PACT for the first week of January

PACT for January 6 - 12 Sin Breaking Rules Brings Bad Results Items needed: 10 slips of paper Write each of the Ten Commandments on a slip of paper (or here are some cards I've created for us). Look in Exodus 20:1-17 to find them. When the kids aren't looking, hide the commandments around the room. Gather everyone together and ask them to find the 10 slips of paper on which the Ten Commandments are written. After they've been found, let the kids read theirs aloud. Then try to put them in the correct order. What are the Ten Commandments? (God's rules) What is sin? (Breaking God's rules, going our own way, doing wrong things, etc.) What was Achan's sin? (He coveted; he wanted something that wasn't his and he took it; he stole) God made us and He made the rules where we will be the happiest. Breaking God's rules brings bad results. Obeying God's rules is the best way to live. Keep Away Items needed: warning label (on cleaning products, garden poison, some electrical appliances, etc) Show label and ask: What does this say? Why do the makers of this product put this label on it? (They want to keep you safe; they don't want you to be hurt, etc.) SIN should have a label on it! There should be a WARNING—KEEP AWAY sign because sin hurts us. We may think it is not so bad, but there are always bad results to sin. When you are tempted to do something wrong, remember that sin always brings bad results, maybe not right that minute, but it will eventually hurt you. God Makes Us Clean Items needed: bowl of mud (mix some water and dirt together to make it), soap, and water What did Achan do when he sinned? (He hid the stolen items under his tent) What are some things people do when they sin? (Hide it, blame others, make excuses for why they did it, keep doing it, etc.) God gave us the Bible and the Holy Spirit to help us know what is right and wrong, but there are times when we still sin. Is it ever right to sin? (No) BUT when we do sin, what should we do? Read 1 John 1:9 (If we confess our sin, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sin and to clean us from all unrighteousness [un-right-ness].) Dip hands in the mud. Oh, no! How can I get rid of the mud? (If I hide my hands behind my back, it will be gone; try to blame one of the kids for your messy hands; act like it's not such a bad thing to live with mud all over your hands, etc.) I need to wash my hands. (Go the sink and do just that!) Hiding or blaming or pretending will not take away our sin. Only God can make us clean on the inside!