Object: A bottle of Coke or some carbonated soft drink.

Good morning, boys and girls. Today I want to tell you about a story of Jesus and how people felt about him. I don't know if you remember reading any stories about Jesus, and how excited the people were when they saw him, but I want to tell you a story about that today.

One day, Jesus healed a man who had never been able to hear or speak before. The people had known this man for a long time, and they were used to him, but they felt kind of sorry for him. Here he was unable to work or talk to the people who loved and cared for him. When they saw Jesus, and they remembered the stories that they had heard about him, they wanted Jesus to heal this man. Well, I know that you know what Jesus wanted to do. He wanted to heal him so that he …