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It’s going to be Valentine’s Day in a couple days, when everyone gets all romantic. While chocolates, flowers and candlelight dinners have their place, it is also a great opportunity to discuss the topic of love. Love isn’t just for romantic relationships, but for our relationships in the family, among fellow Christians, and in our relationship with God. So this week we have a memory game which serves as an object lesson on the topic of love. God so loved the world that he sent his Son (John 3:16) God is love. They shall know that we are Christians by our love. Have a great weekend! Love God with all your heart. Love your neighbour as yourself. So here’s to Love! Resources A cookie sheet or tray 20 to 25 small objects from the list below. A cloth that will cover the tray Paper and pencil for each player Objects List Tape Glue Stapler A bolt Paper clip Clothes Pin Button Piece of rope or strong Shoelace Spiral from a notebook Skewer Rubber band Key ring Blue tack Bandage Padlock Watch band Zipper Velcro Screw Thumb Tack Hinge Nail Safety Pin Straight Pin Sewing Thread Snap Zip Tie or cable tie Wooden Dowel Refrigerator magnet Preparation Place all the objects on the tray and cover with a cloth to begin. What to Do Have the youth sit in a circle where they can all see the tray. Remove the cloth for 60 seconds, then replace it. The youth then write down everything they remember seeing on the tray. The player who remembered the most items wins. Take It to the Next Level Make it Spiritual What do all the objects have in common? All of the objects are used to hold various things together. We often use tape and glue with paper. Staplers and paper clips also hold pieces of paper together. Bolts come in various sizes and are often used to hold two pieces of metal together. A bandage holds the sides of a cut together to stop bleeding. Even a refrigerator magnet holds paper to the refrigerator. There is something else that needs to be held together as well and that is people. We need to be close to people. If we are not, life becomes very sad and lonely. We need to be close to our family, to our friends, and to our fellow church people-plus many others. Love holds people together better than anything else: ! Love is the best tape, the best glue, the best staple, the best bolt that you can find to keep you close to people. There are other things that we sometimes think keep us close to others but they don’t work as well as love. You may think that it’s because you live on the same street that you are friends with a certain person, but if that is all that makes you friends it will be over with the first time you have a serious fight. Sometimes we think we are close friends with someone because we like the same sport or the same games but this usually doesn’t last either. Even living in the same house with your family will not automatically make you close to them. In every case what we really need is love for that person. No matter what you like doing with someone close to you, just remember that to love that person is the most important thing of all. Love will be the tape, the glue, the staple, the bolt that holds us together in unity. Make it Practical How can you show love to others this week? For your parents, your valentine, your siblings, your friends. All love finds its source in God. God is love. How can you love more like God loves others this week? Scripture References Matthew 22 Luke 10 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” - John 13:34 “He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.” - Colossians 1:17 I've been actively involved in youth ministry for almost 20 years and has been writing youth materials since 1988. For more Object Lessons visit our page at Youth Ministry Object Lesson
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