Standing On Two Feet
Children's sermon
Open My Eyes
More Children's Object Lessons
Object:
No special material is needed.
Purpose: To help children understand why religious education is essential to true life.
Material: No special material is needed.
Lesson: This morning, I would like each one of you to stand up. Now, stand on just one foot and as soon as you lose your balance and have to touch the floor with the other foot, sit down. Some people find that they can stand on one foot for a long time, but such people usually have to concentrate on what they are doing to maintain their balance.
Now, everybody stand on two feet again. Which way is easier? ... It is much easier for us to stand or move about when we use both feet. Our feet give us a special stability in life when we use them properly.
This is also true in regard to the things we learn in life. All of you are, or will be, expected to go to school during the week. There are basic things that you must learn to be able to function properly in life as you grow up. But that education is just part of what you need. It is like standing on one foot.
In the church, we believe that in order to be a complete person you also need to learn the things that are offered to you on Sunday in the church school program. This is like the second foot that enables you to stand or move about through life.
So, I hope you will remember how important it is to get a complete education. Your Sunday education is just as important as your weekday education. I hope you will pay attention both here and at school so that you can learn all the important things you need for life.
Possible Times To Use This Illustration In The Home:
• At the start of a new school year.
• When you have been to a circus and watched someone on a high wire.
• When a child is unwilling to learn new things.
Scriptural Background: ''The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God.' They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is none that does good'' (Psalm 14:1).
Material: No special material is needed.
Lesson: This morning, I would like each one of you to stand up. Now, stand on just one foot and as soon as you lose your balance and have to touch the floor with the other foot, sit down. Some people find that they can stand on one foot for a long time, but such people usually have to concentrate on what they are doing to maintain their balance.
Now, everybody stand on two feet again. Which way is easier? ... It is much easier for us to stand or move about when we use both feet. Our feet give us a special stability in life when we use them properly.
This is also true in regard to the things we learn in life. All of you are, or will be, expected to go to school during the week. There are basic things that you must learn to be able to function properly in life as you grow up. But that education is just part of what you need. It is like standing on one foot.
In the church, we believe that in order to be a complete person you also need to learn the things that are offered to you on Sunday in the church school program. This is like the second foot that enables you to stand or move about through life.
So, I hope you will remember how important it is to get a complete education. Your Sunday education is just as important as your weekday education. I hope you will pay attention both here and at school so that you can learn all the important things you need for life.
Possible Times To Use This Illustration In The Home:
• At the start of a new school year.
• When you have been to a circus and watched someone on a high wire.
• When a child is unwilling to learn new things.
Scriptural Background: ''The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God.' They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is none that does good'' (Psalm 14:1).
