Exegetical Aim: To demonstrate that God is pleased with obedience.

Props: Some boxes wrapped for Christmas.

Lesson: Well! What is going to happen this week? (response) That's right. Christmas is coming. And we all know what that means. Presents! Who here is going to get presents on Christmas Day? (response) And who will give presents this Christmas? (response) What kind of gifts are good to give? (response) I'm going to give some presents, too. Hold up some of the wrapped boxes for the children to see. Some are big and some are small. But all of them are to people who are special to me, and so I want to show them how much I care about them. Isn't that why we give presen…