Materials
Static rope, two shorter ropes tied into loops (slings) – two rock climbing carabiners (not required).
Setup
1. A length of static rope should be set up between two fixed points such as trees, or columns.
2. The rope should be tautly suspended about 1 foot off the ground.
3. You need to have a couple people as spotters… though the rope is not high, it is better to be safe than sorry. We don’t want any injuries.
Objective
1. The group must make their way across the “swamp of sin” using only the rope.
2. If they touch the sin (ground) they die.
3. The team to get the greatest number of group members safely across in the quickest time wins. [No one may touch the ground between the two fixed points or they are disqualified and removed from game play–i.e. dead]
4. Rope slings and carabiners are available for those who need assistance and have the prerequisite imagination.
Application
1. With sin, one small step is all it takes to merit it’s wages- death.
2. How is living according to spiritual standards like walking the line? (e.g. it takes concentration, effort)
3. What did you do to stay walking the line?
4. What scriptural standards do you find most difficult to walk? Why? How can we walk these lines? (Awareness of where the lines are located, perseverance, patience, commitment to keep to standards
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