Brain Twisters!Brain Twisters! During a crazy weekend of paintball, four friends were having great fun. The paint came in blue, green, yellow and red. Coincidentally, the four friends had T-shirts in those same colors. Brenda used blue paint balls. The person in the green T-shirt used yellow paint balls. James was not wearing a red T-shirt. Diane used green paint balls and wore a blue T-shirt. Simon was the only person who used paint which was the same color as his T-shirt. Can you tell which color paint they each used and the color of their respective T-shirts?
During a crazy weekend of paintball, four friends were having great fun. The paint came in blue, green, yellow and red. Coincidentally, the four friends had T-shirts in those same colors. Brenda used blue paint balls. The person in the green T-shirt used yellow paint balls. James was not wearing a red T-shirt. Diane used green paint balls and wore a blue T-shirt. Simon was the only person who used paint which was the same color as his T-shirt. Can you tell which color paint they each used and the color of their respective T-shirts?
Do Hard Things!Do Hard Things! Memorize Scripture (Rachel Nelson) Put on a musical like the youth ministry and singles ministry (Nissi Powell)
Send care packages to persecuted Christians around the world (Mary Blendermann)
Serve food at a homeless shelter or food kitchen once a month (Sarah Jane Powers)
Collect canned food or unused books for homeless shelters or the poor (Victor Pires)
Memorize Scripture (Rachel Nelson) Put on a musical like the youth ministry and singles ministry (Nissi Powell)
Send care packages to persecuted Christians around the world (Mary Blendermann)
Serve food at a homeless shelter or food kitchen once a month (Sarah Jane Powers)
Collect canned food or unused books for homeless shelters or the poor (Victor Pires)
More Hard Things!More Hard Things! Get kids from this class to bring in $1 of their own money (not offering money) and donate it to poor people (Zac Lockwood)
Collect toys, money, and other items from the entire church so that our class can send out lots more shoeboxes as part of Operation Christmas Child (Sophia Khan)
Send cards and packages to six soldiers, not just three (Ben Somerville)
Get kids from this class to bring in $1 of their own money (not offering money) and donate it to poor people (Zac Lockwood)
Collect toys, money, and other items from the entire church so that our class can send out lots more shoeboxes as part of Operation Christmas Child (Sophia Khan)
Send cards and packages to six soldiers, not just three (Ben Somerville)
Don’t Waste Your Youth!
Don’t Waste Your Youth!
The Changing Middle School…
Mind Body World Relationships
The Changing Middle School…
Mind Body World Relationships
Middle School MINDMiddle School MIND
No longer satisfied with simple answers;
you want to know why
No longer satisfied with simple answers;
you want to know why
Brain Twisters!Brain Twisters!
I am large as a castle, yet lighter than air. 100 men and their horses cannot move me. What am I?
I am large as a castle, yet lighter than air. 100 men and their horses cannot move me. What am I?
Brain Twisters!Brain Twisters!
Four men were in a boat on the lake. The boat turns over, and all four men sink to the bottom of the lake, yet not a single man got wet! Why?
Four men were in a boat on the lake. The boat turns over, and all four men sink to the bottom of the lake, yet not a single man got wet! Why?
Middle School MINDMiddle School MINDTemptations Pride Disrespect
Opportunities Love God with all your mind Serve others, solve problems
Temptations Pride Disrespect
Opportunities Love God with all your mind Serve others, solve problems
Middle School BODYMiddle School BODY
Lots of change taking place as youmature from
childhood to adulthood
Lots of change taking place as youmature from
childhood to adulthood
Middle School BODYMiddle School BODYTemptations Pride Fear
Opportunities Humility Trust
Temptations Pride Fear
Opportunities Humility Trust
Middle School WORLDMiddle School WORLD
More exposure and attraction to the world
and its pleasures
More exposure and attraction to the world
and its pleasures
Middle School WORLDMiddle School WORLDTemptations Discontentment Worldliness
OpportunitiesDeeper relationship with GodStronger personal convictions
Temptations Discontentment Worldliness
OpportunitiesDeeper relationship with GodStronger personal convictions
Middle School RELATIONSHIPSMiddle School RELATIONSHIPS
Increasing concern about what other kids
your age think of you
Increasing concern about what other kids
your age think of you
Middle School RELATIONSHIPSMiddle School RELATIONSHIPS
Temptations Fear of man (peer pressure) Pull away from your parents
Opportunities Grow in biblical love for peers Draw closer to parents
Temptations Fear of man (peer pressure) Pull away from your parents
Opportunities Grow in biblical love for peers Draw closer to parents
Make the Most of YourMiddle School Years
Make the Most of YourMiddle School Years
“And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature,
and in favor with God and men.”
(Luke 2:52)
“And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature,
and in favor with God and men.”
(Luke 2:52)
podium
Table for w
ater/OJ
Table for coffee
table
Tall,black table
Tall chair (from breakroom if necessary)
12 chairs
12 chairs 12 chairs
12 chairs 12 chairs
Starting Point 4/20/08 and forward
12 chairs
12 chairs
12 chairs
Middle School MINDMiddle School MIND
Asks hard questions
Loves to debate
Enjoys catching adults in their mistakes
Asks hard questions
Loves to debate
Enjoys catching adults in their mistakes
Middle School WORLDMiddle School WORLD
Greater freedoms
More opportunities
Stronger influences
Greater freedoms
More opportunities
Stronger influences
Middle School BODYMiddle School BODY
Big changes
A great time to talk
A great chance to trust
Big changes
A great time to talk
A great chance to trust