Object Lesson | Replace The Inside

Source (Where I saw it): Original

Supplies:  Flashlight, paper, tape

Preparation: Roll up some tape and put it inside the flashlight, replacing the batteries.  Keep the batteries on hand.

The object lesson & how I used it...

Main Point: God makes us new!

Illustration: Walk up to the front and show the kids the flashlight.  Ask them what you use a flashlight for.  That’s right! To see in the dark!  Now try to turn on the flashlight (obviously it will not work because there is paper inside it instead of batteries).  Try a few times and wonder allowed what the problem is.  Ask the kids if they can think of what the problem may be.  Now open up the flashlight and reveal the paper on the inside.  Well there is the problem!  A flashlight can’t run on paper, it needs batteries like these (replace the batteries and turn on the flashlight).

Explanation: This is similar to how a lot of people are today.  On the outside they may look good, but the inside needs to be made new by God for them to be all they can be.  Without batteries a flashlight cannot be used for its true purpose.  When we hand lives to God it is like we allow Him to take the paper out of us and replace it with batteries!  We are made new!

Object Lesson | Name Tag

Source (Where I saw it): Original

Supplies: Your Tag

Preparation: None

The object lesson & how I used it...

Main Point: When we are baptized, it shows the world that we made a choice that our heart belongs to God!

Illustration: Show the kids the lanyard.  Show them that it has a picture of you along with the name of the children’s church here and an id as a hero, staff, etc.

Explanation of point: Explain to them that the lanyard shows that you are a children’s worker.  The lanyard is proof that you are a children’s worker.  When we are baptized we are making our tag with God!

Object Lesson | Alka Seltzer Mix!

Source (Where I saw it): Original

Supplies: Glass of Water, Alka seltzer tablet

Preparation - Have a glass filled with water

The object lesson & how I used it...

Main Point: When we are baptized, it shows the change that has happened on the inside.

Illustration: Show the kids the alka selter tablet.  Explain to them how the alka seltzer tablet is a type of medicine that helps calm your stomach.  How it works is you add it to a glass of water and it fizzes and bubbles and becomes one with the water.  There is no way to separate it now!  I can’t get that tablet back, it has been changed forever into something new.

Explanation of point: When we are baptized it represents the change in our life.  When we go in the water and come out it shows everyone that we have a new life with God!