Cardboard Lighthouse

Today's Craft:

Here's an easy-to-make lighthouse craft that has a window to let our light shine out brightly for Jesus.

Materials Needed:

Sheets of A4 thin card.
Lighthouse pattern (see below).
Scissors and craft knife.
Glue stick and Sellotape.
Optional to make the Lighthouse light:
Large torch battery.
1,5 volt torch bulb (obtainable from Bicycle shops).
Length of bare thick copper wire.
Roll of insulation tape.

Click here for the Lighthouse Pattern

Making the Lighthouse:

Copy the pattern onto half a sheet of A4 card.
Cut out and glue together the Lighthouse as shown in the picture.
Twist the bared copper wire around the base of the torch bulb.
Bend the wire into a "C" shape so that the bottom of the light bulb touches the top terminal of the battery.
Bend the other end into a springy spiral to make contact with the bottom of the battery.
Tape the wire to the sides of the battery so as to hold the light bulb in place and let it shine.
Place the battery and lamp behind the Lighthouse and open the window to let the light shine out to the world.

Lesson:

John 8:12 tells us that Jesus spoke to the people and said, "I am the light of the world". When we give our lives to Jesus, the light of God shines into our hearts and changes us into a brand-new person. We find that we no longer want to do the bad things we used to, because now that Jesus is in our lives, we want to please Him in everything we do. God gives us the desire to read the Bible, pray and worship Jesus as our Lord and Saviour.

Our old friends cannot understand why we have changed, and don't want to go to some of the places we used to go to, or do some of the things that we used to. They cannot understand why we want to go to Church and praise God.

Matthew 5:14 -16 tells us that we are the light of the world and that we should let our light shine out to other people. Our lighthouse shows what has happened in our lives. Once the window to our lives was closed, but now that Jesus has come into our lives the we cannot help but to begin to shine for Him. Our lighthouse windows open and God's light and love begin to shine out of our lives as the power of the Holy Spirit works in our lives.

Just as a lighthouse can warn of danger, so the light of God shining out of our lives makes unsaved people uncomfortable. They start to realise that there is sin in their lives. But the friendly light of a lighthouse also welcomes sailors home after a long journey.

Our lighthouse needs a battery for power to light up the lamp. In the same way, let's allow the Holy Spirit to use His power in our lives, so that we can attract others to the the love and warmth of our Saviour.

God bless!