Posts Tagged as ‘Belief’

January 11, 2009

No More Than We Can Bear

Time
10-15 minutes

Description
This object lesson helps children understand that God will help them get through difficult times and situations. He never allows us to go through more than we can bear, and He never leaves us alone.

Materials
· Large balloons (at least 5-6, but you might want more just in case)
· Wood skewers (available in the [...]

December 7, 2008

Spotlight Effect

Time
20 minutes
Description
This object lesson teaches that when God shines His favor on us, it blesses other people around us, as well. It uses the story of Joseph to illustrate this principle.

Materials
· Powerful flashlight or spotlight

Preparation
· Make sure you can get the room dark with the lights turned off. You may need to cover up [...]

November 17, 2008

Joseph Over Easy

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 sometimes happen to good people.

Materials
· Sixteen eggs
· Pot [...]

September 28, 2008

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 large events. That said, there’s a lot of “wow factor.” This will be an activity that they will remember [...]

September 23, 2008

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 should be tall enough that it presents a challenge but not so tall as to be unsafe.

Preparation
· Set up box [...]

September 19, 2008

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 for the facilitator (make sure the straws are sturdy)
Flip chart [...]