Nuts*
Children's sermon
Open My Eyes
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Object:
A nut or two. A treat, to share, made with nuts.
Purpose: To help children to persevere when faced with a problem.
Material: A nut or two. A treat, to share, made with nuts.
Lesson: This morning I want to show you something that we can find on certain trees at this time of the year. They are called nuts. A nut is an interesting thing. It is a seed with a hard shell and what is inside the shell is usually good to eat.
The nut is a symbol of something we face all the time in life. We sometimes call a difficult person a ''nut'' because the reason for his or her behavior is hidden from us. Or we say that a problem is a hard nut to crack. The nut is a reminder that there are a lot of good things in life that we have to work at to get.
For example, learning how to read is a wonderful thing to be able to do, but you have to work at it in order to learn. Learning to play a musical instrument is very enjoyable, but you have to practice to learn to play.
The important thing is to remember that what you are seeking on the other side of that shell requires work on your part and you must be willing to do it to get the fruit of your labors.
Now I'd like to share the fruit of my labors by giving you a homemade cookie this morning; and, of course, the cookie has nuts in it.
Possible Times To Use This Illustration In The Home:
• In the fall, when you have been gathering nuts.
• When you have prepared something to eat that contains nuts.
• When your child needs encouragement to continue doing anything that is hard to do.
Scriptural Background: ''Brethren, do not be weary in well-doing'' (2 Thessalonians 3:13).
*For use in the fall.
Material: A nut or two. A treat, to share, made with nuts.
Lesson: This morning I want to show you something that we can find on certain trees at this time of the year. They are called nuts. A nut is an interesting thing. It is a seed with a hard shell and what is inside the shell is usually good to eat.
The nut is a symbol of something we face all the time in life. We sometimes call a difficult person a ''nut'' because the reason for his or her behavior is hidden from us. Or we say that a problem is a hard nut to crack. The nut is a reminder that there are a lot of good things in life that we have to work at to get.
For example, learning how to read is a wonderful thing to be able to do, but you have to work at it in order to learn. Learning to play a musical instrument is very enjoyable, but you have to practice to learn to play.
The important thing is to remember that what you are seeking on the other side of that shell requires work on your part and you must be willing to do it to get the fruit of your labors.
Now I'd like to share the fruit of my labors by giving you a homemade cookie this morning; and, of course, the cookie has nuts in it.
Possible Times To Use This Illustration In The Home:
• In the fall, when you have been gathering nuts.
• When you have prepared something to eat that contains nuts.
• When your child needs encouragement to continue doing anything that is hard to do.
Scriptural Background: ''Brethren, do not be weary in well-doing'' (2 Thessalonians 3:13).
*For use in the fall.
