Object: A baby -- a real one or a doll

Lesson: For we hold that a person is justified by faith apart from works prescribed by the law.

Good morning, boys and girls. Isn't this a lovely baby I have with me today? (Let them answer.) Can you guess what her name is? (Let them guess.) Her name is ____________. She's a real sweetheart, and you can bet her mom and dad love her an awful lot. Why do you suppose her mom and dad love her so much? (Let them answer.) Those are good reasons. Because she's cute, because she's a girl; because she smiles a lot. Most of all, they love her just because she belongs to them.

How many things do you think this baby can do? (Let them guess.) She can gurgle and coo. She can cry when she's hungry. She can roll over, and she can sit. She can play w…