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一個生動有趣快節奏的遊戲，最終會產生一個獲勝的團隊，同時孩子們也會學到，如何為耶穌的再來做準備。
準備，預備，耶穌再來，好玩
骰子或大硬幣
毛絨玩具
大約15分鐘
將班級分為兩組。由於要牽手，對某些特定年齡段，可以把男女各分成兩組，一組女孩，一組男孩。每組人數必須要相等。讓一組坐成半圓形，另一組面對面坐成另一個半圓形。參見下圖。
除了兩個最靠近老師的孩子，其他所有孩子都要閉上眼睛。那兩個孩子算是負責人，在老師丟下骰子或硬幣時，他們要睜大眼睛看著。組員們都彼此握著手。每組最後那個人是那個組的錨。當他們的一隻手被擠壓時，他們另一隻手要爭取以最快的速度抓到那個毛絨玩具。
在骰子是雙數，或硬幣的正面朝上時，每組的負責人要迅速擠壓他們旁邊那個孩子的手，然後那個孩子要迅速擠壓下一個人的手，依此類推，直到那個錨的手被擠壓。首先搶到毛絨玩具的團隊獲得1,000分。
有時，儘管骰子是奇數，但還是出現擠壓手的情況。連鎖反應一旦開始就不可能停止。這就使遊戲更加有趣。以錯誤的開始抓到毛絨玩具的組將失去1000分。經過數輪比賽，得分最高的隊獲勝。
比賽選項：取勝不看積分，而是：每個回合，首先抓到毛絨玩具的組將輪換組員。錨成為負責人，其他所有人依次往下移。若錯誤地抓到毛絨玩具，這個組就以相反的方向移動，負責人重新成為錨。獲勝的組是，最初的負責人輪換了整個組後最終先回到負責人的位置。
遊戲：說
耶穌答應有一天祂會回來，但是什麼時候呢？耶穌說：「所以你們要儆醒，因為不知道你們的主哪一天要來。」 （馬太福音24:42）那麼我們如何儆醒呢？是的，這就有點像我們剛剛玩的遊戲。負責人知道，一旦骰子是雙數，他們就要擠壓旁邊人的手。而其他人也要作好準備隨時擠壓另一人的手。我們可以通過每天按照耶穌的旨意生活來為耶穌的再來做預備。另外，負責人要確保骰子是雙數的，因此他們的注意力需要集中。就像我們的主歸來一樣，我們也需要注意力集中並保持警惕，因為正如聖經所說：「主的日子來到，好像夜間的賊一樣。」 （帖撒羅尼迦前書5:2）
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READY, SET, SQUEEZE
A lively, fun, and fast-paced game where preparation produces a winning team while teaching children to be prepare for the return of Jesus. TOPICS:Preparedness, Readiness, Return of Jesus, Just for funMATERIALS:Dice or a large coin
Stuffed animalDURATION:
WHAT YOU WILL DO:Divide the class into two teams. Since holding hands is necessary, you may want to have girls on one team and boys on the other for particular age groups. Teams must have an equal number of players. Have one team sit down in a semi-circle, and the other team opposite them in another semi-circle. See diagram below. All the children will keep their eyes closed except the two children nearest to the teacher. They are the leaders and will keep their eyes open to watch as the teacher drops a die or a coin. The players on each team hold hands. The two children at the opposite end from the leaders are the anchors. With their free hand, the anchors will try to be the first to grab the stuffed animal when their other hand is squeezed.When the dice comes up even, or the coin comes up heads, the leader of each team will quickly squeeze the hand of the one they are holding, then that child will quickly squeeze the hand of the next person, and so on until the hand of the anchor is squeezed. The team that grabs the stuffed animal first receives 1,000 points.
Sometimes, the hand squeezing happens although the dice comes up odd. It is impossible to stop the chain reaction once it starts. This makes the game even more fun. The team that grabs the stuffed animal on a false start looses 1,000 points. After several rounds of play, the team with the most points wins.
Play option: Instead of adding up points, the team that grabs the stuffed animal first on each round will rotate their players. The anchor becomes the leader, and everyone else moves down. When the stuffed animal is grabbed on a false start, the players rotate the opposite way, meaning the leader goes back to being the anchor. The winning team is the one where the original leader has rotated all the way through the team and ends up back at the leader spot.WHAT YOU WILL SAY:Jesus promised he would return some day, but when? Jesus says, 「Keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.」 (Matthew 24: 42) So how do we keep watch? Well, it is a little like the game we just played. The leaders knew that as soon as the dice came up even, they needed to squeeze the hand of their neighbor. Everyone else was ready to squeeze the next hand as soon as they felt a squeeze. We can be ready for Jesus by living according to His will everyday. Also, the leaders needed to make sure the dice was even, so they really needed to pay attention. It is like that with the return of our Lord. We need to pay attention, and be alert, because as the Bible says, 「The day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.」 (1 Thessalonians 5:2)
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