“To show you what I mean, I am going to cut these two open.” (Cut the onion and apple in half.) Jesus warned the people that they should worry about what’s on the inside, not on how we look on the outside.” “The Lord Jesus recognized that these teachers pretended to be righteous but hidden under their fine clothing and jewelry, they were wicked. Jesus said these words so they must be really special.” (Read Matthew 23:27) Don’t they look delicious? Before we slice these open and share them, I want to talk to you about an important passage in the Bible. “Yum! Look what we have today for a snack. Allow them to harden before using them for your object lesson. Both the fruit and vegetable should be covered completely. Place the apple and onion on wax paper first to avoid making a mess. Melt chocolate chips in a microwave and pour the melted chocolate over both fruit and vegetable. Poke an apple skewer into the top of each. Pick an apple and onion about the same size. We want to have good fruit for God and others!” Let’s check our hearts with a prayer and remove the sin/worms today. We don’t want to end up like this wormy apple-don’t let sin sneak in. Sometimes, things look okay in your life but slowly, sin creeps in and we don’t even realize it. This reminds me of something I read in the Bible. Who wants to eat a wormy apple? (Wait for responses.) Now this is a candy worm but apples can have real worms in them. Oh no! I found something!” (Turn the apple around. “I think I’ll take a big old bite out of this apple. Who likes apples?” (Wait for kids to respond.) If we bite into this apple, we will discover it is crisp, slightly moist and refreshing. Say, “Yummy, look at this delicious apple. Place the apple on a table but turn it so the wormy side is hidden from the class. The first object lesson is pretty simple but the second one may take some preparation so do plan ahead.īefore class, bore a small hole into the side of an apple. Besides cutting an apple in half to demonstrate the trinity, you can also teach a wormy lesson on sin and a lesson about the outer appearance. When you need a filler activity in your schedule, you can’t go wrong with apple Bible object lessons.
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