We press toward the prize that we might please Christ

1. Youth Devotional - Pressing
toward the Prize
We press toward the prize that we might
please Christ
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2. Materials
Gather as many first-, second-, and third-place ribbons
as you can. You’ll need a Bible, too. Draw some ribbons
if you don’t have manufactured ones. You can also buy
blue, red, and white ribbon to make your own prize
ribbons.
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3. Activity
Your plan will be to give away as many prizes and awards
as possible during the class period. This is not a contest
because everyone will win a prize by the end of the class.
Tell your kids that the class time will center around
winning and that everyone is a winner in God’s eyes.
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4. 1. Start as soon as the first person arrives, give that person a blue
ribbon for being first. Give the next person a red ribbon for
being second and the third person a white ribbon for being
third.
2. Next, hand out ribbons:
* to the first three to be seated
* those who help with various activities
* those who sing songs nicely
* those who are willing to pray
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5. * someone who does a kind action for someone else,
* those who answer questions
* those who do well in your activities
* those who bring their Bibles
* those who take notes
* those who ask questions during the study.
* Any other excuse you can find to give youth awards.
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6. Application
Close the time with worship in which young people lay
down their ribbons or prizes before Christ, placing them
at the foot of a cross silent celebration. Paul was willing
to lay everything down for Christ. For him the greatest
prize was serving Christ. Everything he did in life was for
the sake of Christ. (Phil 3:12 – 16)
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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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Go for the Gold
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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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Destined to Win
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