Exegetical Aim: If you take care of your toys today you will be entrusted with greater things tomorrow. Stewardship is a sign of character.
Key verses: 10-11.
Props: A child's red wagon or a tricycle or a small bike.
Lesson: [The children should gather around the wagon.] Good morning! (response) How many of you would like to drive your mom's or dad's car? (response) Where would you go if you co...
Object: A candle with the wick exposed at both ends.
Good morning, boys and girls. Today we are going to try something that we have heard about, but have seldom seen. I brought a candle along with me that is a very special candle. I want to show it to you. (Show them the candle.) What is different about this candle? (Let them answer.) That's right, there is a wick on each end. Have you ever heard...
Object: Some notes with answers to math problems written on them.
Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have ever heard of the word "cheating?" What does the word cheating mean? [Let them answer.] Those are pretty good answers. When someone cheats he hopes to get something that does not belong to him for nothing. When you cheat, or someone you know cheats, it can cost a lot.
I want to te...
Object: A dollar bill
Good morning, boys and girls. Our lesson from this Bible is about a man who used his boss' money to win friends. People use money in all kinds of ways. This morning I am going to use a dollar bill to talk about God. Have you ever noticed the pyramid in the left circle on the back? Look at the top of the pyramid. Do you see that eye? The Founding Fathers of our country believ...
Object: Bring a cupcake for each child.
I once heard of a little girl that had a gingerbread man cookie. It was decorated so nicely that she decided she didn't want to eat it because it was too special. So she set it on the cabinet where she could see it. Eventually it was too hard and dried out to eat--but she had her cookie. If she had eaten it, she wouldn't have it! Have you ever heard the exp...
Object: Shirt (off your back) candy, handshake or dollar bill
Good morning, friends. You are my friends, aren’t you? That sure makes me happy. The other day I started to wonder how many friends I have. Do you know how many friends you have? What kind of friends are they? You don’t know what I mean, do you? Well, a friend is someone who would do more for you than simply spend some time with you. D...