This winter instead of doing the traditional winter/snow camp setting, we decided to plan what we called the "Wet N Wild Winter Weekend" at a small hotel/indoor water park. Here is the lesson outlines for the 2 main teaching times, based on the theme for the weekend "Wild Child (*of God). These 2 lessons were part of our weekend's student books and were used around tables. I apologize for the the weird formatting. I used minimal media and relied more on discussion and object illustrations for these lessons. You will find my suggested objects for each lesson below each outline. Hope this saves you a little time and is useful to you for a retreat or even another teaching time in your ministry.
Lesson: #1-WILD MAN (of God)- Matt. 3: John the Baptist
1. Wild PLACE (vs. 1-3)
- Table Time:
o Do you like camping?
o What is the “wildest place” you have ever been?
- Study Time:
o “Wilderness”: The Wild Places
* 245x’s in the OT, 35x’s in NT.
o Places of Preparation, Prayer, and Punishment
2. Wild LIFE (vs. 4-5)
- Table Time:
o What is the weirdest things you have ever eaten
- Study Time:
o Locust: “Clean to Eat” (Lev. 11), Used in Plagues and Symbolism
o Honey: “Land of Milk and Honey”- Ex. 3:8, “Sweet”- Ps. 81, “Currency”- Ez. 27:17,
o Camel Hair: “Prophet’s ‘Mantel” like Elijah– II Kings.1:8, “a poor, cheap material and itchy”
3. Wild WORDS (vs. 6-10)
- Table Time:
o Have you ever got in trouble for something you said?
- Study Time:
o Confession of sin for some, accusation for others!
* “Bunch of Snakes
* “Chopping down the Tree that does not Produce Fruit
- Matt. 7:16, Gal 5:22-23
4. Wild MEETING (vs. 11-13)
- Table Time:
o Have you ever met someone famous?
o Who is your personal hero?
- Study Time:
o “BAPTIZO”- “Dunk”, “Submerge” in order to wash
* ceremonial/symbolic religious cleaning
o Sandals– exchanged in promise or thrown in offense
o Fire and Spirit: think of Acts. 2.—Power and Presence
o Jesus and a Pitch Fork?? Luke 3:17, Luke 22:31
o Fire Part 2??: Punishment and Purity
Wildly Personal (personal life application)
- You are a Son/Daughter of God. You are his CHILD. Does that excite you?
- God has WILD plans for your future are you willing to go where ever he sends you?
- Is your life more about what people think or about what God thinks?
- Are you willing to “offend” a few people in order for people to hear the TRUTH?
- Have ever MET JESUS PERSONALLY in your life?
A Wild Bunch (Small Group/Cabin Discussion
- Is it hard to live or be different in our world?
- Is it hard to say things that are not popular?
- What are some ways that as “Wild Children” of God we should live, act, or talk differently?
- What are the things or people that hold us back from being “wild” for God?
Suggestion: For this lesson I used a variety of objects as I talked such as:
- plastic grasshopper (locust)
- jar of honey
- strip of burlap
- rubber snake
- plastic toy ax
- plastic fruit
- toy man & cup of water
- flip flop (sandal)
- lighter
- plastic pitchfork (winnowing fork)
Lesson #2: Wild Woman (of God)- Luke 11- Sinful Woman
1. Wild PLACE (vs. 36-38)
- Table Time:
o Have you ever snuck in somewhere?
o Have you ever broken something expensive
- Study Time:
o “Pharisee”- the “church guys house”
o “Woman”-culturally unequal with men, slightly above a dog?
o “Alabaster Jar of Perfume”- expensive, maybe a year’s salary– Mk. 14
o “Hair” - “hair is the glory of a woman”- I Cor. 11;15
2. Wild GIFT (vs. 39-43)
- Table Time:
o What is the best gift you have ever received?
o Who was it from?
- Study Time:
o “Prophet”? (if?) “prophet’s welcome”- Matt. 10:41 “prophet’s honor”- Matt. 13: 57
o “touch him”— unclean, sinner...probably ‘girl with a reputation’
o THE STORY (quick parable) who is need more forgiveness? Who appreciates it more??
3. Wild WORDS (vs. 44-46)
- Table Time:
o How do you usually greet your friends?
- Study Time:
o “Water for my Feet”: host did not wash his feet or even offer him something to wash his own feet (John 13:1-17)- job of a servant
o “Kiss”- (philema) honor, welcome, love-Friendship. II Cor. 13:12 *not that kind...
o “Oil”- (188 kinds) blessing & symbolic gesture of honor
4. Wild REACTION (vs. 47-50)
- Table Time:
o Have you ever seen someone do something crazy?
- Study Time:
o Faith shown through action and life
o Great love, great forgiveness
o Only Jesus can forgive
o Immediate forgiveness AND Salvation
o Go in “peace”—wholeness and “shalom”
Wildly Personal(personal life application)
- You are Child of God. You are forgiven and loved ...Are you willing to take some WILD social risks to show and share that love?
- What the simple, behind the scene things you can do show others God’s WILD love?
- What the expensive things that are not willing to give up or offer to God in order to live a more WILD life?
- Who or what are you afraid of when it come to living differently?
- What is the sin or thing in your life that you don’t “think” Jesus can forgive you of
A Wild Bunch(small group/cabin time)
- What do you was going thought the woman’s mind as she walked into the house?
- Where is the place you would feel the most uncomfortable about doing something WILD for God?
- Be Honest, what is the one object you own you would have the hardest time giving away?
- What is one WILD thing you can do this coming week that could show others your faith?
Suggestion: For this lesson I used a variety of objects as I talked such as:
- bottle of perfume (that I continued to spray)
- a hair extension
- Mr. Potato head feet
- Wax lips
- A Bottle of Olive Oil
- A Puzzle (* shalom-wholeness)
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