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!
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Object Lesson | Pepper Looking Like Salt
Source (Where I saw it): Original
Supplies: Pepper and a shaker that is not see through, but very distinguishable as a salt shaker.
Preparation: Fill the salt shaker with pepper.
The object lesson & how I used it...
Main Point: Our inside should match our outside!
Illustration: Come to the front and show the boys and girls the shaker. Who knows what this is? That’s right it is a salt shaker. You can use salt for a lot of things. It makes food taste better, you can use it preserve food, and there are many other uses for salt as well. Now if I am looking to use salt and then I pour this out (pour some out) I would expect salt to come out. Now is this salt? No! It’s pepper! But on the outside this looks like a salt shaker. The inside does not match the outside.
Explanation: We are the same way. When the pepper came out of the shaker there is no confusing what it is. Even though the shaker would want us to think it was salt, it was definitely pepper. Sometimes we tell people that we love God, and we may even come to church, listen, and participate in worship, but if we then during the week do all the things opposite of what God would want for lives then the truth is coming out. We may say we are salt, but pepper is coming out. We can’t worship God on Sunday, and then cuss at people on Monday. We can’t say God I love you on Wednesday night, and then constantly disobey our parents with no regret. Our inside and outside need to match! And when we do mess up, we apologize and do our best to be better! We worship God through our consistent actions and words!
Supplies: Pepper and a shaker that is not see through, but very distinguishable as a salt shaker.
Preparation: Fill the salt shaker with pepper.
The object lesson & how I used it...
Main Point: Our inside should match our outside!
Illustration: Come to the front and show the boys and girls the shaker. Who knows what this is? That’s right it is a salt shaker. You can use salt for a lot of things. It makes food taste better, you can use it preserve food, and there are many other uses for salt as well. Now if I am looking to use salt and then I pour this out (pour some out) I would expect salt to come out. Now is this salt? No! It’s pepper! But on the outside this looks like a salt shaker. The inside does not match the outside.
Explanation: We are the same way. When the pepper came out of the shaker there is no confusing what it is. Even though the shaker would want us to think it was salt, it was definitely pepper. Sometimes we tell people that we love God, and we may even come to church, listen, and participate in worship, but if we then during the week do all the things opposite of what God would want for lives then the truth is coming out. We may say we are salt, but pepper is coming out. We can’t worship God on Sunday, and then cuss at people on Monday. We can’t say God I love you on Wednesday night, and then constantly disobey our parents with no regret. Our inside and outside need to match! And when we do mess up, we apologize and do our best to be better! We worship God through our consistent actions and words!
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