Object Lesson | Blind Catch

Source (Where I saw it): Original

Supplies: A soft lightweight ball, blindfold

Preparation: None

The object lesson & how I used it...

Main Point: Vision is important!

Illustration: Come to the front and show the boys and girls the ball.  Ask the kids who thinks they can catch the ball.  Choose a volunteer (one that won’t be easily embarrassed) and have them come up to the front.  Throw the ball a few times back and forth and show that they can catch the ball.  Now reveal the blindfold and blindfold the volunteer.  At this point start talking about how vision is important.  We use our eyes for just about everything we do.  Vision is really important!  As you talk about this stuff throw the ball toward the volunteer.  It is very unlikely they will catch the ball, especially if you surprise them with it.

Explanation:  You see boys and girls, our physical vision is really important, but more than that we need vision for our lives!  God helps gives us vision on where we need to go and what we need to do.  It is like having a plan or direction for our life.  Just like this volunteer kept dropping the ball when they were blindfolded, we can drop the ball in our life when we don’t open our eyes to what God has for us!