Adult Teen Kit

Vacation Bible School
Adult & Teen Kit

Lesson Materials for Adults and Teens!
© 2007 TruthQuest® Ministries

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Aim Higher.
1 Timothy 4:12
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Contents
Welcome to Flight School!.........................................................................................................................................................3

Integrating Adults & Teens in VBS......................................................................................................................................3
Who Should Teach Adults and Teens...............................................................................................................................3
Flight School for Teens.................................................................................................................................................................3
Day 1 Adult & Teen Lesson 4-9

Lesson Materials & Preparation...................................................................................................................................4
Day 1 Lesson Diagram.............................................................................................................................................................5
Test Flight Paper Airplane...................................................................................................................................................6
Day 1 Lesson....................................................................................................................................................................................7-9
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Day 2 Lesson Diagram............................................................................................................................................................11
Instrument Panel Poster.....................................................................................................................................................12
Day 2 Lesson....................................................................................................................................................................................13-16

Day 3 Lesson....................................................................................................................................................................................19-23

Drag Airplane................................................................................................................................................................................26
Day 4 Lesson...................................................................................................................................................................................27-31

Day 5 Lesson....................................................................................................................................................................................34-38
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Who Should Teach Adults and Teens

Teaching adults and teens is entirely different than teaching children.
Of course, adults and teens have longer attention spans than children,
and hence they can sit still and listen to a lesson for a longer time than
children can. Naturally, adults can also carry on more sophisticated
discussions about the lesson topics than young children. However, this
Welcome to Flight School! doesn’t mean that teaching adults and teens is easier. Unlike children,
Welcome to Flight School; an exciting adventure that will challenge
who have open minds and a childlike faith, adults and teens have often
children, teenagers, and adults alike to aim for higher standards of
already made up their minds about the world and about spiritual things.
godliness!
As a result, they may not be as open or responsive to your teaching as
children would be. In fact, they may even disagree with your teaching
A Family Affair outright. As a result, we suggest that adults and teens be instructed by
Vacation Bible School isn’t just a ministry for children; it’s a ministry people who have appropriate experience.
for families! To that end, Flight School has included this kit; a collection
of five lessons that, while being similar to the lessons prepared for the
Pastors
children, are geared for adults and teens.
Pastors are good candidates to fill this role, since they’re used to teaching
adults and often have a good understanding of the individual issues the
Integrating Teens and Adults into VBS class attendees may be dealing with.
While adults and teenagers will learn the same basic principles as the
children learn at VBS, the experience will be different. As the children
jump from one activity to another in order to accommodate their Adult Sunday School Teachers
shorter attention spans, teens and adults will be able to focus at length People who have taught adult Sunday School classes are also candidates
on the VBS lesson concepts. Although adults and teens will partake in for the job of teaching the adult lessons of Flight School, since they are
the same basic object lessons as the children, the adult and teen lessons accustomed to teaching adults.
will also involve thoughtful discussion and fellowship. So, what will VBS
look like for your adult and teenaged attendees? Take a look. Youth Pastors
For teenagers, a youth pastor would be the obvious choice for teaching
At VBS, Adults and Teens Will... the lessons in this kit.
• Attend Opening Assemblies Flight School for Teens

Teens and Adults will attend the opening drama assemblies As a youth pastor might tell you, teenagers may respond better to
along with the children (about 20 minutes) at the start of the lessons in this kit if you throw in a few extra elements, such as
each day of VBS. role-playing, games, contests, competitions, and the like. Consider the
• Go to Class possibility that teens may prefer to have a separate praise & worship
At the conclusion of the opening assembly, as kids go to time than the younger kids, although we still recommend having teens
their various rotating activity sessions, the teens and adults attend the opening and closing drama assemblies each day of VBS, since
would go to their own classrooms, where they will remain that’s where the gospel is presented and the lessons are summed up.
until the closing assembly begins (about 90 minutes). Think of the lessons in this kit as a baseline to start with. If
• Enjoy The Lessons you need to add elements to make the lessons come alive for teens, give
Adult and teen lessons are comprised of object lessons, it a try! Above all, remember that teens need to hear these lessons as
looking up numerous Scripture passages, answering much (and possibly more) than anybody. Do your best to make Flight
discussion questions, and group discussion. School a life-changing experience for all ages, including teens!
• Rejoin Kids for Closing Assemblies
Adults and teens will then rejoin the children for the Let’s Get to It!
closing assembly each day of VBS (about 25 minutes). Now that you have a general idea of how adults and teens will fit into
Flight School, it’s time to get started! Begin praying now that God would
open the hearts and minds of your attendees and that He will guide you
in wisdom, grace, and Truth as you serve Him, and prepare for takeoff!
Lesson Materials & Preparation
Lesson Materials Needed
Day 1 •
•
“Test Flight Paper Airplane” sheet (included)
Day 1 Lesson Diagram (included)
Adult & Teen

• Two paper clips
• A model airplane
Lesson Preparation
Lesson
1. Fold the “Test Flight Paper Airplane” as shown in the Day 1 Lesson Diagram.
2. Familiarize yourself with the lesson and with the Scripture passages used.
Lesson Context:
In Other Areas Of VBS Today, Kids Are Learning:
Welcome to Flight School! Flight can only be achieved by complying with the principle of “lift,” just
We want to sincerely thank you for serving as a teacher at VBS. Now’s as salvation can only be found in Christ Jesus.
your chance to challenge teens and adults to aim for higher standards
of godliness! Use this time to impact your attendees with God’s Truth,
and may God bless you as you do so!
Your Responsibilities...
1. Read through the lesson you’ll be teaching, and familiarize
yourself with the Scripture passages and object lessons
involved.
2. Gather all of the materials needed for this lesson as shown in
the “Lesson Materials” section in the next column.
3. Prepare the lesson materials as shown in the “Lesson
Preparation” section in the next column.
4. Fill out your “Teacher” name tag to identify yourself.
5. Teach the teens and adults during this day of VBS.
Your Name Tag

Write your name on the Name Tag to the right, cut it out, and insert
it into a 4 inch X 3 inch top-loading clip-style name tag from Avery,
which your VBS Director should have a supply of. Wear this Name
Tag to identify yourself during VBS.
TEACHER
Flight Instructor
Day 1:
What You Need:

• The Test Flight airplane sheet
• Two large paper clips
1
Start with the “Test Flight” Flip the sheet over to the Fold the corner inward as Fold in the opposite
airplane sheet. blank side. shown on the RED line. corner, also on the RED
line.
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down on the DARK BLUE as shown. Then, flip the sheet over to reveal the printed the sheet in half as
line as shown. side. shown.
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At the GREEN line, fold the corner in and tuck it into the triangle At the LIGHT BLUE lines, Your finished airplane
pocket as shown. Do this for both sides of the airplane. fold down the wings as should look something
shown. like this.
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edge of each wing. The paper clips will cause the airplane to stall when
thrown, illustrating a point in the lesson.
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we are “flying right,” if we do not have a personal relationship

with Jesus Christ, we are like an airplane racing down a runway
without wings to lift us up. And so without Christ, our journey
will end in a crash at the end of a runway, having never left the
ground.
Day 1 Lesson Airborne or earthbound?

In order to fly, an airplane needs to have enough thrust.
Without enough forward thrust, there cannot be enough lift to
F•L•I•G•H•T SCHOOL
allow an aircraft to leave the ground.
Welcome to Flight School! Over the next few days at VBS, kids
and adults alike will be learning how to Faithfully Live In God’s Object Lesson:
Holy Truth, and we will use the principles of flight to illustrate Take the paper airplane included with this packet and show it
to your children how our relationship with God should function. to everyone. Instead of throwing the airplane, just let go of it
To this end, we welcome you to the world of Flight School, and as and watch it fall to the ground.
with the flight of an airplane, it all begins with the takeoff!
Action: Even a paper airplane needs thrust. If I don’t throw this airplane,
Show the class a model airplane as you continue the lesson. it won’t fly on its own. All airplanes, including paper, must have
thrust to get off the ground and start flying. It’s the same way
The Basics of Flight in life. If you want your life to take flight, you must have God,
In order to achieve flight, an airplane must be the right weight, who gives you thrust.
have the right balance, and be the right shape. It has to be Object Lesson:
specifically designed to fly. The wings of an airplane must be Now take the paper airplane and throw it, illustrating the need
slightly curved on the top surfaces and more flat on the bottom for thrust.
surfaces. In this way, when the aircraft moves through the air,
the air must move faster to get around the top surfaces of the
wings and slower to get around the bottom surfaces. When this Many people don’t believe they have a need for God in their
happens, air pressure is altered above the wings and creates a lives. Yet, this leaves a void in the heart. While people may try
vacuum, which lifts the aircraft upward. to fill this void with things like pleasure, entertainment, or
Like an airplane, we too have been specifically designed for misguided spirituality, in the end, only God can fill the void. Like
one purpose, and that purpose is to worship and glorify God an airplane without thrust, our lives cannot take off unless we
allow God to fill the void in our lives.
Psalm 150:6 and Matthew 21:16
Have everyone turn to Acts 9 as you
summarize Paul’s life.
Q. What purpose were we created for according to these
verses? In the Bible, we see this principle in the life of Saul; a religious
and self-righteous man who believed he was flying high and
Ephesians 2:10 doing the right thing for God. Saul was a very devout Jew,
and he absolutely hated the Christians who were appearing
around him. His hatred was so great that he began to persecute
Christians with a vengeance. He imprisoned and killed many.
Q. What purpose were we created for according to this verse? After all, in his eyes, they were a blasphemy to his God. Saul
Q. What happens when a tool is not used correctly? thought he was flying high in the sky, convinced that he was
A. Injury, damage to the tool, etc. pleasing God.
Q. What happens when we are not fulfilling our purpose as a The reality, however, was that Saul had never left the
human? ground. Like an airplane without thrust and lift, he was
A. We also run the risk of becoming damaged and ruined careening down a runway toward certain destruction. And
because we are not fulfilling God’s purpose for our lives. then, God opened Saul’s eyes by striking him blind.
In Acts chapter nine, as Saul was on his way to persecute
Therefore, just as an airplane is ineffective for use as anything more followers of Jesus, the risen Christ stopped him on the
but a flying machine, we are ineffective if we fail to carry out the road, struck him blind, and proved Himself to be the Messiah
purpose for which we were designed. Although we may believe
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parameters of the air pressure. As the plane goes faster and

faster, air is forced over and under the wing. For lift off to be
achieved, the air must move faster on top of the wing than it
does underneath the wing. The air can no longer maintain the
constant pressure on top of the wing, so since the pressure is
and Savior that the followers of Jesus had proclaimed Him to greater under the wing than it is on top, the plane begins to rise
be. At that moment, Saul realized that he had been wrong. and lift off the ground.
There was, indeed, only one way to fly, and just as an airplane It took people a long time to figure out how an airplane
must comply with the laws of physics to achieve flight, Saul had needed to be shaped in order to fly. What they learned is that
to come to terms with the fact that there was only one way to wings always need to be shaped in pretty much the same way.
please God. And up to that point, he had been missing it. God No matter how many shapes people tried for airplanes, there
would soon restore Saul’s eyesight and give him a new mission was really only one way to shape airplane wings so they’d fly.
in life. Soon, Saul’s life would truly take off. It’s the same with us. After we’ve received Christ, we still need to
go God’s way. Our will must match His will for us to maintain a
Acts 9:1-2 and Philippians 3:4-6 healthy spiritual flight.
Proverbs 19:21
Q. What was Paul’s (Saul) religious background?

