Children’s Story for January 16th, 2005

Show and Tell

By Janet Penner, Fort Garry Mennonite Fellowship, Winnipeg, MB

Bible Passage

• John 1: 29-42

Theme

• Jesus’ baptism and John promoting Jesus.

Needed Items

• Pre-arrange for a few children to bring show and tell items.

Show and Tell

Many of you are in day care, nursery or regular school. Do you have a time where you can bring things that are important to you and talk about them? When I was in school, my favorite time was sharing time. Some call it “Show and Tell” or “Learning About You” time. It was important because I could show and tell others about something that was special to me. Once, a boy brought his grandfather from far away to school for show and tell. The boy’s eyes shone, his face was flushed and the words tumbled out of his mouth because he was so excited about sharing his grandfather with his friends.

I wonder what is important to you. I have asked ____ and ______ to bring something to show us. Please tell us why it is important to you... Thank you for sharing a part of yourselves with us. We enjoyed learning about you. How do you feel when you get to share something that you find really exciting?

This is what I brought today. (Explain why it’s important to you. Feel free to share your own memory.)

In the Bible reading today, we heard about John who was excited when he saw Jesus walking toward them. John was so excited that he shouted out that Jesus was coming. He told the people that he knew Jesus was the Lamb of God and that he had seen the Spirit of God land on Jesus in the form of a dove when he was baptized. Many people believed in Jesus because of John’s show and tell.

When we do the things that Jesus taught us to do, like loving others and being thoughtful and helpful, we are showing others that we know Jesus. We can tell others about Jesus too. Perhaps you would like to draw a picture to show what you would like to show and tell about Jesus.

Wondering questions

• I wonder why John was so excited about Jesus.
• I wonder what excites us about Jesus.
• What kind of things can we show and tell others about Jesus?