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In going through this “Bible Overview” series, I wanted to make a Bible study where the kids did some of the foot work, not just listen to me. So for Noah’s Flood I gave them a really simple task broken into three parts as follows: (I put them into two teams so they could work [...]

As a group, read Genesis chapter 4:1-16 Discuss: Why do you think Cain killed Abel? Jealousy? Venting his anger at God? Let’s try to figure out Cain’s brain: After each statement, discuss what thoughts may have been going through Cain’s head. The Lord rejects his offering. The Lord tells his that sin is waiting to [...]

Begin by reading through Genesis Chapter 3 Hand out a printout of chapter 4 to each person. (You can find one here.) Have each person circle any sinful actions or statements. Also have them highlight any consequences of sin. After everyone has had a change to do those two things, bring the group back together [...]

This is the first in a series of Bible studies that gives a brief chronological overview of the entire Bible – from Creation to the imminent return of Christ. Discussion Groups Break everyone into three groups and give them the instructions as listed below: Group 1 Read Genesis 1:1-8 and discuss the following questions: Verse [...]

The topics of money and laziness should apply to just about every youth you’ll ever meet. This study on Proverbs six deals with both of those issues and more. There is a lot of stuff in this chapter, so you may want to divide this study into two and take a little more time on [...]

This is a study that looks at Proverbs 5 to see why we so often give into temptation and how we should deal with temptation. It could be done as a small group Bible study or as a devotional for a larger group.