Q. How do you think his Pharisaical background influenced his
hatred towards the followers of Jesus? Q. According to this verse, whose purpose prevails?
Q. Why was Paul persecuting the Christians? Q. Can you work against God’s will and still prevail?
Q. Paul was zealous for God, but was his zeal misplaced? How so?
Q. Have you ever heard this statement, “It doesn’t matter what James 4:13-15
you believe as long as you are sincere in what you believe?” Is
this statement true? Why or why not?
Proverbs 14:12 Q. Have you fallen into this trap, trying to go your way instead
of God’s way? What were the consequences of your choices?
Object Lesson:
Q. How can one’s beliefs lead to death? On your airplane, fold FLAP A upward.
Q. Are there many ways to God?
Q. Can someone be totally sincere in his faith yet be sincerely This plane’s flap represents our will when it is contrary to God’s
wrong? will. Let’s see what happens when our will does not match God’s
Q. How can you approach someone who is convinced of his will.
beliefs, but is wrong?
Object Lesson:
John 14:6, Acts 4:12, and Hebrews 11:6 Now throw the airplane. Instead of flying straight, it should
bank to the left and crash.
You see, when we try to follow our plans before bringing them
Q. According to the Bible, are there many ways to God or is
to God in prayer, we’ll often end up going the wrong way and
there only one way?
will crash. If you find yourself in this position, submit to God
Q. How can you respond to people who say this exclusivity of
and conform to His will.
God is intolerant?
Q. How is Christ’s death and sacrifice minimized if there are Object Lesson:
many ways to God? Would that make Christ’s sacrifice Return the flap back to its original position and fly the plane
irrelevant and unnecessary? How so? again to illustrate how we need to conform to God’s will.
Achieving Flight
In order for an airplane to fly, it must have lift. There is no Some people, even when they find themselves on the wrong
way around it. As an airplane begins to speed down the path, will refuse to submit to God and conform to His will.
runway, to get off the ground, the plane must work within the Instead, they resist God and go into a stall.
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Q. What is the result when we resist the truth of God and

subvert it?
Q. Do you see any parallels between Psalm 81 and Romans 1?
Q. How can a Christian harden his heart towards God?
Object Lesson: Q. What can be the results for a Christian who refuses to
Fold BOTH FLAP A and B up on the airplane. It should fly up for submit to God?
a moment, then come crashing down.
Romans 8:5-14
Those who continue to resist God, especially those who have

placed their faith in Jesus, will find themselves crashing and
burning. Q. What happens to our minds when we follow the sinful
nature?
Q. What happens to our minds when we follow the Spirit?
Q. How can a Christian resist God’s will? What consequences do
Q. Can we please God if our minds are being controlled by sin?
you think can result from resisting God’s will?
Q. How can our minds be controlled by the Spirit?
Q. Are we under obligation to obey the Spirit if we are believers
Job 22:21 in Christ? (See verse 12)
Q. What does this obligation entail?
Q. How, then, should you live according to this passage?
Q. What is the blessing God promises to those who submit to Object Lesson:
His will? Now attach two large paper clips to the edges of the wings of
your paper airplane as shown in the lesson diagram.
Israel, God’s chosen people were given chance after chance

to follow God’s ways. They had a form of godliness, but their These paper clips represent those who have so resisted God
hearts were far from God. Out of His love and mercy, God sent that God has given them over to the hardness of their heart.
prophets over and over calling the Israelites to repent and Object Lesson:
follow God’s ways. If you read the book of Judges, you will see a Now throw the airplane with the two paper clips. The plane
cycle of blessing and deliverance when the Israelites turned to should go into a tailspin and crash.
God. Once things were good again, though, the people turned
away from God. Calamity and oppression came when the
people turned to do what was right in their own eyes instead of When we refuse to submit to God’s will, we begin a downward
God’s eyes. (Judges 21:25) Only when the Israelites followed God’s spiral. The further away we get from God, the harder we crash.
way did God bless them. Our airplane went into a tailspin because it was weighted down.
Sin weighs us down as well. Even a believer can be weighted
Psalm 81:11-14 down by sin. The solution is to confess, stop sinning, and follow
God. Then your life can soar again, free from the weight of sin.
Are You Ready to Fly?
We are designed by God to worship Him. If we try to live our
Q. What happened to the people of Israel when they refused to lives in any other way besides serving Him, our lives will meet
submit to God? with failure. We can’t fly without Him. In order to take off and
Q. What is the consequence to their resistance according to fly, we need to know Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. Are
verse 12? you ready to fly?
Q. What can happen to us if we resist God’s will?
Romans 1: 21-23, 28-32

Day 2 • Day 2 Lesson Diagram (included)
• A swivel high-back office chair with arms
Adult & Teen

• An adult or teenage helper
• An open area measuring about six feet square
• A blindfold
• The included “Instrument Panel” sheet (included)
• A model or toy airplane
Lesson Lesson Preparation

1. Prepare the required materials as called for on the Lesson Diagram sheet.
Welcome to Flight School!

We want to sincerely thank you for serving as a teacher at VBS. Now’s
Lesson Context:
of godliness! Use this time to impact your attendees with God’s Truth, In Other Areas Of VBS Today, Kids Are Learning:
and may God bless you as you do so! Just as a pilot must trust his instruments instead of his senses, we must
Your Responsibilities... trust God’s Word instead of trusting our hearts and our feelings.
involved.
Your Name Tag

TEACHER
Flight Instructor
Day 2:
What You Need:

• A swivel high-back office chair with arms
• An adult or teenage helper
• An open area measuring about six feet square
• A blindfold
• The included “Instrument Panel” sheet (included)
• A model or toy airplane
1
Hang the Instrument Panel sheet (from the back of this Lesson
Pack) on a wall where all your attendees can see it.
2
Place your swivel chair in an open area of your room where all
your class can see it.
3
Select a volunteer from the class to sit in the chair as shown. The volun-
teer should sit cross-legged (his/her feet should not hang down), should
keep his/her hands near his/her head, and should keep his/her head down.
4
When directed to do so in the Lesson, have an adult or teenage volunteer
spin the chair around at a smooth, constant speed (not too fast!) This
should be done in such a way that the volunteer in the chair cannot feel the
helper’s contact with the chair. Throughout the next step, continue
spinning the chair.
5
As the volunteer spins in the chair, ask him/her, while not changing
position or looking around, to point in the direction which he/she is
spinning. Every few seconds as you continue spinning the chair, ask
the volunteer if he/she is still spinning.
6
Next, gently STOP spinning the chair and ask the volunteer, without
moving or opening his/her eyes, to point in the direction he/she is
spinning. The volunteer will BELIEVE that he/she is spinning in the
opposite direction from before, even though the chair is no longer
spinning. Every few seconds, ask the volunteer if he/she is still
spinning, and continue until the volunteer believes the spinning
has stopped.
This object lesson has been adapted in part from the Moody Science film “Signposts Aloft”
AIRSPEED INDICATOR ATTITUDE INDICATOR ALTIMETER
TURN COORDINATOR HEADING INDICATOR VERTICAL SPEED INDICATOR
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easily manipulated and deceived. Instead, we must trust the

instruments God offers us in His Word and by His Spirit. The
pilot who trusts his senses is headed for trouble.
Q. How many of you have ever had your eyes fooled?
day 2 lesson Q. Would any of you care to share your experience?
Lesson Preparation: A pilot’s eyes can be fooled too. If an airplane pilot only trusts his
Acquire and prepare the lesson materials as directed in the eyes to tell him how he’s flying, he can easily get into trouble and
Lesson Diagram Sheet. crash! In fact, until a pilot is trained to trust his instruments
instead of his physical senses, he is not allowed to fly in the
Lesson Introduction:
clouds.. Known as IFR training certification, (Instrument Flight
When flying an airplane, a pilot can either trust what he sees
Rules), pilots who have not passed the IFR test are not allowed
and feels, or he can trust what his airplane tells him. We are the
to fly in clouds because disorientation can occur in cloud cover
same way. We can either trust what we see and feel, or we can
if a pilot is trusting his physical senses.
trust what God tells us.
Often, history gives us the perfect illustration of lessons Action:
we can all learn from. For example, there’s the story of a B-24 Pick a volunteer to come up and sit cross-legged (Indian style)
bomber during WWII called, “The Lady Be Good.” in the rotating chair. Blindfold your volunteer, then have him
bow his head into his lap. Have another volunteer spin the
Crash of the Lady Be Good chair around at a smooth, constant speed (not too fast!) This
The date was April 4, 1943. The B-24 bomber named, “The Lady should be done in such a way that the person sitting cannot feel
Be Good” was about to complete her first mission. The crew the helper’s contact with the chair. Throughout the next step,
had been sent with a squadron to bomb Naples, Italy, during continue spinning the chair.
WWII. Due to severe winds, the Lady Be Good became separated
from its squadron. Around 9 p.m., the crew turned around Which Way Am I Going?
and headed back for their base, knowing it should take several As the volunteer spins in the chair, ask him/her, while not
hours to reach it. Sometime around midnight, only three hours changing position or looking around, to point in the direction
into the flight, the bomber’s instruments indicated they had which he/she is spinning. Every few seconds as you continue
reached the base, but it was far too early to have safely returned. spinning the chair, ask the spinning volunteer if he/she is still
Surely, their senses told them, their navigational instruments spinning.
must be malfunctioning. No longer trusting their instruments, How About Now?
the crew began searching for flares being sent up by the base to Next, gently STOP spinning the chair and ask your volunteer,
help them find their way. Unfortunately, the flares were never without moving or opening his/her eyes, to point in the direction
seen, because the base was, indeed, far behind them, just as their he/she is spinning. The volunteer will BELIEVE that he/she is
instruments indicated. Four hundred miles past their base, spinning in the opposite direction from before, even though
deep in the heart of the Libyan desert, the bomber crashed. The the chair is no longer spinning. Every few seconds, ask your
crew had believed they were still over the Mediterranean Sea, volunteer if he/she is still spinning, and continue until he/she
but found themselves deep in the desert. All of them perished, believes the spinning has stopped.
not from the crash, but from the harsh conditions of the desert
as they desperately searched for their base. Their trust in their
senses had proved fatal. Their instruments had led them home, Q. Did our volunteer know exactly when he/she stopped or
but their trust in their own senses led to their death. what direction he/she was going?
Q. What happened to our volunteer?
A. He/she thought he/she was spinning in the opposite direction,
Q. What did the crew of the” Lady Be Good” trust, their senses or even though he/she was sitting still.
their instruments?
Q. What was the result of their choice?
Q. How does this story illustrate the danger of trusting our You see, our senses can be fooled! That’s why a pilot must trust
senses? his instruments to help him go the right way. IFR training is
essential if a pilot wants to be able to fly in bad weather. A pilot
must trust his instruments explicitly if he is going to arrive
Like a pilot who must trust his instruments instead of his safely to his destination when he is in the midst of a storm. In
senses, we must not trust our hearts or our feelings, which are
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Q. Who opens our eyes to see truth?

