Exegetical Aim: Talents and gifts are from God and are to be used in service to the church. Props: A item which represents a skill or talent; e.g., a guitar or paint brush. Lesson: Good Morning. I have a question to ask you this morning. What if God gave me something and told me to use it and I took it and hid it? (response) Why would I be in trouble? (response) Cause I didn’t do what God told me ...
Object: Fifty one-dollar bills, a loaf of bread, a jar of peanut butter, a child’s sweater, an offering envelope, an offering plate.
Lesson: How we spend our money is important.
I have $50 here in my hand. If I gave you this $50 and told you I wanted you to do something good with it, what would you do? (Let them offer answers.)
One good thing to do is buy food. You could buy peanut butter and b...
Object: A check book and, if possible, a picture of an Orangutan.
Good morning, boys and girls. If I were to take my check book and write you a large check, would you be grateful to me? You would really appreciate it, wouldn't you?
I read recently about a hotel chain that donated money for the upkeep of Madu, an orangutan in captivity in Penang, Malaysia.
The hotel chain sent their public relat...
Object: a kitchen timer
Good morning, boys and girls. Can anyone tell me what this thing is? It's a kitchen timer. Do you have one of these in your kitchen at home? What do we use a kitchen timer for? That's right, we set the timer to let us know how long we should cook our food. If something is supposed to cook for 20 minutes, we set the timer for twenty minutes. (Set timer) See, the timer is co...
Object: A bank savings book.
Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have ever been to a bank? (Let them answer.) Almost all of you. What do you do at a bank? (Let them answer.) You put money in the bank and you take money out of the bank. Banks are very important places because they not only protect our money and keep it safe but they also do a lot of other things to help people.One of the...
Object: Two slices of bread and a variety of sandwich bags and wrap.
This morning we are going to discuss sandwiches. I would guess a lot of you eat sandwiches for lunch most days of the week. What are your favorite kinds of sandwiches? (Allow time for answers.) How many of you like the crust on or off your sandwiches? What about the heel on the loaf of bread? Do you like that or not? And how man...
Object: A yardstick and a picture of a groundhog.
Lesson: Overcoming fear.
Text: "O Most High ... when I am afraid, I put my trust in you ... You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your record? ... In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I am not afraid ... For you have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from...
Exegetical Aim: To remind the children of Christ’s second coming.
Props: A wall clock
Lesson: Does anyone know what time it is? Right now, do you know what time it is? (Responses) How can you tell what time it is? What do we look at to see what time it is? (response) Good, a clock, or a watch. Look what I’ve brought today. A clock. Maybe all of you do not know yet how to tell time. So I’ll quick...
Exegetical Aim: We must be prepared for the coming of Christ.
Props: A trumpet or a shofar (a ram’s horn used for blowing), and a volunteer who can blow it loudly. This will be done at the back of sanctuary without the children’s knowledge.
Lesson: Have all of the children facing one direction as they are seated. I want to talk about kings. A long time ago, kings were very important people. Wher...
Object: None OR with a sharpie, write “BUT” on an index card, one for each child, to use as a bookmark.
Lesson: "BUT"
How many of you have a pet? Has anyone ever had a pet that died? How did that make you feel? You were very sad, weren’t you? In fact, you probably cried.
Have you had someone you love very much die? That was a very sad time, too, wasn’t it?
Today’s Bible lesson is from Paul, ex...
Object: None OR you will need yellow and black card stock or construction paper. Using rubber cement, glue one yellow paper to a black paper. Cut them into 2 ½ inch squares. With a black sharpie, draw a sun on the yellow side. OR go to your local Christian supply store and purchase small flashlights. They sometimes have “Jesus is the Light of the World” printed on them.
Lesson: Day/Night
Which d...
Objects:
Card stock printed with scripture reference and verse
Pair of glasses
Toothbrush
Medicine bottle
Toy
Book
Article of clothing
Item of food
Today, I’m going to tell you something that I imagine you never thought you’d hear someone tell you in church. Don’t share. That’s right. I’m telling you not to share. (pause) Well, actually, I’m not talking about everything, but there are some things...
Object: A Globe
Boys and girls, How many of you can find North America on this globe? Good. It's this large body of land right here, isn't it? How about South America? That's right. On the globe it's just below North America. Notice that North and South America are joined by this thin piece of land.
Does anybody know what the thin piece of land joining North and South America is called? It's the...
Object: A stepladder.
