For Students

Here is the video that we watched tonight at Club 56.  Poet Ezekiel Azonwu speaks free verse about the cost of following Christ and the lies Satan throws at us to keep us from following God whole heartedly.  This is very challenging.  God has offered us a free gift, but the free gift has a cost involved if we want to use it.  Pastor Ivan, a couple of years ago, gave a great analogy about the cost of following Christ.  He talked about a hot tub that someone gave to him.  It was free, he didn't have to pay for it, but in order to use it the way it was intended, involved a cost.  There is the cost of installing it, the water to fill it, the cost to keep it clean and maintained.  The same can be said about following God.  The gift of God is freely offered, but to follow God and live life by His standards means adjusting priorities to keep him in first place.
Enjoy this poetry, and be challenged to live a life ALIVE for Christ - regardless of the cost.




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Homework Questions from April 03


1- Discover what Jesus said about throwing stones in John 8 and to whom he said it.


2- Find the answer to this riddle in Hebrews 4.  I am one, so are you, but Jesus is not! What am I?


3- Find out from 3 other people the reason each of them gets in trouble for most at home/at school.


4- Discover 3 things every person in the class has in common.




Homework Questions from March 20


1- Discover who in the New Testament got pregnant before getting married.


2- Discover someone in the Bible that crossed a boundary in a relationship with someone from the other gender.


3- Find 2 people in your group who know how their parents met.


4- Have 3 people in the class describe their perfect date to you.


Homework questions from Feb 20.

1- Discover 2 very rich people in the bible and explain why you
4- Who in the class went the longest time without eating food this week.

Homework questions from February 13


1- Discover where in the Bible God gave people different languages
2- Discover what the angels told the shepherds on the night Jesus was born.
3- Find out who each person in your discussion group thinks is a peaceful person.
4- Find out all the countries that club 56ers have been to in the world.  (leave a comment at the bottom of this page)

Homework questions from February 6

1- Find out what Jesus says in Mark 10 about people who want to become leaders.

2- Discover who God called His servant in Numbers 14 and discover why God was pleased with him.

3- Find out who in your group made someone's life easier this week and find out what they did.

4- Ask a classmate whether (s)he would rather serve or be served.



Homework Questions from January 30, 2011
1- Discover 3 people in the Bible that messed up BIG TIME
2- Find out the mistake Judas made in Matthew 26 & 27 and what he did afterward.
3- Ask 2 people in your group to tell you about a mistake that they have made this school year.
4- Discover a decision that everyone in the class makes everyday.  




Homework questions from Jan 23, 2011 
1- Find 2 people in the Bible that were called wise
2- Discover in Proverbs 16 what's better than gold and silver
3- Ask each person in your group the following question:  "If you were asked to give one piece of advice on how to live a good life, what would it be?"
4- Find out from 2 people in the class (but not in your group) who they would say is the wisest person they've ever met. 


New Homework Questions from Jan 16/11


1- Find an example in the Bible of someone that actually heard directly from God.
2- Discover in 1 Samuel 1 someone who had to make a tough choice and what that choice was.
3- Discover a phrase someone in your group is known for saying a lot.
4- Find out from 2 people in the class (not in your group) how they would rate their listening skills from 1 to 10 (10 being the best)




New Homework Questions from Jan 09/11
1- Find 1 piece of advice in the Bible that you should follow.
2- Discover who gave Moses good advice in Exodus 18 and what the advice was
3- Discover the name of the last person someone in your group asked for advice.
4- Find out what one other person in the class has been listening to on their iPod.
Remember to check around on the other parts of the blog for bonus point opportunities.


Homework Questions from January 2
1- Describe 2 prayers Jesus prayed
2- Name 2 other people in the Bible that prayed and what they prayed for
3- Find out what time of day people in your group pray the most.
4. Find someone in the class that can recite the Lord's prayer


And as a side note, please know that with 2 new group leaders joining us, some of you will be switched into new groups.  That will begin this Sunday. 

think they are rich.

2- Discover 2 "poor" people in the Bible and explain why  you think they are poor.

3- Find someone in your group that has a piggy band,

 Homework Questions for December 19

1- Name at least 2 people in the Bible that God said “no” to.

2- Describe a time from the Bible when God answered prayer differently from expected.

3- Find out one thing each person in your group has asked for but never received.

