The sprinkles the jewels in our crowns in heaven. And even with in our gifts and serviceĪreas we are special and unique and God does not compare us with others. This area is so much fun becauseĮach child or person needs to see that the wrinkles of the frostingĪre different on each cupcake. We are frostingĪnd others see the beauty and love of Jesus and want to have what Our development of service which we can't help but do. Spirit now guides our development which leads to the frosting on theįrosting is studying God's word, praise, and worship. Make sure every child hears the plan of salvation and that salvationīrings forgiveness of sin. Will keep us growing and developing by withstanding the HEAT of the Jesus as our LORD and Savior will develop our potential. Process and self-destruct, or never develop at all. Left to ourselves we will either become half baked, burn up in the God knew us before the world was even formedĪnd also in our mother's womb. Some of us have more than others, but we all Now put in some cake batter and say, "This is God's potential It is the shell that holds the real "us" together in bodyįorm.
I like church picnics or coveredĭish meals and this is a wonderful lesson that the entire group canĪ paper cupcake liner and tell everyone that this represents our body.
Is Like a Cupcake - This object lesson can be done for anyĪge group or an entire church. Will never reach our fullness apart from Christ Of Lesson: To focus on our potential in Christ. The kids really understood the meaning of the parable and enjoyed all the prizes that they carried home. We folded the paper in half, cut out a handle at the top for carrying and stapled it on the bottom and the open side. I printed a pretty border with ribbons and bows on one side of a sheet of card stock. I served miniature cupcakes, chips and juice boxes, and while the children ate I spoke to them about the true meaning of the parable.įor our craft, we made goody bags to carry home our party prizes. The children were very disappointed, just like the banquet host in the parable, but when they found out that we were still going to have the party, it lifted their spirits. To our dismay, just as in the parable, each and every person who had been invited to our party made an excuse not to come. During the whole time of decorating, I kept reminding the children that we really wanted the room to look nice for our special guests who had been invited.Īfter the children were satisfied with the decorations, we sat down to look at our RSVP's to see who all was coming to our party. I assigned each child something to do: Hang up balloons, hang up crepe paper, spread the tablecloth and put out plates, napkins, etc. However, due to the fact that I didn't have a chance to decorate for the party, I needed the children to help decorate the room.
To set the mood for the lesson, I told the children that we were going to have a party and that I had invited several very special guests to attend (holding up their RSVP's to their invitations). This week I did a lesson on the Parable of the Great Banquet in my Sunday school class (ages up to 6). The Parable of the Great Banquet Sunday School Crafts and Activities