Object: A box, decorated to look appealing

Lesson: Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death came through sin, and so death spread to all because all have sinned.

Good morning, boys and girls. How do you like the box I have here? (Let them answer.) I'll bet you are wondering what I have in it. Who would like to guess what I have in the box? (Let them guess.) Those all sound like wonderful things to have in this box, but none of those answers are right. Let me tell you a story about a box like this that had something very, very strange inside. Once upon a time a man received a beautiful box like this from a stranger. The stranger asked him to keep the box but there was one thing he was never to do. Can you guess what he was not supposed to do, boys and girls? (…