Object: Some nails, a hammer, some paper and wood.

Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you know what I mean when I say "Prove it"? (Let them answer.) That's right, you want me to prove to you that what I say is true. If I say that I am six feet tall, then you want me to measure myself with a yardstick or a measuring tape. If I tell you that I weigh two hundred pounds and you don't believe me, you say: "Prove it." That means that I must get a scale and show you that I weigh two hundred pounds according to that scale.

The disciples of Jesus had an experience like this. One of them, Thomas, was not with them when Jesus came back and visited them. They told Thomas that Jesus was alive, but he didn't believe it. He said, "Prove it." They said that they had seen Jesus with their own eyes…