![]() Self-control is possible with God’s help.ĭon’t allow sin to enter your heart because the walls that protect you have been broken. We think before we react to what people say, even when they are mean to us. We show love rather than being jealous of friends who might have more cool stuff than we do. Instead, having self-control means we think about how our actions affect others. Or take something that doesn’t belong to us. We don’t just slap our brother or sister whenever we feel like they are annoying us. Self-control keeps us from doing whatever we want. If we don’t have self-control, then we are allowing the walls that guard our heart from sin to begin to break down. They keep the people safe from outside danger. We just talked about how important the walls of a city were. In the verse we just read, it says that a person without self-control is like a city with broken-down walls. We can’t control our actions without God’s help. It means that you don’t allow your emotions or desires to cause you to act in a way that you shouldn’t.īut sometimes it’s hard to have self-control. ![]() Self-control means you can control yourself. Let’s read a verse in the Bible that talks about the same idea.Ī person without self-control is like a city with broken-down walls.Īsk: Can anyone give me a good definition of “self-control?” If any part of the wall was damaged or started to deteriorate or fall down, it made the entire city vulnerable to the things that the wall was protecting it from. The wall helped protect the people who lived inside from flood waters and those who might try to attack the city. The wall was about 5 feet thick and 12-17 feet tall.īuilt into the wall was a tall tower where someone could stand watch for the city. It wasn’t a very large city (only about 6 acres), but it was surrounded by a giant wall. In the Old Testament, we read about a city called, Jericho. Say: You created some pretty cool towers! If both of the team’s towers are standing at the end of the game, then you can declare a tied game. The last team with a tower still standing will win the game. The game will continue until one of the team’s towers falls down. If you can remove it without your tower falling down, then you will stay in the game and the next team will take their turn. Then, you will carefully remove that piece of paper. You will take a look at your tower and decide which piece of paper looks like it would be the easiest to pull out without the entire tower falling down. The team with the shortest tower will go first. The next part of our game will be a little more difficult. If only one tower is tall enough, then that team automatically wins the game. ![]() If both teams have met the height requirement, then we will move onto the next part of the game. Next, I will have the tallest person from each team stand by their team’s tower. ![]() In between different layers of cups, you will place a piece of paper, and then stack more cups on top of the paper.Īfter the four minutes is up, you will step away from your towers.įirst, I will check and make sure that you have used all of your cups and paper. You will also need to use all of the pieces of paper your team has been given. Your towers will need to go out and up-wide and tall. Now, you can’t just stack the cups on top of each other in one tall tower. ![]() The tower has to be at least as high as the tallest person on your team, and you have to use all of your cups. When I say, “Go,” you will have four minutes to build a tower out of your cups. We’re going to play our own version of Jenga with Solo cups and paper.Įach of your teams have two packs of Solo cups and ten pieces of paper. It takes a lot of control to pull out just one piece of wood without the entire tower falling down. Say: Raise your hand if you have ever played the game Jenga. Give each team two packs of Solo cups and ten pieces of paper. Looking for kid’s ministry curriculum? Check out the… 9-Pack Kid’s Ministry Bundle – Save over 82% on 9 months worth of children’s ministry curriculum for K-6th grade!ĭivide students into two teams of equal size. Here’s a free Bible lesson for kids (K-5th grade) on self-control, based on Proverbs 25-28, that also includes a really fun opening game. ![]()
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