Object: A saw horse with a big detour sign printed and hung on it.

Today is a good day to be together for it is God's day. When I was thinking about our children's sermon for this Sunday, I could not help but think of this verse in our lesson for today: "We put no obstacle in anyone's way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry." I thought and thought of how I could show you what that verse meant, and I finally thought of a way.

Do you see that aisle that runs right down the middle of the church and leads up to the altar? Let's suppose for a minute that the aisle is the street and the only way that you can get to Jesus. Now if you want to know God any better, you must follow that street. But suppose we take this old sawhorse and put it right here in front of the steps leading to…