Object Lesson | Very Smart Phone

Source (Where I saw it): Original

Supplies: Landline phone, smart phone

Preparation: None

The object lesson & how I used it...

Main Point: When we are baptized in the Holy Spirit, we open ourselves up to all that God has for us.

Illustration: Show the kids the landline phone and explain that when we are saved we have a direct line with God.  Back in Bible times this wasn’t the case.  People had to go through priests and all sorts of stuff to talk with God.  Now once we ask God to be in our life we can automatically talk with Him and have a relationship with God.  Just like picking up the phone and calling someone, but even better!  Now show the kids the cell phone.  Explain that a cell phone can go anywhere just like how God is with us everywhere we go.  Now explain how this isn’t just a cell phone, it is a smart phone.  It can go online, it has GPS, it has games, you can write documents on there, etc.

Explanation of point: You see boys and girls, the disciples wanted more.  They listened to Jesus and waited for the Holy Spirit.  When they were baptized with the Holy Spirit they completely opened themselves to everything God had for them.  When they did that, they changed.  They no longer were afraid to fully go after the plans God had for them.  Just like how this smart phone is completely unlocked and can do so much, when we fully go after all the things God has for us, including the Holy Spirit, we can see the full amount of what God wants to do in our lives.