Originally posted by Neil MacQueen in a brainstorm thread:
Art Workshop idea for Temptation of Jesus
Our rotation Temptation of Jesus in the Wilderness used the theme of "JESUS THE REAL SUPER HERO" to examine what made him a real hero: being obedient to God, knowing the Word, not giving in to tempation. "Super Heroes" of course, are a HUGE part of our culture, and our kids' media, and that made the discussion flow.
A few years later we modified the idea to include the alliteration of "obdience vs expedient". Jesus didn't choose the easy way to power and glory, ...which he was tempted with by standing on top of the Temple.
A Super Jesus ART Workshop:
After study, we made "Super J" T-shirts in the style of Superman's chest emblem. We "blew" paint through straws over the top of "Super J" stencils, shapes, letters. We also let the kids choose a pillowcase or painter's cap for their designs. 'Blowing' the paint means not using much, and you can then put it under a heat lamp and/or fan to get it to dry quickly so it can go home.
In addition to "J", we had cut-outs of open Bibles, and small stencil letters they could use to assemble keywords on their shirt from the passage. Identifying the keywords was part of the study.
Primarily, we talked about "what kind of Messiah" Jesus was choosing to be. But we also discussed "what kind of disciples are WE going to be?" ...How will WE be "super"? ...What's the quick and easy way to look cool to others? What does God want us to be when it comes to feeding ourselves or serving others? --Knowing the Word or thinking with our stomachs? --Show others who Jesus is by demonstrating OUR powers and abilities, or by serving and sacrificing? etc.
On this same Super Hero Jesus theme also see:
- Games lesson sketch by Neil MacQueen
- Games workshop by Neil MacQueen
- Games Workshop by Lisa Martin (using Neil's Ideas)
- Games workshop (Jesus Super Hero and Lent Journey by Amy Crane (nice photos!)
