Keys to the Kingdom 2

Supplies Needed:

"Magic Scratch" paper bracelets ordered from Oriental Trading Company www.OrientalTrading.com or you can purchase this special paper at a craft store and cut it into strips for bracelets.

Say to students, “When we look at these bracelets, they look plain and black, but when we use the stick to scratch a design, the beautiful colors show through.  This reminds us of seeing things here on earth.  If we look with our ‘earth eyes’, we see sickness, sadness, and fear.  The stick is like our key to the kingdom.  When we scratch the design, it reveals the greater reality underneath the black.  When we see things with our ‘faith eyes’, we see what’s going on in heaven and we bring Heaven to earth by praying for healing, joy, and peace.  As you wear these bracelets, let them remind you to use your ‘faith eyes’."


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Backward Treasure Hunt

Supplies Needed:

small object to hide, preferably something related to lesson

When students are not looking, hide the object.  On your signal, students will hunt for the object - while walking backward!  After object is found, ask students if they think it would have been easier to find if they had been allowed to turn around and face forward while searching.  Say to students, “God’s Kingdom is right here with us.  In Matthew 4:17, Jesus said to repent (stop walking backward and turn around), because the Kingdom of Heaven is right here.  It’s right by your hand. We can’t always see it with our ‘earth eyes’, but when we open our ‘faith eyes’, He will show it to us.”


How have you demonstrated this truth with your students?