Bible Exploration - Workshop:        Video Center

 

Month:      July      Bible Theme:              “You Feed Them!”                

 

Year (B):      1          Scripture:         Mark 6:30-44   (Feeding of the 5000)

 

Bible Memory Verse:        “Taking the 5 loaves and 2 fish, he look up to heaven, and broke the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; and he divided two fish among them all.  And all ate and were satisfied.” (Mk. 6:41-42).

 

Workshop

Concept

Teacher

1.      Temple Center

 

God calls our church to feed the hungry.

 

2.      Video Center

 

God takes our efforts and multiplies them.

 

3.      Computer Center

 

God provides many oppor­tunities to feed others.

 

4.      Cooking Center

 

God feeds us in the Lord’s Supper.

 

5.      Servant Center

 

God calls us to change the causes of hunger.

 

 

LEARNING OUTCOMES: 

·         The explorers will identity ways in which God has and can take our efforts and multiply them

 

MATERIALS:

·         Video:  A Feast that Lasts:  Three Stories; Giving and Receiving, Chickens and More, My Mangoes. 

·          (This video, or at least the copy made available to us, actually had 6 stories and a presentation on the One Great Hour of Sharing.  It is available through Presbyterian Distribution Service, order #74360-99-326x at 1-(800) 524-2612.  It is part of a kit that includes a copy of the CD-rom used in the Computer Center of this rotation set.)

·         Info on Africa from A Fast That Lasts (see above) Leaders Guide, pg. 24.

·         Map of Africa, African decorations, etc.

·         Just Imagine it quiz (Page R9 from A Fast That Lasts Leaders Guide—see above for more info)

·         How to Live on $300 a Year skit (answers quiz questions, pg. R11-12 from A Fast that Lasts – see above)

·         15 ways to help cure hunger (page R15-16 from A Fast that Lasts-see above)

·         Popcorn, drinks, etc., also: paper and pens/pencils.

 

PLAN:

·         Welcome explorers, review memory verse.

·         Introduce theme and video

·         Hand out “Just Imagine It” Quiz and have explorers answer questions

o        Then, ask for two volunteers to present the skit (How to live on $300 a year.

o        Present skit and discuss living conditions in Africa.  Use the “For Your Information” on page 24 of the Leaders Guide from A Fast that Lasts to help aid discussion.

·         Find Malawi on the map.

·         View video.

o        Stop and discuss each story (there are 10 sec. between ea. story)

o        Make list of little things you can do to help

·         End in prayer.  Ask God to take your small efforts and increase their effect.

 

ADAPTATIONS:

Children

Youth

·         Be selective on African info you use with children.  Stay away from percen­tages, which won’t mean much, and stick with concrete info (what they eat, how they live, etc).

 

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Discussion Guide – Mark 6:30-44, Video Center

 

The Narrator in this video is Rowland.  The stories take place in Africa.  Most in Malawi.  View one story and stop the video to discuss.  The screen goes to black for 10 seconds between each story.  The stories are 2-3 minutes long.  There are 6 stories in all.  There is a 10 minute or so segment on the One Great Hour of Sharing Offering between stories 3 and 4. 

o       One list is for a list of all ideas on how to help feed people

o       The other list is for ideas that the explorer may be interested in pursuing him or her self.

 

1.      STORY #1 – Giving and Receiving (use questions on page 20 in leaders guide)

1.      Discuss the story.  What did you think about it?

2.      Rowland said, “My Letter was like the five loaves and two fishes that God multiplied.”  What can you give that God can multiply to help other people.

 

2.      STORY #2 – Chickens and More (Use questions on page 22 in leaders guide)

 

3.      STORY #3 – My Mangoes (Use questions on Page 23 in leader’s guide).

 

INTERLUDE – Presentation on the One Great Hour of Sharing

1.      What is the One Great Hour of Sharing?

2.      What does it do?

3.      How can we participate (Be sure and put answer on your “Loaves” list.

 

4.      STORY #4 – Water by the Teaspoon; Giving the gift of life

1.      What did Rowland do that had made his Sunday afternoon visitor so happy?

2.      What did Rowland say about this little act of kindness?  (God used it to restore life!)

 

5.      STORY #5 – The Literacy Program.

1.      Why couldn’t most of the women in Malawi read or write?

2.      What is being done about this situation?

3.      How did one woman who learned to read respond?

 

6.      STORY #6 – Paying with Peanuts.

1.      Who came up the idea for this program?  Why?  What happened?

2.      What did it take to help these people?  What can we do?

 

Get through as many stories listed above as time allows.  Work on the Loaves and Fishes lists between each story.

·        Hand out 15 Ways to Help Cure Hunger towards the end of your session

·        Discuss

 

 

LOAVES AND FISHES I HAVE TO OFFER

(Small things that I can do or share to help feed hungry people)

 

List all Ideas

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