Boy Zone 1: Motivational Talks for Boys

By Caroline Bindon

This is the first of a series of three books of motivational talks for boys, “Boy Zone 1”. Originally commissioned by the Boy’s Brigade in New Zealand, with the title "God online in BB", these books have already been widely used and are now fully up-dated and available internationally in ebook formats. The book includes thirty short talks, each one begins with a visual aid followed by an illustration and application and a bible passage. Further information and follow up ideas are also provided. The themes and topics of the talks are contemporary for boys in our world today while being based on bible passages from Daniel, Psalms, Mark and Galatians. From hamburgers to chocolate, sports to computers, these punchy, relevant, motivational and inspirational talks are full of appeal for boys. For the leaders preparing and using these talks, there is minimal preparation required and they make a great start to a group gathering. While written specifically for wider group settings, these motivational talks could also be used in family devotions.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kereru Publishing Ltd
• Release date: Feb 27, 2016
• ISBN: 9780473284923

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Scripture quotations marked (CEV) are from the Contemporary English Version Copyright © 1991, 1992, 1995 by American Bible Society, Used by Permission.

‘Boy Zone 1’

‘Motivational Talks for Boys’

Previously published in New Zealand 2001 by The Boys Brigade in New Zealand as God online…. In BB Book One

Updated and Revised 2014

Edited by Andrew Gamman

Published by Kereru Publishing Ltd July 2014

Text copyright © Caroline Bindon 2001

The right of Caroline Bindon to be identified as the author of the Work has been asserted by her in accordance with the New Zealand Copyright Act 1994

Except as provided by the New Zealand Copyright Act 1994 and Copyright Amendment Act 2011 no part of this publication may be reproduced or stored in a retrieval system in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the copyright owner

A CIP catalogue record for this title is available from the National Library of New Zealand (Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa)

ISBN 978-0-473-28494-0(Kindle)

ISBN 978-0-473-28494-7(PDF)

ISBN 978-0-473-28492-3 (EPUB)

ISBN 978-0-473-28495-4 (iBook)

Cover design © Tamar Hawkins, 2014 – Hawkins Creative Ltd

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1. God is like… a fast food hamburger restaurant. (Psalm 18: 1 – 2)

Visual Aid

Take a burger purchased from one of the hamburger chain restaurants familiar to the boys.

Introduction

What do you think of when I say the word, ‘Hamburger’?

(Hold out your burger) Who can tell me what this burger will taste like?

How do you know so much about this particular burger?

How often do you eat at a place like Wendy’s, Burger King or McDonald’s?

Illustration

McDonald’s began in Chicago USA in 1955. The largest quick service restaurant empire in the world was started by Ray Kroc, a 52 year old milkshake machine salesman who wanted to give his customers a 100% pure beef burger, an extra thick milkshake and french fries. All delivered with the motto QSC&V. Quality, Service, Cleanliness and Value.

When we go to burger restaurants like McDonald’s, we see old people, young children, teenagers, families, people by themselves, sports teams, birthday parties… a real mixture of people. Those fast food hamburger chains keep people going back! We can’t eat enough of their burgers! Even when we say we won’t… we keep going back!

Why do people like eating at places like McDonald’s? Why do people keep going back? Why do you go there?

You might visit a different town or city, or even one day travel across the other side of the world to places like Beijing. If you eat when you travel you know that your McDonald’s hamburger will still taste the same. That makes you feel comfortable and safe. When everything else is strange, McDonald’s is there! McDonald’s likes to sponsor community projects like sports teams, road safety and health programs. McDonald’s is powerful!

Application

Our favorite hamburger place will not be around forever. It doesn’t give people all the things they need to live. What things do we need that places like McDonald’s can’t provide?

McDonald’s is just a place that serves food. If we stopped buying and eating their burgers they’d have to close. That doesn’t seem as if it will happen in a hurry. But, one day, all the burger eating people of the world might decide that we are really sick of burgers and want something different to eat. The power of places like McDonald’s will disappear.

God is like a hamburger chain… to a point. God is interested in every person, in every culture, in every country. God is interested in me and you. God wants us to feel comfortable and safe with him. God is always fair. God is always the same. God is interested in us for who we are not what we want to buy. God is powerful and his power isn’t decided because of how interested we are in him. God has been around forever and always will be. His power will never disappear.

Bible Reading

In the Bible in Psalm 18:1-2 (CEV) it says,

I love you, Lord God, and you make me strong. You are my mighty rock, my fortress, my protector, the rock where I am safe, my shield, my powerful weapon, and my place of shelter.

Further Information

The Big Mac Index is published each year. This records and compares the price charged for a Big Mac in each country where McDonald’s is sold. This information is used to establish