Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Resisting Sin

So, I work with the Young Women in our church. They are mostly 12 & 13 year olds & they are adorable & terribly sweet.

I taught a lesson on Sunday entitled Resisting Sin. One section mentioned showing the girls a picture of a bear trap or a fishing lure as a metaphor to traps that the devil sets for us.

Instead I made a trap of my own and put in some things that might tempt them...
Yes, that would be the Jonas Brothers, Jac Efron, & Robert Pattinson and a bowl of chocolate.

The girls laughed & totally got what I was saying: "Boys & chocolate aren't bad things. In fact they are great, but just watch whats going on around you to make sure you aren't getting lured into sin."

You guys can call it hokey or whatever you want but it totally worked & brought a good laugh to a heavy lesson.
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13 comments:

  1. monicaAugust 18, 2009 at 4:36 PM

    whoa whoa whoa its zac efron. get it right sista!


    and clever.

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  2. Olivia CarterAugust 18, 2009 at 4:43 PM

    haha! Doh! Zac Efron- he's just a little young for me so not so much on my radar, you know?

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  3. AshleyAugust 18, 2009 at 6:17 PM

    You are so rad! We watched "17 Again" the other day with Zac Efron -he's so hot!

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  4. RebeccaAugust 18, 2009 at 9:40 PM

    love the idea and i'm sure the girls loved it too. that will be something that they'll really remember. i am sure you're an awesome leader! :) I wish i could come up with creative ideas like that!

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  5. anelieze castrejonAugust 19, 2009 at 10:20 AM

    Hmm, i think i feel a "steal her idea" comin' on... ;)

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  6. AudraAugust 19, 2009 at 4:03 PM

    That is HILARIOUS! And if I am ever in YW again I am totally using it ;)

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  7. CranberryfriesAugust 19, 2009 at 10:47 PM

    I bet you are the coolest YW teacher!

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  8. Esther NoelleAugust 19, 2009 at 10:57 PM

    What a great idea! So fun!

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  9. CindyAugust 19, 2009 at 11:34 PM

    How fun! I bet they LOVE you in YW!!

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  10. MAugust 20, 2009 at 3:13 PM

    That's awesome! So clever--I love it! (And I might steal it for a future lesson.)

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  11. April CarterAugust 21, 2009 at 10:21 AM

    Fab idea for your girls.

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  12. EliseAugust 21, 2009 at 10:37 PM

    Forget about the 15 year old :)

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  13. stephanieSeptember 4, 2009 at 12:50 AM

    Monica reminded me of this post when I told her I'm giving a lesson on "Avoiding Degrading Media." This just might work for my topic too... yes?

    PS. Zac Efron - LOVE him.

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