Exegetical Aim: To demonstrate the hopefulness that we should have as Christians in following the call of Christ.

Props: Three puppets, a few cards, a candy bar, and one other person to help you with the puppets. There is no need to hide yourselves from the children.

Lesson: [Begin by bringing out one of the puppets.] "This is Earl. Do some waving with the puppet's hand and get the children to respond. Earl has an interesting story to tell. As you tell the story, do appropriate actions with the puppets.

"Once upon a time, Earl had two friends. One friend was named Trusty and the other was named Sly. Now Trusty and Sly both liked Earl and Earl liked Trusty and Sly. Often, when Earl would be at home, he would hear one of his friends call him."

"Sometimes, Trusty would call and ask him if…