Text: Psalm 139:1-2 O Lord, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar.
Materials: Three items that will be shown to the children, who will in turn help to describe them to the congregation. Each item should be progressively smaller (a football, an apple, a shell).
Message: Today I would like to find out how good all of you a...
Object: An opal (if you can find one, if not any precious stone can "stand in").
Boys and girls, I have a precious stone in my hand. Does anybody know what it is? This is an opal. Opals are not as valuable as diamonds, but they are still beautiful stones. Do any of you have the opal as a birth stone?
This opal is set in a ring, so I cannot demonstrate, as I would like to, something very special ...
Object: None or have a small gift each child can take back to their mom.
Mother’s Day is a time to say, "I love you."
What special day is today? Yes, it’s Mother’s Day. We started having a special day for mothers many years ago.
Even when I was a boy your age, which was a long time ago, we celebrated Mother’s Day. On that day, people would pin a flower, called a carnation, on their suit coats o...
Object: Child's night light
What is this? Do most of you have one in your home?
Why?
It is a night light. It helps us see in the dark. In our house we use them when we go to bed so in case we need to get up, the light will help us see in the dark. I like having a light like this. With a light I am not afraid of the dark.
Did you know that the Bible says Jesus is a light? He is the Light of the...
Object: A warm sweater.
Lesson: When the electricity goes off, we need to do things differently.
That was quite a surprise we had the other day when all the lights blinked off and on a few times and then went off and stayed off for a long time. Because the electricity was off, our furnaces didn’t work, so we felt cold. What did you do to stay warm? We put on sweaters - like this one; we sat by t...
Purpose: Learning to take care of ourselves.
Materials: None needed, except the riddles in the lesson.
Lesson: I think that most children like riddles. Maybe you have heard these and you know the answers. As I ask each riddle, I want you to answer them in your mind, and then we will see if you were right.
What has eyes but cannot see? (A potato) What has legs, but cannot walk? (A chair or table...