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Broken Crayons:

Today’s theme is inspired by a wonderful quote a friend shared on Facebook. It will make a great topic for an object lesson. I hope these lessons can be of use to youth ministries, family devotionals, and family home evenings. … Continue reading

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Stop bullying, for kindness is not just for animals:

I hope today’s theme can be of use to youth ministries, family counsels, Sunday school and family home evenings. Today’s theme is in reference a continuation of a request I got from my web site last week: Quote: Hi Melva, … Continue reading

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Get a grip on kindness:

The following object lesson is a response to request I got from my website: Quote: Hi Melva, I am a school counselor in XXX. I have been looking around on the internet for some ideas for object lessons on the … Continue reading

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Using nature to teach important principals:

Sunday school lesson reminded us how often Christ used items of nature to teach less. For today’s object lesson I thought I’d expand on the concept. I hope this lesson can be of use to youth ministries, family devotionals, Sunday … Continue reading

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Following the promptings of the spirit:

I hope this lesson can be of use to youth ministries, family devotionals, Sunday schools and family home evenings. Tonight’s topic is following the promptings of the Holy Spirit or of the Holy Ghost. Various Scriptures talk about the spirit … Continue reading

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In the words a child can understand:

I heard a wonderful example of how a child came to understand repentance. My sister sent this to me as an email. I want to touch upon using simple language and imagery to teach important principles to young children. I … Continue reading

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Criticism like a scrubber:

There are different times we may get criticism. We might be told at work how to do a better job or as a parent we may need to instruct a child to improve themselves in behavior or a task. I … Continue reading

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Thinking outside the box:

Today’s theme is on ingenuity. I hope today’s topic can be of use to youth ministries, family devotionals, Sunday school and family home evenings. Object lesson: Find a collection of different types of balls such as marbles, a stress ball, … Continue reading

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Our associations can be like Jell-O:

We are the people we associate with. If we associate with dishonest people constantly, there is a good chance we agree with their actions and may also be dishonest. If we associate with people of integrity, it could mean that … Continue reading

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What kind of residue are we:

Today’s lesson is on the theme of character. I hope today’s topic can be of use to youth ministries, family devotionals, Sunday schools and family home evenings. Object lesson: Collect an onion and a nice quality lotion (one that’s doesn’t … Continue reading

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