Spare Change
Exodus 20:1-21
Children's Sermon
by B. Kathleen Fannin

Object: Two quarters and a nickel.

Lesson: Honesty; discipleship; integrity.

Text: "You shall not steal."

"How many of you know there is a soda machine downstairs?" I begin. Every one of the assembled children raises a hand. "Oh, good!" I continue. "Since all of you know the church has a soda machine, you probably also all know how much a soda costs." "Fifty cents!" comes their unified response. "That's right," I agree. "And already this morning, I have been downstairs to buy a soda. I put one dollar into the machine. If a soda costs fifty cents, how much change do you think I got back?" "Fifty cents!" they answer again. "Well, that's what I expected to get back," I continue. "But, in addition to two quarters, I also got a nickel! I got fifty-FIVE cents in change." I hold up the two qua…

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