Items needed a piece of paper (or picture of a person) Start this object lesson by holding up the sheet of paper. Tell the group that it represents our lives. We do all have many problems and disappointments in our lives; (ex. having a flat tire in the middle of the desert, having to care […]

Items needed a staircase (maybe the steps onto the stage in your building) Have your class or family stand at the bottom of a staircase and you are at the top. Challenge any one of them to find a way to get to the top of the stairs without touching the stairs or the rails […]

Items needed: a clothes pin For an object lesson regarding marriage, partnerships, working together, etc. I used a simple clothespin. I showed the class that if I only have one side of the clothespin it does not perform it's full function. However, with the two sides of the clothespin being bonded together by the Lord […]

Items needed a picture of a freshly plowed field Show the class or family a new plot of ground that has just been dug up and prepared to be planted and ask: If this ground were left alone for a year just like it is right now, what would it look like? Would it have […]

Items needed a $5 bill a co-conspirator Dr Adrian Rogers gave a Focus on the Family devotional and this story is from that devotional: A minister was giving a sermon that was several hours long. There was a small break for the audience to get up and walk around at bit. The minister knew many […]

Items needed: an empty chair Place an empty chair in the middle of the room and then discuss how one good way to avoid gossiping is to imagine the person who you are talking about is sitting in that chair. Ask yourself: Are you telling the truth? Is it kind? Is it necessary to say? […]

Items needed two differently sized ice cream scoops or spoons The teacher used ice cream scoops to teach an object lesson. He had two sizes of ice cream scoops and asked "If I were serving up some ice cream, which scoop would you want me to use?" Of course, everyone wanted the big scoop. He […]