Facing Your Giants (Quick Drama)

Time
10 minutes
Description
This Quick Drama teaches that we shouldn’t fear the giants in our lives but that we shouldn’t try to take them on alone, either.  (I’ve chosen giants who represent fears children might have, but feel free to change the type of giants to match your audience.)
Audience
Children, youth, adults
Materials
o    Life-size drawings of different giants (4 [...]

God Loves Variety

Time
20-25 minutes
Description
This object lesson teaches about how God created us all differently. It uses a little bit of water science to illustrate the different music God put in each of us.

Materials

Ten identical glasses or jars
Red, blue, and yellow food coloring (optional)
Fork, [...]

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

Preparation
· You might need a confederate when [...]

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 were held captive by the devil, the god of this world (see 2 Timothy 2:26). Jesus came to [...]

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 [...]

Knot a Problem

Time
10 minutes

Description
This object lesson uses a little “magic” to teach kids to give their worries and their problems to God.

Materials Needed

About four foot of rope
Scissors

Preparation Needed
Practice, practice, practice

Procedure
Use the following script (or modify to suit your needs):

(Tie the rope into a knot [...]

Pass It On

Time
15 minutes
Description
This object lesson helps children understand that God wants us to reflect His light to the world.
Materials
6-8 mirrors on stands (so that you can position them and prevent them from shaking)
A red laser (green lasers are more powerful but can damage eyes)
A smoke machine will help the laser beams to show up better, but [...]