Object Lessons Zone

A penny is also called one cent. How is a missionary like a penny? A missionary is also one SENT.

Supplies needed: Dirty diaper pail with lid Dirty diapers (the older, the better!) Assortment of ladies perfume

We need to connect with God on a daily basis if we are to grow into the spiritual champions that He has planned for us to be.

Jesus is the only way to heaven.

Where we are or who we are is not as important as whose we are.

An object lesson on why God allows suffering.

Man alone cannot tame his tongue.

We need to feed our spirit just like we do our body. Except that we feed our spirit, Spirit food.

This is patter you can use with 20th Century Silks and a Change Bag as an object lesson in talking about Jesus' ressurection. This is ONLY the patter. You'll have to buy the tricks to know the secret. This is meant to be done on Easter, but you can adapt it to fit any time of year.

A simple (cheap!) object lesson illustrating the resurrection.

We will return to our sin unless we have the power of God to change us from the inside so that we stay away from it.

People weren't paying attention to what God wanted to tell them... so, He became a man in the form of Jesus to help us understand. Here is a great lesson at Christmas time or to teach on the person of Jesus Christ.

Jesus' simple birth

This object lesson is designed for older children, who might be getting a little complacent and think they "know it all". It looks at the reward of putting effort into studying the Bible.

The object lesson will help them understand that they are not the person God intended without the presence of the Holy Spirit in their lives.

We need to make Jesus our very best friend. This lesson tells kids how to make that possible. You will need a best friends necklace.

God calls us and we are to respond by leaving everything behind and following him. The Best Doctor will heal us and allow us to become heirs. Then he starts to change the world through us.

A woman wrote to "Pulpit Helps" to explain a miraculous lesson her family experienced. During one of their family Bible readings as new Christians, they ran across the verse, "If your enemy is hungry, feed him" (Romans 12:20). She writes.... (a lesson her son learned about loving an enemy at school.)

A simple, yet effective, way to show the importance of putting important things first in our lives.

Two team captain's argue whether or not the game plan that the coach gave them is indeed the best way to score a touchdown. Used as a correlation to following the Bible and what is says to what we think that we should do because it works for us (or so we think)

I use one of every kind of footwear in my closet to illustrate walking with Jesus for little kids. I pull the shoes out of a bag one at a time and give the lesson for each one.

Use balloons to show kids how having the joy of the Lord can lift others up.

This is an easy idea, can be adapted for your kids service. You tell the story, as the kids act it out on stage, have them dressed up. Have them do the motions, the faces, some of the words, as you direct them all. Good, easy way to tell the story of Gideon!

God can use small people for BIG jobs!

God sees something BIG inside of you!

What is the greatest gift you've ever gotten - what's the worst? Here's the best! This is a great opener for a lesson on salvation or on the person of Jesus Christ.