Bubbles
Children's sermon
Open My Eyes
More Children's Object Lessons
Object:
Four small glasses. In one glass place a small amount of flour. In the next glass place a little baking soda. In the third glass pour some water, and in the final glass add a little clear vinegar. I suggest you identify each glass with a letter or notatio
Purpose: To learn that making certain choices in life can make a difference in what happens to us.
Material: Four small glasses. In one glass place a small amount of flour. In the next glass place a little baking soda. In the third glass pour some water, and in the final glass add a little clear vinegar. I suggest you identify each glass with a letter or notation on a piece of masking tape.
Lesson: Today I would like you to watch a simple experiment. First, notice what I have in these four glasses. In two glasses are white powders and in the other two glasses I have clear liquid. Now, I have marked each glass so that I will know what is in them. This is water and this is flour. Let's see what happens when I put the two together. If you wanted to make gravy, you would use a mixture like this. Now, let's see what happens when I put the other two together. This is baking soda and this is vinegar. When we want bubbles, we put these two together. (Do so.)
Now, what can we learn from this? Two things: If you want certain results, you need to put the proper things together. Also, if you want to produce something special, then you need to know what you can put together to produce that result. For example, if you want to know more about Jesus and God, then you need to put together spending time in Sunday school and
at worship. Add to that reading your Bible and praying and you will find your life changing as the days go by as you learn and experience new things. Now, suppose you want to have friends. Living happily with other people requires certain things. You need to put together kindness and forgiveness and helping others. You can't be selfish all the time, if you want other people to like you. The Bible tells us that ''a friend loved at all times ...'' (Proverbs 17:17), and a friend sticks closer than a brother or sister (Cf. Proverbs 18:24).
There is one other lesson here that we need to remember. In order to get the bubbles, I had to choose the right glasses. Part of growing up means learning to make the right choices. When you play a game with other people, you have to play according to the rules. If you do not, the other people will not want to play with you. One of the reasons we study the Bible is so that we can learn the rules about how God wants us to live. Since God created us, he knows what is the best way to live. When we do what God tells us to do, we get the best results out of living. I hope you will remember these things.
Possible Times To Use This Illustration In The Home:
• When you are working in the kitchen, especially if you are going to make gravy.
• When a child wants something special but is not willing to do what is needed to obtain that goal.
• When a child does something wrong and then is upset with the end result.
Scriptural Background: ''An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules'' (2 Timothy 2:5).
Material: Four small glasses. In one glass place a small amount of flour. In the next glass place a little baking soda. In the third glass pour some water, and in the final glass add a little clear vinegar. I suggest you identify each glass with a letter or notation on a piece of masking tape.
Lesson: Today I would like you to watch a simple experiment. First, notice what I have in these four glasses. In two glasses are white powders and in the other two glasses I have clear liquid. Now, I have marked each glass so that I will know what is in them. This is water and this is flour. Let's see what happens when I put the two together. If you wanted to make gravy, you would use a mixture like this. Now, let's see what happens when I put the other two together. This is baking soda and this is vinegar. When we want bubbles, we put these two together. (Do so.)
Now, what can we learn from this? Two things: If you want certain results, you need to put the proper things together. Also, if you want to produce something special, then you need to know what you can put together to produce that result. For example, if you want to know more about Jesus and God, then you need to put together spending time in Sunday school and
at worship. Add to that reading your Bible and praying and you will find your life changing as the days go by as you learn and experience new things. Now, suppose you want to have friends. Living happily with other people requires certain things. You need to put together kindness and forgiveness and helping others. You can't be selfish all the time, if you want other people to like you. The Bible tells us that ''a friend loved at all times ...'' (Proverbs 17:17), and a friend sticks closer than a brother or sister (Cf. Proverbs 18:24).
There is one other lesson here that we need to remember. In order to get the bubbles, I had to choose the right glasses. Part of growing up means learning to make the right choices. When you play a game with other people, you have to play according to the rules. If you do not, the other people will not want to play with you. One of the reasons we study the Bible is so that we can learn the rules about how God wants us to live. Since God created us, he knows what is the best way to live. When we do what God tells us to do, we get the best results out of living. I hope you will remember these things.
Possible Times To Use This Illustration In The Home:
• When you are working in the kitchen, especially if you are going to make gravy.
• When a child wants something special but is not willing to do what is needed to obtain that goal.
• When a child does something wrong and then is upset with the end result.
Scriptural Background: ''An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules'' (2 Timothy 2:5).
