Sermons and Biblical Studies

Where does all the light in this room come from? Yes, from the sun (or from a lamp, or other light, if it is night). Here is a pretty little mirror. If it wants the light, how must I turn it? Yes, toward the sun. And here is another mirror. If I want to get … Continue reading “MIRRORS—AN OBJECT LESSON ON LOVE”

John and Jennie were sent to a school far away from their home. They did not mind anything, except being away from their good, loving mother. And yet their mother did the best she could to keep them from being homesick. She sent them all sorts of good things, and pretty things, and useful things … Continue reading “TALKING WITH MOTHER—A SERMON STORY TO TEACH ABOUT
PRAYER”

Did you ever go, by night, near a deep well, that had no cover over its mouth? How you shrank from its black, horrid opening! Let me tell you something. All around you there are just such dangerous pitfalls, though you cannot see them. They are not pitfalls into which your bodies can fall, but … Continue reading “PITFALLS—A BLACKBOARD TALK ABOUT OUR DAILY DANGERS”

Children, I have drawn a flower on the board. That is one of the beautiful things God has made. I want you to tell me about other beautiful things God has made, and as you tell me, I will write them down under the flower. What do you think of a God who made all … Continue reading “HE MADE THEM—AN OBJECT LESSON ABOUT GOD AND WHAT HE
IS LIKE”

You have, each one of you, a little red-coated soldier. He lives in a little red cave, fenced in with two rows of ivory pickets. You know who this little soldier is. We call him Sir Tongue. Now Sir Tongue ought to be a soldier in God’s army. Is he? Sometimes he is, sometimes he … Continue reading “SIR TONGUE—A TALK ABOUT SPEAKING FOR CHRIST”

Children, what does this look like? An animal? Yes; but what is it made of? Stone; limestone. How did the limestone get into this shape? You think some one carved it? Ah, no! It was once a living creature, of just this size and shape. How did the animal turn to stone? It took many … Continue reading “FOSSILS—AN OBJECT LESSON ON SELFISHNESS”

Divide the Lord’s Prayer into the eight sections named below, and print each in large letters upon a long strip of cardboard or pasteboard, the whole being arranged so that it may be fitted together upon a blackboard or screen. Paint each section differently, as indicated below:— Our Father who art in heaven—gold. Hallowed be … Continue reading “THE DISSECTED PRAYER—ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE LORD’S
PRAYER”

Make a sand tray. Get a long pasteboard tube and paint it black inside and out. Bury it in the sand so that only the opening is visible. Cover the sand all round it with a layer of beautiful moss to represent grass, with here and there a branch of evergreen to represent trees, and … Continue reading “WALK IN THE LIGHT—AN OBJECT TALK ON THE JOYS OF THE
CHRISTIAN LIFE”

Take a large number of blocks, and before the meeting build up a square pile one block thick and about twenty blocks square. Tell the children that the top represents a road, along which a bright young fellow set out to go to the Castle of Happiness, where were all good things for him to … Continue reading “DOWN GOES THE DRUNKARD—A TEMPERANCE OBJECT LESSON”

Tell the beautiful story of King Hezekiah’s great passover, as found in II Chronicles 30. You will have prepared on a large sheet of paper an outline map of Palestine, showing the portions of the country occupied by the twelve tribes, each bearing the name plainly marked. Lay this flat on a table, and place … Continue reading “SPREADING THE LIGHT—AN OBJECT LESSON IN CHRISTIAN
TESTIMONY”