BACK TO SCHOOL OBJECT LESSON – HIGHLIGHTER (LIVING FOR GOD)

Here’s a fun back to school object lesson for your preteen ministry!

• Object: Highlighter
• Topic: Living for God
• Bible: Mark 5:15

PREPARATION

Print out a paper with a short sentence on it in large bold letters so that it can be seen from a distance. Then completely highlight just one of the words with a bright highlighter. 

DEMONSTRATION

Hold your paper up in front of your class. Ask for them to tell you which word stands out. 

Then ask them why that word specifically stood out? 

OBJECT LESSON 

“A highlighter is an interesting tool. It’s designed to make certain words stand out by putting a bright color over them to draw attention to them specifically. If you’ve ever read something that you or someone else had highlighted, the highlighted words jump out at you and you know they are the most important. Jesus told us to be highlighters. He said in Mark 5:15 that you wouldn’t light a lamp and then hide it under a bowl. Instead, you’d put it in a place where it would give light to your home. In the same way, we should live our lives so that people can see Jesus through us. We shouldn’t hide our faith, but should be highlighters, making God stand out through our words and actions.” 

WRAP UP

“When others see us, they should see God’s work highlighted so it stands out, and they can see it more clearly. We should be so much like Jesus that our lives constantly ‘highlight’ who he is.” 

END LESSON

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