Exegetical Aim: Conditioning God's children to be watchful and ready.
Props: A tennis ball or something comparable.
Lesson: [Tossing the ball from hand to hand:] Good morning! (response) A long, long time ago, when people used candles and lamps to see at night because there was no electricity, there was this man and he left home to go to a party. His maids and his servants had no idea when he would return home, so they waited into the night for him to come home. Toss the ball from the waist to one of the children. Don't telecast your toss; make it immediate so it is a surprise. Motion for the ball to be returned to you -- do not ask for it. It was getting late and the man had not returned home. The maids and the servants kept looking out the windows and wondering when their master would re…