Sunday School--Honduras style

Ephesians 6: 10-18

10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. 12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.

We were teaching the children about putting on the full armor of God and decided we needed to use a visual.

Well since we didn't have any armor laying around we began to scavenge through our supplies.

The Belt of Truth--Jen's Belt

Breastplate of Righteousness--a black trash bag cut into a vest

Fitting your feet with readiness that comes from the Gospel of Peace--a pair of men's boots

Shield of Faith--a paint screen with pipe cleaner handle

Helmet of Salvation--a basket with pipe cleaners

Sword of the Spirit--a roll of wrapping paper

We had a young volunteer and the fun, laughter and lessons began. As we dress him in each piece of Armor we discussed it's purpose. After he was fully dressed Jen attacked with a sword and demonstrated how the armor protected him. (we did forget to untie the shoes from each other so he was somewhat hindered in his movements, but the comic value of him hopping after Jen was enough to make me cry)

after he took up his sword he was full equipped.

We had a wonderful time, the children laughed and learned so much.

It is funny how we can get so wrapped up in spending money on all of the "right lessons" and "props" when sometimes everything we need is in the bible and right in front of us. Not that I am saying I don't like all of the books and lessons and such, but I know that all that is really necessary is your bible, a love for children, a little imagination and the ability to let yourself look a little silly.

Hope you enjoy hearing about the class and seeing the pictures as much as I enjoyed teaching it.