First the pastor pulls out a glass measuring cup and says, 'I really like to cook. When I cook I use this'. He then holds up the cup and asks what it is. One sweet little boy raises his hand high and and proud and says 'Oh! It's a measuring cup!' The pastor replies, 'That is right, but the Bible says that we can't measure God's love like this because our cup runneth over...there's too much love for the cup, and it would spill out'.
The kids nod their heads...
Next he pulls out a measuring tape and says 'I really like to build things. When I work in the house I use this'. He pulls out the measuring tape and asks what it is. A few kids raise their hands and tell him it's a measuring tape. The pastor goes on to say that we can't measure God's love with a measuring tape because the Bible says God's love reaches higher than the Heavens and that his measuring tape certainly couldn't reach that high.
The kids really seem to be following....
Finally the pastor points to his wrist. He shows them his watch and says 'what do we measure with a watch?'. The first kid raises his hand again and shouts [are you ready for this?]
"LOVE!"
See? They really were listening! The lesson was all about measuring God's love...
