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Object Lessons Zone

Getting children to understand spiritual truth is like threading a needle...

It is easier to get a camel through the eye of a needle than for...

I don't mean to string you along, or hem you in, but the point of this Zone is to thread together all of the object lessons we've knitted together in this site.  So don't get all wound up or get yourself in a ball just cut loose and tie these object lessons into the next yarn you are teaching.  I know these puns are piercing, but like the man of the cloth said, "You reap what you sew!" Or sew they say!

See also: Why I Believe In Object Lessons by Barney Kinard

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Basic Baptism Illustration

3-5 year olds will see how baptism is a picture of what happens when we become Christians – our sins are washed away when we trust Christ for forgiveness.

Baptism
Premium Can we trust our senses?

Much in this world is unreliable, even our own senses can fool us. But God's Word IS reliable.

Bible
Premium Discovering Your Gifts

God has given us all many different gifts, talents and abilities. Here is a lesson to help children understand about discovering those gifts.

Spiritual Gifts
Guest Do you believe?

We can believe in Jesus and what He did for us even though we can't see or feel Him.

Thomas didn't believe
Premium Easter Egg Puzzle of Life

Jesus is the solution to the puzzle of life, illustrated by an Easter egg puzzle.

Easter
Premium Facing Trials and Troubles

Children particularly enjoy any lessons involving fire, water or balloons. The following object lesson involves all three, so it should be a big hit!

Trials
Premium Getting into Character

Costumes
Premium Musical Glasses

We are all given gifts and talents from the Lord that we are to use in the Church Body. This could be a good object lesson for a family service, to teach the importance of every age group in the church.

Spiritual Gifts
Basic Play Doh Heart

As we sin, we corrupt and break up our hearts, but when we ask God to forgive us he puts us back together and even makes our hearts new.

Forgiveness,Communion
Premium Sin Grows Rapidly

Learning that little sins build until they tie you up.

Sin
Guest Squished Satan

Demonstrate with playdough that God & the Devil aren't equally matched.

devil, demons
Premium The Black Dot

God can change what we see as a "black dot" in our life into something beautiful!

Providence
Premium The Seriousness of Sin

There are no "little" or "big" sins in God's eyes.

Sin
Premium Treat Others as You Would Want to be Treated

Things you do and say in anger hurt others. Ask God to help you control your behavior.

Consideration
Premium Trinity object lesson

Trinity
Premium Virtual Bible place field trips

Many Bible places can still be found AND amazingly seen right where your at using on-line satelite maps and/or Google Earth. This article give coordidates that be entered in these websites or Google Earth program to teleport you to these amazing places.

Bible places
Premium What do you want on your Tombstone?

Think about what you want people to say about you someday! See what was said about a Bible character at the end of his life!

Life
Premium The POP QUIZ

A powerful and effective way to illustrate the Gospel.

Gospel Presentation
Premium An Easy Choice

Sometimes the things of the world appear to be more attractive than the things of God, but we have to remember that in the long run, choosing God’s Way will always be better!

Faith
Premium Ask, Seek, Knock

Have son or daughters asking for a certain need of theirs. Then give them the complete opposite. Teaching that God would not do this to anyone of us.

Needing God
Premium Awesome Mind Reading Trick

This trick will make it look like you can read kids' minds! However, you can then talk about how only God can really read our minds.

Mind Reading
Premium Back To School

Here is a great 'back to school' lesson that shares the Gospel using school supplies.

ChristianLife
Premium Being Connected to God Gives You Power

Being connected to God gives you power.

God
Premium Bungee Cord

Imagine you are all alone and lost in the woods and a giant monster is chasing you and you trip....

Christian Living
Premium Does Ivory Soap Float?

Don't buy the lie of evolution.

ChristianLife
Premium Easter Egg Puzzle of Life

Jesus rose from the dead to fix the problem of death once and for all.

Easter
Premium Follow Instructions Game

I've been doing this for over 20 years and it works every time! A fun game/object lesson on the need to read the Bible carefully!

Following the Bible
Premium God As Father

God is the perfect Father.

Christian Living
Premium God is Your Spotter

You start with little weights and move up to big weights. The same is true in our spiritual life. If we aren’t even attempting little things for God, He will never be able to use us for anything great.

Faith - Strength
Premium Hold Your Tongue

Just a fun introduction to teaching on the power of the tongue.

Bible
Premium I'm a Banana

Member Exclusive Sneak Peek at Object Talks from DiscipleTown Unit #3 Due out November 20th!

Spiritual Fruit
Premium Magic Tricks

Many magic tricks rely on false assumptions...

ChristianLife
Premium Magic Tube Magic Trick

It is foolish to think that if we allow bad things into our life that good will come out.

ChristianLife
Premium Mercy and Grace

A very fun lesson on what Mercy and Grace really are. A student does not receive the super soaker treatment he deserves.

God's Love
Premium Muzzle

What is a muzzle? Do people ever need muzzles?

ChristianLife
Premium Our Outside Power Source

We all need a source of power outside of ourselves, or we will get drained spiritually.

God
Premium Paper And Tape

Sin causes friendships and relationships to be torn.

ChristianLife
Premium Pick Your Prize Game Show

Be careful not to lie. The key is to tell the truth, just not the ‘whole truth’ because that is what the world/Satan does.

Deception
Premium Pipe Object Lesson

Sin gets in the way of God being able to do things in our life.

ChristianLife
Premium Red Phone

Demonstrate the phone and talk about how helpful it is. (for talking to friends and family, getting help, directions, reminders, etc.)

ChristianLife
Premium Reflection of Our Self

You look in the mirror and see what needs to be fixed before you are presentable to the world, but God’s Word shows us what we need to fix to be presentable to God and others.

Faith
Premium Rise or Fall

God wants us all to go up to heaven - and it is whether you have Jesus inside that determines that.

Bible
Premium Rubber bottle opener gripper

We need to get a grip on God!

ChristianLife
Premium Satan's Traps

Satan traps you by tempting you. He makes you think it is only a little lie or a small thing and that will give you a lot of pleasure.

ChristianLife
Premium Seeing is Believing

Magic Trick (Don't worry, you CAN do this - because you don't really DO anything.) Show ...

Bible
Premium Sling Shot and Balloon Object Lesson

How we can protect ourselves from the attacks of the enemy.

ChristianLife
Premium Spiritual Glasses

Just as real glasses help many us see objects in perspective, spiritual glasses can help us see things with a godly perspective.

ChristianLife
Premium The “Magic Box” Show

The “Magic Box” - Show a box empty, and then ask kids what they would like for you to make ‘appear’ in the box…

ChristianLife
Premium The Bible is like?

The Bible is like .....

Bible
Premium The Bible is our Mirror to see What we Look Like Spiritually

What we build our life UPON is important. We must build it upon the WORD OF GOD, not the wisdom of the world.

Bible


  

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