Q. What did Paul do to pass on spiritual sight to others?
Q. How can you use this verse as a prayer for your own life?
the same way, when the storms of life come our way, we can’t
always know which way we should go or what we should do in
life if we trust in our own understanding. We can either choose As you can see, as humans we cannot trust our spiritual senses.
to trust our senses or trust the instruments that God has given Our eyes are blinded, and our hearts are deceitful. We will
us. always be led astray if we trust our eyes and our hearts.
The Bible is our IFR training book for the soul. Naturally we
are taught to trust our senses and to trust our hearts, but our Proverbs 14:12
eyes and hearts can fool us, just like a pilot’s senses can be fooled
in flight. If we trust in what we see or what we know or how we
feel, we can get lost and get into trouble, just like a pilot. Lots of
people think they can trust their hearts to make the right choices, Q. According to this verse, even though a man may think
but let’s see what the Bible has to say about trusting our hearts he’s doing the right thing, where are his choices REALLY
leading?
Jeremiah 17:9-10 Action:
Point to the “attitude indicator” instrument on the poster.
Q. How does the Bible describe the human heart? One of the main tools that a pilot must trust to fly correctly is the
Q. Based on Jeremiah 17:9, how would you answer someone “Attitude Indicator”. This instrument helps to keep the aircraft
who says, “Trust your heart. It will always tell you the right level to the ground, among other things. If a pilot doesn’t trust
thing to do.” this instrument, his plane could be flying tilted to the right, to
Q. Why shouldn’t we trust our hearts? How can they lead us the left, or even upside down, and the pilot might not know! So,
astray? a pilot has to trust the Attitude Indicator to know whether he’s
Q. Is there an example of how your heart led you astray at some right-side-up and flying right.
point in your life that you would be willing to share? Action:
Q. What or whom should we trust instead? Show the model airplane to the class, and tilt the airplane to
bank to the right.
1 Samuel 16:7
If our wings were tilted to the right, the Attitude Indicator

would tell us, and we would know that we need to level out our
Q. How does man see according to the Bible? airplane.
Q. Is the outward appearance a trustworthy judge of a person? Action:
Why or why not? Show the model airplane as you tilt it again.
2 Corinthians 4:4
Q. What would happen if an airplane tried to land when its
wings weren’t level?
Q. According to this verse, what state are our spiritual eyes in It’s important that an airplane remains level. If an airplane
before Christ? isn’t level and the pilot doesn’t know it, he could crash! It’s the
Q. So, what does this say about the spiritual vision of most of same way in our spiritual lives. Instead of trusting our deceitful
humanity? hearts and feelings, we must trust in God and His Word, or we
Q. Therefore, can we trust our eyes unless we see things can get into trouble.
through Christ’s eyes?
Proverbs 3:5-6
Ephesians 1:18
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Q. What does Scripture do for our lives?

Q. According to this verse, does Scripture only provide what we
need for some good works or for all good works?
2 Peter 1:3
Q. According to this verse, who are we supposed to put our trust
in?
Q. What are we NOT supposed to lean on or trust in?
Q. Why shouldn’t we trust in our own understanding? Q. According to this verse, does God’s power provide us with a
limited amount of what we need to live a life of godliness, or
Action:
does it provide everything?
Show the model airplane as you tilt it again.
Q. How would you answer someone who says, “The Bible doesn’t
have all the answers?”
God tells us when we try to lean on our own understanding, Q. Knowing now that God provides us through His power and
it’s like flying tilted in the wrong way. Trusting in our own through His Word everything we need to live a godly life,
understanding can lead us into trouble. So, we need to trust in how does that change your perspective on godly living?
God to have the right direction in our life.
Action: God tells us to trust in Him and to trust in His Word. His Word
Level the airplane out. will always lead us in the right direction if we trust and obey it.
God’s Word gives us EVERYTHING we need to live a godly life, so
we should trust in God and in His Word even if we don’t always
When we trust God, we will always be in a correct position in
understand.
life, just like a pilot who trusts his attitude instrument.
Prayer: Another Heading indicator
Jeremiah 17:7 As mentioned earlier, the heading indicator is an instrument
which helps a pilot know which direction he is going with
respect to magnetic north. This is more reliable than just a
magnetic compass because it isn’t as easily fooled by outside
Q. What kind of blessings can one experience when he trusts in forces. This instrument must be calibrated regularly to maintain
God instead of himself? proper working order.
Q. Is there a moment in your life that you can remember when Our prayer life is also very much like a heading indicator.
you trusted God instead of your own understanding? What We must pray daily to be in communication with God. Between
were the results? that and regular Bible reading, we stay calibrated to God’s will.
When we are in tune with God’s will, then we can always be sure
Action: we are headed in the right direction.
Point to the Heading Indicator on the instrument poster.
Jeremiah 42:1-3, Specifically verse 3
Airplanes also have a Heading Indicator that tells them which
direction they are flying. It tells them if they’re heading north,
south, east, or west. Without this tool, a pilot could plan to fly to
New York and end up in California instead. God has also given us Q. According to this verse, how does prayer help us?
a tool to help us go the right direction.
The Bible is our main tool or instrument that will lead us Philippians 4:6-7
in the right direction. It gives us all the answers we need for life
and godliness. The Bible promises us that it has all the answers
we need to live our lives here on earth. If the Bible does not deal
directly with something you are struggling with, it will deal Q. What is the result of prayer in this verse?
with the principles of your life struggle and give you guidance.
1 Peter 3:12
2 Timothy 3:16-17
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Q. How can Scripture memorization help keep you properly

calibrated in your walk with God?
Psalm 119:16
Q. Is this verse true of you, or have you neglected studying God’s

Q. Why should we pray according to this verse? Word? How can you avoid neglecting God’s Word?
Q. How can studying God’s Word daily, and praying daily keep
you on track in your spiritual flight?
Ephesians 6:18
Q. What are some creative ways you can instill a life-time
pattern of studying God’s Word? What has worked for you?
Q. What are ways you spend time studying God’s Word and
praying as a family. What ideas would you share that may
Q. How often are we to pray? help others lead their families in a daily time of family
Q. With this in mind, how would you rate your prayer life right
devotions?
now? Is it in need of re-calibration?
Q. Let’s say a Christian friend has just come to you for advice.
Proper Scan His heart is telling him to pursue a romantic relationship
A pilot must continually scan all his instruments to make sure with a non-believer. He says he’s going to follow his heart
he is flying properly. Constant scanning of equipment helps the because he’s sure God wants him to be happy and this
pilot know if one instrument is off and needs to be calibrated. relationship makes him happy. How would you advise him
The more a pilot practices scanning all his instruments, the less according to the Scriptures?
likely he is to rely on his own senses. If a pilot is scanning his Q. Imagine your salary has been reduced. You have committed
instruments correctly and on a regular basis, he will be able to to giving a certain amount to the church every week, but
notice any slight changes in his flight and be able to correct it now that your income is lower, you are tempted to stop
with minor adjustments. However, a pilot that stops scanning giving to the church in order to make ends meet. What
is in trouble. By the time he notices a correction is in order, he should you do? How does this situation show trusting in
may be far off course–perhaps too far to return safely. God vs. trusting in your own understanding?
The same is true in our lives. We must use all the tools that
Conclusion
God has given us and continually scan our lives. Our consciences
Our own hearts are flawed, and they will deceive us. Just like a
can help us determine right from wrong, but if it isn’t calibrated
pilot must learn to trust in his instruments instead of his own
to God’s Word then it will be a faulty tool. Fellowship with other
senses, we must learn to trust in the tools God gives us for our
believers can help us to see our blind spots, but if we aren’t in
lives. The two most important tools to keep us on the right
God’s Word daily, we won’t know if their advice is sound. We
track are the Bible and prayer. If we don’t use both of these
must constantly cross-check all our instruments with the Bible.
daily, we will get lost. Continually check all areas of your life
God’s Word should be the final authority.
and see if they line up with God’s Word. Don’t be like the Lady
Be Good. Trust God’s instruments. They will always safely guide
Psalm 5:3 and Psalm 92:1-2
you home.
Special Note:
Q. How often was the Psalmist in prayer and in praise to God TruthQuest Ministries would like to gratefully acknowledge the help of the Moody Science
Film, “Signposts Aloft” in research and ideas for preparing this lesson. Although this is an
according to these verses? older film, it is still excellent resource which we would wholeheartedly recommend.
Q. How often are you in prayer?
Psalm 119:9-11
Q. How can we know we are going the right way according to

this passage?
• Two pieces of craft foam measuring 5½” X 8½“ (any color)
Adult & Teen

• One new, unsharpened pencil
• One three-foot length of cloth ribbon (preferred) or crepe paper
• One 28” length of fishing line or yarn
• Felt markers, staplers, tape, scissors, and a hole punch
Lesson Lesson Preparation

