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!
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Object Lesson | Running With Scissors
Source (Where I saw it): Original
Supplies: Scissors.
Preparation: None.
The object lesson & how I used it...
Main Point: We should obey God!
Illustration: Come to the front and show the boys and girls the scissors. Ask how many of them have ever used scissors before? Who knows what our parents, teachers, pastors, and just about every adult always tell us about scissors? What are we not supposed to do with them? That’s right, we are not supposed to run with scissors. Why is that though? I mean what if your mom really needs some scissors in a hurry, so run to the drawer they are in and then you run to give them to her. Doesn’t that make it ok? Why shouldn’t we run with scissors? You can then take some answers, and then explain that we don’t run with scissors because it can seriously hurt us. Even though it may seem like a faster and easier choice sometimes, ultimately running with scissors is a seriously bad idea!
Explanation: It is the same with our choices in a lot of our life. Sometimes some choices may seem like a good idea and maybe even fun it may end up hurting us in the long run. That’s why we should always check with God. When we look for God’s plan for our life through reading the Bible, and praying, we can find the absolute best choices for our life!
Supplies: Scissors.
Preparation: None.
The object lesson & how I used it...
Main Point: We should obey God!
Illustration: Come to the front and show the boys and girls the scissors. Ask how many of them have ever used scissors before? Who knows what our parents, teachers, pastors, and just about every adult always tell us about scissors? What are we not supposed to do with them? That’s right, we are not supposed to run with scissors. Why is that though? I mean what if your mom really needs some scissors in a hurry, so run to the drawer they are in and then you run to give them to her. Doesn’t that make it ok? Why shouldn’t we run with scissors? You can then take some answers, and then explain that we don’t run with scissors because it can seriously hurt us. Even though it may seem like a faster and easier choice sometimes, ultimately running with scissors is a seriously bad idea!
Explanation: It is the same with our choices in a lot of our life. Sometimes some choices may seem like a good idea and maybe even fun it may end up hurting us in the long run. That’s why we should always check with God. When we look for God’s plan for our life through reading the Bible, and praying, we can find the absolute best choices for our life!
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Object Lesson | Napkins
Source (Where I saw it): Original
Supplies: Napkins, something dirty to wipe.
Preparation: None.
The object lesson & how I used it...
Main Point: Jesus took our punishment!
Illustration: Come to the front and show the boys and girls the napkins. Ask if anyone has ever used one of these. Hopefully you have! Napkins help you stay clean right? Now I know some of you use your sleeve, or hand, or your siblings shirt, but we are supposed to use a napkin. The napkin can wipe away the dirt or food that is making us a mess and make us clean. The napkin takes all that mess and puts it on itself.
Explanation: Our saving relationship with Jesus is very much the same. Jesus took our dirt and mess which is sin and wiped us clean. The Bible tells us that Jesus took all the bad things we have done a wiped them away when He died on the cross and rose again. The great thing is that all we have to do is to ask Jesus to forgive us and we can have a relationship with God! Jesus helped make us clean so we could stand before God!
Supplies: Napkins, something dirty to wipe.
Preparation: None.
The object lesson & how I used it...
Main Point: Jesus took our punishment!
Illustration: Come to the front and show the boys and girls the napkins. Ask if anyone has ever used one of these. Hopefully you have! Napkins help you stay clean right? Now I know some of you use your sleeve, or hand, or your siblings shirt, but we are supposed to use a napkin. The napkin can wipe away the dirt or food that is making us a mess and make us clean. The napkin takes all that mess and puts it on itself.
Explanation: Our saving relationship with Jesus is very much the same. Jesus took our dirt and mess which is sin and wiped us clean. The Bible tells us that Jesus took all the bad things we have done a wiped them away when He died on the cross and rose again. The great thing is that all we have to do is to ask Jesus to forgive us and we can have a relationship with God! Jesus helped make us clean so we could stand before God!
