Source (Where I saw it): Original
Supplies: Some coins, a few dollars
Preparation: None.
The object lesson & how I used it...
Main Point: God loves, accepts, and wants all of us.
Illustration: Ask the kids if they have ever paid for something at the store. Now ask them how do people pay at the store for their items, like what kind of things do they use. That’s right, some people pay with cash, some people pay with a check or a bank card. There are all sorts of ways to pay. Now lets say that I decide to pay with cash. Does it matter if I use pennies, nickels, quarters, dollars, etc? Of course not, because money is money. It may be different, and have different characteristics, but it is all worth something.
Explanation: You see boys and girls, it is the same with us! God values and loves each of us. We all may have different characteristics, talents, and we may act differently, but God loves us all just the same! God sent His son, Jesus to save all of us!
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Object Lesson | Candy Bucket
Source (Where I saw it): Original
Supplies: Bucket of candy
Preparation: Have a bucket of various candies ready. The more diversity the better.
The object lesson & how I used it...
Main Point: God loves, accepts, and wants all of us.
Illustration: Show the group the bucket of candy. Start pulling out different pieces of candy and asking if someone would want it. Then pull out a different kind, describe it and then ask if anyone wanted it. Do this a few times, and you can even hand out a few pieces to those that are well behaved.
Explanation: You see boys and girls, every single one of you were trying to get a piece of candy. It didn’t really matter which one, you were constantly raising your hand for one because you know that candy tastes really good. God is the same way with us. Even though on the outside we are all different we have one thing in common with every single person on the planet. No matter if a person is young, old, rich, poor, healthy, sick, tall, short, or anything else we were all created by God. We are all also loved by God. Because of that fact and that connection we should be nice to everyone, and by being nice and doing the right thing we can show others that God loves them!
Supplies: Bucket of candy
Preparation: Have a bucket of various candies ready. The more diversity the better.
The object lesson & how I used it...
Main Point: God loves, accepts, and wants all of us.
Illustration: Show the group the bucket of candy. Start pulling out different pieces of candy and asking if someone would want it. Then pull out a different kind, describe it and then ask if anyone wanted it. Do this a few times, and you can even hand out a few pieces to those that are well behaved.
Explanation: You see boys and girls, every single one of you were trying to get a piece of candy. It didn’t really matter which one, you were constantly raising your hand for one because you know that candy tastes really good. God is the same way with us. Even though on the outside we are all different we have one thing in common with every single person on the planet. No matter if a person is young, old, rich, poor, healthy, sick, tall, short, or anything else we were all created by God. We are all also loved by God. Because of that fact and that connection we should be nice to everyone, and by being nice and doing the right thing we can show others that God loves them!
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Object Lesson | Dodgeball Team
Source (Where I saw it): Original
Supplies: Dodgeball
Preparation: None
The object lesson & how I used it...
Main Point: God choses anyone!
Illustration: Ask the kids if they have ever played dodgeball. How many of you normally get picked first for dodgeball? Why is that? And how many of you get picked last for dodgeball? It isn’t fun getting picked last for something is it? How does it make you feel? Sometimes getting picked last can make you feel like you are worthless or even not good at other things too.
Explanation: You see boys and girls, God looks at us differently. There were a lot of people in the Bible who would have got picked last by other people. David, Gideon, Moses, Peter and tons more all had issues that would have gotten them made fun of or picked last by other people. God sees us differently though! God took all of those people and because they offered themselves to God, He did great things through them! All we have to do is surrender ourselves to God and follow His plan! God chooses anyone!
Supplies: Dodgeball
Preparation: None
The object lesson & how I used it...
Main Point: God choses anyone!
Illustration: Ask the kids if they have ever played dodgeball. How many of you normally get picked first for dodgeball? Why is that? And how many of you get picked last for dodgeball? It isn’t fun getting picked last for something is it? How does it make you feel? Sometimes getting picked last can make you feel like you are worthless or even not good at other things too.
Explanation: You see boys and girls, God looks at us differently. There were a lot of people in the Bible who would have got picked last by other people. David, Gideon, Moses, Peter and tons more all had issues that would have gotten them made fun of or picked last by other people. God sees us differently though! God took all of those people and because they offered themselves to God, He did great things through them! All we have to do is surrender ourselves to God and follow His plan! God chooses anyone!
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Object Lesson | Never Ending Water Jug
Source (Where I saw it): Original
Supplies: Never ending water jug magic trick (It's actually called a Lota Bowl), cups... a lot of cups.
Preparation: Set up the trick.
The object lesson & how I used it...
Main Point: God will meet our needs
Illustration: Show the kids the water jug and explain to them that ever container can hold a certain amount of water. Normally when you pour out a container and it is empty, you would have to refill it. But this is a special container, it can do the impossible. Start pouring out the water into cups.
Explanation: Keep randomly pouring out more water as you explain the point. The point is that God will always be there to meet our needs. We just need to trust that he will always be there for us and that He can do the impossible. The Bible tells us that if we had faith as tiny as a mustard seed we could move mountains! When other people think there is no hope we should know that God can do anything and has a plan. God will meet our needs and take care of us!
*Normally I try to keep as many object lessons as possible to be as cheap as possibly, but this is one amazing trick. It is a magic trick that can be used a lot of different ways. If you want to check one out, hear is a Morrissey Lota Bowl - 6" Standard
from amazon.
Supplies: Never ending water jug magic trick (It's actually called a Lota Bowl), cups... a lot of cups.
Preparation: Set up the trick.
The object lesson & how I used it...
Main Point: God will meet our needs
Illustration: Show the kids the water jug and explain to them that ever container can hold a certain amount of water. Normally when you pour out a container and it is empty, you would have to refill it. But this is a special container, it can do the impossible. Start pouring out the water into cups.
Explanation: Keep randomly pouring out more water as you explain the point. The point is that God will always be there to meet our needs. We just need to trust that he will always be there for us and that He can do the impossible. The Bible tells us that if we had faith as tiny as a mustard seed we could move mountains! When other people think there is no hope we should know that God can do anything and has a plan. God will meet our needs and take care of us!
*Normally I try to keep as many object lessons as possible to be as cheap as possibly, but this is one amazing trick. It is a magic trick that can be used a lot of different ways. If you want to check one out, hear is a Morrissey Lota Bowl - 6" Standard
from amazon.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Big Change
Over the past few years I have worked on becomeahero.org and have loved it. As I tried to decide what it would become the site was becoming more and more fragmented. As I looked at the site, I wanted to focus more on one thing and something I can keep up with. With that in mind, I have transitioned becomeahero.org into Object Lesson Central.
Object lessons were always the backbone of becomeahero.org. So in order to become more focused on the strength of becomeahero.org I have created this site. Object lessons were always the main thing, and wanted to focus on that kind of lesson help, whether you are in children's, youth, or adult ministry. I will still have a few other posts once in a while about great children's ministry tools, and deals that I come across, but the main focus will be object lessons. Check everything out as I update and move the older lessons to this new platform.
Object lessons were always the backbone of becomeahero.org. So in order to become more focused on the strength of becomeahero.org I have created this site. Object lessons were always the main thing, and wanted to focus on that kind of lesson help, whether you are in children's, youth, or adult ministry. I will still have a few other posts once in a while about great children's ministry tools, and deals that I come across, but the main focus will be object lessons. Check everything out as I update and move the older lessons to this new platform.
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