Domino Towers (Genesis 11:1-9)

Scripture

Genesis 11:1-9

Materials Needed

• Dominoes (probably a couple of sets, depending on the number of students you have)
  • (Expert Level): You could also use playing cards
  • (You may also use marshmallows & toothpicks: CLICK HERE for Tower of Marshmallows)
• A flat surface
• Bible (of course!)

Preparation

Scatter a set of dominoes on a table.

Activity

SAY: “Now, we’re going to see how high you can build a domino tower.”

• Have teenagers follow these rules:
  • The dominoes must be stacked by standing them up on one end, not by laying them flat.
  • Each person will take a turn by adding one domino to the tower.
  • If the tower falls over, the next person must begin building again.
• Allow students to continue trying to build a tower until it has fallen down several times. Then stop the building and collect the dominoes.

ASK: How did you feel during this activity? Do you think it was a success or a failure?
How is this like what we sometimes do in our own lives?

SAY: You may have had some success in building a tower, and you may even have built it higher than you thought possible. However, ultimately your efforts were a failure; sooner or later, the tower fell down.

SAY: Like the people in Genesis 11, we often attempt to live our lives our ways and ignore God. We think we know what is best for our own lives. This attitude may work for a while, but sooner or later it will end in failure.

Now I’d like each of your to take a domino and hold it in your hand. Then close your eyes, and silently ask God to show you an area of your life in which your attitudes or actions ignore God and what he wants for you. Let the domino you’re holding represent that attitude or action.

Give students a few moments to think and pray silently, and then read Deuteronomy 6:5 aloud: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.”

SAY: Now, if you’re willing to turn that area of your life over to God and live the life he wants you to live, I’d like you to place your domino on the table and personalize Deuteronomy 6:5 by saying, “I choose to love the Lord my God with all my heart and all my soul and with all my strength.”

Give students a few moments to do this, and then close the activity with a prayer of dedication on behalf of your students.

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