Liar's memory
Children's Activity
Object:
Teachers or Parents: Lying is a sin and sin is a lie. Both
enslave. Slavery is a foreign concept to children. Both lessons
today talk about the bondage of sin.
*Play an involved game of "Liar's memory" where one lie is told to cover another until the teller is trapped by a contradiction.
*Have the children make up a story about a child who would not tell the truth. Each child could contribute an outrageous lie in each line of the story. The children will have a great time with this one. When the story is finished, illustrate it with sheets of paper and crayons. Make a booklet for the parents so the children can show their parents how silly it is to tell a lie.
*Read or tell the children's story about the boy who cried "wolf" when there was no wolf to illustrate how lying reduces one's credibility.
*Read a story about the Reformation and Luther's determination to reveal the truth of God -- especially the truth of God's grace.
*Sing one of Luther's hymns (or at least read the words).
*Show how Luther's hymns tell the story of Jesus. For example, each of these hymns by Luther tells a part of the Christ story: (Find the hymns in the author's index of your church hymnal.)
-- "All Praise To You Eternal Lord" (Christmas)
-- "From Heaven Above" (Christmas)
-- "To Jordan Came The Christ, Our Lord" (Epiphany)
-- "Christ Jesus Lay In Death's Strong Bands" (Lent-Easter)
-- "Come, Holy Ghost, God And Lord" (Pentecost)
*Tell about other reformers.
*Talk about the need for constant reform and truth-telling in the church today.
*Play an involved game of "Liar's memory" where one lie is told to cover another until the teller is trapped by a contradiction.
*Have the children make up a story about a child who would not tell the truth. Each child could contribute an outrageous lie in each line of the story. The children will have a great time with this one. When the story is finished, illustrate it with sheets of paper and crayons. Make a booklet for the parents so the children can show their parents how silly it is to tell a lie.
*Read or tell the children's story about the boy who cried "wolf" when there was no wolf to illustrate how lying reduces one's credibility.
*Read a story about the Reformation and Luther's determination to reveal the truth of God -- especially the truth of God's grace.
*Sing one of Luther's hymns (or at least read the words).
*Show how Luther's hymns tell the story of Jesus. For example, each of these hymns by Luther tells a part of the Christ story: (Find the hymns in the author's index of your church hymnal.)
-- "All Praise To You Eternal Lord" (Christmas)
-- "From Heaven Above" (Christmas)
-- "To Jordan Came The Christ, Our Lord" (Epiphany)
-- "Christ Jesus Lay In Death's Strong Bands" (Lent-Easter)
-- "Come, Holy Ghost, God And Lord" (Pentecost)
*Tell about other reformers.
*Talk about the need for constant reform and truth-telling in the church today.
