Source (Where I saw it): Original
Supplies: Change bag, blank sheet of paper, paper with heart on it.
Preparation: Fold up the paper with the heart on it and put it in one of the secret pockets in the change bag.
The object lesson & how I used it...
Main Point: We can be an example, God sees the inside!
Illustration: Show the kids the blank sheet of paper. Explain to them that we start out just like this paper. We are whole. As we go through life, it can tear us apart. People may tell us what we aren’t good at, or how we aren’t worth anything. Be ripping the paper with each thing. Tell them sometimes people will tell you that you aren’t smart enough, or tall enough, or good looking enough, etc. And each time this may tear us apart a little more.
Explanation of point: But God doesn’t see us like this. God knows what He put into us. He knows that we can be an example, and He wants us to be whole. All we need to do is turn our lives over to Him. Place the ripped pieces into the change bag after showing the kids it is empty. Then pull out the whole sheet with the heart. Explain that God wants us to be whole and that He can see things no one else can, because He made us! When we trust our lives to God we can be just like David and be an example!
If you don't have a change bag, here is one to check out at amazon, it has a zipper on the bottom for extra coolness: Change Bag W/ Zipper
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