All My Lessons
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  • Lessons-Alphabetical
    • Numeric
      • 11th commandment
        • PDF of Lesson
      • 24,000 Dowels
        • PDF of Lesson
      • 100mm Canon
        • PDF of Lesson
      • 600 Pound Ping Pong Balls
        • PDF of Lesson
      • 600 Year Story
        • PDF of Lesson
    • A
      • A Donkey and A Lamb
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Adam-Noah Timeline
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Air Bags
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Airzooka
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Alcohol Burn
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Anti-Nazi Poem
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Anti-Gravity Machine
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Are You A Moose?
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Arrow
        • PDF of Lesson
    • B
      • B.O.O.K.
        • PDF Version
      • Backwards Dude
      • Bad News/Good News
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Bag-O-Christmas
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Balloon Brothers
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Beach-in-a-Bottle
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Bears
        • PDF of Lesson
        • Link to video
      • Bible Baseball Game
        • PDF Version
      • Bible News Network
      • Bible World Records
        • PDF Version
      • Bleach and Iodine
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Bob and Darla's Wedding
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Bob-in-a-Box
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Books of the Bible Puzzle
        • PDF of Puzzle
        • PDF of Solution
      • Bottle Hoop and Pen
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Box of Chocolates
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Brain Washing
        • PDF of Lesson
        • Link to video
      • Brick Balance
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Brown Envelopes
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Bubbles
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Bug-Eyed Bob
    • C
      • Cabbage Coupon
        • PDF of Lesson
        • PDF of Coupon
      • Canvas of Life
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Card Trick
        • PDF of Lesson
        • Tutorial Vudeo
      • Carrot, Egg, Coffee Bean
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Chatoyancy
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Checkerboard Illusion
        • PDF of Lesson
        • Full Checkerboard File
      • Chocolate Marshmallows
        • PDF of Lesson
        • Video of Lesson
      • Church Mice
      • Classroom Rules
        • PDF of Rules
      • Clothespin Hair
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Coat Hanger
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Coke Bottle
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Cornstarch and Water
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Cost of Temple
      • COTSA
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Crayon and Plastic
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Cut $100 Bill
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Cut Finger
        • PDF of Lesson
    • D
      • Darts
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Delta Man
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Devil Motors
        • PDF Version
      • Dictionary: Free
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Disclaimer
        • PDF Version
      • Dos Arboles
        • PDF of Lesson
        • Picture File
      • Doughnut Seeds
        • PDF Version
      • Drawing a Portrait
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Dry Ice
      • Dumpster Diving
        • PDF of Lesson
    • E
      • Ed
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Elusive Loopy
        • PDF of Lesson
        • Video of How to Tie the Knot
      • Emojis
        • PDF Version
      • Ephesians 2: 8-9
        • PDF of Lesson
        • PDF Handout
      • Eternity in Our Hearts
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Eye Chart
        • PDF of Lesson
        • File Eye Chart
      • Eye Exam
        • PDF of Lesson
        • File Eye Exam
    • F
      • Face Slap
        • PDF of Lesson
      • F.A.I.T.H.
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Fan Strobe
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Feast of Tabernacles
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Feed 5,000
        • PDF of Lesson
      • First and Last
        • PDF of Lesson
      • First Sermon
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Fisher Who Mumbled
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Five Little Boys
        • PDF of Lesson
        • PDF of Story
      • Fix-o-Matic
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Flying Board
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Foreign Language
        • PDF Version
      • Forgotten Character Trait
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Four Faces
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Four Hippies Logging Co.
