Object: A balloon.

Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you like to play with balloons? (Let them answer.) Everyone likes to play with a balloon. Balloons are not only fun to play with, they are also pretty to look at when they are used as decorations. A balloon is attractive when it is brand new and never used, and looks good when it is blown up with a lot of air. That's what I think. What do you think? (Let them answer.) You do, too. Have you ever seen a balloon that has been blown up but some of the air has escaped and it becomes wrinkled and scraggly-looking? (Let them answer.) Those kinds of balloons are not very pretty. That scraggly balloon reminds me of a person who is filled with sin. The air is gone and it is not what it is suppos…