Purpose: To encourage the children to be friendly to new children in the church.

Materials: An old suit coat that is patched.

Lesson: Most of the people that we see here today have nice clothes to wear. But what if someone, wearing this coat, came into your home or into our church? Would you greet them the same way as you would the boy who came with a new and expensive coat? You don't have to answer me. I just want you to think about what you would do.

James has given us some advice in regard to this type of situation. In the Bible, we hear him say, "Show no partiality." That means do not prefer one person over another. James says that you should show no partiality as you hold the faith of our Lord Jesus C…