Exegetical Aim: We are brothers and sisters to Christ.

Props: An old teddy bear and a new teddy bear (any stuffed animals will do), a picture of a brother or sister and a picture of a stranger.

Lesson:  I have a question for you: How do you know if something is close to you? (response) You are right of course but let me show you these things and then I want to ask you the question again. Show the old and the new teddy bears. This is one of my (or one of your children’s) teddy bears show the old teddy bear that I have had all of my life. Everywhere that I went as a child, this teddy bear went with me. This other teddy bear…