BEING A CHRISTIAN IS KIND OF LIKE BEING A PUMPKIN A children’s message as you carve out your Jack-o-lantern
Step 1: Wash your pumpkin “We’re not a pumpkin, but we’re kind of like one. God picks us from the patch, brings us in and washes us clean. Just like a pumpkin, we have an inside and an outside. People only see the outside, but God sees the inside as well.” Bible Verse - 1 Samuel 16:7 – “The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”
Step 2: Carve an opening in the top of the pumpkin large enough to fit your hand into “God wants to change our inside, but the only way he can do it is if we become open to Him.” Revelation 3:20 -
Step 3: Put your hand in and pull out the insides “God scoops out all the yucky stuff, the sin, in our lives. He removes the seeds of doubt, hate, impurity and greed. Jesus was willing to get messy for us…He died on the cross to cleanse us from all our sins.” Bible Verse - Ezekiel 36: 25b – 27
Step 4: Carve the eyes and smiling face “Jesus gives you a new smiling face. When all the yucky stuff (sin) is gone, you feel so happy!” Bible Verse – Proverbs 23:26
Step 5: Add a votive candle to the inside of the pumpkin “If we leave the pumpkin empty, it will just be hollow. We need God’s light inside of us to make us alive! When Jesus lives inside of you, you can glow! You will want to tell people about him, be kind to others and bless others more than yourself.” Bible Verse - John 8:12