An examination of Truth and doubt.

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I Doubt It?
An examination of Truth and doubt.
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Instructions
1. In this game the objective is to be the first to discard all of your cards. The
person who goes first must discard his aces face down, the second two’s,
third, three’s… through king’s. As the person places the cards down they
must announce the quantity of cards being played (i.e. 2 aces, 1 two, 3
threes, etc.) If a person doesn’t have a card of the value he/ she is supposed
to play, then he/ she bluffs. A person may also bluff at any time by including
additional cards of another value in with the cards of the correct value they
are playing. For example a person may only have two aces, but includes a six
and calls out “three aces.”

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2. At any time a player may shout “I doubt it.” The person that just
played cards must turn them over and reveal them. If the revealed
cards were a bluff and not 100% what they were claimed to be, the
player picks up the entire discard pile. If he/ she was telling the
truth, then the person who yelled “I doubt it” must pick up the
entire discard pile.
3. The game continues until one player runs out of cards.

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Discussion
1. What is the primary objective of this game? What are some of our
objectives in life? What does winning mean to you?
2. What type of person is best at this game? Did anyone in this game get
a reputation for dishonesty or for integrity? What reputation do you
have with others? How did you get that reputation?
3. What elements of this game caused you to lie, misrepresent the
truth, or stretch the truth? What things tempt you be less than honest
in real life? What things tempt you to act against your normal
character?

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4. Are you known for your honesty, for your integrity? What actions
in life build / destroy a persons character / reputation? Why is a good
reputation important? How does our reputation affect our
testimony?
5. Is TRUTH flexible? Why or why not? Is there such a thing as
absolute truth? Why or why not?

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Application
1. Stretching the TRUTH: How often in life do we try to
gain benefit by either stretching the truth or by an
outright lie. How many times do we sacrifice honesty and
integrity to get ahead of others in the game of life. While
in this game we might get away with it, Scripture tells us
that a final judgement awaits us all and everything will be
revealed. Are you ready for Judgement Day.

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2. DOUBTS: All of us have doubts about God at one time or
another, but that doesn’t mean we give up. We make
choices the best we can not knowing what the next card in
life holds for us. But we do know that God never bluffs. He
always is true. And he wants us to be victorious, not in a
card game but in life.

8. Bible Studies based on the book of Jonah
Only. This youth camp curriculum was
designed to teach the basic truths
of obedience in addition to evangelism in the
context of a Biblical character. The advantage
of going through a book and looking at one
man's story is that we see not only the
teaching but the example. It becomes much
more real!
Camp Curriculum - Whale of a Tale
-> Tell me about “Whale of a Tale”
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9. Creative Youth Ideas
Camp Bible Study Series
“Who Do You Say that I AM?”
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-> Tell me about “Who Do You Say that I AM?”
Jesus asked the disciples, "Who do others
say that I am?" It was easy to answer
because it required no conviction, no
commitment, and no risk. But then he
follows that question with another, "Who
do YOU say that I am?"
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10. Live the Fruitful, Abundant Life
Jesus Promised. Great for youth camps or
weekly Youth Bible Study. There are 7
Primary Bible study Sessions in the series.
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-> Tell me about “Fruit Of the Spirit”
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Youth Camp Bible Study Series
“Fruit Of the Spirit”
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11. "The Great Adventure" is western
themed Bible study series loosely based
around the song of the same name by
Steven Curtis Chapman. It was initially
written for a large Texas Church to use for
their Summer Youth Camp but has since
then proven popular around the world.
Camp Curriculum - The Great Adventure
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-> Tell me about “The Great Adventure”
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