Key Verse: For God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty.

Props: A handful of sand, and a piece of coal (if you can gain access to them, a pearl and a diamond)

Lesson: Today I want to show you something that I got once for my wife as a gift. Would you like to see it? It was her birthday and I wanted to get something real special for her. Here it is! Hold out a handful of sand. Do you think she liked it? (Of course the kids will say, 'No') Why not, what is it? (They all will say, 'sand') Oh, I see why you are confused. You think this is sand. Well, I didn't give her sand. I gave her something that used to be sand. Actually, did you know that there is a pearl in this sand? If you have a pearl, hold it out for them to see it also You see, t…