1. Build your “Jet Streamer” airplane as shown in the Day 3 Lesson Diagram.
Lesson Context:
Welcome to Flight School!
We want to sincerely thank you for serving as a teacher at VBS. Now’s In Other Areas Of VBS Today, Kids Are Learning:
your chance to challenge teens and adults to aim for higher standards If an airplane fails to maintain adequate thrust, it will stall. In the same
of godliness! Use this time to impact your attendees with God’s Truth, way, we must maintain constant spiritual growth, or we too will stall!
involved.
Your Name Tag

TEACHER
Flight Instructor
Day 3:
What You Need:

• Two pieces of craft foam measuring 5½” X 8½“ (any color)
• One new, unsharpened pencil
• One three-foot length of cloth ribbon (preferred)
or crepe paper
• One 28” length of fishing line or yarn
• Felt markers, staplers, tape, scissors, and a hole punch
• Decorating materials (glitter, foam shapes, etc )
1 2 3
Print copies of the “Jet Streamer” Cut the handle, wing section, and fuselage out as shown. With a hole Select a piece of craft foam
template onto heavy card stock. punch, punch the two holes on the handle template, the hole on the measuring 5½“ by 8½“, position the
wing template, and the red hole on the fuselage. fuselage and handle templates as
shown, and trace, including the
punch holes punched holes.
4 5 6 7
Select a piece of craft foam Cut out the wing, handle, and Assemble the handle as Position a new pencil as shown on the
measuring 5½“ by 8½“, fuselage pieces from the craft shown and staple it closed. fuselage section, using the traced
position the wing template foam. Punch 2 holes on the Tie a 28” length of fishing line circle to position the front end of the
as shown, and trace, handle and one hole on the or yarn to the hole. pencil. Tape the pencil in place as
including the hole. wings as shown. staple shown. The pencil may extend beyond
punch holes the tail of the fuselage.
traced circle
do NOT punch
punch hole
8 9 10 11
Roll the fuselage around the Staple a 3-foot length of ribbon Pair the wings with the fuselage Tie the other end of your handle to
pencil as shown and staple it or crepe paper to the wing by matching up the wing slits the punched hole in the wing section.
closed where indicated. section as shown. with the fuselage slits as shown. The finished Jet Streamer should have
You’ll have to bend the wing two tails and should resemble an F-18.
section momentarily to insert Decorate with foam shapes, glitter,
the slits into each other. etc.
tie to hole
staples staple
Use the Jet Streamer by holding the

handle above your head and moving
your arm in a large, clockwise motion,
causing the airplane to fly in circles
above you. The airplance can be flown
in other motions as well. Have fun!
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we become proud and our nose gets a little too high. As our
pride grows, we begin to think that WE are doing pretty well in
our walk. We begin to rely on our own strength. Then all of a
sudden, BOOM, we go into a stall! What happened? We let pride
grow, our noses turned up, and we lost the lift we needed to
maintain our walk with Christ.
day 3 lesson Proverbs 16:18 and 1 Corinthians 10:12

Lesson Preparation:
Build a “Jet Streamer” airplane as directed on the Day 3 Diagram
sheet. You will use this airplane for an object lesson.
Q. What often leads to a downfall?
Lesson Introduction:
A. Pride.
Today at Flight School, we are going to learn about one of the
Q. How does pride lead to a downfall?
greatest dangers a pilot can face–a stall in mid-air. A stall is
Q. How can pride manifest itself in a Christian?
when an airplane stops moving in the air and starts to fall to
the earth. A stall can be caused by many things, such as a drastic
change in speed, a wrong “angle of attack,” etc. . As we learn Uzziah: A story of a Proud Heart
about stalls in flight, we’ll also learn the dangers of spiritual Uzziah was one of the kings of Judah. His father was Amaziah,
stalls. Let’s learn a little more about what can cause a stall in who was a fairly good king but according to 2 Chronicles 25:2,
mid-flight. he did not follow God whole-heartedly. This pattern had an
affect on Uzziah. At first, Amaziah followed the Lord, but after
Action:
conquering the Edomites, he brought back their idols and began
Hold the body of the Jet Streamer airplane, letting the handle
to worship them alongside of God. This half-hearted devotion
and ribbon hang freely, and pretend to fly it level as you explain
led to Amaziah’s downfall. He was killed in battle and his sixteen
the following:
year old son was made king.
Angle of Attack
To maintain lift, an aircraft has to keep the right “angle of 2 Chronicles 26:1-15
attack.” That is, the aircraft has to be oriented in such a way to
create lift. Remember the important flight instrument called
the “attitude indicator” from yesterday’s study? The attitude
indicator gives a reading of the aircraft’s orientation in relation Q. According to 2 Chronicles 26:5, what brought success to
to the horizon. It tells a pilot if the aircraft is tilted to the right Uzziah?
or to the left, or if it is pitched up or pitched down. An airplane Q. What are some of Uzziah’s accomplishments according to
must be pitched up to a certain degree to maintain lift. Without this passage?
lift, the plane stalls. But, if a plane’s nose is angled up too much,
this can also diminish lift, causing the plane to go into a sudden
2 Chronicles 26:16-23
stall. If a plane goes into a stall because it is angled too high, a
pilot can sometimes overcome the stall by pointing the nose
down and increasing speed.
Action: Q. What was the cause of Uzziah’s downfall?
Lift the nose of your airplane up above a 45 degree angle to Q. How do we see Uzziah’s pride manifested?
illustrate an incorrect “angle of attack” which can result in a
stall.
Only Priests were allowed to burn incense on the alter of God.
This law was established by God Himself. No one, not even
If an aircraft has too steep of an angle, it will be in danger of a the king, was allowed to burn incense on the alter of God
stall. The same can happen in our spiritual walk with God. Isn’t except consecrated priests. Uzziah disregarded the law of
it interesting that the instrument to determine the orientation God and assumed he was above the law of God. For his pride
to the horizon is called the “attitude indicator?” Our attitude and disregard for God’s authority, Uzziah suffered a miserable
also affects our relationship with Christ. If our attitude is death.
wrong, we can stall in our relationship with Jesus. Think of While the punishment may seem harsh, you must
it this way: Our eyes are supposed to be fixed on Jesus, so we remember that Uzziah was the leader of God’s chosen people. If
should be looking up. But often as we go along in our walk,
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Isaiah 66:2
he disregarded God’s laws, the people would follow his example. Q. What is a submissive or contrite spirit?
God HAD to punish Uzziah severely so that others would not Q. How does God value a contrite and submissive spirit?
follow his example. Questions for Personal Contemplation
(No public answer)
2 Chronicles 26:16 again. Q. What are areas in your life that need some humbling?
Q. How can you humble yourself before God?
Q. What do you need to confess and get right with God?
Q. What changes will you make in your life to help you remain
Q. How did having great power affect Uzziah? humble?
Q. How did pride lead to unfaithfulness to God?
Action:
Q. How can power or success lead to pride in people’s lives?
Tip the nose of your airplane downward during the following
Q. How can pride cause unfaithfulness to God?
explanation to illustrate a stall recovery.
Q. Can you think of examples from current news stories that
illustrate the danger and downfall of pride?
When an airplane stalls, it has to point its nose down and pick
Questions for Personal Contemplation
up speed. That’s the only way to put enough air pressure under
(No public answer)
the wings to lift it up again. It’s the same way with us. If we stall
Q. Have you ever seen pride at work in your life?
in our life with Jesus, we have to humble ourselves like this
Q. How has pride manifested itself in your life?
airplane, and we have to start growing with Jesus again.
Q. What are some of the consequences you have faced as a
God desires humility. Humility comes when we confess
result of your pride?
our sins and change our actions to match God’s will. When we
Q. What can you apply in your life from Uzziah’s story?
do this, we can correct our “stall” and start to rise up and fly the
Stall Recovery: Lower your nose course God has prepared for us.
The good news is, when we go into a stall, there is a chance to
The Sloooowww Stall
recover. Stall recovery is something every pilot is taught. The
Another way a plane can stall is to decrease its speed. If a
basics for recovering from a stall in mid-air is to point the
certain level of speed is not maintained, a plane will lose lift
nose of the plane down and increase speed. What a beautiful
and go into a stall. You must keep moving forward at a steady
illustration of the solution to a stalled Christian life. Pride can
rate of speed. This principle is true in life as well. If you don’t
stall our walk with Christ. When we take our eyes off of Jesus
keep moving forward in your walk with Christ, you will stall.
and focus on ourselves and how well we are doing, we will stall.
Apathy and complacency are two ways we can slow down in our
The solution to a stall of this kind is the same for God’s
walk. Apathy is the “I don’t care” attitude. Complacency is the
people as it is for pilots. Put your nose down and increase
“I’m satisfied with where I’m at” attitude. Both are dangerous
speed. In other words, humble yourself and get back into the
because they will slow you down until you stall.
Word. Spend more time in prayer. Ask God for help. Get your
eyes back on Christ and off of yourself. As you humble yourself, Apathy: The “I Don’t Care” Stall
you start to get right with God again, and you gain momentum The Oxford American Dictionary defines apathy as a “lack of
to recover in your walk with Christ. Let’s focus on how to “lower interest, enthusiasm or concern.” Let’s take those three defining
your nose.” words and apply it to the Christian life. A lack of interest can
manifest itself in our walk with God. Interest is the “State of
2 Chronicles 7:14 wanting to know and learn about something or someone.”
(Oxford American Dictionary)
Lack of Interest
Lack of interest means we no longer have a desire to know
Q. What does God promise to those who humble themselves? about something. In our walk with God, this means we’ve
Q. According to this verse, how does one humble one’s self? lost the desire to know God. We no longer care to pursue
Q. How can confession and repentance bring humility? our relationship with God. This manifests itself in our daily
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Lack of Concern
Finally, the last word to define apathy is “concern.” This is a very
subtle form of apathy. It’s a letting down of one’s guard. It’s
being unaware of the small leak in the dam that’s threatening a
flood. It is a crack in the armor with which the enemy can use
devotions, our prayer time, and our church attendance–or the to defeat you. Being unaware and unconcerned can quickly lead
lack of them. Are you interested in reading the Bible? Are you to a spiritual stall.
interested in going to church? Are you interested in praying?
If the answer is not a resounding “YES!,” beware you may be 1 Peter 5:8
slowing down and in danger of a stall.
Hebrews 2:3
Q. What happens when we are unconcerned and let down our
guard?
Q. How can ignoring our salvation be dangerous? Matthew 24:12-13
Q. How can one ignore their salvation?
Revelation 3:15-16
Q. How can lack of concern for our walk with Christ lead to “cold
love?”
Q. How can standing firm and being on our guard protect us
Q. What does God think of a “lukewarm” attitude? from growing cold?
Q. How can one manifest a lukewarm life? The Crash and Burn of Apathy
Q. How can a lack of interest be the same as a lukewarm An apathetic Christian stops going to church, stops seeking God
attitude? in Bible reading and prayer, and stops serving. He no longer
cares if he’s walking with the Lord. This attitude will cause a
Proverbs 19:27 nosedive in your spiritual flight.
Complacency: the “I’m Okay!” Stall
Complacency is the “I’m Okay” attitude. A complacent Christian
still attends church, still reads his Bible, still prays, still serves,
Q. What are the consequences of straying from God’s Word?
but is only going through the motions. He has no desire to grow
Q. How can lack of interest in the things of God lead to
or gain altitude. His life is defined by mediocrity. Going through
straying?
the motions and mediocrity can be almost as dangerous as not
Lack of Enthusiasm caring, because you may not even realize that you are in a stall.
Enthusiasm is the excitement and eagerness for something.
Apathy is the very opposite of enthusiasm. In our walk with 1 Corinthians 10:12
God, we should be excited and enthusiastic to read our Bible,
to pray, to tell others about Christ, to attend church, etc. Once
again, if there is little excitement and enthusiasm in your
Christian life, you may be headed for a stall, crash, and burn. Q. According to this verse, what is a danger we need to avoid?
Q. How can one fall into the trap of complacency?
Romans 12:11
Action:
Take your Jet Streamer airplane and hold its handle above your
head, moving your arm in a large, clockwise circle, causing the
airplane to fly in circles above you. Continue this as you explain
Q. What is zeal? the following:
Q. How can we maintain our zeal for God?
Q. Is it important to God that we be enthusiastic (full of zeal)?
Why or why not? For an airplane to maintain lift, it has to keep moving forward
Q. What is the danger of losing one’s zeal for the Lord? at a high enough speed. If a plane slows down too much, it can
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(No public answer)
Q. Do you see yourself in any of the answers given just a minute
ago in slowing in your walk with God?
Q. Are you moving forward or going into a stall?
stall. It HAS to keep moving forward. An airplane can only go Q. What areas are in need of increased speed? In other words,
forward in the air, never backwards. The same is true for a what areas in your life need to be changed in order to keep
Christian. If you want to maintain your walk with Christ, you moving forward?
HAVE to keep moving forward. You have to keep growing closer
to Jesus, and you have to keep seeking His glory. As long as we Once again, the solution to getting out of the stall is to lower
keep doing that, we can keep flying. But if we stop trying to your nose in humility and repentance, and to pursue God with
grow with Jesus... all due speed. Stop focusing on yourself, get off your lazy laurels,
Action: and start caring again. Don’t just go through the motions.
Slow the motion of your Jet Streamer airplane until it stops Ask God for an excitement and a desire to grow. Get back in
“flying” and crashes into you. the Word. Don’t just read it, do what it says! As your attitude
changes, your speed will pick up, and you will recover from your
stall.
You see? As soon as my jet plane slowed down, it stalled and
crashed! If WE stop trying to grow with Jesus, WE will stall! Phase Two of Stall Recovery: Speed Up!
As we stated before, an airplane in a stall must point its nose
Isaiah 32:9-11 down and speed up. We’ve talked about pointing our nose down
by submitting to God in humility. Now, it’s time to learn how to
speed up!
Q. What does God think about complacency? Is it something he Colossians 3:23 (below):
tolerates?
Hebrews 5:11-13 Q. Does God want mediocrity or our best? Why?

