Icebreakers - Clinging to God

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Icebreakers -

Clinging to God

The disciples were

surprised that the

tomb was empty.

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A clothespin is used to attach

clothes to a clothesline. It can alsoserve as a reminder that we need to

cling to our lifeline – we need to

cling to God (Deuteronomy 13:4).

And clothes aren’t the only thing

that needs washing. We need to be

washed clean as well. And God

washes us white as snow. (Isaiah

1:18) The scriptures lists a variety of

things we should cling to, things we

should hold on to, but in reality

most of those other things listedhave the same purpose – to help us

to cling to God.



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What You Need

• Lots of clothespins.

You can easily buy

them by the hundreds.You want the spring

loaded ones.



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Games using Clothespins

Blind Clothespin Pick-up – Clothespins

are strewn throughout the room.

While blindfolded, youths must pick

up as many clothespins as possible

within 60 seconds. The youth with the

most clothespins wins.

Clothespin Jiggle – Attach several

clothespins to everyone’s sleeves,

pant legs, and shirts. Youth must jiggle

jiggle themselves around and try to

get rid of the clothespins. They maynot touch them to remove them. The

person who has been able to get rid of

the most clothespins after a given

time has passed wins.



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Clothespin Grab – Each youth pins 5

clothespins to his or her clothing. Theobjective is to grab a clothespin from

another youth’s clothing while

protecting your own, all the while

staying within a designated play area.

If you lose all of your clothespins you

are out of the game, but as long as

you still have at least one you can

continue to play. Any clothespins you

grab must be attached to your won

clothing before you can grab another

one. At the end of a designated time,the youth with the most clothespins

wins.



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Clothespin Knockoff – Pin a clothespin

to the clothing in the center of each

youth’s back. Youth must knock off theclothespins from other youth, without

getting theirs kocked off. Players

cannot pick up clothespins that have

been knocked off and they cannot

touch the clothespins on their own

backs. They also cannot GRAB the

clothespins but can only swipe at

them.

Clothespin Puller – Pin 50 clothespins

each all over the clothes of a teamrepresentatives. The youth must then

pull off all 50 clothes pins. First to do

so, wins.

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Clothespin Relay – The first person inline for each team must pin the

clothespin to the next person in line.

Only then can that person unpin it and

pin it to the next person in line.

Continue to the end of the line. Thefirst team to get to the end wins.

Make it more difficult by forcing them

to hold hands in a chain and by not

allowing them to use their hands to

pass the clothespins. Add moreclothespins for more fun.





Clothespin Sorting – Place words to a

scripture verse on sheets of paper and

attached them to a clothesline. First

team to place them in order wins.

Variation: Instead of words from a

scripture verse, place key events in a

Bible narrative on the pieces of paper.

First team to put them in the right

order wins.

Clothespins Face-off – In this game,

students pin as many clothespins to

the face of someone on their team as

possible. They cannot pin them to hair,but only to the face. The team with

the most clothespins attached to the

chosen team members face at the end

of the designated time is the winner.





Clothespin Tag – This wild game is the

opposite of clothespin Grab. Give

every person 5 clothespins as theyenter. When everyone has their

clothespins, tell them you’re giving

them two minutes to get rid of their

clothespins. The only way to get rid of

them is to pin them to someone else.Chaos results as everyone tries to get

rid of their clothespins!! At the end of

the designated time, the person with

the least clothespins wins. Turn this

into a “get to know you” icebreaker byrequiring each person must state one

“Fun Fact” about themselves for each

clothespin they are wearing.





Clothespins Pick-up – Using one or

two clothes pins, the youth must pic

up various objects using only the

clothespins and place them in a box or

container. The clothespins are the only

thing that can touch the objects to

move them.

Hair Clips – The objective is to be theteam with the most clothespins

pinned to the hair of one of the team

members. One at a time, team

members run to a box, grab one

clothespin, and run back to their teamand pin it to the hair of the chosen

team member. The game is over when

time runs out or there are no more

clothespins.





Hanging the Clothes – Give each team

of youth a sack of clothes with thesame type and number of items in

each sack. Hang a clothesline across

the room or use a real one outdoors.

The first team member must run to

the clothesline and pin all the clothes

on the line then run back to the team.

The next person in line rins to the

clothesline and puts on all the clothes

and returns to the team where he or

she removes them and places them

back in the sack. Repeat the processuntil all team members have gone.

The first team to finish wins.





