moment the
President is hit, the new President is vulnerable as the
transition is instantaneous. The new bodyguard must be
fast at getting into the circle to defend him or her. This
sometimes makes Presidential Turnover pretty quick, but
it's exciting. This game is exhausting, especially if the
people in the middle are good.
Mummy Relay
Each team selects one of its members. These people
stand at the opposite end of the room with at least 3-4
feet of space between them. Give the roll of toilet paper
to the first player of each team. On “go!” they must run
to their team mate standing across the room and
proceed to wrap them in toilet paper (like a mummy).
After 5 times around they must put the roll down and run
back to tag the next person in line. This goes on until
the first team manages to finish their roll and run back to
the line!
 1. How do you read the Bible?
Ask students if they read the Bible and what they do.
2. What can you do better?
Discuss some practical ways to read the Bible more and better!

Protect the President

Players again stand in a large circle with two people in the
middle. One person in the middle is the President, the other is
the Bodyguard. Those standing in the circle try to hit the

The Fortress president with the soft ball. The bodyguard may do anything to
block the ball with his body: jump, squat, dive, etc.
If the ball touches the President at any time [any part of the body,
not just below the knees], the person who threw the ball (or the
October 7th, 2007 - 6:30-8:00 last person to touch it) then becomes the Bodyguard, the
Bodyguard becomes the President, and the President rejoins the
circle. What makes this exciting is that from the moment the
Flow-In 5min President is hit, the new President is vulnerable as the transition
is instantaneous. The new bodyguard must be fast at getting into
the circle to defend him or her. This sometimes makes
Game Presidential Turnover pretty quick, but it's exciting. This game is
exhausting, especially if the people in the middle are good.
Mummy Relay
Protect the President Mummy Relay
Each team selects one of its members. These people stand at
the opposite end of the room with at least 3-4 feet of space
Announcements between them. Give the roll of toilet paper to the first player of
each team. On “go!” they must run to their team mate standing
across the room and proceed to wrap them in toilet paper (like a
Lesson mummy). After 5 times around they must put the roll down and
run back to tag the next person in line. This goes on until the
Not by bread alone first team manages to finish their roll and run back to the line!

Skit Why I don’t read the Bible

Break Out