Sports equipment is used as an illustration of using the wrong equipment to play the game of life which God has ordained for each of us.

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Bible Lessons
For Youth -
Sports
Equipment
Sports equipment is used as
an illustration of using the
wrong equipment to play
the game of life which God
has ordained for each of us.

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Materials
A variety of sports equipment.
Possibilities include: (a baseball
mitt, baseball, bat, and baseball
cap), (soccerball, soccer shoe,
shin guard), (golf club, golf ball,
putter, golf tee), (table tennis
table, ping-pong ball, racket,
net), (basketball, basketball net),
(chessboard, chess pieces),
(Chinese chess pieces and
board), (tennis ball, tennis
racket),

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(croquet set), (swimming fins,
goggles, swimsuit, skull cap),
(bowling ball, shoes, and glove)
and various balls and
equipments from other sports.
While using actual equipment
will make the lesson more
exciting, if you can’t obtain the
different sports equipment you
can write the names of the
items on note cards.

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Activity
Have children or youth group the
items together. As a children’s
sermon make believe you are
playing the different sports, but
use the wrong equipment. For a
fun youth lesson, actually play a
sport with the wrong
equipment.)

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Debrief
While we may be able to play with
the wrong equipment, we are NOT
going to break any records. If I hit a
basketball with a golf club it will
take me forever to reach the hole
and when I reach the hole the ball
won’t fit! While some small items
like a baseball cap may not make a
difference, other equipment may
be impossible to use for the wrong
game. Imagine running a race in
flippers. If you want to be
successful and victorious you need
to use the right equipment.

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Application
Solomon tried a lot of things in
life. While some of them worked
for a while, his relationship with
God was the only thing that
could let him be successful and
victorious spiritually.

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Alternate Application
Applied to Spiritual gifts, God gives
us each gifts with a purpose. Like a
piece of sports equipment, We
each have our own role to play in
this game called life. We are not all
called to play the same game or
even to use the same gifts and
skills. If we try to serve God in
ways for which we were not
created or for which he did not
intend for us to serve, we may be
able to function, but we will be far
from our potential in Christ

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Alternate Application
While some of the wrong
equipment may work for a while,
you won’t realize your true
potential until you use the right
equipment for the right task and
are pursuing the right goal. For
Paul, (Phil 3:12 – 16 ) there was
only one goal that mattered. His
relationship with God was the
only thing that could let him be
successful and victorious
spiritually. We have to make sure
that in life we are playing the right
game and pursuing the right
goals.

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Creative Youth Ideas
Go for the Gold
Need an evangelistic Youth Camp/ Bible
Study Series with an Olympic Theme?
What is salvation all about? What does it
mean to be saved? This sports themed
Bible Study / Camp Curriculum uses the
Olympic Flag to introduce the concepts of
sin (black circle), forgiveness (red circle),
purity (white background), spiritual growth
(green circle), heaven (Yellow Circle) and
(Baptism) blue circle.
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Destined to Win
Need a Youth Camp/ Bible Study Series
on ”Running the Christian Race”?
The race as a metaphor for the Christian
life is used in several places in the Bible.
This series is a great follow up for new
Christians or to re-emphasize the basics of
our spiritual Journey in the Faith. This
Bible Study / Camp Curriculum has a
sports theme and is great for athletes as
well as a tie in to the youth Olympic
Games.
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