Monthly Archives: September 2008
Guard Your Gates!
Time 20 minutes Description This object lesson teaches about the need to protect our hearts and minds from the evil things that might get in them. Materials Small box Heart-shaped object A handful of candy or a few candy bars … Continue reading
Walking on Water
Time 30-45 minutes Description This object lesson is used as a highlight to the story of Peter walking on water. The lesson is big and expensive. It takes lots of time to prepare, and it’s messy. It’s best reserved for … Continue reading
Filed under Christianity, faith, Hands-on, Object Lesson, Peter, Simon-Peter, test, Trust
Center of His Will
Time 10 minutes Description This object lesson teaches about the need to stay in the center of God’s will. Doing so will help us withstand the craziness that happens around us. Materials Square plywood board (2 ft. x 2 ft. … Continue reading
Filed under Anxiety, Christianity, Coping skills, Fear, God's Will, Obedience, Object Lesson, Worry
Jesus Unlocked the Door
Time 30 minutes Description This object lesson teaches about trusting in Jesus as your Savior by using a Prisoner-of-War (POW) metaphor to describe our condition before salvation. The Bible teaches that before we became believers, we were spiritual POWs who … Continue reading
Filed under Belief, Christianity, Eternity, Evangelism, faith, Heaven, Hell, Obedience, Object Lesson, salvation, Spiritual Warfare
Fall of Faith
Time 10 minutes Description This object lesson teaches about faith and about doing things for God that are sometimes scary. Materials Box or some other sturdy object that children can fall off backward so that you can catch them. It … Continue reading
Filed under Anxiety, Belief, Christianity, faith, Fear, God's Will, Obedience, Object Lesson, Trust, Worry
Where You Focus
Time 15 minutes Description This object lesson helps children (and adults) understand that sometimes we don’t give people a fair chance and that it’s important to look at the good things about people, too. Materials PowerPoint file, “Where You Focus.ppt,.” … Continue reading
Filed under Agape Love, Christianity, Focus, illusion, Kindness, Love, Magic, Object Lesson, Relationships
The Ark
Time 10 minutes Description This object lesson teaches about the different arks of the Bible. Materials · Wildlife Ark – Mural-in-a-Book from www.muralmosaic.com · Plywood or foam board – 4’ x 6’ · Straight edge or square – 6’ or … Continue reading
Filed under Christianity, Hands-on, Hope, Obedience, Object Lesson, salvation
Straw-tato
Time 15 minutes Description This object lesson helps people to see that the “impossible” is not always as impossible as it seems. Materials Potatoes for every participant and for the facilitator (ripe potatoes work best) Straws for every participant and … Continue reading
Filed under Belief, Christianity, Coping skills, faith, Hands-on, Object Lesson, Trust
Tool, Test or Territory
Time 30 minutes Description This object lesson teaches that God uses the people and the events in our lives as TOOLS (to shape us), TESTS (to help us see the condition of our hearts) or opportunities to take more TERRITORY … Continue reading
Filed under Christianity, God's Will, heart, Joseph, Obedience, Object Lesson, territory, test, tool, Trust
