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Hijos del Altísimo |
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Teaching Idea of the Month - August 2001 |
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On this page, you will find each month a new idea for teaching or for an activity with children.
Object Lesson: Safe in the hand of the Lord
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Biblical Foundation: "...and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand." (John 10:28-29) What we need: |
Let's start!
This little activity is useful as an introduction to a lesson
where we teach the children about God's care and protection.
The teacher calls a child to come to the front of the class and
gives him a match: "Can you break this match in two?" -
This is of course very easy. Then the teacher calls another child
and shows him a match in his hand: "Can you break this match
in two?" - But this time, the teacher does not give the
match to the child. Instead, he closes his hand and holds the
match tight in his hand. Now it will be quite difficult to break
it!
The explanation follows: "A match is quite a small and weak object. We can easily break it apart when we find it lying around somewhere. But this same little match, when I protect it inside my hand, you are not able to break it. In the same way, we as humans are weak. We can easily be broken by the problems of life and by the attacks of the enemy. But when the Lord Jesus holds you in his hand, the enemy cannot do anything against you. Jesus promised us that nobody can snatch us out of his hand. You do not need to be strong by yourself. But when you trust in the Lord and join Him, He will protect you with His power."
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