Exegetical Aim: To teach that the value of things or people are sometimes hidden from our eyes.

Props: A family heirloom of some kind.

Lesson: Good morning! (response) I have something here in my hands. Can someone tell me what this is? (a watch) What kind of watch? (a pocket watch) It looks like a pocket watch doesn't it? It is round like a watch. How many hands does it have? (two) What kind of hands are they? (minute and hour) How many numbers are there? (twelve) It looks like it's just an old pocket watch but there is more to it than that.

It is about fifty years old. This belonged to my grandfather and when my grandfather died he gave it to my dad and when he died he gave it to me. This is more than a pocket watch. It is very valuable to me. There was no way for you to know that but now t…