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Christianity, forgiveness, Jesus, Object Lesson, self-image, Self-worth, Transformation, Value

Touch of the Master’s Hand

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November 27, 2008

Time 10-15 minutes Description This object lesson teaches that God uses what the world hardly values. The touch of the Master’s hand makes all the difference in a person’s life. This lesson is inspired by the poem by Myra B. Welch (printed at the end of the lesson). Materials ·…
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Bible study, Christianity, Focus, God’s Will, Listening to God, Obedience, Object Lesson, prayer, Satan’s tactics, spiritual disciplines

Radio Waves

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November 26, 2008

Time 15-20 minutes Description This object lesson teaches about how both God and the devil are competing for our attention. It uses the metaphor of radio towers sending signals to a radio. Materials Old radio (doesn’t need to work) Two wire hangers Aluminum foil Printouts from “Radio Waves Construction” slides…
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Great Commandment, Hands-on, Kindness, Love, Object Lesson, Relationships

Ripples

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November 23, 2008

Time 20 minutes Description This object lesson teaches about the impact of our actions on others. It uses silly string and will make a huge mess, but it’s easy to clean up, and the kids will enjoy it. Materials · Enough cans of silly string (a.k.a., crazy string or crazy…
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Challenges, Christianity, Coping skills, fairness, illusion, Magic, Object Lesson, struggles, test, tool

That’s Not Fair!

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November 19, 2008

Time 10 minutes Description This object lesson helps kids to understand that unfair things happen to all of us. We can’t always change that, but we can change how we respond to what happens to us. If we look for the positive aspects, we might find that God has really…
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Belief, Challenges, Christianity, faith, God’s Will, Hands-on, Joseph, Object Lesson, struggles, test, Trust

Joseph Over Easy

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November 17, 2008

Time 30 minutes (15 minutes for decorating the eggs and 15 for telling the story) Description This object lesson tells the story of Joseph in an unusual way – with eggs. It helps the kids to learn about using puns while presenting a lesson about the reasons why bad things…
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Agape Love, Christianity, Great Commandment, Jesus, Joseph, Kindness, Love, Object Lesson, Relationships, unconditional love, unity

More Powerful Together

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November 11, 2008

Time 20 minutes Description This object lesson helps children understand that Christians are more powerful when they work together and show love for one another. It’s important that we don’t quarrel with one another and destroy the unity that shows the world we are Jesus’ disciples. Materials · Two bills…
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Abraham, Abram, Belief, Challenges, Christianity, faith, Fear, Game, Games that Teach, God’s Will, Hands-on, Hope, Obedience, Object Lesson, Sarah, struggles, test

Don’t Fumble Your Faith

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November 10, 2008

Time 30 minutes (or longer, depending upon how many rounds of play you allow) Description This object lesson helps children understand how much faith it took for Abraham (called “Abram” at the time) to leave his family and friends to go where God sent him. This is a good outdoor…
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Character, Christianity, Game, Hands-on, Kindness, Love, Obedience, Object Lesson, Satan’s tactics, temptation

Character Jenga

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November 4, 2008

Time 15-20 minutes Description This object lesson teaches how important it is to maintain godly character by using the popular Jenga ® game from Hasbro. Materials Jenga ® game (or a similar game that is played with a block tower) Label maker or permanent marker Preparation Using the label maker…
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Anxiety, Challenges, Christianity, Coping skills, Fear, Hands-on, Object Lesson, prayer, Science experiment, Worry

Pepper Chaser

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November 3, 2008

Time 10 minutes Description This object lesson helps children understand how to deal with bad thoughts, fear and worry. It uses a simple water science trick that changes the surface tension of water in order to produce an impressive result. When you add soap to water, it displaces some of…
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Christianity, Evangelism, Great Commandment, Great Commission, Intercession, Object Lesson, Relationships, Witness

Man and the Moon

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October 30, 2008

Time 20-25 minutes Description This object lesson makes an analogy between Jesus and the sun and Christians and the moon. It helps kids to learn what why Jesus didn’t take us straight to heaven as soon as we became Christians. Materials Several white shirts for kids to slip on (large…
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