Q. According to this verse, how much effort are we to give in
our relationship with Christ?
Q. If we apply this verse to our life, how will working with all
Q. According to this passage, where should the believers have our hearts eliminate apathy and complacency?
been in their walk with God? Where were they in actuality?
Q. What does this passage say about complacency? Philippians 3:12-14
Q. What does this passage say about mediocrity?
Q. Does this passage describe someone in a stall? If so, how?
Action:
Spin the airplane above your head as you did before, flying it in Q. According to this passage, what are we to forget?
circles as fast as you can until otherwise directed. Q. Instead of focusing on past mistakes, what are we supposed
to do?
Q. Does this passage seem to have an urgency or a push to speed
You see, we could be flying nice and fast with Jesus, but as we up and move on or is it a slow moving, gradual increase?
keep going, there might be some things that slow us down. Q. What can this passage teach us about recovering from a
spiritual stall?
Action:
The following question has several answers, so ask for several Avoiding a Stall:
answers. Each time someone gives an answer, slow your The best way to protect ourselves from stalls is to never go
airplane’s flight slightly. into a stall in the first place. If your eyes are fixed on Jesus, your
“angle of attack” will be correct, and you’ll maintain lift. If you
keep moving forward at a constant speed, you will not stall.
Q. How might someone slow down in his/her walk with God?
Action: Hebrews 12:2-3
Stop spinning the airplane and let it “crash” into you.
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Q. Where is our focus supposed to be?

Q. If our focus is on Christ, will we grow weary and give up?
Q. How can one keep their eyes on Jesus?
2 Timothy 2:15
Q. What kind of effort are we called to give?
Q. How can we give our best to God?
Q. How can we avoid mediocrity?
(No public answer)
Q. Are you giving your best to God?
Q. If not, what needs to change?
Q. How will you make changes so that you are striving for
godliness and not settling for mediocrity?
Press On Towards the Goal
Our lives with Jesus are like flying an airplane. We have to keep
flying right, growing every day with Jesus, keeping the right
attitude and always giving God our very best. We have to love
Him and serve Him with all of our hearts. If we do that, we’ll
keep flying high!
Conclusion:
Like an airplane, we should ALWAYS move forward and grow in
Christ. In everything we do, we should work with all our hearts
to bring glory to God. We should never slow down or stop
growing closer to Him. Then we won’t stall, and we won’t fall!
Don’t give up. Keep moving forward. Remain humble, but never
lose your zeal for the Lord. May 2 Timothy 4:7 be your goal at the
end of your spiritual flight. Fight the good fight, finish the race,
and keep the faith! And when we land in the arms of Jesus, let it
be our goal to hear Him say to us, “Well done, good and faithful
servant!” An airplane cannot stand still and remain in flight.
Neither can you.
• The “Drag Airplane” sheet (included)
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• Scissors
• About 15 cans of food
• Transparent tape
• White paper
• A black marker
Lesson
• Two plastic grocery bags
Lesson Preparation
1. Prepare your 15 cans of food with labels as shown on the Day 4 Lesson
Diagram.
Welcome to Flight School! 2. Fold your ““Drag Airplane” as shown in the Day 4 Lesson Diagram.
We want to sincerely thank you for serving as a teacher at VBS. Now’s 3. Familiarize yourself with the lesson and with the Scripture passages used.
of godliness! Use this time to impact your attendees with God’s Truth,
Lesson Context:
1. Read through the lesson you’ll be teaching, and familiarize In Other Areas Of VBS Today, Kids Are Learning:
yourself with the Scripture passages and object lessons Just as an aircraft must be free from things that hinder its performance,
involved. we must throw off everything that hinders our walk with God.
Your Name Tag

TEACHER
Flight Instructor
Day 4:
What You Need:

• The Drag Airplane sheet.
• Scissors
• About 15 cans of food
• Transparent tape
• White paper
• A black marker
• Two plastic grocery bags
Preparing the Food Cans (Before the Lesson)

1 2 3 4 During the Lesson
Acquire 15 cans of food. Cut 15 4” X 6” pieces of Tape your blank paper pieces to Have two plastic grocery
The food in the cans may paper. the cans like labels. bags and a black marker
still be used after the ready. When directed to do
lesson. so in the lesson, you will be
writing the names of sins on
the cans and placing them in
grocery bags for a volunteer
to carry. This will illustrate
how sin can drag us down.
Preparing the Airplane (Before the Lesson)

1 2 3 4
On the “Drag Airplane” Flip the sheet over Fold the top triangle Fold up the lower tip of the triangle on the ORANGE
sheet, cut all six RED to the blank side. down on the DARK line as shown.
DOTTED LINES, starting at Fold the corners BLUE line as shown. Then, flip the sheet over to reveal the printed side.
the paper’s edge until they inward as shown on
meet the blue dotted line. the RED lines.
5 6 7 8 9 During the Lesson

