Object: a car bumper (borrowed from a junk yard).

Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you know what an apostle is? Can you tell me who was an apostle? [Allow them some time to answer.] An apostle is a special disciple, one of the very first believers who was chosen by Jesus to help him in his ministry. Some of the apostles had names like Peter, and John, and Andrew. One of the apostles was a man named James who had a brother named John. John was a fisherman. The apostles had a very difficult job, because they had to be some of the very first people to teach others about Jesus. It wasn't always a very pleasant task.

I brought with me this morning something that reminds me of the kind of …