Exegetical Aim: Faith is the substance of things hoped for.

Props: Someone to work the lights of the church. You must talk to this person beforehand, and have him/her prepared to time his/her task perfectly.

Lesson: Good morning. Today I want to tell you that something different is going to happen in church today. Something really different. Do you believe me? (response) As a matter of fact, something really different is going to happen while you are sitting here. Do you believe me? (response) You really have to believe me. Okay. This is what's going to happen. The lights are going to go out! That's right; the lights out -- poof! In church! Cool, huh? You might determine beforehand if you want all the lights or just some of the lights. Obviously, the more lights that go out, the more eff…