Object Lessons Zone
Getting children to understand spiritual truth is like threading a needle. In fact, it can be easier to get a camel through the eye of a needle...
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 on this site. So don't get all wound up! Just cut loose and tie these object lessons into the next yarn you teach. 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
‹ Back to ZonesLevel | Title | Topic | |
---|---|---|---|
The True Gift of Christmas
Here is an object lesson that uses a Christmas present to demonstrate that Jesus is the best gift of Christmas! |
Christmas Object Lesson | ||
Three Last Minute Christmas Lesson Ideas
Since the holidays are such a busy time, we all get behind in something. For this Christmas season, I wanted to provide you with three last minute Christmas lesson ideas to help you, if you are in need of a quick children’s ministry lesson! |
Children's Ministry, Christmas Lessons | ||
Trinity object lesson | Trinity | ||
Watch Where You Step!
Here is an object lesson to demonstrate how we need to follow God and watch where we step! |
Following God | ||
Wedding Rings & Wedding Pictures
Being baptized is like wearing a wedding ring. It shows people who you belong to. |
Baptism | ||
What Are You Thankful For?
Here is an object lesson for Thanksgiving to remind us how much we have to be thankful for! |
Thankfulness | ||
What Kind of Fruit Did Adam and Eve Eat?
Does the Bible really say that? We should never assume we know what the Bible says. We need to read it, study it, and teach it properly! |
Presumptions of What the Bible Says | ||
What Weighs Us Down Object Lesson - Matthew 11:28
Use this object lesson to teach children how carrying the weigh of worry and sin can be a heavy burden. |
Peace, Rest | ||
You Can't Fool God | Christian Life | ||
Balloon Release (Give It To God)
The kids in our Elementary class wrote down their gifts, talents, and plans for their lives and stuck them to a helium filled balloon. They released the balloons into the sky, signifying that they were releasing their will for their life to God. |
Gifts, Talents, God's Will | ||
Film Tube Rockets
Here is a fun outdoor object lesson to show the power of the Holy Spirit in one's life |
Object Lesson, Idea Swap | ||
Jelly Donuts: It's the inside that matters
Don't judge a book by its cover, don't judge a donut by its outside, and don't judge a person, because God looks on the inside. |
Heart, Judge, Inside | ||
Put Others First
This is a group activity that doubles as an object lesson, getting your kids to be artistic. |
Golden Rule, Drawing | ||
Siri, what does my day look like?
Kids are encouraged to meet with God first thing in the morning to ask for encouragement for their day ahead. |
Prayer in the morning | ||
The Big Picture
This is an object lesson or a group activity which will help explain that God sometimes has a different perspective than we do. Isaiah 55:9 "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts." |
Perspective, | ||
The Ministries of Jesus
Families visit five different rooms in order to learn about the five ministries of Jesus: Prayer, Healing, Teaching, Feeding the Hungry, and Serving God. |
The Ministries of Jesus | ||
Why I Believe In Object Lessons
This article explains the reasons why object lessons are important. |
Object Lessons | ||
Heart-Rope Trick
A rope is hung from the center of a cutout wooden heart. By a couple of simple moves the rope is wound around the heart sides. When the heart is suspended by the rope and draped with a red scarf, it is easily released. The scarf is removed to show the heart freely hanging on the suspended rope. |
Salvation | ||
Substitutionary Atonement?
Kids see a first hand example of how Jesus took our punishment for us. |
Salvation | ||
.....But I paid for the whole thing! | Bible | ||
3 Things You May Have Overlooked
A visual object lesson - the audience misses the obvious. Do we miss out on the most important thing in life? |
Christian Life | ||
A Higher Law | Bible | ||
A Lemonade Recipe That Doesn't Work | Christian Life | ||
A Letter from God | Bible | ||
A Memory Feat | Other | ||
A perfect copy
God's desire for us is that we be a "copy" of Christ. |
ChristianLife | ||
A Pumpkin Object Lesson | Christian Life | ||
A Ticket to Heaven? | Jesus | ||
All Things Work Together
God sometimes allows things to happen in our lives that may not be very "tasteful" or good, and He also allows good things to happen in our lives. It takes the bad and the good things together to make our life what God wants it to be. |
ChristianLife | ||
Angels Unaware | Christian Life | ||
Anger Like a Volcano
A science experiment that illustrates how anger can grow and hurt others. |
Anger, Speech, Self Control | ||
Are You a Soldier? | Christian Life | ||
Are you Fruity Enough? | Christian Life | ||
Are You Like a Fake Plant? | Christian Life | ||
Are you ready?
Jesus is coming back soon. Are you ready? |
Jesus' Return | ||
Armor of God
This is a fun and creative way to help kids understand the importance of the armor of God and how it can protect us, even today. |
Armor of God | ||
Ask a Friend
An object lesson that illustrates just how fast a Sunday school class can grow when the Word of God is shared. |
Christian Life | ||
Ask and you shall receive.
A fun way of teaching children to ask God for their needs. |
Asking God | ||
Be Holy
God sees all sin as equal. |
ChristianLife | ||
Becoming Chocolate Milk
This is an illustration that presents the baptism of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost to kids in a very easy manner. Acts 2; 10:44-47 |
Holy Spirit Baptism | ||
Bible Story Madlibs
A humorous way to grab kids' attention in Bible stories. |
ChristianLife | ||
Billy the Balloon | Christian Life | ||
Bitter to Sweet - Your Choice! | Other | ||
Bitterness into Blessings!
Demonstrates how we can make our circumstances work out for the good (and for the good of others). |
Teaching | ||
Blanket of God's Presence
Use a blanket to help the children pray. |
Prayer | ||
Blind Artist | Christian Life | ||
Blind Faith | Faith | ||
Body, Soul and Spirit | Salvation | ||
Breastplate of Rigtheousness | New Testament | ||
Bridge to Heaven | Gospel Presentation |