A few weeks back I was brainstorming a new game idea that ties together a spiritual lesson with some of the fun of March Madness. I came up with an object lesson I’m calling “The Impossible Game.” The aim is to show kids that none of us can perfectly keep Jesus’ commands. But the Gospel promises us the forgiveness of God and the practical help to live according to his teachings.
Feel free to modify the game to fit your ministry context. You could take it several different directions. Done correctly, this could be a powerful object lesson about needing Jesus help to obey the Bible. Leave a comment below to share any suggestions for other readers. You can also watch this children’s ministry game idea directly on YouTube.
Need More Ideas? We have several children’s ministry games on our website, you might also enjoy the object lesson about having a passion for God.
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This is a great object lesson!! Love the simplicity!!
I don’t have a game to share I just wanted to thank you for all the work you do to put all this together. You are doing a wonderful job and I will be playing that game in Sunday School. What a fun way to learn about God. God Bless you and all the others that are part of this.
Absolutely awesome game. It really demonstrates that we can’t do the impossible on our own!
hi! I just tried this game on our sunday school class,and the result was really amazing,i never seen this children very attentive, and the Lord revealed to me,that the Holy Spirit that time was at work,and I know in my heart that this is just starting,God will pour out His Spirit on this children…praise God!
what are the verses you used in this? game called the impossible game
Matthew 22:37 ”And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.”
I think this game is fun,I’ll try to use this to our sunday schoolers….Praise God for your ministry…..
Great idea for a game — esp since we have a small group of kids, everyone could play
I’m new at Children’s Church ministry, so this will be a great help, thank you so much.
Thanks for this video. It has really inspired me for the introduction to my next Sunday school class.
Thanks for this idea. I am starting a semester i Sunday School on Obey God. This is a perfect introduction for it.
God Bless.
Wow, I made up a similar game without even knowing about Tony’s version. I used twist of “God’s Best” and the 3 buckets representing perfect will, permissive will and the world. The biggest bucket was world, because it would fit over my head makingit hard to see and needing prayer to remove it from my vision. I love it when GOd confirms Himself.
I LOVE THIS GAME DEFINITELY INSPIRED BY THE HOLY GHOST!!! BEAUTIFUL!!!
I just wanted to say thank you for offering your hard work to us out here in our mission field of California! We have used your prayer series and are going to be using your 3 point lesson this coming Sunday with our KidVenture class of 1-6th graders. This lesson fits perfect for what is going on at our Church this Sunday. AC Green former pro basketball player is coming to speak and I wanted to tie in a basketball themed lesson for our kids! Someone on cmconnect.org had pointed me to your site which I had been on before but not seen this lesson! So I pray that God continues to bless and use you even out here in Cali!
In His Love,
Adam De Corte
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“To be Living Proof of a Loving God”
i just hope and pray that we be sent some cds or dvds on kids songs for free as we cannot really afford to buy some in dollars. as you know, our country Philippines is a poor country although it is our desire to teach to chidren songs to worship God. thank you very much and praying for your consideration.
I love this game! I needed an activity to go along with my lesson on “the ascension” after the ressurection of Jesus. When he ascended to heaven but said he would send the Holy Spirit to be our helper! Now I can demonstrate this in a fun way, how we have a helper with us always!
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