Objective
Making wise decisions involves knowing scripture.
Preparation
Draw a grid representing floor tiles on a piece of paper. You may choose to have a 15 by 15 square grid or larger. Mark a path through the grid of squares with each successive step touching the one before it either adjacent or diagonally. Count the number of squares for the correct path and make a piece of paper with a Bible scripture written on it for each square. For the rest, rewrite some of the scriptures so that they are not correct. Use scriptures that are well known and provide wisdom in making decisions. Proverbs has a lot of good choices. When in the classroom, lay out the peices of paper on floor tiles according to your grid.
Game Play
Divide the class into teams. The object is for each team to get its members through the mind-field without losing people. The group to get the largest number of students through the mind-field wins.
Kids decide whether a square is a mine by reading the scripture verses and deciding if it is correct or not. If it is correct it is a safe square to step on. If it is not correct it is a mine. If they step on a mine, they lose one member and another kid can try.
The first team to get across with least casualties wins.
Debrief
Scripture is our guide through life’s minefields. Wrong choices injure us. Correct choices lead us closer to God! Discuss how the scriptures you used help guide us down the right paths in life.
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