Materials
Get enough chairs to have one for each participant then remove one chair.
Icebreaker Description
In this icebreaker / crowdbreaker, youth will learn the names of others in the group.
Preparation
Arrange the chairs in a circle.
Icebreaker Activity
- One person starts by introducing themselves by their first name and then naming a city with the same first letter as their name (Hi, I’m Bob and I’m from Boston).
- The next person in the group starts by repeating the name and city of the first person in the group and then introducing themselves and a city that has the same first letter as their name (This is Bob from Boston, and I’m Pete from Pittsburg).
- This continues around the circle with each person repeating the names and cities of the previous youth in the circle, working successively around the circle and then giving their own name and a city.
Optional Debrief
- If you could choose to be from a Biblical City, which city would you choose? Why?
Conclusion
Many people in the Bible have their birth place mentioned. But it is not so much where we are from that determines who we are. Cain and Abel were from the same place but their lives were very different. Abraham and Lot settled in the same place, but because of Abraham’s Faithfulness and the blessings of God, their lives were very different. It was said of Jesus, “How can anything good come from Nazareth. This place is not our home. Heaven is the home that God has prepared for us. We are of God’s household. Regardless of where we are from, it is our choices that determine who we are. Let’s make choices that show our heavenly citizenship.
Application
What choices can you make this week to show yourself as a citizen of heaven?
Scripture
Ephesians 2:19-22
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