Source (Where I saw it): Original
Supplies: A clear bowl or container, candy, stool, paper
Preparation: Fill the container with candy and place it in the middle of the room with a sign saying please do not take. Make sure to know exactly how much candy is in the container before you do.
The object lesson & how I used it...
Main Point: Sometimes it is hard to do what is right, but God can help us!
Illustration: During the preservice, have a leader watch and see if anyone takes a piece of the candy from the container. Don’t make it obvious though, and be sure to give the kids the opportunity to take a piece. At some point toward the middle or end of service is when you should do the explanation.
Explanation of point: How many of you boys and girls noticed the bowl of candy in the middle of the room? Did anybody take a piece? Then count the pieces and see if they are all there. Ask the kids if it was hard to not take any with it being so open. Explain to them that even though it is hard to do the right thing, it always is better to make a stand. God will reward us for doing what is right, and we will better be able to see and follow His plan for our life. Once you count the pieces, if there are any missing you could say that it is always hard to admit when you’ve done something wrong, but coming clean is the right thing to do as well.
Showing posts with label temptation. Show all posts
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Object Lesson | Junk Food vs Healthy Food
Source (Where I saw it): Original
Supplies: Junk food, and some healthy food
Preparation: Have the different kinds of foods on various plates up front.
The object lesson & how I used it...
Main Point: Temptation is a choice! Sometimes sin looks good and feels good at first, but there is always consequences.
Illustration: Tell the kids how hungry you are, and that you are looking for something to eat. You notice on the table there is some food! Now you have to make a choice. Do you go for the healthy food that will help you grow, and be more alert through the day, or do you choose the junk food that will taste really, really good now, but make you feel not so great later. You stare at the junk food, and then at the healthy food. Then explain to the children that sometimes we can be tempted with things that seem good, but in the long run will hurt us. If we ate donuts for breakfast lunch and dinner we would end up being very unhealthy! It is up to us to choose healthy things to put into our bodies. In the same way, we have to make right choices in life as well!
Supplies: Junk food, and some healthy food
Preparation: Have the different kinds of foods on various plates up front.
The object lesson & how I used it...
Main Point: Temptation is a choice! Sometimes sin looks good and feels good at first, but there is always consequences.
Illustration: Tell the kids how hungry you are, and that you are looking for something to eat. You notice on the table there is some food! Now you have to make a choice. Do you go for the healthy food that will help you grow, and be more alert through the day, or do you choose the junk food that will taste really, really good now, but make you feel not so great later. You stare at the junk food, and then at the healthy food. Then explain to the children that sometimes we can be tempted with things that seem good, but in the long run will hurt us. If we ate donuts for breakfast lunch and dinner we would end up being very unhealthy! It is up to us to choose healthy things to put into our bodies. In the same way, we have to make right choices in life as well!
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Object Lesson | Ding Dong
Source (Where I saw it): Original
Supplies: Ding Dong (or some other kind of tasty treat)
Preparation: Buy a package of ding dongs by hostess or some other kind of treat!
The object lesson & how I used it...
Main Point: Temptation is a choice!
Illustration/Skit:One person comes up with their favorite treat - a ding dong! They are so excited about getting the last one. Their friend comes up and asks, “Is that a ding dong! Those are my favorite!!!” The first person agrees that Ding Dongs are the best. The first person then gets called out of the room by someone. Before they leave they tell the second person if they could watch their Ding Dong and make sure none of the kids eat it. Once the person leaves the second person starts staring at the ding dong, acting like they can’t control themselves. They unwrap it and look at it lovingly. Then just before they eat it the first person runs back in and yells STOP! They take back their Ding Dong and walk away. The second person goes after them saying “I was only looking at it!”
Supplies: Ding Dong (or some other kind of tasty treat)
Preparation: Buy a package of ding dongs by hostess or some other kind of treat!
The object lesson & how I used it...
Main Point: Temptation is a choice!
Illustration/Skit:One person comes up with their favorite treat - a ding dong! They are so excited about getting the last one. Their friend comes up and asks, “Is that a ding dong! Those are my favorite!!!” The first person agrees that Ding Dongs are the best. The first person then gets called out of the room by someone. Before they leave they tell the second person if they could watch their Ding Dong and make sure none of the kids eat it. Once the person leaves the second person starts staring at the ding dong, acting like they can’t control themselves. They unwrap it and look at it lovingly. Then just before they eat it the first person runs back in and yells STOP! They take back their Ding Dong and walk away. The second person goes after them saying “I was only looking at it!”
Monday, August 2, 2010
Object Lesson | Video Game Cheats
Source (Where I saw it): Original
Supplies: Video Game Controller, or A Video Game, and a list of Cheat Codes.
Preparation: Make sure to have printed out a list of cheat codes
The object lesson & how I used it...
Main Point: The easy way is not always the right way!
Illustration: Ask the kids how many of them like playing video games. Then ask them who likes to just play and who likes to beat each game! Talk about how when you get a new video game you want to try and beat every level and get every secret. Now ask the kids who likes to use cheat codes? Explain how cheat codes can make the game a lot easier, but at the same time it takes away from the game. You aren’t really beating it, you are taking the easy way out. Now explain how in video games cheat codes can also make the game fun, and there is nothing wrong with using cheat codes. In life though, there are times where we will be tempted to take the easy way out, like cheat on a test, or copying your friends homework, or letting your friend copy yours. When we try to take shortcuts in life it can hurt us, and it isn’t doing the right thing. God wants us to do the right thing, and when we trust him, he will help us make the right choice.
Supplies: Video Game Controller, or A Video Game, and a list of Cheat Codes.
Preparation: Make sure to have printed out a list of cheat codes
The object lesson & how I used it...
Main Point: The easy way is not always the right way!
Illustration: Ask the kids how many of them like playing video games. Then ask them who likes to just play and who likes to beat each game! Talk about how when you get a new video game you want to try and beat every level and get every secret. Now ask the kids who likes to use cheat codes? Explain how cheat codes can make the game a lot easier, but at the same time it takes away from the game. You aren’t really beating it, you are taking the easy way out. Now explain how in video games cheat codes can also make the game fun, and there is nothing wrong with using cheat codes. In life though, there are times where we will be tempted to take the easy way out, like cheat on a test, or copying your friends homework, or letting your friend copy yours. When we try to take shortcuts in life it can hurt us, and it isn’t doing the right thing. God wants us to do the right thing, and when we trust him, he will help us make the right choice.
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