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

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Starter Soaring with Jesus

Use a hair dryer and ping pong ball to help explain eagles soaring and waiting on God found in Isaiah 40:31.

Waiting on God
Starter Stuck in Sin

This object lesson is a different take on the egg in the bottle effect. Instead of an egg, it uses a balloon that gets sucked in a bottle to teach the importance of saying no to temptation.

Say No to Temptation
Plus Talking Fish

Want to tell the story of Jesus feeding the 5,000 in an exciting new way?

Creative Bible Stories
Free Teaching Kids To Hear The Voice Of God

Teach your kids how they can listen for the voice of God when choosing friends.

Wise Choices, Hearing the Holy Spirit, Discernment
Starter That's One Week Rope

How much time do you spend with Jesus each week? 

Spend Time with Jesus
Plus The Bible Is Our Standard

How do we measure the world against God's word?

Object Lessons on God's Standards
Plus The Candle of the Lord - Object Lesson

Teach kids that they need to learn to obey their own conscience instead of relying on others to tell them what they should and should not do.  

Object Lesson
Plus The Glowing Pickle

Your kids will love this! The pickle when “plugged into the power” actually glows! Great lesson to show kids that when we are plugged into God's power, we glow from the inside out. 

God's Power in Us
Plus The Holy Spirit Helps Us

The Holy Spirit helps us put out the acts of the sinful nature and live instead filled with the fruit of the Spirit--demonstrated by a CO2 experiment.  

Acts of Sinful Nature vs. The Fruit of the Spirit
Plus The Inside Counts

Fun object lesson that teaches kids that all of us are loved by God.

God, people, love
Plus The M&M Nativity Legend

We wanted to complete our Advent study, and with a fifth Sunday, it seemed like a great idea to do something unique.  That’s where the M&M Nativity Legend comes in.

Nativity Object Lesson
Plus The Parable of the Persistent Widow

It takes persistence to get to the center of the lollipop! Just like with the lollipop, Jesus tells us to be persistent in our prayers.

Prayer, Persistence
Plus The Reason for the Season Object Lesson

Kids learn the real meaning of Christmas and where traditions came from.

Christmas,
Plus The Treasure Remains

Pencils pierce a water-filled, zip lock bag and it doesn't leak. This demonstrates that when Jesus is in our lives, he doesn't leave us when tough times come.

Treasure in Jars of Clay
Plus 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
Plus 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
Plus Trinity object lesson

Trinity
Free Watch Where You Step!

Here is an object lesson to demonstrate how we need to follow God and watch where we step!

Following God
Plus Wedding Rings & Wedding Pictures

Being baptized is like wearing a wedding ring. It shows people who you belong to.

Baptism
Plus What Are You Thankful For?

Here is an object lesson for Thanksgiving to remind us how much we have to be thankful for!

Thankfulness
Plus 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
Free 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
Plus You Can't Fool God

Christian Life
Plus 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
Plus 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
Plus 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
Plus Put Others First

This is a group activity that doubles as an object lesson, getting your kids to be artistic.

Golden Rule, Drawing
Plus 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
Plus 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,
Plus 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
Plus Why I Believe In Object Lessons

This article explains the reasons why object lessons are important.

Object Lessons
Plus Finished and Home

A short lesson plan on “Finished and Home,” inspired by Hebrews 12:2, along with a short lesson to help you prepare and present this wonderful illustration of Jesus’ work on the cross and His place as King of Kings.

Crucifixion and Resurrection
Plus Ring on a Spring Object Lesson

A very fun object lesson using the Ring on a Spring illustion!

Salvation
Plus 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
Plus I AM HERE! (Right to Life Magic Trick)

A magic trick that illustrates the value a human life.

Right to Life
Plus Substitutionary Atonement?

Kids see a first hand example of how Jesus took our punishment for us.

Salvation
Starter Torn and Restored Heart Object Lesson

A magical object lesson illustrating how God restores a broken heart

Salvation
Plus .....But I paid for the whole thing!

Bible
Plus 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
Plus A Higher Law

Bible
Plus A Lemonade Recipe That Doesn't Work

Christian Life
Plus A Letter from God

Bible
Plus A Memory Feat

Other
Plus A perfect copy

God's desire for us is that we be a "copy" of Christ.

ChristianLife
Plus A Pumpkin Object Lesson

Christian Life
Plus A Ticket to Heaven?

Jesus
Plus 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
Plus Angels Unaware

Christian Life
Plus Anger Like a Volcano

A science experiment that illustrates how anger can grow and hurt others.

Anger, Speech, Self Control
Plus Are You a Soldier?

Christian Life
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