God’s Love multiplies as it is given away

by pastorgrace | May 11, 2011 6:02 pm

For Children’s Time.
Objects needed: 6 mints or hard can­dies, 2 Bible Cards, 6 suck­ers, a large piece of rec­tan­gle paper that has “God’s Love” writ­ten in the cen­ter and a pair of scissors.

Start by ask­ing some sim­ple math ques­tions.
I have 6 of these hard can­dies. Who would like one? OK, you two may have a candy. I had 6 and I gve 2 away, how many do I have left? Only 4.
I have two nice Bible Cards, who would like one? So I had 2 and I gave one away how many do I have left? Only 1 and if I give it away.…now how many? None.
I have 6 suck­ers, they are called DumDum’s, who would like one? I think I will give you..TWO> How many do I now have? 4 and if you give one away? I still have 4 but now you only have one.
Look at this paper. It rep­re­sents God’s Love. God’s love is some­thing that we all have. You can see this paper has 4 cor­ners on it.
Now let me show you some of God’s magic. Unlike the math we have been doing with stuff from man. I am going to cut a cor­ner off this sheet.
Now this tri­an­gle of God’s Love I will give to YOU.
How many cor­ners do I now have. I had 4 and gave away one. so I should have 3…lets counts…1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Wow I now have more than what I started with.
Let’s see what hap­pens when I cut away more of God’s love and give that cor­ner to some­one else. Now I have !, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 corners.

Ask one of the chil­dren to hold up her tri­an­gle. Look! count the cor­ners. 1, 2, Three. I have 6 cor­ners and you have 3 that means the 4 cor­ners of God’s Love that I started with are now 9 Corners.

How does this hap­pen? When I gave away the suck­ers and candy and things I always had less than what I started with. Now with the cor­ners of God’s love I get More.
It must be that the more of God’s love that you give away, the big­ger it gets.

If you con­tinue to cut you will end up with a circle.…God’s love encir­cling us!

Found this on the net. Do not know who wrote it first. When I used this at Church the adults and grand­par­ents asked for a copy.
So do enjoy.
Pas­tor Grace

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