Object Lesson on Being the Light of the World - Flashlight
Use this object lesson on being the light of the world.
Object Needed: Flashlight
Bible Verse: Matthew 5:15-16
Big Idea: You are the light in darkness.
We've included the text for this object lesson below and we even recorded a video to help give you ideas for how to teach it. Enjoy watching!
Light of the World Object Lesson Script
This is a flashlight. If you're going someplace you know will be dark, you're gonna want to bring one of these along. For instance, if you're going camping where there aren't any electric lights, you can just switch this on. You're going to need a flashlight to see when the sun goes down. You might use a flashlight to see things where the light can reach, like underneath the table or a shelf. Has the power ever gone out in your house because of a storm? Flashlights are really helpful then.
Did you know that God wants us to be lights. I know we don't actually glow like light bulbs, but he's talking about a different kind of light. Jesus told a parable in Matthew 15 through 16, “neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl instead they put it on its stand and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.” So you see God wants us to use our words and actions to shine the light of Christ. If people see that you're a good and faithful person, they will wonder what makes you that way, and that's how you shine the light. You tell them that Jesus makes you that way.
When you shine the light in darkness, what happens to the darkness? It disappears. The light takes over. Some people live in the darkness. They don't know how to have joy or goodness because they've been in the dark so long without Jesus Christ. But if you come near them and live life with them, you can act like this flashlight, and shine light into their darkness. Don't ever be afraid because God always provides the light.