Lizard’s Tail – Youth pair up and one

person behind the other with his or

her hands on the hips of the person infront of them. The person at the rear

has a clothespin attached to the

middle back of his or her shirt. Players

try to eliminate other teams by pulling

off the tail of other teams. Only theperson in the front can use hands to

pull off the clothespins. The person in

the back must keep his or her hands

on the hips of the person in front at all

times. If their hands lose contact, the

pair is eliminated. If you lose your tail

you are eliminated. Last team

remaining wins.





Pinned Together – Youth pair off and

each pair uses 5 to 10 clothespins to

attach themselves together. They must

them complete a series of actions

without losing the connectionsbetween them. The pair with the most

clothespins still in place wins. Actions

could include racing to an object,

climbing over or under obstacles,

doing a dance move, etc

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TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL

MAKE IT SPIRITUAL

• What is the purpose of a

clothespin?

• What are some of the ways we use

clothespins?

• What are the characteristics of a

good clothespin?

The Main purpose of a clothespin

is to hold on to the line so that the

clothes do not get blown away.

Their main purpose is to attach theclothes to the line. When the

spring in a clothespin loses its

strength, they become weak and

re easily detached.

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Looking at the verses below, what are

some things we need to hold on to?

• Deuteronomy 10:20 – “You shall

fear the LORD your God; you shall

serve Him and cling to Him, and

you shall swear by His name.”

• Deuteronomy 11:22 “For if you

carefully keep all these

commandments which Icommand you to do; to love the

LORD your God, to walk in all His

ways, and to hold fast to Him;

• Deuteronomy 13:4 – “You shall

walk after the Lord your God andfear Him, and keep His

commandments and obey His

voice; you shall serve Him and

hold fast to Him.”

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• Joshua 22:5 “But take diligent

heed to do the commandment

and the law which Moses the

servant of the LORD commanded

you, to love the LORD your God,

to walk in all His ways, to keep His

commandments, to hold fast to

Him, and to serve Him with allyour heart and with all your soul.”

• Job 27:6 “My righteousness I hold

fast, and will not let it go; my

heart shall not reproach me as

long as I live.” • Psalm 63:8 – “I cling to you; your

right hand upholds me.”

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• Proverbs 4:4 – “Then he taught

me, and he said to me, “Take hold

of my words with all your heart;keep my commands, and you will

live.”

• Proverbs 4:13 – “Take firm hold of

instruction, do not let go; keep

her, for she is your life.”

• Hebrews 4:14 – “Seeing then that

we have a great High Priest who

has passed through the heavens,

Jesus the Son of God, let us hold

fast our confession.”

• Hebrews 10:23 – “Let us hold

unswervingly to the hope we

profess, for he who promised is

faithful.”

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• Romans 12:9 – “Love must be

sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to

what is good.” • Philippians 3:12 – “Not that I have

already obtained all this, or have

already arrived at my goal, but I

press on to take hold of that for

which Christ Jesus took hold of

me.”

• 1 Thessalonians 5:21 – “Test all

things; hold fast what is good.”

• 1 Timothy 6:12 – “Fight the good

fight of the faith. Take hold of the

eternal life to which you were

called when you made your good

confession in the presence of

many witnesses.”

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• Timothy 1:13 – “Hold fast the

pattern of sound words which you

have heard from me, in faith and

love which are in Christ Jesus. that

word which I preached to you;

unless you believed in vain.” • Titus 1:9 “holding fast the faithful

word as he has been taught, that

he may be able, by sound

doctrine, both to exhort and

convict those who contradict.”

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•

Revelation 2:13 “I know yourworks, and where you dwell,

where Satan’s throne is. And you

hold fast to My name, and did not

deny My faith even in the days in

which Antipas was My faithful

martyr, who was killed among

you, where Satan dwells.”

• Revelation 3:11 – “I am coming

soon. Hold on to what you have,

so that no one will take your

crown.”




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MAKE IT PRACTICAL

• How do we hold fast to God?

• What thoughts come to mind

when you consider CLINGING to

God?

• How do you feel when you are

close to God? How does it affect

how you live and how you treat

others?• When have you felt separated

from God? How do we restore

the closeness?

• How do we hold fast to God

when our grip weakens?• Of the various things mentioned

in scripture, what do you find it

most difficult to hold on to in

your spiritual walk?




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MAKE IT PERSONAL

• From scripture, what is missing in

your life right now of those

things you are told to hold on to,

to cling to?

• To take hold of God you must let

go of the world. What things areyou holding on to instead of

God? What do you need to let go

of?

• What can you do to draw closer

and cling more tightly to God thisweek?




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KEY SCRIPTURE VERSE Deuteronomy 13:4 –

“You shall walk after the

Lord your God and fear

Him, and keep Hiscommandments and

obey His voice; you shall

serve Him and hold fast

to Him.”




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