Object: A leaf or leaves of color that depict the changing of seasons.

Good morning, boys and girls. I brought something with me this morning that all of us see, but we seldom think about. I hope that when I tell you a little about this object it will help to answer one of the questions that people will ask you as a Christian all of your life. What do you call this? [Hold up a leaf.] That’s right, a leaf. But it is no ordinary leaf. Do you knopw what is special about this leaf? [Let them answer.] I didn’t find this leaf on a tree. I found it on the ground in my front yard. It had been on a tree, and it grew there all summer, but I found it on the ground. Do you know what has happened? [Let them answer.] That’s right, the wind blew it off the tree, but only after a certain time had come. T…