A cross-country game to show the Cubs that only the whole armor Jesus gives us will help us succeed. Do not do things by halves.
game data
- Number of players: 10+
- Number of leaders: 1 game leader
- Age: 8+
- Duration: approx. 30 min.
- Gelände: Forest, meadow
Material
- Belt of Truth
- Armour of Justice
- Shoes of readiness for confession
- Helmet of Salvation
- Sword of the Spirit (Bible)
- Shield of Faith
- Barrier Ribbon
Preparation for the game
Before the event / in the morning, mark out two bases in a forest area with barrier tape.
One base serves as a camp and Rückzugort for the JS-lern, the other is the Gefängnis of the Dämonen. The two fields should be about 50 meters apart. Then, the weapon armament is hidden around the prison (not too close to the prison)
Gameplay
Christians: Participants
Dämonen: Leaders (if too few leaders, the participants can also be used)
The Christians müssen seek the weapon rüstung. In doing so, they must be careful not to be caught by the Dämones. The Dämonen catch the Christians by touching them. Important is: The monsters are not allowed to run but only to walk. If a Christian is caught he must be taken to prison. Whoever finds a part of the Rüstung is unassailable, but cannot protect anyone. Before the Rüstung can be used, everything must be found and in your own base.
End of Game: When all the parts of the Rüstung have been found, a Christian must don them and fight the Dämonen. This he does with the simple sentence: „In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to yield.“ Thereupon „die“ the Dämonen and all prisoners go free. The Christians have won.
Biblical Application
A devotional on the theme of God's armor from Ephesians 6:10-17. Since this topic seemed a bit difficult, we thought up a game on how to act out this Bible passage.
First we told the devotion, then the game of gel came as a „deepening“. The beautiful thing is that leaders who were children at that time still remember that afternoon. How many children who did not become leaders still remember it, I can unfortunately not say.
Image credits
- Title image: provided by Micha Landolt
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