Exegetical Aim: Beware of people who try and trick you.

Props: A box of tissues, a child’s chair, and a little bit of magic skill. Set the chair up so that the child’s back is to the congregation.

How to do the magic trick: In front of the child ball-up a tissue and hold it by the tips of your right hand thumb and middle finger. Put the tissue into the left hand by bringing the left hand over the tissue paper. Close your hand and tell the child you will be making it disappear. As you tell him you will make it disappear stretch out your arms as if you are trying to get your sleeves to ride up on your arms. When you stretch make sure your right arm goes over the child’s head each time and the left hand moves just a little beyond his field of vision but not much. Now show the child that the tis…