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Fragrance of Christ
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Frying Bacon
        • PDF of Lesson
    • G
      • Garbage Picture
        • PDF Version
        • Picture File
      • Gender Identity
        • PDF Version
      • Genealogy of Jesus
        • PDF Version
      • George Wilson Pardon
        • PDF Version
      • Gifts and Cement Blocks
        • PDF Version
      • Gill Teeman
        • PDF Version
        • PDF Trial Script
      • Glassey
        • PDF Version
      • Good Samaritan
        • PDF Version
      • Gospel in the Gates
        • PDF Version
      • Goy Ether
        • PDF Version
        • PDF of Letter
      • Gravity Corner
        • Video of Gravity Corner
      • Great Stone Face
        • PDF Version
      • Grudge
        • PDF Version
    • H
      • Hair Dryer and Ping Pong Balls
        • PDF Version
      • Happy Hippy Hippo Hunters
        • PDF Version
        • Power Point Presentation
      • Hatfields and McCoys
        • PDF Version
      • Heavenly Head Bonkers
        • PDF Version
      • Henry the Invisible Elephant
        • PDF Version
      • His Majesty's Skittles
        • PDF Version
      • Holy vs. Hole"y"
        • PDF Version
      • Holidays and Babylon
        • PDF Version
      • Hoosumaber
        • PDF Version
      • Hot Tea
        • PDF Version
      • How to Pray
        • PDF Version
      • Hu Waru
        • PDF Version
        • PDF of Story
      • Hubble Ultra Deep Photo
        • PDF Version
    • I-J
      • Iced Water Recipe
      • Image of Gold
        • PDF Version
      • In His Grip
        • PDF Version
      • Indy 500
        • PDF Version
      • Infinite Rope
        • PDF Version
      • Intelligence
      • Invisible Fire Extinguisher
        • PDF Version
      • Jeffrey the Lost Sheep
        • PDF Version
        • PDF of Jeffrey
      • John 15:5
        • PDF Version
    • K
      • Kabul the Camel
        • PDF of Story
        • Camel 1
        • Camel 2
        • Camel 3
        • Camel 4
        • Camel 5
      • Kabul the Thirsty Camel
        • PDF of Story
      • Kingdom of God
        • PDF Version
      • KLEW
        • PDF Version
        • PDF Scorecard
      • Kroger Christmas
        • PDF Version
      • Kung Fu Moses and Aaron
        • PDF Version
        • PDF of Story
    • L
      • Ladder of Success
        • PDF Version
      • Lampstand
        • PDF Version
      • Large Blower and Ball
        • PDF Version
      • Leaning Tower
        • PDF Version
      • Leprosy and Sin
        • PDF Version
      • Lesson in 360 Degrees
      • Ly Lè
        • PDF Version
    • M
      • Magnet Match
        • PDF Version
      • Magnetic Pennies
        • PDF Version
      • Magnets
        • PDF Version
      • Make Believe Rifle
        • PDF Version
      • Making Conversion Varnish
        • PDF Version
      • Match Rockets
        • PDF Version
      • Matthew 5: 13-16
        • PDF Version
      • Message in Conduit
        • PDF Version
      • Mother's Day Joke
        • PDF Version
      • Mr. Lyle Bowl
        • PDF Version
        • PDF of Rules
      • Multiple Layered Picture
        • PDF Version
    • N-O
      • Naitsirhc
        • PDF Version
      • Needle Through the Arm
        • PDF Version
      • Newspaper and Milk
        • PDF Version
      • No Crocodiles at Christmas
        • PDF of Poem
      • Oak Beam
        • PDF Version
    • P
      • Paper Cutter
        • PDF Version
        • Video of Lesson
      • Paper Folding and Cutting
        • PDF Version
      • Parable of the Pencil
        • PDF Version
        • PDF of Parable
      • Pencils Through a Baggy
        • PDF Version
      • Pepper Lighthouse
        • PDF Version
      • Pineapple Story
      • Pipe Wrenches
        • PDF Version
      • Plaster Casting
        • PDF Version
      • Play-Doh
        • PDF Version
      • Poorschmuck and Gotalotado
        • PDF Version
        • PDF of Play
      • Porpoise Filled Life
        • PDF Version
      • Prince Charmin
