| God's amazing blessings abound! His creation alone | | | | 5. Say the following: "This verse shows us that |
| speaks volumes about His wonderful creative | | | | God gives a crown to a year filled with His |
| character. Here's a fun object lesson on God's | | | | blessings. Let's learn 3 important points about this |
| crowning blessings to help them consider the | | | | truth." |
| goodness of God. | | | | Point One On a farm, harvest time is the |
| Here's What You Do: | | | | greatest time of year. It's when all the hard work |
| The object you will use for this lesson will be a | | | | of the farmer finally pays off and God rewards |
| crown. I simply found a nice plastic ornate crown | | | | him with wonderful fruits and vegetables. You |
| at one of my local party stores. But you could | | | | could say that harvest time should be rewarded a |
| even use a crown that you create out of | | | | crown because of all the goodness that is given. |
| construction paper if you would like. | | | | Point Two God gives us great times of blessing |
| Hold up your crown and ask the following | | | | just like He gives the farmer during harvest time. |
| questions to help stimulate discussion. | | | | But His blessings don't always come at certain |
| 1. What am I holding? (Wait for answers such as | | | | times of the year. They can be found every day |
| "a crown".) | | | | in our lives. He watches over us when we sleep |
| 2. What is a crown for? (Wait for answers such | | | | or when we wake. His love is like a river to us |
| as "a king or queen wears it to show that they | | | | that has no end. But sometimes God's blessings |
| are royalty or special in some way".) | | | | are extra special. You could say they deserve a |
| 3. Is a crown ever given for any other reason | | | | crown! |
| than for royalty? (Wait for answers. If they have | | | | Point Three Extra special blessings from God |
| a hard time, explain that crowns were often given | | | | deserve extra special thanks to God. Since He |
| by the Romans to athletes who were great in | | | | has given you blessings that deserve a crown, |
| their fields of sports. In America, we crown a | | | | give Him praise that deserves a crown. Be |
| woman to be Miss America because she has | | | | thankful for all that He has done. |
| shown that she deserves to be honored for her | | | | After your lesson is over, you could have the |
| character and beauty.) | | | | children draw a crown containing an illustration of a |
| 4. Ask a child to read Psalm 65:11. (I used the | | | | recent blessing they have experienced from God. |
| New King James version.) | | | | Have fun! |