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On Using Problems
Children's sermon
That Seeing, They May Believe
52 Children's Object Lessons
Object:
A large rubber ball, or basketball. Pieces of round <br>candy to give to the children.
Purpose: To think about the reason for problems in life.
Lesson: I want you to watch this ball. (Throw it into the air
several times.) With your eyes open, you can tell what I am
doing. Now, close your eyes and see if you can tell what I am
doing. Since you cannot see the ball you must rely on your ears
to tell you what is happening. And the only time they will help
you is when the ball is bounced off the floor, like this. You may
open your eyes. The only time you can tell what is happening when
Lesson: I want you to watch this ball. (Throw it into the air
several times.) With your eyes open, you can tell what I am
doing. Now, close your eyes and see if you can tell what I am
doing. Since you cannot see the ball you must rely on your ears
to tell you what is happening. And the only time they will help
you is when the ball is bounced off the floor, like this. You may
open your eyes. The only time you can tell what is happening when
