Have children spread out in front of the leader. Tell children that the leader will call out commands (using words like loud/quiet, backwards/forwards, and big/small) and that they must do the opposite of what is called out. (If the leader says, “Walk forward three steps,” then the whole class should walk backwards three steps). If a child does what is called out (instead of the opposite), he is out. Call out commands until one child remains or until time is up. Remind children that Jesus instructed people to live in ways that are opposite of how the world lives.

Divide children into teams and line them up. On “Go” the first person from each team runs to get a can, returns to his or her team, and places the can on the ground. The next player runs down and brings back a second can, placing it on top of the previous one and forming a tower. If at any time the tower falls, all the cans must be returned to the other side and recollected one at a time. The first team to successfully stack eight cans wins. Remind children that Jesus taught people to build their life on the solid rock of his word so their life wouldn’t fall apart when trouble comes.

Divide children into four teams and assign each team a corner. On “Go” the first player from each team runs to the middle, grabs a “treasure,” drops it into his or her team’s hoop, and tags the next person to go. Play continues until all bean bags are gone from the middle. The leader then calls out, “Thieves break in!” The children have 1 minute to steal bean bags from other teams’ hoops and drop them in their team’s hoop. Children can only carry one treasure at a time. After 1 minute, everyone freezes. The team with the most bean bags in their hula hoop wins. Remind children of Jesus’s teaching that we should not store up treasures on earth because they do not have lasting value.

Have children sit in chairs. The child without a chair is “It.” “It” walks up to someone and asks, “Who do you love?” If she replies, “I love my neighbor,” then everyone gets up and moves to a new seat. If she replies, “I love people who . . .” (are wearing blue, are wearing jewelry, etc.), then only the children who meet that description switch seats. When the children are moving, “It” also tries to get a seat. The person who does not get a seat is the new “It.” Continue play as time allows. Remind children that Jesus tells us to love all people—even our enemies.