Hi, my name is Petra and my church has every Sunday during the regular
service something what they call "Children Service".  At a certain time
during regular service all of the kids come to the front and the Minister
in charge of the children brings up a certain subject and asks for the
kids input.

Three weeks ago the subject was how to bringing Jesus into your life.
The Minister asked the kids if they have seen the movie "The Gringe",
which most of the kids have.  Then she asked the kids what happened to
the Gringe in the beginning and how he changed at the end of the movie.

Then she asked the kids as how you can learn about Jesus how can you
bring him more into your life.

Before the kids answered the questions she gave her special helper for
that day (an older kid) a red balloon.  Every time a kid gave an answer
the older kid blew up the balloon until the balloon was blown up all the
way.  Then she explained that this is what will happen to your heart when
you believe in Jesus. 

At the beginning your heart is very little with no love and the more you
pray, read the bible, talk to your friends about Jesus, etc., your heart
gets bigger and so does your love for Jesus.

You be surprised about the answers you will get from the kids.

This also teaches parents a lesson to be careful about what they teach
their kids about certain things, because sometimes kids repeat what they
learn from their parents, especially when you are sitting in the middle
of church service.

Special thanks to Petra England for this great Object Lesson.