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Object Lesson – Lunch Box

Anthony — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:38:58 +0000

Source (Where I saw it): Original

Supplies: Two lunch boxes filled with one good lunch and one bad lunch

Preparation – Prepare two lunches with one being good and something you would want to eat, and the other with random, and disgusting things no one would eat for lunch.

How I used it…
Main Point – God always wants the best for us.

Illustration: Show the kids the two different lunch boxes. Ask them how many of them love lunch time! Of course, most of the kids favorite subject in school is lunch time. Describe how exciting it is to see what was packed for lunch. (Here you start with the bad lunch). As you pull out all the bad items no one would eat the kids should be saying things like gross and disgusting! Have fun with this, and make it sound like you would love to eat all this. Then tell the kids of course no one would want to eat any of this! Now pull out the good lunch box. Show the kids all the good and nutritious food. Ask them how many would want to eat this one! Explain that God wants the very best for us. Even though bad things happen in life, God wants us to have the very best because he loves us. If we put our life in God’s hands, God will take care of us! Matthew 6:25-34

Object Lesson – Stuffed Animal

Anthony — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:00:41 +0000

Source (Where I saw it): Original

Supplies: Stuffed Animal of Favorite Toy

Preparation – None

How I used it…
Main Point – God is always there for us!

Illustration: Show the kids the stuffed animal or favorite toy that you have. Explain to the kids that you love this toy. In fact, you take really good care of it. Ask a few of the kids what is their favorite toy. Then ask them if they would take their favorite toy and throw it down stairs or light it on fire? Of course not! We take care of the things we love. God is the same way with us. God wants to be there for us in the good times and the bad times. It is just a matter of us letting Him be there. God loves us!

Object Lesson – Sand

Anthony — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:57:30 +0000

Source (Where I saw it): Original

Supplies: Sand

Preparation – None

How I used it…
Main Point – God cares about every detail of our life!

Illustration: Show the kids the sand. Ask them who loves the beach? How many of you went to the beach a lot this summer? How many of you want to be at the beach right now? The beach is a great place. Isn’t it crazy how little each grain of sand is? I mean, how many millions upon millions of grains of sand does it take to make one single beach. God took the time to create all this sand. He pays attention to every tiny detail of his creation. The Bible tells us that he knows how many hairs are on our head. We can know that God loves us and is interested in every aspect of our lives.

Object Lesson – Story Book

Anthony — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:00:19 +0000

Source (Where I saw it): Original

Supplies: A story book – preferably a choose your own adventure story book (Make sure it is an appropriate book)

Preparation – None

How I used it…
Main Point – When God is our #1 we have a much better chance to live a fulfilling life!

Illustration: Show the kids the story book. Explain to them that in a story the main character has to make choices. You can go into the main character of the book you use and the choices they have to make. Explain that each choice leads the character down a certain path. Sometimes the character is a hero and saves the day, while other characters choose to be villains and try to destroy the world. The explain that each and every one of us is living out our own story book. Each day we make decisions that lead us down a specific path. How many people in life want to grow up and be in jail? How many people grow up and say they want to hate what they do? How many people grow up hoping to regret all the choices they made in their life? Of course not! So many people make small choices each and every day that lead them down wrong paths. We need to put God first in our lives. If we learn to hear God and put God first in everything we do, you can grow up finding a life that is fulfilling and rewarding, but the choice is yours! Each choice you make is your choice, not your parents, not your siblings, and not your friends. Put God first in your life, so your choices can lead to a better future surrounded with God’s love and mercy!

Object Lesson – Video Game Love

Anthony — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:00:43 +0000

Source (Where I saw it): Original

Supplies: Video Game or Controller

Preparation – None

How I used it…
Main Point – God needs to be our #1

Illustration: One person comes up hugging and holding a video game controller. They are talking to it like it is the best thing in the whole world, and how much they love it. Go as fas as to dance with it! Just tell it how amazing it is and how the video game has changed your life. Then the leader says, they are interrupting a bit, and the person says who cares, the whole world needs to know about my controller! I will shout it from the mountain tops! They then run out of the room. Then the leader explains that many of us do the same thing. We may not do it like that, but when we choose to not listen to our parents to finish our game or whatever we are doing we are putting that first in our lives. God needs to be first in our lives, but many of us only think about God and our relationship with him at church.

Object Lesson – Candy Priority

Anthony — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:00:46 +0000

Source (Where I saw it): Original

Supplies: Candy of different kinds

Preparation – None

How I used it…
Main Point – God needs to be our #1

Illustration: Two people come in with their hands filled with candy. They talk about how much they love candy! They then start asking each other which is their favorite out of the candy they have. They go into detail about ranking the candy, taking each kind and describing its sugary goodness. Make sure to talk about how it smells and tastes and everything! After ranking them, and you can use the kids to help you by asking them, walk out talking about how and when you are going to eat it all. Then the leader comes up and explains that in life we all rank our activities and goals. Some of us will put our games first, others will put our activities like soccer and baseball first, still others will put their friends first in their lives. All those things can be good things, but they do not lead to a great, fulfilling life. The way to have a live that is fulfilling is to put God first.

Object Lesson – Craft Sand

Anthony — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:44:33 +0000

Source (Where I saw it): Based off of Christian Crafters

Supplies: Two water glasses, two bouncy balls, craft sand

Preparation – None

How I used it…
Main Point – God needs to be our #1

Illustration: Show the kids the first bouncy ball. Tell them how important it is to put God first in your life. When we put God first then all our choices, and our whole life can be covered by God. At this point put the bouncy ball in one of the water glasses and then pour in the craft sand. The sand will completely cover the ball. Then explain how if you don’t put God first in your life, you won’t be completely covered by God’s grace, mercy, and love. This time pour the craft sand in the second glass first, and then drop the bouncy ball on top. When it comes to living the most fulfilling life, God needs to come first. It is your decisions on the life you lead. If you put everything else before God, then there is little room to hear God in your life.

Object Lesson – Junk Food vs Healthy Food

Anthony — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:00:37 +0000

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.

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!

Object Lesson – Limbo

Anthony — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:00:29 +0000

Source (Where I saw it): Nailscars.com

Supplies: Some kind of stick for limbo

Preparation - None

How I used it…
Main Point – Temptation is a choice! If we learn to trust God in the small things then it will be easier to trust God in the big things!

Illustration: Choose some of the students to do the limbo. As it gets harder and harder the kids will have trouble getting under the bar. At one point put the bar so low that it is impossible to go under without touching the bar. Explain to the children that just like when the game starts out it is very easy to get under the limbo bar, but as the game progress it gets harder and harder. This is just like life. If we don’t learn to give our situations to God now, then when we face what seems like impossible tasks we will have an even harder time trusting God. As you get older you will have harder and harder choices to make, and it will be harder to stay on the path God has for you, so learn now to trust God with your decisions! (This is a great object lesson to transition to some sort of personal story of choosing God’s will over your own and then to an altar call)

Object Lesson – Ding Dong

Anthony — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:00:33 +0000

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!

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!”