At the PURPLE line, fold the At the GREEN line, fold the At the LIGHT BLUE lines, At the BLUE DOTTED When directed to do so in
sheet in half as shown. corner in and tuck it into fold down the wings as LINES on the rear, fold all the lesson, CUT OFF the
the triangle pocket as shown. four pink flaps as shown. four pink flaps at the
shown. Do the same for the Two flaps fold up and BLUE DOTTED LINE. This
other side of the airplane. two fold down. This will will eliminate the drag.
cause drag.
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1. Cut all six RED DOTTED LINES (at the bottom of this page),
starting at the paper’s edge until they meet the blue dotted line.
2. Flip this sheet over and make the two folds on the RED lines # #
(folding the corners over to the blank side of the sheet). Fold this tip toward you
3. Fold along the DARK BLUE line so that the triangle is so that it meets the dotted
folded over the blank side of the sheet. lines, then turn the
sheet back
4. Fold the ORANGE line as shown. Then, flip the
over.
sheet over to reveal the printed side.
5. Fold the PURPLE line so that the blank
side of the sheet faces out.
6. Fold the green lines and tuck the
tips into the folded triangle.
7. Fold the wings down at
the LIGHT BLUE lines.
8. Fold all four pink ! !
flaps at the BLUE
DOTTED LINE
as shown.
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to fly through the air with as little drag as possible. This process
is called streamlining. Edges are made smooth and rounded.
Wings are attached at a swept-back angle. The nose is pointed,
yet smooth. All of these factors help to create an airplane that
can fly through the air with as little drag as possible.
Day 4 lesson
Action:
Throw your “Drag Airplane” again. Then, recover the airplane.
Lesson Preparation:
Acquire and prepare the lesson materials as directed on the Q. What’s causing the drag on this airplane?
Lesson Diagram. You will also need a volunteer. A. The flaps are slowing it down.
Introduction:
Today we will be learning about different forms of drag in So you see? This is called “Form Drag,” because the shape of
flight. There are several forms of drag that can decrease the the airplane is what’s slowing it down. Just like our airplane is
speed of an aircraft. As we learn about some of these forms of being slowed down by these flaps, we can be slowed down by
drag, we will also learn about spiritual drag and how sin can things like sin and bad attitudes. When we try to fly with Jesus
slow us down as well. while being dragged down by sin, we can end up just like this
airplane.
What is Drag?
The next time you ride in a car, open the window and put your
arm out with your palm extended. Do you feel the air pushing Q. What are some things that can slow us down in our flight with
on your arm? You are causing drag. Hold your hand parallel Jesus?
to the ground and you decrease the drag. Put your hand A. Sin, bad attitudes, temptations, etc.
perpendicular to the ground, and you can feel the pressure Action:
increase. Drag is the force that opposes forward motion. Have a volunteer from the class throw the airplane again and
Airplane designers are always looking for ways to decrease watch as it falls. Then show the airplane to the class.
drag. The better the design, the less the drag.
How does this apply to our lives? Ask yourself, what
opposes your forward motion in your walk with Christ? Is it An airplane has to be shaped in a way that makes it work WITH
busyness? Is it doubt or worry? Is it a prideful or unteachable the air instead of fighting against it. A big, flat box can’t fly,
heart? Is it a sinful habit? What is slowing you down? Let’s look because its big, flat sides would fight against the wind pushing
at different forms of drag and see what we can apply to our against it. Instead, airplanes have to be shaped in a way that
own lives. fights the wind as little as possible. We can learn from the
design of an airplane. Too often, we work against the will of
Action: God, unwilling to conform to God’s will. Yet, if we will submit
Throw your “Drag Airplane” (folded as directed in the Lesson our will and follow Christ’s will, we will be transformed and our
Diagram). It will not fly very far. Then, recover the airplane. “form drag” will gradually be eliminated so that you are able to
fly free in Christ.
Q. Why didn’t this airplane fly very far?
A. It’s form was dragging it down. Romans 12:2
Form Drag
Form drag relates to the shape of an object. The shape of an
airplane is very important. Engineers are always striving to Q. What does it mean to be transformed?
create a plane with as little drag as possible. Have you noticed A. To be changed into something new.
that you don’t see any box-shaped airplanes? Of course not, Q. According to Romans 12:2, what must we renew to be
because a box creates a massive amount of drag. We also don’t transformed?
have ball-shaped planes. While a ball creates less drag, this A. Our minds must be renewed.
shape still creates enough drag to slow it down considerably. Q. How can we have our minds renewed?
Imagine a basketball vs. a football. You may throw each ball A. By imitating / being like Jesus.
with the same amount of force, but the football will go farther. Q. What is the difference between conforming and transforming?
A football’s shape allows it to travel through the air better than A. Conform means to comply with or to be similar to.
a basketball because it causes less drag. A good aircraft designer Transformation is a complete change in nature.
will consider how to create the best form that will allow a plane
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less godly you are, the rougher your edges, and the more you
will be dragged down by spiritual hindrances. Are you being
transformed into His likeness? If not, what is keeping God from
streamlining your life? Is it an unteachable heart? Is it fear?
Is it an unwilling heart? Maybe it’s even ignorance. Whatever
the case, God desires you to be like Him, and He is willing to
transform you if you will allow Him.
Conform means to comply or to be similar to. Transformed is a
complete change in character. In order to transform into Christ- Skin Friction Drag
likeness, we have to conform to God’s standards. Conformation Did you know that a dirty airplane contends with more drag
to God’s will result in a transformation of godliness. than a clean airplane? Dirt, ice, and scratches can result in
increased drag. Those tiny dirt particles can decrease the speed
of the airplane. Isn’t it amazing that something so small can
1 Peter 1:14-15
affect a large object’s forward motion?
It’s the same in our own lives. A little sin can drag us
down. That little “white lie” at work could eventually lose you a
promotion because the boss may no longer trust you. If you’ll
Q. According to this verse, what are we not to conform to?
lie about something small, can you be trusted with something
A. Evil, sinful desires.
bigger?
Q. Instead, what are we called to?
That gossiping tongue can spoil friendships. That one
A. Obedience and holiness.
afternoon spent on the internet looking at inappropriate
Q. Who’s example are we to conform to in this passage?
material leaves images in your mind that remain for a lifetime.
A. Christ’s.
That one harsh comment to your child can hinder your
relationship with him. “Little sins” can have a great impact.
Ephesians 5:1
Action:
Now pull out one of your labeled cans of food. Pick a volunteer of
smaller stature to come up and name something they consider
Q. According to this verse, who are we to be like? a “small” sin. Write this sin on the can, then have this person
A. God. hold the can and walk to the end of the classroom and back.
Q. How can we follow or imitate God?
A. Obey His Word, etc. Q. Did this little sin slow you down in your walk around the
classroom?
So, Romans 12:2 tells us to be transformed, and Ephesians 5:1 tells
us to imitate God. So, instead of conforming (or being like) the All of us sin on a daily basis. We may get angry, or may complain,
world, we need to streamline our lives to be like Christ. Instead have an ugly thought, may gossip about someone, and the like. If
of fighting AGAINST Jesus, we need to work WITH Him. And so, you are able to go through the whole day with only one sin, then
like with our airplane, we need to let Jesus transform us into sin is not dragging you down. But “little” sins can add up quickly.
something that can fly.
Action:
Action: Ask your class what people consider “little” sins. Write each
Cut the four pink flaps off the airplane’s wings, and then show mentioned sin on a can, then deposit it into one of the grocery
the airplane to the class. bags. Try to get a list of at least ten or fifteen “sins” in order to
weigh down the grocery bags. Then have your volunteer pick up
Before we knew Christ, we were unable to fly. But the more we the bags and walk across the room. It should be more difficult
become like Christ, the better shape we’re in to fly free of form for your volunteer to carry it now.
drag.
Action: One little piece of dirt is not going to slow an airplane down, but
Now throw the paper airplane and show how it flies better. several tiny grains of dirt on the wings can cause drag and slow
an airplane down. Pilots always check their airplanes before
take off and try to have them as clean as possible in order to
So, how’s your form? Are you full of rough edges, or is God reduce drag.
smoothing you, streamlining your life to a life of godliness? The
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distinguished himself by his integrity and wisdom, that he was

now being given great authority by the Persian King, Darius.
Daniel 6:1-11
We should have the same mindset. We may think that

those “little” sins are no big deal, but they add up and can
drag you down. Think of David. He just happened to notice a Q. How did Daniel distinguish himself?
beautiful woman bathing. Instead of turning his eyes away, he Q. According to Daniel 6:4, what character traits are used to
kept watching–and that small sinful choice led to a downfall describe Daniel?
that haunted him the rest of his life. Little choices matter. Let’s Q. What small choice of godliness did Daniel make?
look at someone who made a small choice for righteousness.
Daniel in His Youth Daniel could have prayed in secret rather than in front of a
Daniel was a youth who was taken captive during the first window where others could see. Yet, closing his window would
raid of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar around 605 BC. He was have said to the others who were trapping him that his life was
chosen to be trained in Babylonian tradition in order to serve more important than his relationship with God. Daniel saw
the king. During this training period, the students were given this law as a test of faith and realized that to close the window
food and wine from the king’s table. Usually, this food had first would not bring glory to God.
been offered to various “gods” and would have been considered The choice of closing the window would be considered
unclean and a defilement to eat by the Jews. a small and insignificant choice, yet because Daniel kept the
windows open and allowed everyone to see him pray, God was
Daniel 1:1-8 glorified and a whole nation saw the power of God.
Daniel 6:25-28
Q. What circumstance did Daniel find himself in?

Q. According to verse eight, what did Daniel resolve to do?
Q. As a result of Daniel’s choice to honor God, what did Darius
learn about God?
Daniel made a small choice that impacted the rest of his life. He Q. How was the whole empire affected by Daniel’s choice to
could have said, “Well, I’m now a captive, I have to take what I’m honor God?
given. I’d better just go along and obey whatever my masters
say to do. I can still worship God secretly in my heart.” Instead,
Ezekiel 14:13-14, 20
though, he chose to not eat the food he was given.
Most of us consider what we choose to eat as a small
choice, but for Daniel, his small choice to not eat meat that had
been offered to idols was honored by God.
Q. Who else is Daniel compared to?
Q. What characterized these men that God would single them
Daniel 1:9-20
out for honor in the Scriptures?
Q. What principles can you learn about how to make Godly
choices from Daniel’s life?
Q. What did Daniel propose to do instead of eating the meat In Spite of circumstance
and drinking the wine offered to him? One more thing needs to be pointed out about Daniel. We need
Q. How did God honor Daniel’s decision to honor God even in to remember that Daniel was not in some ivory tower serving
what he ate? God without worldly influences. Daniel was surrounded by a
pagan culture. The Babylonians were known for their drunken
Daniel in His Last Years and lewd carousing. They worshipped many idols. In fact,
Throughout his lifetime, Daniel strived to honor God. He Daniel’s name was changed by the Babylonian official to
distinguished himself in service for not only Nebuchadnezzar, Belteshazzar, which means, “Beltis (Baal) protect the king.” He
but also for Belteshazzar, the grandson of Nebuchadnezzar was forced to have a name that cried out to a pagan god for help,
(Daniel 5). Now, even after the Babylonian empire had been which probably sickened Daniel every time he heard it. There
conquered by the Persians and Medes, Daniel once again so
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like are not sinful in and of themselves, if they hinder your walk
with God, you need to get rid of those hindrances or modify
them so they won’t stand in your way.
Ephesians 4:22-24
was no church or temple for him to attend. And early on, all he
probably had of the Scriptures were what he had committed to
memory. Here was a man who had all the cards stacked against
him for living a godly life, yet because he committed his ways Q. What is the principle of putting off and putting on found in
to the Lord, he was able to live a life of integrity in spite of his these verses?
circumstances.
Too often, we allow our circumstances to determine our
According to Ephesians 4, we are to get rid of the drag of sinful
choices. Yet, our circumstances should not be our determining
behavior, but there’s more to the process. Don’t just get rid of
factor for the decisions we make. We should choose to honor
sinful behavior, replace it with Godly behavior. This is KEY in
God no matter what circumstances we find ourselves in.
getting rid of sinful drag. Remember, streamlining an airplane
Small choices can have major impacts on life. You can
means you design a shape that creates as little drag as possible.
either choose the small “sinful” choice and have devastating
In other words, the form of the airplane needs to be good.
consequences, or you can chose godliness and live a life of
In the same way, our form needs to be streamlined by
integrity where God can use you to bring glory to His name.
doing what is right. Get rid of the sinful habits in your life
Just as a pilot must keep his airplane clean to reduce drag,
replace them with godly habits. Let’s look at Ephesians 4 again
we must choose daily to live a life of integrity, clean from sin.
and see what needs to be put off and what needs to be put on.
Streamlining Your Life
So how can we live a life free from the drag of sin? We need to Ephesians 4:25
streamline. Streamlining an aircraft is the process of reducing
drag to a minimum so that the aircraft can fly most effectively.
Resistance causes drag. Therefore, in order to fly effectively as
believers in Christ, we must eliminate the resistance that slows Q. What are you to put off in this verse?
us down. Q. What are you to put on in this verse?
What causes resistance in your own life? Is God convicting
you of something? Are you resisting the change God is calling
Ephesians 4:28
for? Is there an old habit in your life that doesn’t please
God? Are you resisting God’s call into a new ministry? Are you
resisting God’s call to surrender your old patterns of living?
Your resistance is dragging you down.
So, to put this into practice, how do you streamline your Q. What are you to put off in this verse?
walk with God? Two passages will help to make this clear. Q. What are you to put on in this verse?
Hebrews 12:1 Ephesians 4:29
Q. What does this verse say about how to get rid of drag? Q. What are you to put off in this verse?
A. Throw off everything that hinders / entangles. Q. What are you to put on in this verse?
Q. Notice that Hebrews 12:1 has two categories of drag–spiritual
hindrances and sin. What’s the difference between the Ephesians 4:31-32
two?
A. Hindrances can be anything that distracts you from doing what
you ought to do, while sin is doing what you shouldn’t do.
Q. What are you to put off in this verse?
Q. What are you to put on in this verse?
Hindrances can come in many forms, including a schedule that
is too busy, an ungodly friendship, a hobby that consumes you,
and so on. While friends, schedules, hobbies, interests, and the
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As we’ve seen in this passage, God wants us to get rid of sin by

