Exegetical Aim: Our requests of others should be polite. We should use kindness whenever possible.
Props: A bottle of vinegar, an onion, a jar of jelly, and a packet of Kool-Aid.
Lesson: Today I want to take a survey to see what kind of things you like, okay? Hold up the jar of vinegar. How many know what this is? (response) Now, how many people like to have a big, cold glass of vinegar on a war...
Object: An item from a Scout uniform.
Lesson: Children can be helpful.
Can you see the Scouts who are here at church today? I’m going to ask them to stand so we can see them. What is one way you can tell if a youngster is a Scout? They have on special clothes. Those clothes Scouts wear are called uniforms.
Today is Scout Sunday and that’s why the Scouts are wearing their uniforms.
Would you bo...
Object: Some ordinary coins and some collector’s coins.
Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you know what the word "special" means? [Let them answer.] That is very good. Very few things are special, and when we have something that is special it means a lot to us. The funny part of this is that we do not always know or understand the special things. For instance I have with me some coins. Yo...
Object: A piece of wood, several screws, a hammer and a screw driver.
Text: Yet for love's sake I prefer to appeal to you - I, Paul, an ambassador and now a prisoner also for Christ Jesus.
Good morning, boys and girls. Today we are going to learn about one of God's great disciples, Paul. He was put into prison for teaching about Jesus in a part of the world that thought it was wrong to talk abou...
