Children's Sunday School Object Talks - Preschool

God Can Hear Me

by Mike

Talking with God is easy!

Materials:
2 Cans
Small Nail & Hammer
Long piece of string

Duration:
Approximately 7 minutes

Topics:
Prayer

Target Age:
Preschool to Kindergarten

Preparation:
Before class use the small nail and hammer to punch a hole in the bottom of each can. The hole should be in the center. Push the string through the hole in the first can and tie a knot at the end of the string so that it cannot pull through the hole in the can. Repeat this process for the second can.

What you will say:
Have the children sit in front of you and ask for a volunteer. Once you have selected your helper, ask the child to take one of the cans and walk away from you until the string is tight. Tell the children that long ago people used to send messages over something called a telegraph. A telegraph was a machine that would send a special code across wires. Telegraphs sent messages from one city to another.

I'll demonstrate this for you. Ask the child holding the can to hold it up to their ear, let them know that you are going to pull the string taunt so they need to have a good grip on the can. Once they have the can up to their ear, whisper, "God loves you very much!" into the can you are holding. They should be able to hear the message loud and clear, if not, try repeating the message a bit louder.

Now over the years things have certainly changed. We went from the telegraph to telephones and from telephones to cell phones. We can now call someone we know just about any place in the world and they don't have to be connected by wires, if they have a cell phone.

Boys and girls did you know that there is even a better way to communicate? It's called prayer. Prayer is the most powerful form of communication we have. When we pray, we talk directly to God. Prayer is the prefect way to communicate with God. Prayer will never change, it's the same today as it was hundred or thousands of years ago. We can talk to God anytime or any place by simply praying to Him.