Object: a baby picture
Good evening, boys and girls. Today is called Good Friday. We usually think of Good Friday as a sad day. But today I want to think of why it's called Good Friday. What happened on Good Friday? (Let them respond.) That's right, that was the day Jesus died. Our verse for today says, "Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit." That's another way of saying Jesus died. Dying isn't a very happy thing to think about. (Hold up the baby picture.) What kind of a picture is this? (Let them respond.) This is a baby picture. Babies are happy things to think about. This is a very young baby in this picture. Do you remember anything about being a baby? (Let them respond.) You can't remember anything about being this tiny, but your parents can. Watch them sometime when they te…