Eternal Encouragement A Fun Bible Object Lesson for Your Kids

Whats your favorite perfume or cologne? There are hundreds of them, yet none of them last for very long. But have you ever heard of the scent called Eternal Encouragement? OK. Its not really a perfume. But isnt Gods encouragement sweeter smelling than any perfume ever made? I think so. Here is a fun Bible object lesson that will help your kids understand this truth.

Heres what you do:

The object you will use for this lesson will be a bottle of perfume. Attach a new label to the bottle which says Eternal Encouragement.

Ask the following questions to help stimulate discussion:

1. What am I holding? (Wait for responses.) Thats right. Its a perfume bottle. Who would like to smell it? (Pass it around to those children who would like to take a whiff.)

2. Does perfume really last a long time or eternally, like the bottle says? (Wait for responses.) No. It doesnt. It usually only lasts for a few hours.

3. Would you like to know about something that can last forever? (Wait for responses.)

4. Ask a child to read 2 Thessalonians 2:16 (NIV).

 

5. Say the following: From this verse, what do we learn that is eternal? (Wait for response of encouragement.)

6. Lets learn a little more about this Bible verse and learn how to apply it to our own lives. Here are 3 important points.

Point 1: Encouragement. Doesnt that word sing a sweet song in your heart? Encouragement is like a precious perfume. We all love to be encouraged. David encouraged Saul on his harp and his music soothed Sauls mind. A man named Barnabus in the Bible was called the son of encouragement. But of course, Jesus is the greatest encourager of all!

Point 2: Our friends, families and teachers can encourage us. And thats good. But all of their encouragement vanishes pretty quickly like soap bubbles in the air or like this perfume after awhile. But Gods encouragement lasts forever!

Point 3: Gods encouragement is filled with His forgiveness of our sins and the comfort of knowing that He loves us and accepts us just the way we are. So, next time you read the Bible or hear a sermon or listen to your Sunday School teacher talk about God, take a big whiff of Gods sweet perfume Eternal Encouragement.

This 3-Point Bible Object Lesson for Kids was inspired by my reading of C.H. Spurgeons devotional on 2 Thessalonians 2:16 from his book Morning and Evening. You too can be inspired by your favorite Christian authors and come up with your own 3-Point Sermon for Kids.

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