4. Imitation
Form groups of four, and have one person from each group leave the room. Have the remaining three people in each group do an action of their choosing, such as waving their arms, jogging in place, or clapping. Ask them to continue their action and not say anything when the person from their group comes back in. Tell them the goal is to get the person who comes back in to join them in performing their action.
Once they’ve started their actions, have the people from each group who went outside come back in and rejoin their group. See how many of the people coming back inside the room join their group in the action they’re doing. Let the groups continue their actions for a minute and then stop.
Ask: How many of you who came back into the room were influenced to do your group’s action? What did you group members do that did or did not work?
Read aloud 3 John 1:11. Ask: When is a time someone influenced you to do something good? Were any of their influential strategies similar to what our groups used today, such as enthusiasm?
Say: God is calling us today to become people of influence-people who influence others to do what’s right, to make good choices, and to live full lives that honor Christ. If you’d like to do that today, just tell God silently that you want to be a person of influence while I pray. Close in prayer.
Dale Hudson,
Palm Beach, Florida
