Leader Guide
Object Lesson
- Two hard-boiled eggs in their shells (one is extra)
- Pencil
- A towel to place on the floor for eggshells
- Hand sanitizer to pass around after the lesson
- Jesus in the Wilderness Egg Stand
- Container for peeled egg after demonstration
- Cellophane tape
- Bible or the Superbook Bible App
Hard boil two eggs, leaving them in their shells.
Make “Christ” egg stand using illustration.
A New Heart: Demonstrate a right heart toward God through Christ.
Today’s lesson is about how we are made right with God through Christ. What happened in the beginning of creation to cause people to not be right with God? Sin came into the world, Adam and Eve sinned.
Sin separated us from God. Yet, God loves us so much that He sent His Son Jesus to die for us on the cross to be the offering to pay for our sin. Let’s say the SuperVerse together. 2 Corinthians 5:21:
Who can tell me what sin is? Disobedience to God’s Word; breaking God’s commands.
Sin is anything we do, say or think that displeases God. What are some sins that people might need to be forgiven for? Jealousy, pride, having idols in our life, lying, stealing, disobeying parents, cheating, selfishness, unkindness, using bad language, etc.
As children answer, write the sins on the shell of the egg with the pencil. Abbreviate answers to fit as necessary—it doesn’t matter if words overlap.
Have you ever touched a hardboiled egg? Pass the egg around 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. They are hard and stained with sin. Sin fills us with guilt and weighs us down. We cannot stand on our own righteousness—no matter how hard we try! Have children take turns trying to stand the egg up on the table, which is impossible.
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 on the cross is all that is needed to forgive all the sins in the whole world! All we must do is 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. Through Christ we are made right with God! Hold the egg up and rotate it in your fingers.
Can you see any trace of the sins that were written on it?
Place the egg in the stand with “Christ” facing them. Now we can stand through Christ!
Let’s say our SuperTruth together: “We are made right with God through Christ.”
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:
That’s Good News, isn’t it?
Conclusion: Take the egg out and place on the table. Remember, we can never become right with God on our own. Place the egg in the stand. Only through Christ and His righteousness can we stand!