Are you running to win?"

1. Youth Devotional -
Running to Win
Are you running to win?
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2. Materials
1. You’ll need a flag sized piece of cloth.
2. Mark starting and finish lines in your room using the
masking tape. You can also mark out an entire race course if
you have the space. For an outdoor use cones or stake some
brightly colored string or yarn to the ground to define the
track. Ensure there is enough room for cars to pass each
other on the track!
3. You’ll also need Bibles.
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3. Activity
1. Form “race-car teams” of five students
2. Each of teams is to be an Indy-style race car. One person will be
chassis, and the other four will be the wheels. The wheels must
carry the chassis.
3. When I shout, “Racers, start your engines!” all race cars should
line up, side by side. Let me hear the roar of your engines!
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4. 4. When I drop my flag, your race car should race along the
outside edge of our meeting room. The first race car to
make five laps around the track wins. Ready? Racers, start
your engines! Pause, then quickly lower the flag.
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5. Application
When the race is finished, have youth / children sit together
with their teams. Give each team a Bible. Ask a volunteer from
each team to read aloud 1 Corinthians 9:24-27, then have teams
each discuss the following questions to debrief their experience:
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6. • What does it mean to “run to win”?
• Did your team run to win? Why or why not?
• What does it mean to run to win in life?
• What’s one thing you can do that will help you run to
win in your life?
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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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