Object: A picture of a hand, foot, eye, and ear. Be familiar with 1 Corinthians 12:1-26.

Lesson: Just as all the parts are important to the body, so all the parts of the church (Christ's body) are important.

(Display pictures one at a time, or if you have enough children, have four of them stand in front and hold the pictures.) Can you tell what these are? (Children respond.) Pictures of a hand, foot, eye, and ear. Look at these pictures for a moment, and tell me which one of them is most important to your body. What do you think, which one is most important? (Allow answers one at a time.)

It is kind of difficult to decide which one is most important. If you didn't have a hand, it would be tough to play the piano or cut your food. If you didn't have a foot, you could still get around bu…