replacing it with godliness. This is the secret to removing sin in
your life. Rather than focusing on the “Don’t Do’s” focus on “What
SHOULD I do?” Focus on godliness. If you’re striving to do what
is right, you won’t have time for sinful behavior.
(No public answer)
Q. What specific things are causing drag in YOUR life?
Q. What do you need to “put on” in order to replace the sinful
habits that are dragging you down?
Q. Specifically, how are you going to do this?
Q. What are you going to do about it?
Soaring Free
Sin is a drag that will pull you down, but faith and obedience
will lift you up. If you will submit to God and His will, allowing
Him to transform your life, you will fly fast and free. Replace sin
with godliness and you will find your life in Christ reaching new
levels. Soar to higher heights, set your mind on Christ, trust Him
with your life, and fly free!
• Seven Lincoln Logs® logs (about 6” long)
Adult & Teen

• Scissors and tape
• Magnetic tape (optional; see the note on the diagram page)
Lesson Preparation
Lesson
1. Acquire and prepare your Lincoln Logs as directed on the Day 5 Lesson Diagram
page.
Welcome to Flight School! Lesson Context:

We want to sincerely thank you for serving as a teacher at VBS. Now’s In Other Areas Of VBS Today, Kids Are Learning:
your chance to challenge teens and adults to aim for higher standards If we are willing to trust God in spite of our fears, we can break through
of godliness! Use this time to impact your attendees with God’s Truth, barriers and make a sonic boom for God’s kingdom!
involved.
Your Name Tag

TEACHER
Flight Instructor
Day 5:
What You Need:

• Seven Lincoln Logs® logs (about 6” long)
• Scissors and tape
• Magnetic tape (optional; see the note at the
bottom of the page)
1
Cut out these five labels and
the orange airplane shape.
2
Tape the labels to five of your
Lincoln Logs® as shown. Set up
the logs as shown in three
rows of two. These will be
your “sound wave” logs.
3
Tape the airplane wings to
your seventh Lincoln Log as
shown and position the
airplane perpendicular to the
“sound wave” logs.
4
When directed to do so in the
body of the lesson, push your
“airplane” through the “sound
wave” logs and beyond as
shown.
5
Once you’ve “broken the NOTE:
sound barrier,” you’ll need to To allow more people to see this
reset the “sound waves” and object lesson, you can fasten
the “airplane” so you can magnetic tape to the undersides of
repeat the illustration as your “Lincoln Logs” and perform the
directed in the lesson. object lesson vertically on a metallic
surface or MAGNETIC dry-erase board.
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Breaking the Sound Barrier

We’ve discussed the fears many or most of us have when it
comes to sharing Christ with others. These fears are like a sound
barrier preventing us from fulfilling the Great Commission.
Let’s talk about the sound barrier now and see how two WWII
heroes broke the physical and the spiritual sound barriers.
day 5 Lesson After WWII, there was a big push to create airplanes that could
Lesson Preparation:
reach great levels of speed. Yet, there seemed to be an invisible
Prepare your lesson as directed on the Lesson Diagram page.
wall in the sky that kept airplanes from flying any faster than
To modify this object lesson for large crowds, mount magnetic
about 760 mph. It became known as the “sound barrier.” Sound
tape to the back of the Lincoln logs. Then as you assemble the
travels through the air in waves, like the ripples in water, except
“Sound Barrier” with the blocks, you can mount the blocks on a
that sound waves move at about 760 mph!
magnetic white board. This will still allow you to demonstrate
the sound barrier principle, but will allow a larger crowd to see Action:
what you are doing. Take your “airplane” rod and push it toward your “sound wave”
rods until it almost touches them.
Optional Visual Lesson:
Several YouTube movie addresses are given during this lesson
which you may chose to incorporate in the lesson to further Imagine this rod is an airplane and the other rods are the waves
enhance learning. If you choose this option, you may need to of sound from the plane. When an airplane flew fast enough
obtain permission to use them from the creators of the videos. to catch up to its own sound waves, the sound waves got
You will also need a computer and video projector or TV to show compressed together like an invisible wall in front of the plane.
these video clips. Also, since YouTube is constantly changing, This made airplanes hard to control, and many crashed.
you may want to preview the clips before showing them to your
A sonic boom cloud (optional youtube clip :09 Min.)
class to make sure the links we have given are still accurate. As
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHrwgRsX0BI&feature=related
of April 2008, these links were active.
This clip is an actual sonic boom cloud which is formed by
Lesson Introduction: the compressed air and sound waves as the sound barrier is
At Flight School, we’ve been learning about flight and how we broken.
can fly higher with Christ, but today we’re going to learn one
Chuck Yeager
last thing. We’re going to learn how to break the sound barrier!
Finally, on October 14, 1947, a test pilot and war hero named
Chuck Yeager tried to break the sound barrier. But in order to do
Before we begin by learning about the sound barrier, let’s begin that, he had to overcome many problems, including:
by talking about what keeps us from sharing our faith with Fear of failure
others. Others had died in crashes by trying to break the sound barrier.
What if Yeager failed too? The result would most likely mean
Q. What keeps people from sharing their faith? Why? death. He would end up being just another statistic and a
Q. How are these hindrances like a sound barrier? picture on a memorial wall of dead pilots. Failure was a very real
A. The hindrances tend to keep us silent when we should be and deadly possibility. Yeager could have chosen to not to try to
boldly sharing the gospel with others. break the sound barrier, but instead he moved forward, risking
failure and certain death.
Action:
With the next questions, rather than opening up the questions Fear of the Unknown
for public discussion, have your class write down the answers to Nobody knew what would happen if the sound barrier was
the next questions for their own personal use. broken. Could anyone survive that? At the time, no one knew
the physical effects of breaking the sound barrier. What would
it do to the human body? What would it do to the mind? If one
Q. What personal fears prevent you from sharing the gospel? did break the sound barrier, would one be able to survive the
Q. Why do these fears keep you from telling others about feat?
Christ?
Lack of Trust
Q. Do you long to be more bold in your faith? How so?
Chuck Yeager had to trust his aircraft; a new airplane called the
Bell XS-1. Would this airplane work as it was supposed to? Other
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Chuck Yeager and the Sound barrier

(optional youtube clip 2:17 min.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dke2i-xO1uo&feature=related
Nowadays, aircraft break the sound barrier all the time, but it
test aircraft had been tried, but they all failed. Could this new all began that day in 1947. Chuck Yeager had a big impact on the
plane also prove to be a failure? Could he trust this aircraft to world, but there’s another WWII pilot who had an even bigger
break the sound barrier. Yeager had no guarantee of success, yet impact by breaking through barriers. His name is Nate Saint.
he put his faith in the plane and got into the cockpit to fly it.
Action:
Discomfort Reset your “airplane” rod (but not the “sound waves”) as shown in
A couple days before his flight, Yeager suffered two broken ribs the Lesson Diagram.
in a horseback riding accident. But despite the pain, Yeager went
ahead with his test flight. Imagine how painful the turbulence Nate Saint:
Yeager experienced must have been. He couldn’t even shut the Nate Saint was a missionary pilot who flew people into the
door of the cockpit without using a sawed-off broomstick to jungles to tell people about Jesus. Often, this meant landing in
help him, all because of the pain he was experiencing. Yet, he places where the people had never heard about Jesus--people
worked through the physical pain and broke the sound barrier. who could sometimes be very dangerous. Nate Saint faced
many of the same challenges that Chuck Yeager had faced.
Limited Opportunity The date was January 8, 1956. For three months, Nate
Chuck Yeager knew this was his only chance to make history, Saint had flown his fellow missionaries over a dangerous
and he jumped at it, no matter what. So, what happened? Huaorani settlement deep in the heart of Ecuador. These
Action: people were known as savage people who would attack any
Show the class your “airplane” rod and have them imagine that outsiders who dared to enter their domain. Yet Nate and his
it is Chuck Yeager’s XS-1. As before, push it toward the “sound fellow missionaries believed with all their hearts that God
waves”. wanted them to share the good news of Jesus to these lost and
hurting people.
For three months, Nate flew his plane over the settlement,
Yeager’s XS-1 dashed though the sky so fast that it caught up to lowering a bucket on a rope with gifts inside down to the people
its own sound waves and compressed them together. All those below to establish friendly contact. The Huaorani seemed very
compressed sound waves made an invisible moving wall in interested and pleased with these gifts. After three months of
the sky, and Yeager’s airplane became hard to control. Would these “fly-overs,” the team of missionaries thought it was time
he crash, or would he be able to punch a hole in that invisible to meet the people face to face. January 3, 1956, Nate landed
wall? his plane with fellow missionaries Jim Elliot, Ed Mccully, Peter
Action: Fleming, and Roger Youderian. They set up a base camp near
Quickly push your “airplane” through and beyond the “sound the settlement and waited to see what would happen.
waves” as shown on the Lesson Diagram, causing the sound Action:
waves to collide and make a “clack” noise. Show the “Fear of Failure” rod to the class and place it in its
Sonic Boom original position as shown on the diagram.
Chuck Yeager continued to pick up speed and finally broke Fear of Failure
through the invisible wall his sound waves had made. When all This represents a fear of failure. People could be killed for
those sound waves got compressed together as the XS-1 broke sharing the gospel. The “Aucas” were a fierce group of people
through them, it made a loud “sonic boom” that could be heard who were known for their brutality. They killed outsiders,
for miles. The sonic boom followed Yeager through the air at killed people within their groups, and were constantly killing
about 760 miles per hour, with Yeager ahead of it, flying faster for revenge of other killings. It was a vicious cycle of blood. Nate
than sound. He had done it. Saint knew that his mission was extremely dangerous. Failure
of his mission, “Operation Auca” could possibly mean death.
Just as Yeager knew failure could result in death, Nate Saint
Q. When Yeager broke the sound barrier, how did it affect
also knew failure would result in death. Failure to reach these
others on the ground below?
people would also result in spiritual death for the “Aucas.” If they
A. Other people heard the sonic boom.
failed to share the gospel, this group of people would remain
lost and would be forever separated from God.
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Fear of the Unknown

