Leader Guide
Egg Object Lesson
- Two hard-boiled eggs, OR optional: one per child
- Washable markers—various colors
- A towel to place on the floor for eggshells
- Hand sanitizer to pass around after the lesson
- Container for peeled egg after demonstration
Hard boil the eggs.
Today’s lesson is about how Jesus saved us from our sins when He sacrificed His life on the cross for us. When we ask Jesus to forgive our sins and cleanse our hearts, we get to start over with a new, clean heart—free from sin. 2 Corinthians 5:17 tells us:
Anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!
That’s Good News, isn’t it?
Who can tell me what sin is again?
Sin is disobedience to God’s Word—it is anything that we do, or say, or think that displeases God. What are some sins that people might need to be forgiven for? Lying, stealing, disobeying parents, cheating, being unkind to others, using bad language, etc.
Write their answers on the shell of the egg with various marker colors. Abbreviate answers to fit as necessary—it doesn’t matter if words overlap. Optional: give an egg to each child and have them do the activity on their own eggs.
Have you ever touched a hardboiled egg? Pass around the egg so the children can touch the hard outer shell of the hardboiled egg.
How does the egg feel? How does it look to you? Hard, smooth, fragile.
This egg represents our hearts before we know Jesus. Our hearts are hard and stained with sin. This sin fills us with guilt and weighs us down. We may feel like everyone sees our sin. Sometimes it may keep us from approaching God because we know He sees our sin and we are ashamed! But watch this! Jesus’ sacrifice is all that was needed to forgive all the sins in the whole world! When we believe in Jesus as our Savior and ask Him to forgive our sins, slowly peel away the shell He removes our sin—just like I am removing the shell of this egg. Continue to peel until the shell is completely removed.
What does the egg look and feel like now? Soft, clean, different, new.
Pass around the peeled egg so all children can hold it. Remind them to be gentle and not to squeeze the egg. This represents what takes place when we are forgiven—we are cleansed and made new—our sins are removed. Hold the egg up and rotate it in your fingers.
Can you see any trace of the sins that were written on it?
Let’s say our SuperTruth together: “Jesus loves me so much that He sacrificed His life and forgave my sins.”