4- Discover someone in the class whose prayer God answered with a “no”. 

Bonus Verses for Sunday

I will give 10 bonus points for anyone that memorized Hebrews 12.1-3.  Add that to your memory verse that was on your "Pulse" on Sunday.  

Homework questions from December 5

Hey guys.  We are starting a new points competition with new discussion groups this coming Sunday.  Why not get these questions done to get things started off right in the new competition.  Here are the questions!

1- What does Jesus say in Mark 10 about people who want to become leaders?

2- Who did God call his servant in Numbers 14?  Why was God pleased with him?

3- Find one person on your team that has made a difference in someone's life this week (you can use your team from last Sunday to answer this question)

4- Ask one other person in the class whether they would rather serve or be served and why

Bonus point opportunity

I have posted 2 new songs in the "FYI"section.  If you can tell me (write it on your homework) what the 2 songs are, I will give you 2 bonus points - one for each song!)

 

 

Homework Questions from November 28

1. Who did God promise to make famous in Genesis 12

2. What did Amos say will happen to those who are "famous and popular in Israel"?

3. Discover something popular right now that you and someone else in your group both enjoy (song, game, movie, etc)

4. Find someone in the class that has met a famous person (and tell us who they met!)

OK. Get at it!

 

 

Homework Questions from November 21,

Here are last Sunday's homework questions.

1. Other than the disciples, discover 3 of Jesus' close friends

2. Find a verse in Proverbs 17 or 18 that explains what a friend should be

3. Find out who in your team has known a friend for the longest time.

4. Discover 1 friend from the class whose name begins with the same letter as yours.

 

 

 

Homework Questions from November 14

Here are the questions for next Sunday.  You get 2 points for your team for each question that you answer.

 1- Find 2 people in the Bible that made bad choices to "go along with the crowd"

2- Find 2 super strong people in the Bible

3- Discover the favorite sport for each person in your group

4- Discover 1 way someone in club 56 obeyed God even if it wasn't popular.

email your answers to us here at livealifealive@gmail.com, or bring them with you next Sunday

 

 Homework questions from November 7

We have finished our unit of study discussions about who God is.  Next Sunday, we start a new unit on peer pressure.

1. Find 3 people in the Bible whe were persecuted for standing up for their faith,

2. Find 2 bible verses that talk about lions

3. Find out if anyone has been the only one standing up against friends who are planning to do what is wrong.

4. Find someone in the class who has seen a lion,

Remember we give points for homework done, memorizing verses, and finding the bonus point opportunities.  Get at it!

 

 

Links from Sunday Morning

Hey 56ers.  

We heard some fun stories on Sunday morning in Club 56.  Here are some links to the amazing stories that I mentioned.

This link will take you to the story of Sean Burch - the man who ran up the mountain.

Click here to read about Ken Edwards and his cockroach eating exploits

A click here  will take you to a video of Susan Montgomery Williams - world record bubble blower

This link will take you to the story of Peter Colat's world record breath holding exploits

This is a funny one I couldn't find a link directly to the story, so it is a KGB answer, there is also info in the book "The 60 second encyclopedia"

so as a bonus, I will give you this link which shows the world record for most hands free cartwheels in a minute.

And an update to one of the stories from Sunday morning.  The hula hoop record has been broken.  Here it is.

Enjoy!!

CP

Homework questions from 10-31

We are moving on to our final week of our discussion on who God is.  Here are your questions for Sunday, our final week for this unit.

1. Find 5 passages in the Bible where God did something that seemed impossible

2. Find 2 examples of miraculous meals in the Bible

3. Find out what Superpower each person on your team wishes they could have

4. Discover 1 person in the class that has a special ability similar to an ability that you have (ie. you can both ride 

a unicycle).

Happy hunting!  Remember, you can email me your answers to  me or you can write them down and bring them 

on Sunday!

Homework questions from 10-24

Hello 56ers,

Our topic for the upcoming week is "Why do bad things happen"  With that in mind, here are the homework questions.

1 - Discover 3 people in the Old Testament whose name begins with the letter "j" that had really bad stuff happen to them and what it was that happened to each of them

2. Find an example in the Bible of someone asking God to rescue them from hard times like poverty, enemies or discouragement.

3. Find out one prayer request from each person on your team (and pray for them)

4. Discover someone not on your team (but in the class) that had something bad happen to them this week.

Go to it!

homework questions from 10-17

Hey 56ers.