Nate Saint and his fellow missionaries knew that their efforts
would not be in vain, no matter what happened. Yet, there was
the fear of the unknown to overcome. What would happen if
they tried to share the gospel with the Aucas? What would the
Just as Yeager faced death and the unknown, Nate Saint also tribal people think? Would they get mad at the missionaries
had to face the real possibility of death. He and the other for talking about Jesus? Just as Yeager faced death and the
missionaries with him had no idea as to how the people would unknown, Nate Saint also had to face the real possibility of
respond to their efforts to tell them the good news of Christ. death. He and the other missionaries with him had no idea as
Yet did it stop them? to how the people would respond to their efforts to tell them
the good news of Christ. Yet did it stop them? No! Not knowing
what lay ahead did not stop them from sharing the gospel.
2 Timothy 1:7
Often, we fear the unknown as well. We don’t know how
people will react to what we say. We fear their rejection of us.
We fear the possible ridicule. And because we fear the unknown
negative possibilities, we remain silent. We’re not alone in this
Q. What does that verse tell us about why we shouldn’t let fear fear. In John, we can learn about others who let their fear of the
of failure stop us from sharing the gospel? unknown keep them silent.
A. God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but a powerful one!
Q. Often we fear that we may fail to present the gospel properly. John 12:42-43
We fear the questions others may ask and fear we won’t have
the answers, so we remain silent. Have you ever been afraid
of failing to know the answers to questions people might
ask? How has this fear affected you or others you know?
Q. In that verse, why didn’t some people confess their faith in
Q. What is the danger of letting the fear of failure keep you
Jesus?
from telling others about Christ?
A. They loved praise from men more than God.
Q. How often has the fear of failure kept you from sharing
Q. Does rejection of others keep you silent as well?
Christ?
Matthew 10:28 and Luke 12:5
Isaiah 55:11
Q. What does this verse promise us when we share God’s Word Q. According to these verses, should we fear man? Why or why
with others? not?
Q. Do we ever really fail if we have given our best effort to share Q. Who should we fear instead?
the gospel with others even if someone does not respond? Q. Why do you think people fear man’s opinion so much when it
is God’s opinion that really matters?
John 4:35-38 Action:
Show the “Lack of Trust” rod to the class and place it in its
original position as shown on the diagram.
Our job is to share the good news of Christ with others. It is Lack of Trust
not our job to “save” them. That is God’s job. He wants you to This represents a lack of trust. Often, our choice to remain silent
sow the seed of His Word in their hearts, but let God do His is because we do not trust God enough. Nate Saint had to trust
work. Sometimes He chooses to use one to plant a seed, and God that He knew what was best. Nate had to trust his family’s
another to harvest. The point is, do YOUR job and let God do welfare to God’s care. He had to trust God, knowing that no
His. Share Christ with others even if you don’t see the result of matter what happened, God was there. Trust is not easy for any
your efforts. of us. Too often we rely on our own understanding rather than
Action: trusting that God knows best.
Show the “Fear of the Unknown” rod to the class and place it in
its original position as shown on the diagram. Proverbs 3:5-6
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Q. What should we do with every opportunity to share Christ?

Q. What are ways you can make the most of opportunities God
gives you?
Action:
Show the remaining rod to the class.
Q. According to these verses, what should we trust in INSTEAD

of our own understanding, and what will happen if we do? Q. What else makes us not share the gospel?
Q. What is the danger of trusting in our own understanding? Action:
Q. How does lack of trust in God keep others from sharing Set the remaining rod in place. All of the “sound waves” should
Christ? now be in place.
Q. Is lack of trust an issue for you?
Action:
Nate Saint had many of these barriers to face, and so do we. But
Show the “Discomfort” rod to the class and place it in its original
God tells us to preach the good news.
position as shown on the diagram.
Discomfort Mark 16:15
This represents discomfort. Most people aren’t comfortable
telling people about Jesus. We’re afraid of what they’ll think of
us or of bad things they might do to us.
Q. In spite of all the dangers, what does that verse tell us we
Philippians 1:27-29 and 1 Peter 3:14-16 should do?
So, like Chuck Yeager and Nate Saint, we have to overcome our
Q. What does Peter call suffering? fear and break through the barriers.
Q. How can suffering for Christ be a blessing or privilege?
Q. Instead of focusing on the suffering we may face, what are Action:
we supposed to focus on according to 1 Peter 3:15? Push the “airplane” through the “sound waves” as you did before.
Action:
Show the “Limited Opportunity” rod to the class and place it in Nate Saint broke through the barriers that stood in his way to
its original position as shown on the diagram. bring the gospel to tribal people in the jungle. And, Nate Saint
WAS indeed killed by the tribal people for doing so.
Limited Opportunity
This represents the limited chances we have. Often, we let
opportunities slip by us because we are too busy or too tired.
When the doorbell rang and you saw the Jehovah’s Witness or Q. Should Nate Saint have shared the gospel, since he died for it?
Mormon at your door, did you see it as an opportunity or as a Why or why not?
nuisance to be avoided? What about the person sitting next God Follower (optional Youtube video 9:59 min.)
to you on the plane or in the subway? You may never see that http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD8LZFht9i4&feature=related
person again, but you might just be given an opportunity to
share Christ with that person if you are willing and looking for Sonic Boom
the opportunity God may give you. Even though Nate Saint was killed, the whole world heard
about his sacrifice. Many people became missionaries because
of Nate Saint’s bravery and the bravery of the other men who
Q. What can happen if we don’t share the gospel when we were killed with Nate. Later, Nate’s sister returned to meet
should? the people who had killed him. When they saw her love and
forgiveness, they wanted to know about Jesus, and many came
Colossians 4:5 to believe. The same people who killed Nate Saint and his fellow
missionaries are now telling the others the good news of Christ.
Nate’s sacrifice has reached a whole people group. Nate Saint
had made a resounding “sonic boom” for God’s Kingdom that is
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still being heard today across the whole world. Will you allow
God to use you to break the sound barrier in someone’s life? We
have a chance to do the same thing.
Conclusion:
While Chuck Yeager made a sonic boom when he broke the
sound barrier, Nate’s sonic boom can still be heard today. And
in the end, Nate’s sonic boom will sound forever while Yeager’s
achievements will grow dusty in the annals of history.
God tells us to share the gospel with people everywhere
we go. Barriers of fear, lack of trust, and discomfort may try to
stop us, but we must be determined in God’s strength to break
through anyway! Then, with God’s help, you can also make a
sonic boom for God’s Kingdom! Go supersonic!
no greater love (Optional YouTube Video 3:50 min.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHMS3gWO4Z4&feature=related
youtube links
Chuck Yeager and the Sound Barrier
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dke2i-xO1uo&feature=related
A sonic boom cloud
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHrwgRsX0BI&feature=related
no greater love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHMS3gWO4Z4&feature=related
God Follower
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD8LZFht9i4&feature=related

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Welcome to Flight School!.........................................................................................................................................................3

Day 1 Adult & Teen Lesson 4-9

Day 3 Adult & Teen Lesson 17-23

Day 4 Adult & Teen Lesson 24-31

Day 5 Adult & Teen Lesson 32-38

Who Should Teach Adults and Teens

• Attend Opening Assemblies Flight School for Teens

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we are “flying right,” if we do not have a personal relationship

Day 1 Lesson Airborne or earthbound?

parameters of the air pressure. As the plane goes faster and

Q. What was Paul’s (Saul) religious background?

Q. What is the result when we resist the truth of God and

Those who continue to resist God, especially those who have

Israel, God’s chosen people were given chance after chance

Romans 1: 21-23, 28-32

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Lesson Lesson Preparation

Welcome to Flight School!

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easily manipulated and deceived. Instead, we must trust the

Q. How many of you have ever had your eyes fooled?

day 2 lesson Q. Would any of you care to share your experience?

Q. Who opens our eyes to see truth?

If our wings were tilted to the right, the Attitude Indicator

Q. What does Scripture do for our lives?

Q. How can Scripture memorization help keep you properly

Q. Is this verse true of you, or have you neglected studying God’s

Q. How can we know we are going the right way according to

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Lesson Lesson Preparation

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Use the Jet Streamer by holding the

day 3 lesson Proverbs 16:18 and 1 Corinthians 10:12

Questions for Personal Contemplation

Hebrews 5:11-13 Q. Does God want mediocrity or our best? Why?

Q. Where is our focus supposed to be?

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Preparing the Food Cans (Before the Lesson)

Preparing the Airplane (Before the Lesson)

5 6 7 8 9 During the Lesson

distinguished himself by his integrity and wisdom, that he was

We should have the same mindset. We may think that

Q. What circumstance did Daniel find himself in?

Hebrews 12:1 Ephesians 4:29

As we’ve seen in this passage, God wants us to get rid of sin by

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Breaking the Sound Barrier

Chuck Yeager and the Sound barrier

Fear of the Unknown

Q. What should we do with every opportunity to share Christ?

Q. According to these verses, what should we trust in INSTEAD