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Tea-Bag Christians
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Theme: Trials in our lives strengthen our faith in God. Materials Needed: Some Tea-bags. Kettle. A large clear glass mug or jug. Teaspoon, milk and sugar. Age Group: Grades 4 - 8 (10 to 14 years).
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A Good, Strong Cup: I am very thirsty today, so I have brought along some tea-bags and my kettle so that we can make some tea ( Boil some water and start making tea ). To make tea, we need to soak a tea-bag in boiling water in order to make a good cup of tea. This reminds us that we will go through tests and trials in our lives so that God can make us into strong Christians. There, the kettle has boiled so I will fill this mug and add a tea-bag. We'll wait a few minutes and then we can have some tea! It takes time to make a good cup of tea, doesn't it?. In the same way we must take time to pray and read our Bibles. Luke Warm Tea: We need boiling water to make a good cup of tea. I don't know about you, but I can't stand luke-warm tea. Jesus said that as Christians, we should be either hot or cold, but never luke-warm or He would spit us out!
"I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot, Well, I certainly don't want to be spat out, and so I am determined to be a hot Christian! What about you? We cannot be half-hearted Christians and serve God on Sunday, and then forget all about Him during the rest of the week. No, we must serve God faithfully every day and all the time, even though we go through hard trials, temptations and testings. Good, Strong Christians: God uses these to make our faith stronger and make us into better Christians. The Apostle Peter says that when we get to Heaven:
"On that day you will glad, even if you have to go through
many trials for a while. Yes, these trials are like being dipped into boiling water. It's not nice to be tested, but if we keep trusting in God, Jesus will bring safely us through every trial and temptation. So don't give up! The Apostle Paul tells us to "fight the good fight of life" because there's a crown of righteousness waiting for us in Heaven one day. Now, that's worth waiting for! So in the meantime serve God with all your heart and do everything to please Him. God bless!
Extract from one of our Object Lesson books
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