Object Lessons from Maurice Sweetsur

Friday, February 06, 2009

Object Lesson Contents.

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Who made God? Is there life elsewhere in the Universe? Why is my brother/sister nasty to me? When did God create the dinosaurs? Did Jesus really rise from the dead? Where is heaven?
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These are just a few of the children’s questions that are answered in this Blog.
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Object Lessons - Contents.
Note.

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1. Creation. http://www.ms-creation.blogspot.com/
2. Christmas. http://www.ms-christmas.blogspot.com/
3. Easter. http://www.ms-easter.blogspot.com/
4. The Bible. http://www.ms-bible.blogspot.com/
5. Prayer. http://www.ms-prayer.blogspot.com/
6. Hearing from God. http://www.ms-hearing.blogspot.com/
7. The Ten Commandments. http://www.ms-tencommandments.blogspot.com/
8. John 3.16. http://www.ms-john316.blogspot.com/
9. Teaching Memory verses. http://www.ms-memoryverses.blogspot.com/
10. Gospel Illusions. http://www.ms-gospelillusions.blogspot.com/
11. Object Lessons (using natural laws). http://www.ms-objectlessons.blogspot.com/
12. Lessons involving balloons. http://www.ms-balloons.blogspot.com/
13. Lessons involving fire. http://www.ms-firelessons.blogspot.com/

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Maurice Sweetsur
mnmsweetsur@xtra.co.nz

Title.1. Growing to be like Christ (Fruit in bottle). 2. Faith (A water experiment). 3. Why does God allow suffering (Invisible writing). 4. Filled with the Holy Spirit (Baking soda).5. Staying in the centre of God's will (Cork floating on water).6. Defeating Giants (Optical illusion with two cards).7. God's protection (Coin is blown into dish).8. Receiving Jesus (Gifts must be received).9. Which way? (Octagon illusion).10. Walking on water (Floating pin).11. We are special (Rope illusion).12. Straight and crooked roads (Tearing strips of paper).13. God's guidance (A balloon guidance system).14. Make the right choice (Force the right card to be chosen).15. Little sins grow bigger (Bursting balloon).16. Break in communication with God (Restore a cut rope).17. Burning bush or Fiery furnace (Flaming cloth is not consumed).18. What happened at the cross (A chemical experiment).19. The meaning of the cross (Experiment with a candle, glass and water).20. Creation (Balloon modelling).21. The Trinity (Food colorings).22. Miracles (Large disc goes through small hole).23. Standing up under pressure (Plastic tops in water).24. Defeating evil with good (Paper is stronger than wood).25. The Light of the world (Trick candles).26. God is all knowing (Five different methods).27. Needle through a balloon (Miracles/Testimony).28. God's provision (Dandelions).29. Memory feat (Adam's amazing memory).30. The Trinity (Illusion with three ropes).31. Discovering your gifts (Hidden colours).32. Trials and troubles (Balloon, water and fire).33. Audio and visual illusions (Test your senses).34. Sin is serious (Two methods).35. Sin spreads (Two methods).36. The fair distribution of food (Involving the children).37. God does things instantly (Two instant calculations).
38.Obedience brings success (Pencil through a hankie).
39. Wrestling match (Defeating Giants).
40. Samson pad (Defeating Giants).
41.The earth, sun and moon (Acting out their motions).
42.Gravity (Ball on string).
43 Can nothing turn into something? (Empty jar).
44.Dependence on oxygen (Holding your breath).
45.Made after its own kind (An Acorn example).
46.Making right choices.
47.Choosing the right friends.
48 The resurrection of Christ (Coin through rubber sheet).
49. R U E ?
50.Trust. a. A mousetrap. b. Falling backwards.
51.Taste and see that the Lord is good. (Trying out God's promises for yourself).
52. Ask and you shall receive (Asking God for our needs).
53. Using your Fingers as a prayer reminder.
54.The Christmas tree.
55.The new birth.
56. God's protection (Blow paper into bottle).
57. Our sins are gone forever (Flashpaper).
58. Saying 'NO' to drugs.
59. The Mobius strip.
60. We are valuable to God.
61. Overcoming gravity.
62. Jumping on balloons.
63. Three miraculous signs for Moses.
64. Jesus cleanses us from sin.
65. The Flaming Bible.
66. Candle in a jar.
67. The writing on the wall.
68. Using the Moibus loop to teach Memory verses.
69. Separation from God.
70. Long distance miracles (Cutting a banana in half).
71. Drawing a picture whilst blindfold.
72. Feeding the 5,000.
73. Changing water into blood.
74. Predicting a number.
75. The importance of recycling.
76. Christmas Symbols - The Candy cane.
77. Making objects appear and disappear with a thumb tip.


Object Lessons - By Category.

Category. Object Lesson Nos.

Bible. 13, 65, 66, 71.
Character 1, 3.
Christian Living 6, 13, 23, 24, 25, 31, 36, 39, 40, 58, 75
Christmas 54, 76.
Creation 20, 28, 29, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 77.
Easter 18, 19, 25, 48.
Faith / Miracles 2, 10, 17, 22, 27, 48, 61, 62, 63, 68, 70, 72, 73, 77.
God's love 8, 11, 69.
God's omniscience 26, 74.
God's omnipotence 37.
God's promises 51.
God's protection 7, 32, 56.
God's provision 6, 28, 39, 40, 42, 44.
Heaven 49.
Holy Spirit 4, 13.
New birth 55, 77.
Obedience 5, 13, 38.
Our senses 33.
Prayer 16, 52, 53
Right choices 9, 12, 14, 46, 47, 69.
Self Esteem 60.
Sin / Forgiveness 15, 16, 18, 19, 34, 35, 57, 59, 64, 69.
Suffering 3, 23, 32.
The Trinity 21, 30.
Trust 50.
Witnessing 9, 25, 27, 66.

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Object Lessons - By type.

These lessons can be divided into five types :-

Passive - Take along an object and talk about it.
Active. - Do something with your object.
Active, involving the use of Chemicals.
Active, utilising natural physical laws.
Illusions. Object lessons involving special effects.


Passive. 1, 26, 28, 35, 36, 37, 43, 45, 49, 52, 54, 60, 76.

Active. 8, 20, 34, 39, 41, 44, 46, 47, 53, 55, 69, 71.

Active - Chemical. 3, 4, 18, 21, 64.

Active - Physical. 2, 3, 5, 7, 10,12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 23, 24, 27, 31, 32, 34, 40, 42, 56, 59, 61, 62, 66, 67.

Illusions. 6, 9, 11, 14, 16, 22, 25, 29, 30, 33, 38, 48, 57, 58, 59, 63, 65, 68, 70, 72, 73, 74, 75, 77.