Here are the questions that I assigned as homework on Sunday.  Feel free to use the comment section to discuss the answers to #3 and #4 - the questions that require information from others in the class.
Remember, Homework questions are worth 2 points each, and the memory verses are worth 5 points each.  There are lots of ways to earn points for your team.  It has been pretty evenly split so far with the girls winning 2 weeks and the boys winning  1.  I'd love to have you all do your homework, not for the points and the team necessarily - although winning the team prize at the end of the quarter would be pretty sweet, but because it means you are digging into your Bible and reading about the cool, amazing and crazy things that God has done and is doing.

Here are the questions:

1- What did God promise Jacob in a dream in the book of Genesis?

2- What does Psalm 139 say about where God is?

3- Who on your team lives the farthest north

4- Who in the class has visited the most countries.

Dig, dig, dig!
CP

Homework Questions from October 10
Here are the questions for next Sunday


1. Discover 5 words used in the Bible used to describe God. 
2. Find 3 passages in the Bible that use the word `eternal'
3. Discover the birth city of everyone on your team
4. Find something that 8 people in the class (that are not in your group) would do forever if possible.


There they are,  email them to me or write out your answers and bring them on Sunday.  
Also, bonus point opportunity.  I will give 2 bonus points to anyone that memorizes this extra verse
Luke 10.27 - Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind.  And love your neighbor as your love yourself.
That means if you memorize both passages, that is 4 points for your team - just for that!


GO for it!




Homework Questions from October 3
Hey gang!
Here are the homework questions from last Sunday.  
1. Discover 3 helpful people in the Bible and describe how they helped someone else.
2. Find one example in the Bible of God helping His people
3. Find out how everyone in your team helped out a friend or family member in the past week
4. Discover what 1 other person in the class (but not in your group) thinks a "person in need" means


check back tonight for a special announcement for the boys in Club 56. 




Homework Questions from September 19, (bonus point opportunity available at end)
Hey all!
Hope you had a great Sunday afternoon, even with the Vikings loss.  Here are the questions I gave you for homework today.  Remember, since we do not have a regular Club 56 Sunday lesson next week, these questions will not be collected for 2 weeks (October 3) That should give you lots of time to dive into these questions and prepare some great answers.  Here they are!


1. FInd 2 people in the Bible that did something weird and tell me what they did.
2. Discover a weird miracle that Jesus performed when He was here on earth.
3. Discover the strangest thing each person on your team has done
4. Find out who in the class has seen the strangest animal


Remember, each homework question that you answer will be worth 2 points for your team.  The Boys won week 1 of the points competition, but doing homework could sway the results one way or the other.  Memorizing the weekly verse will too.  This week's verse is Proverbs 24.17-18 Don't rejoice when your enemies fall.  Don't be happy when they stumble.  For the Lord will be displeased with you and will turn his anger away from them.  
Bonus point opportunity:  In class on Sunday, I talked about the word "Schadenfreude".  If you can remember what it means, and what language it originates from, I will give you 2 bonus points.  Simply include the answer to this bonus question with your other answers. 



 Homework questions for next Sunday.
These questions are designed to have you looking into your Bible this week, in your time away from Club 56. These questions will be related in some way to our lesson next Sunday. Answers are worth 2 points each for your team.

1. Discover in Mark 13 why Jesus told his disciples that everyone would hate them.
2. Find a verse in the Bible that mentions loving your enemy.
3. Ask each person in your group to name a pair of enemies from movies, TV, comic books, etc.
4. Discover from everyone in the class one way to demonstrate love for someone.

We will get into dealing with people that may not like us, and what God asks us to do about that. You can feel free to bring the answers with you next Sunday, or you can email them to me at livealifealive@gmail.com between now and then. have a great week!




Club 56 Theme Song revealed:
Hey everyone! Just wanted to introduce you to this year's Club 56 theme song. It absolutely rocks!!!! The song is "We Shine" by the band Fee As we talk this year about living a life alive, this song is a great reminder of the full life we have in Jesus and the party that eternity with Him will be. He has freed us from sin so we have a lot to celebrate. Check it out!

Hey 56er! This is the spot for you! Come here every week for homework questions and ways to win points for your team. You can bring your answers in on Sunday Morning or E-mail them in to livealifealive(at)gmail(dot)com!