Exegetical Aim: To explain that God is patient with us when we don't live as we should.

Props: Crayons, a blank sheet of paper, and a little bit of artistic talent (but not much). On your sheet of paper draw a jumbled picture of a house, tree, and landscape, but make all the colors appropriate to the object. Draw the horizon. Put the roof's flat side on the horizon. Then on the tip of the roof, place the frame of the house upside down so that the door is up and the windows are down. You've got the picture now. Place the trees and birds in awkward places and draw the sun square. Draw a stick person walking on the sun. That should do it!

Lesson: [Place the drawing face down.] This morning, I want to show you a picture I drew. I'm really proud of it. I worked really hard. It's a picture of my…