Handkerchief
thumb tip
Object lesson
- Purchase a thumb tip from
a magic supply house (while you’re there see if they
have gospel magic books)
- You will also need silk
scarves from the same place. You will need five in all.
- Red
- Blue
- Green
- Yellow (gold)
- Red, blue, green, yellow
all in one
Preparation
When you get ready to do this
object lesson put the four-colored scarf in your left hand and
put the thumb tip over it. When you make a fist around the thumb
tip you shouldn’t be able to see the scarf.
The lesson
Start by telling the kids the
only way to heaven is if you do as God says in his Word; the
Bible.
- When he says you must have
faith you have to believe that God raised Jesus from the
dead and he is preparing a place for you and he helps us
now, as we live on Earth.
Tell the kids that for
this lesson the blue scarf will represent Faith, and
force the blue scarf into the thumb tip inside your hand.
- Tell the kids we must
believe God Jesus dyed for us and his blood was shed so
we could all go to heaven.
For this part of the
lesson we will have the red scarf represent Jesus’
blood.
- Tell the kids we also must
have only one master. A lot of people say they believe in
god and trust him, but then they steal from him. God says
that if we love money it is the same as not trusting him.
We must give our tithes and offerings.
We will use the green
scarf to represent money that we give to God.
- Our last scarf is yellow
and it will represent the gold streets in heaven. When we
obey Gods laws we will get to enjoy the great things in
heaven.
All of your scarves should now
be in your thumb tip except the hidden scarf. Tell the boys and
girls your want to make sure all of the scarves are squished
together. (Place your thumb into the thumb tip and push it on.
When you know it is on pull the hidden scarf out with both hands.
Turn the scarf with all the colors on it around so they can see
both sides of it. If you don’t let go of the scarf the kids
will never see your fake thumb.
When I did this lesson I always
tell how the trick is done (just as I always reveal Satan’s
tricks). Have the kids guess how the trick is done and leave your
thumb out so they can see it. When I did this none guessed
including the leaders, until I held my thumbs beside each other.