Lesson: For as all die in Adam, so all will be made alive in Christ.

Object: A sign to hang around someone's neck which says, "This person is a crook"

Good morning, boys and girls. How would you like it if you had to wear a sign like this all the time? (Show them the sign. Let them respond.) Do you know what a "crook" is, boys and girls? (Let them answer.) That's right. A crook is someone who probably can't be trusted because he lies or cheats or steals.

Well, once there lived a man in a far-away country who did something very foolish. He stole the king's crown! It was a beautiful crown, made of gold and jewels. Well, this man didn't get very far, but before he was caught, he buried the crown in a safe place. The palace guards caught him and he was put in jail, but no one ever found the…