Object: A candle. Hold the candle in your hand and refer to it from time to time. You may wish to light it at one point in the story, perhaps when you speak of Jesus as the Light of the World.

Today is Christmas Sunday. Did you know that the first Christmas trees had candles on them instead of small light bulbs? We believe it was Martin Luther, the founder of the Protestant Church, who first put candles on a Christmas tree that he brought into his home. The candle was to represent Jesus.

Let's think about Jesus as the Light of the World this morning. That's what Jesus said about himself, "I am the Light of the world."

Tell me what you know about light. If a ca…