Object: A piece of charcoal and a white handkerchief

Boys and girls: This morning we are thinking about the baptism of Jesus. One of the meanings of baptism is that we are cleansed from our sins. John the Baptist, who baptized Jesus, told people to repent. Repentance means to turn around--to quit doing things that hurt you and hurt other people. Everybody needs to repent from time to time. For some people repentance will mean choosing different friends because some friends will lead us to do wrong. Le…