Words And Actions
Children's sermon
Open My Eyes
More Children's Object Lessons
Object:
A number of small bags of M & M's, or some other kind of special treat.
Purpose: To help children understand that our actions must support our words.
Material: A number of small bags of M & M's, or some other kind of special treat.
Note: This object lesson can be used on the Sunday when your church presents Bibles to your young people, or adapted to some other Sunday.
Lesson: A very pleasant thing happened to me recently. As I was leaving the church, a school bus went by and upon the bus was a boy about your age, who is a part of our church family, and as he went by he waved to me. That made me feel good. (Adapt this event to something that happened in your own life when a young child said ''hello'' to you.) He was saying hello by that wave, and the smile on his face told me that he knew me and he was glad to see me. You see, actions can speak to us like silent words, and they are very important.
Today, we had an action that says to our third graders that reading the Bible is important. As a church, we show it is important by buying a personal Bible for each one of you as you enter third grade. Actions and words need to go together and support one another.
For example, if I said I like you and want to do something to make you happy and then took out some little bags of
M & M's and DID NOT give you some, my actions would not support my words. But I want what I say to help me know what to do. Therefore, since I do like you all and want to be your friend, I will give you a little special treat this morning. (Pass out small bags of M & M's.)
Possible Times To Use This Illustration In The Home:
• When your child fails to follow through on verbal statements.
• When you want to give your child a treat.
• Whenever someone in the family has experienced an action that was contrary to someone's words.
Scriptural Background: ''Not every one who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven'' (Matthew 7:21).
Material: A number of small bags of M & M's, or some other kind of special treat.
Note: This object lesson can be used on the Sunday when your church presents Bibles to your young people, or adapted to some other Sunday.
Lesson: A very pleasant thing happened to me recently. As I was leaving the church, a school bus went by and upon the bus was a boy about your age, who is a part of our church family, and as he went by he waved to me. That made me feel good. (Adapt this event to something that happened in your own life when a young child said ''hello'' to you.) He was saying hello by that wave, and the smile on his face told me that he knew me and he was glad to see me. You see, actions can speak to us like silent words, and they are very important.
Today, we had an action that says to our third graders that reading the Bible is important. As a church, we show it is important by buying a personal Bible for each one of you as you enter third grade. Actions and words need to go together and support one another.
For example, if I said I like you and want to do something to make you happy and then took out some little bags of
M & M's and DID NOT give you some, my actions would not support my words. But I want what I say to help me know what to do. Therefore, since I do like you all and want to be your friend, I will give you a little special treat this morning. (Pass out small bags of M & M's.)
Possible Times To Use This Illustration In The Home:
• When your child fails to follow through on verbal statements.
• When you want to give your child a treat.
• Whenever someone in the family has experienced an action that was contrary to someone's words.
Scriptural Background: ''Not every one who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven'' (Matthew 7:21).
