Icebreaker in pairs or small groups:  Have you ever been so excited or dumbfounded that you really didn’t know what to say but just started talking nonsense.    Share about that.  That is exactly what Peter did when Moses and Elijah appeared on the mountain? Matthew 17:1-3 How is the first

Warm up question in groups of 2-3: Jesus asked his disciples who people in that day thought he was.    What are ideas people have about who Jesus is today? Matthew 16:13-20 Why do you think Jesus asked his disciples the question about who people were saying he was? Do you

Warm up in pairs:  The concept of tradition comes up in today’s lesson.   Name one of your favorite traditions, whether it be personal, family or church related. Matthew 15:1-6 What was the “tradition of the elders” the Pharisees and scribes were referring to? The countless man-made rules and regulations that

Icebreakers in groups of 2-3:   Name a voice or voices that have calmed you down in times of trouble in your life OR a time your voice was able to calm someone else. Matthew 14:22-27  What incident had just happened?   Jesus had fed the multitudes. What does the

Warm up question in groups of 2-3:   In one minute, tell everything you know about gardens, vegetable or flower.    Include soil prep, planting, weeding, common mistakes and harvesting.   After one minute, let the other person have one minute. Matthew 13:24-30 What is a parable? An earthly story to illustrate a

Warm up question in groups of 2-3:   Option 1:   Andy Griffith once said, “Sometimes you go not so much by the book but by the heart.”   Agree or disagree?   Option 2:   Define a nitpicker.   What makes people want to be nit- pickers?   Look