Children's Ministry Object Lesson-Candy Bar Prayer Request

11/30/2012

One of my favorite Children's Ministry Object Lessons is the Candy Bar Prayer Request. Set this up by talking about how God always answers prayer. Tell the kids that you're going to pretend you're God for a moment and are going to answer some prayers.

Choose three to participate and ask them to think of a prayer request. Tell them that because you're God, you'll be answering their requests today. (before hand prepare three small slips of paper with "yes" written on two of them and "no" on the other one. Pass the "answers" out (have the yes answers given to the first two kids).

Ask the first child to open their answer. Rejoice with them as they reveal the "yes" they've received. Award that participant with a fun sized Snicker bar. Do the same with the second.

As you move excitedly along to the last participant, have them reveal their "no". "Wow, I'm so sorry that you didn't get what you thought you needed. That really stinks." Then, bust out a huge KING SIZED SNICKER bar to the delight of your audience explain that sometimes God's plans for us are far better than anything we could have asked Him for. We can trust Him with our lives.

How about you? Have you used candy bars as object lesson before? Tell us!

15 Comments

Pat

8/13/2014 08:48:13 pm

used this for wed. night tweens and they loved it .not sure if it was the candy bars or if they got it. Thanks for the inspiration.

Sharon Smith

10/7/2014 09:46:24 am

Awesome lesson for Sunday School Class.. Thanks

Reanna

5/17/2015 05:17:23 am

So i could do it for a yw lesson correct?

Diane Reid

6/25/2015 07:54:43 am

This was a great idea!I will use it during Sunday morning worship during the devotion time,excellent!

Jill waltz

7/3/2015 04:46:35 am

Awesome! This remains my favorite object lesson of all time. Super powerful!

Sandy Freet

7/31/2015 09:20:34 am

Peanut butter cups. We are A beautiful person just
Like the peanut butter is a yummy candy. By yourself we are not what we could be with God. Peanut butter is just plain peanut butter but if you add the chocolate covering it is finished and so yummy. If we are covered by God we are complete as well.

Laurel L Pearson

8/29/2016 04:28:48 pm

8/6/2015 04:35:02 am

That's awesome, Sandy!!! I love your creative spin!!!

Fredy

9/8/2015 11:26:52 am

Awesome

pam andrews

10/8/2015 04:05:13 pm

Really like lesson. Thanks

charlotte fletcher link

11/24/2015 08:59:44 pm

Eat a candy bar (or bag of chips) all the while talking about how you love everyone and how special they are and how you really really like to share and to help and to feed the hungry...keep eating without sharing...there will probably be giggles...stop after a few moments and ask what's happening...I then gave them a treat, too, before we depart...of course, sharing the scripture about helping others is serving God...so many positive points to this object lesson!

Melanie

8/27/2016 07:38:32 pm

I'm puzzled the story talks about Snickers but the picture shows 3 Musketeers so which are you supposed to use.

Jackie

8/11/2017 04:47:42 pm

This is perfect for my children's message this Sunday! Thank you!!!

Kimberly

4/8/2018 01:47:22 pm

Great idea to go along with the story of Amy Carmichael.

She wanted blue eyes. At age five she fervently prayed for blue eyes. She knew God could so she excitedly looked in the mirror. Brown eyes. Disappointed, she reasoned that God answers prayer. And no is an answer.

Years later, her home was next to the temple grounds (Hindu, I believe). She could hear children crying and was not allowed to be on the grounds.

She went to the market and bought a native garment. Brewed some strong unsweetened tea. She used the tea to dye her exposed skin and dressed in the native garment. When her roommate saw her, she exclaimed, "It's a good thing you don't have blue eyes!"

Amy Carmichael eventually started an orphanage for mistreated children. Saving so many physical and spiritual lives.

The story is more fascinating that I can detail here. Child evangelism fellowship had the materials for teaching it if anyone is interested.

Ruth

4/15/2018 11:37:57 am

GREAT idea, Kimberly!!! I too, have used the Amy Carmichael story and flannelgraph in Childrens Church. I hadn"t thought of using the candy bar object lesson with it, but will pair the lessons up if done in the future! Thanks!!!!

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