Object: Picture cards -- Sallman's Christ at the Door (It would be a helpful visual aid if you have available a door knocker to show to the children. The older or more unique, the better.)

Lesson: Behold, I stand at the door and knock.

Good morning, boys and girls. Does anyone know what this object is? (Response.) It is a door knocker. How many of you have door knockers on your house? (Response -- Some may.) I suppose that most people have electric doorbells attached to their homes nowadays. But long before the electric doorbell was invented, it was very common for people to have big door knockers. Some we…