Objects: A bunch of junk (paper, rags, and metal).

Good morning, boys and girls. This begins one of the most exciting months of your life. Every day from now until the end of the month you will be getting more and more excited. Do you know what I am talking about? (Let them answer.) That's right, on the 25th of December there is a special day we call Christmas, and it means a lot of different things to people, but to Christians it means that this is the birthday of Jesus.

A long time ago our world was a wreck. It was a mess and no one thought that it was going to be any better. As a matter of fact, most of the people looked a lot like this junk pile that I have here this morning. Can you imagine that these pieces of junk are people? (Hold up a rag.) Take this rag f…