July, 1945
273 OBJECT LESS OHS FOR AUGUST By Elmer L. Wilder Illustrated by Gladys Bowman
You have the Bible to read, and you can feel God’s Spirit influencing your life. We should be sensitive to the slightest leading of the Spirit of God, even though no voice is heard speaking aloud to us.
First Week G uide and B ride
Third Week A L ong L adder
Second Week T ed and N ed
Objects: A candle, a mirror and a toy windmill. (The windmill can be made from a piece of paper four inches square, cut from each corner to within a half inch of the center. Bend one point of each section toward the center, putting a pin through them. Run the pin through the center of the paper and into the end of a pencil.) Lesson: Abraham’s servant was go ing to find a bride for Isaac, and it was very necessary that he be guided to the right person. After he had found Rebekah, he said, “I being in the way, the Lord led me” (Gen. 24:27). People today are very much in need of God’s guidance, even though they may not realize the need. We should remember that in speaking to us, God often uses things we might consider small. Often a whisper will attract more attention than shouting. Did you ever see the wind? Now think carefully. You have seen the ef fects of the wind—what the wind does. You cannot see the breath which comes out of my mouth, but if your hand were ap riose as mine, you could feel it. Or, if you were near to this mirror, you could see the effect of one’s breath on the glass. As I blow my breath toward this lighted candle, it affects the flame. If I were to blow too strongly, the flame would go out. You do not hear my breath, but you see the effect of it on the flame. Notice what happens when I blow against this windmill. It turns very rapidly. The breath is unseen and un heard, yet the windmill feels the ef fect of it. It is not necessary that you be guided in the same way as Abraham’s servant.
Objects: A pair, of scissors and 4 pieces of paper 6x10 inches, (not too stiff), colored black, red, white and yellow. (Paste these sheets together lengthwise in the order mentioned. Be ginning with the loose end of the yel low, make 5 or 6 very small rolls. Press this roll flat so that it will not unwind. Begin with this flat roll, and make a large round roll, about the size of the middle finger, using the remainder of the yellow and the other colors.) Lesson: What is the longest ladder you have ever seen? I hear some one say, “The firemen’s ladder.” The ladder about which I want to talk to you this morning is longer than the fireman’s ladder—it reaches from earth to Heaven. This round roll of black paper does not look like a ladder—much less l i k e one which reaches from earth to Heaven. (Ar range the round roll so that the flat roll will be at the bottom. Cut down from the top of the round roll, to, but not through, the flat roll. This should be done twice, two inches from each end, leaving a space of two inches in the middle. Bend the two outside sections at right angles to the middle section. Cut across the middle section about a quarter of an inch from the flat roll on both sides of the flat roll. Hold the two outside sections at right angles to the middle section, and pull up on the flat yellow roll. This will make the ladder.) Here is the ladder. It reminds me of the ladder Jacob saw in his dream —it reaches from earth to heaven. The first color is black, reminding us that a ll' have sinned and come short of the glory of God (Rom. 3:23). The second color is red, speaking of the blood of Christ, which cleanses from all sin (1 John 1:7).
Objects: Two sheets of coarse sand paper, a tin can, a black ribbon and a red ribbon. Lesson: The two sheets of sand paper I have named Ned and Ted. As far as looks are concerned, they might be twins, but they are quite different in their actions. Each one has a rough and smooth side. We will take Ned and roll him up and tie this black ribbon around him. You boys and girls remember that black stands for sin. Ned is bound by sin, and we will find him quar relsome. If Ted wanted to, he could be as mean as his brother, but he does not show his bad disposition. JRoll this sheet of sandpaper with the smooth side out.) We will tie Ted with this red ribbon, reminding us of Jesus Christ and His power to help those who have accepted Him as Saviour. As I draw this tin can across these boys, Ned makes a great deal of noise. Ted reminds me of the story of Isaac as given to us in Genesis 26. You remember that when enemies wanted the wells of water which Isaac was using, he moved on and dug others. He realized that it took two to make a quarrel, and he would rather give up than take part in a quarrel. Boys and girls, it is easy to be like Ned—bound with sin, always fussing and quarreling; but it is much better to be like Ted—bound by the love of Christ and living peaceably.
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