Priceless

An exercise that might be fun is to remind the class about the Mastercard “Priceless” commercials, which have the tag line: “There are some things money can’t buy. For everything else, there’s Mastercard.” The ads feature a series of things that can be purchased at a given price followed by a reference to something special that is too valuable to be priced. Hence it is priceless. Note: Mastercard wants their credit card to be thought of as invaluable, too.

Divide the class into small groups. Each group should write a script for a “Priceless” commercial that would have been appropriate for the Israelites before God’s judgment. Have a few of the groups volunteer to read their scripts to the class. Afterwards, using Ezekiel 7:19-20, discuss how God’s judgment would change the values of the Israelites.

Another alternative is to capture and show selected product ads and discuss the values to which each appeals. Follow this with the idea that we should avoid materialism and instead pursue Godly character traits. Christian values should be based on the Bible (e.g. 1 Timothy 6:17-10) and not those to which modern day advertising typically appeals.