Object Lesson | Tempted By Candy

Source (Where I saw it): Original

Supplies: A clear bowl or container, candy, stool, paper

Preparation: Fill the container with candy and place it in the middle of the room with a sign saying please do not take.  Make sure to know exactly how much candy is in the container before you do.

The object lesson & how I used it...

Main Point: Sometimes it is hard to do what is right, but God can help us!

Illustration: During the preservice, have a leader watch and see if anyone takes a piece of the candy from the container.  Don’t make it obvious though, and be sure to give the kids the opportunity to take a piece.  At some point toward the middle or end of service is when you should do the explanation.

Explanation of point: How many of you boys and girls noticed the bowl of candy in the middle of the room?  Did anybody take a piece?  Then count the pieces and see if they are all there.  Ask the kids if it was hard to not take any with it being so open.  Explain to them that even though it is hard to do the right thing, it always is better to make a stand.  God will reward us for doing what is right, and we will better be able to see and follow His plan for our life.  Once you count the pieces, if there are any missing you could say that it is always hard to admit when you’ve done something wrong, but coming clean is the right thing to do as well.