Objects: a will, a linchpin, and a gift-wrapped box

Good morning, boys and girls. I brought three things I’d like to share with you today. They tell us about a saint who shaped the church many years ago. (Hold up the will, the linchpin, and the gift box.) Do you know what each of these is?

This is a will. It’s something we write to tell other people what to do with our money and possessions when we die. It also tells them how we’d like to be remembered.

The saint we talk about today is John Calvin. He emphasized learning what God’s will is for all of us. He reshaped the church into an organization that tries its very best to accomplish God’s will in the world. If, through prayer, John Calvin determined God wanted and wille…