| I love how the Bible is so visual and practical. And | | | | gentleness, five equals patience and 6 equals Free |
| what is more practical than the clothes we wear? | | | | Piece. You are now ready to play. |
| However, the Bible isn't concerned that we are | | | | Divide your class into 2 teams. Pick one child from |
| wearing Gucci or Versace. God's Word | | | | each team to be the one who is dressed. Have |
| encourages us to put on much better attire such | | | | them stand in front of the class. Now say the |
| as compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and | | | | following: Name some brand names of clothes |
| patience. If you don't believe me, read Colossians | | | | that you really like. (Wait for responses.) Why do |
| 3:12 which says, "As God's chosen people, holy | | | | you think those clothes are so cool? (Wait for |
| and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with | | | | responses.) Did you guys know that God cares |
| compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and | | | | about how you clothe yourself? (Wait for |
| patience." Why not try this fun Bible school | | | | response.) Well, believe it or not, He does. He |
| activity to help your kids memorize this great | | | | cares a lot. And I am going to prove it to you. |
| verse? I call it "Clothe Yourselves". | | | | Listen to Colossians 3:12 which says, "As God's |
| Here's what you do: | | | | chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe |
| This game takes some preparation, but your kids | | | | yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, |
| will appreciate the time you spent. First, you want | | | | gentleness and patience." I don't think you'll find |
| to make a large die. I went to my local box store | | | | any of these clothes at the mall, but you can find |
| and bought a 7" cube. I then went on my | | | | them by getting to know God and by becoming |
| computer and created some nice colorful | | | | more like Him. Today, we are going to memorize |
| numbers, 1 through 6, and attached them on each | | | | this Bible verse by playing a fun game called |
| side. (Trust me. You will use this die for many | | | | "Clothe Yourselves." Here's how we play. We |
| different games. The kids love the big, fun size.) | | | | have two teams and one from each team will |
| Next, gather 2 sets of the following items of | | | | eventually be dressed in all of the clothes that |
| clothes: 2 hats, 2 shirts, 2 shorts and 2 pairs of | | | | you see here. (Hold up each article of clothing. The |
| shoes. I went to my local thrift store and bought | | | | kids will get a kick out of seeing how big they |
| oversized items for real cheap. Next, attach the | | | | are.) One person from each team will get a |
| following cards to each piece of clothing: | | | | chance to come up and say the Bible verse. If he |
| "compassion" goes on the hats, "kindness" goes | | | | does so correctly, he will get to roll this die. |
| on the shirts, "humility" goes on the shorts and | | | | Whatever number he lands on, is the article of |
| "gentleness" goes on one pair of the shoes and | | | | clothing he gets to dress his teammate in. If a six |
| "patience" goes on the other. I put each set of | | | | is rolled, you get to choose a piece that is not |
| clothes in separate buckets. Finally, you might | | | | being worn yet. If you do not say the verse |
| want to write on a board of some kind the | | | | correctly, you sit down and the play goes to the |
| following: One equals compassion, two equals | | | | next team. The first team to get their teammate |
| kindness, three equals humility, four equals | | | | dressed is the winner. Let's have some fun! |