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Object Lesson | Battery Powered
Source (Where I saw it): Original
Supplies: Batteries, various things that need batteries.
Preparation: None.
The object lesson & how I used it...
Main Point: God is powerful!
Illustration: Come to the front and show the boys and girls the different objects and ask them if they use any of them. Ask the kids if they know how any of them work. For example, a cell phone is a very useful tool. It can do a whole bunch of stuff. A cell phone is actually pretty incredible, you can talk to people that are thousands of miles away. Now what if the phone didn’t have a battery? What if I took out the battery of all these items, would any of them work? No! They would lose their ability to function at their highest level, and sometimes they wouldn’t work at all!
Explanation: It is the same with people. God is our source of power just like a battery is the source for this stuff. We can accomplish some amazing things, just like Moses in our Bible story, if we count on God as our source. God should be the center of our lives and our source of power!
Supplies: Batteries, various things that need batteries.
Preparation: None.
The object lesson & how I used it...
Main Point: God is powerful!
Illustration: Come to the front and show the boys and girls the different objects and ask them if they use any of them. Ask the kids if they know how any of them work. For example, a cell phone is a very useful tool. It can do a whole bunch of stuff. A cell phone is actually pretty incredible, you can talk to people that are thousands of miles away. Now what if the phone didn’t have a battery? What if I took out the battery of all these items, would any of them work? No! They would lose their ability to function at their highest level, and sometimes they wouldn’t work at all!
Explanation: It is the same with people. God is our source of power just like a battery is the source for this stuff. We can accomplish some amazing things, just like Moses in our Bible story, if we count on God as our source. God should be the center of our lives and our source of power!
Monday, March 19, 2012
Object Lesson | Balloon Won't Pop!
Source (Where I saw it): Original
Supplies: Balloon, pin, vaseline.
Preparation: Blow up the balloon and on the top part rub a small amount of vaseline (What this does is when you put the pin in the balloon it creates a seal and won’t pop or deflate).
The object lesson & how I used it...
Main Point: God is powerful!
Illustration: Come to the front and show the boys and girls the balloon and the pin. Ask them what would happen if I poked this balloon with the pin. It will pop that’s correct. Now it would be basically impossible for the balloon to survive the pointiness of this pin. (Now push the pin into the balloon where the vaseline is, don’t get too close to the kids with this one just in case they can pick up on the vaseline.) The balloon didn’t pop!
Explanation: What seemed impossible happened. In our lives we may come across situations where we think its impossible. Maybe the situation is something like someone we care about gets sick, or we can’t figure out something in school, or we are having a hard time making friends and feel alone. There are a lot of other situations that can feel impossible to end, but we can turn to God. God is more powerful than anyone or anything and can make the impossible happen. God can help us with our situations and wants to help. He can and wants to help us, all we have to do is go to Him and pray!
Supplies: Balloon, pin, vaseline.
Preparation: Blow up the balloon and on the top part rub a small amount of vaseline (What this does is when you put the pin in the balloon it creates a seal and won’t pop or deflate).
The object lesson & how I used it...
Main Point: God is powerful!
Illustration: Come to the front and show the boys and girls the balloon and the pin. Ask them what would happen if I poked this balloon with the pin. It will pop that’s correct. Now it would be basically impossible for the balloon to survive the pointiness of this pin. (Now push the pin into the balloon where the vaseline is, don’t get too close to the kids with this one just in case they can pick up on the vaseline.) The balloon didn’t pop!
Explanation: What seemed impossible happened. In our lives we may come across situations where we think its impossible. Maybe the situation is something like someone we care about gets sick, or we can’t figure out something in school, or we are having a hard time making friends and feel alone. There are a lot of other situations that can feel impossible to end, but we can turn to God. God is more powerful than anyone or anything and can make the impossible happen. God can help us with our situations and wants to help. He can and wants to help us, all we have to do is go to Him and pray!
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