Good morning, boys and girls. Today we are going to talk about making each other feel better. How many of you like to feel good? (Let them answer.) Does it make you feel better when someone else tells you that you have done a good job or that you play a game well? (Let them answer.) People always want to tell us when we do bad or act bad, but not very many people tell us whe...
Object: A fluffy bed pillow.
Good morning, boys and girls. We need to talk about something that people do not like to talk about. It is a very big part of living. It is a big experience, but people do not like to talk about it. Do you know what I want to share with you this morning? (Let them answer.) That's right, I want to talk to you about dying and death. People don't like to talk about it, b...
Object: a light bulb
Good morning, boys and girls. How are my favorite light bulbs doing? Did you know you're a light bulb? Well, you are. Light bulbs are really neat things. They're made of glass, and they have these little wires inside that light up really bright when they get hot. How come this light bulb is not lit up right now? Why can't we turn it on? That's right, because it's not connecte...
Objects: a tambourine, a trumpet, and something representing a soldier, like arm stripes
Good morning, boys and girls. Perhaps you know what I’m holding up:
This is a tambourine; listen to the noise it makes.
This is a trumpet; it can make a loud sound.
And these are military stripes; they don’t make any noise at all.
I show you these three things because they tell us about a saint who shaped...
Object: A board with several large holes where nails have been.
Good morning, boys and girls. Today I have something to show you before I tell you one of the best-known stories in the Bible. I brought a board along with me. It looks like any board you have ever seen. The thing I want you to notice is the holes that you see in the board. Do you know what caused these holes? (Let them answer.) That...
Object: A scoreboard. It should be divided into innings or quarters.
Good morning, boys and girls, and how are you this morning? Isn't this one of the very best days of your life? Easter! How many of you know what happened to Jesus on this day? [Wait for an answer or two.] That's right, Jesus came back to life on Easter and are we glad! Do you know why we are so glad that Jesus is alive? Do you k...
Object: a driver's license or other identification.
Boys and girls, when you get older you will discover that sometimes it can get complicated when you try to buy things in stores. If you want to use a credit card or cash a check, the person at the cash register may not accept it until they are sure you are the person whose name is printed on the card or check. They will ask for identification. S...
Object: A ladder.
Good morning, boys and girls. Today we are going to talk about rescuing someone whom we love very much. Let's pretend that there is someone caught in a house that is burning and she cannot get out by the door, but she is too high to jump without really getting hurt. What will we do to rescue this person? (Let them answer.) Those are good answers. We could do a lot of those thing...
Object: Some money, dollar bills and some coins.
Text: And he is the expiation for our sins, and not for ours onlybut also for the sins of the whole world.
Good morning, boys and girls. I want to share some ideas with you this morning, and I need your attention because they are very important ideas. There is a very big word used in the Bible to describe what Jesus did for us when he died on the ...
Object: Picture of Washington, Lincoln, Nixon, Martin Luther King, etc.
Good morning, boys and girls. There’s something good about November. It makes you think about Thanksgiving and the reason why we’re glad to be Americans. Speaking of Americans, can you tell me the name of a famous American? (Someone will reply George Washington and you can either show a picture or take out a dollar bill).
Th...
Object: small bell
Good morning, boys and girls and a happy Advent to you! Do you know what Advent means? (Allow time for them to respond.) What does the word "Advent" make you think of when you hear it? For a lot of boys and girls it means getting ready for Jesus to come into our world and be the way He has promised us He would be.
Advent is a time of preparing, getting ready, and that is what ...
Object: A flashlight, rope, screwdriver, bag.
Text: But the day of the Lord will come like a thief.
Good morning, boys and girls. I want to show you what I have in this bag. (Take out each item and hold it up.) What kind of a person would need a bag like this? (Let them guess.) Well, a thief would probably need a bag full of tools like this. Why would a thief need a flashlight? (Let them guess.)...
Object: A grade card.
Good morning, boys and girls. Have you ever wanted something so much that you would do almost anything to get it? (Let them answer.) What would you like right now that you do not have? (Let them answer.) We want a lot of things, don't we? I suppose that it is good that we can't have everything that we want or otherwise we would stop trying.
Some things are more important th...
Object: A car jack.
Good morning, boys and girls. I brought with me this morning something that I call Faith. It is a nickname that I gave to something that we all have and sometimes need. Let me show you what I mean. (Bring out the tire jack.) How many of you know what Faith does? (Let them answer.) That's right, Faith is a jack. You need Faith when you have a flat tire or you need to lift your ...
