Object Lesson | Salt and Pepper

Source: Kids Sunday School Place

Supplies: Plastic Plate, Salt, Pepper, Plastic Spoon

Preparation: None

The object lesson & how I used it...

Main Point:  We may think a relationship is destroyed and that we can't forgive someone.  God wants us to forgive and has set the example, because he forgave us.

Illustration:  Pour a small amount of salt on the plate. Talk about the salt being like us--pure. Sprinkle a little pepper in the salt. None of us is perfect; we all sin and become like this salt with pepper in it: impure. Is there anyway for us to clean the salt without destroying it? Bring out the plastic spoon and rub it on your clothes. Talk about how God can do anything, and with God's help we can forgive people too.  God forgives us of absolutely anything, and if we put our trust in Him, he can help us forgive what we think is unforgivable.  Place the spoon over the salt and pepper--the pepper will leap to the spoon, leaving the salt clean again.