Exegetical Aim: How to be big in God's eyes.

Props: Measuring tape.

Lesson: Good morning! (response) I have a question for you this morning. How many of you are short? (response) Why do you feel short? (response) I wonder who is the shortest. Hold out the tape measure. What is this? (tape measure) Let's find out who is the shortest. Everybody stand up. Here are two ways to proceed: 1. Measure each child, leaving the shortest for last. 2. If you have too many children to measure individually, then measure five feet from the ground and slowly decrease the height of the tape. Are any of you this tall? (response) How many are this tall? (response) And so on. Have the shortest sit beside you.

(Name of child) is the shortest. She is two feet eleven inches. Did you know that there is a story in th…