        • PDF Version
        • PDF of Play
      • Prism
        • PDF Version
      • Prison le Devil
        • PDF Version
        • PDF of Skit
      • Psalm 30
        • PDF Version
      • Psalm 39: 5
        • PDF Version
      • Purple Dog
        • PDF Version
    • Q-R
      • Quiet and Likewise Many
        • PDF Version
      • Rat Trap
        • PDF Version
      • RATZ
        • PDF Version
      • Real Estate Deal
        • PDF Version
        • PDF of Skit
      • Recall Notice
        • PDF Version
      • Rocks and Candy
        • PDF Version
      • Rubik's Cube
        • PDF Version
        • Video of Lesson
      • Ruth
        • PDF Version
    • S
      • Sandcastle
        • PDF Version
      • Satan's Packaging
        • PDF Version
      • Scaffold and Bicycle
        • PDF Version
      • Scale Model of the Universe
        • PDF Version
      • Scavenger Hunt
        • PDF Version
      • Seven Laws of Mr. Lyle Land
        • PDF Version
        • PDF of the Laws
      • Shell Game
        • PDF Version
      • Shortadoofus
        • PDF Version
      • Simon Says
        • PDF Version
      • Singing Rod
        • PDF Version
      • Six Impossible Things
        • PDF Version
      • Skil Saws
        • PDF Version
      • Slow Ball
        • PDF Version
      • So What Color Was the Donkey
        • PDF Version
        • PDF of Timeline
      • Soap Opera
        • PDF Version
      • Spaghetti Structures
        • PDF Version
      • Spiritual Salad
        • PDF Version
      • Stress-o-Meter
        • PDF Version
      • S.T.U.P.I.D. Machine
        • PDF Version
      • Super Christian Beachwear
        • PDF Version
      • Survival Kit
        • PDF Version
    • T
      • Targeted Guidance
        • PDF Version
      • Taters
        • PDF Version
      • Technically Salt and Light
        • PDF Version
      • Technically the Lord's Prayer
        • PDF Version
      • Testimony Picture
        • PDF Version
      • Tinker Toys
        • PDF Version
      • To Tell the Truth
        • PDF Version
      • Tootsie Roll Pops
        • PDF Version
      • Torofluxus
        • PDF Version
      • Twenty Dollar Bill
        • PDF Version
        • Video of Lesson
      • Turbo Encabulator
        • PDF Version
        • PDF of Introduction
      • Two Solo Cups
        • PDF Version
        • Video of Lesson
    • U-Z
      • Valentine
        • PDF Version
      • Walk on Milk
        • PDF Version
      • Water Balloon and Candle
        • PDF Version
      • White Glue Bouncy Ball
        • PDF Version
      • Windsor Guildhall
        • PDF Version
      • Yesterday
        • PDF Version
  • Topical Indexes
    • Topical Index A-G
    • Topical Index H-P
    • Topical Index Q-Z
  • Other Things
    • Bits n Pieces
    • 3:16
    • God: Infinity
    • Bob the Square
      • Bob the Square PDF
    • Sunday School Times
      • SST Files-Vol 1
      • SST Files-Vol 2
      • SST Files-Vol 3
      • SST Files-Vol 4
      • SST Files-Vol 5
      • SST Files-Vol 6
      • SST Files-Vol 7
      • SST PDF-Vol 1
      • SST PDF-Vol 2
      • SST PDF-Vol 3
      • SST PDF-Vol 4
      • SST PDF-Vol 5
      • SST PDF-Vol 6
      • SST PDF-Vol 7
    • Wait, Wait Let Me Guess
      • Wait, Wait PDF
    • Banquet
      • Train Maze File
      • PDF of Program
      • PDF of Menu
      • PDF of Songs
      • PDF of Skits
      • PDF of Rindercella
      • Swing Low Video
      • Shortadoofus Video
  • Contact
  • Old Lessons and Miscellaneous Stuff
    • Miscellaneous Stuff
      • Doughnuts
      • Preventive Maintenance
      • Devil Motors
      • Banana Surgery
    • August Lessons
      • 8-30-20 SS Lesson Part 1
      • 8-30-20 SS Lesson Part 2
      • 8-23-20 SS Lesson Part 1
      • 8-23-20 SS Lesson Part 2
    • Sep[tember Lessons
      • 9-27-20 SS Lesson Part 1
      • 9-27-20 SS Lesson Part 2
      • 9-20-20 SS Lesson Part 1
      • 9-20-20 SS Lesson Part 2
      • 9-13-20 SS Lesson Part 1
      • 9-13-20 SS Lesson Part 2
      • 9-6-20 Children's Lesson at Ouachita
    • October Lessons
      • 10-25-20 SS Lesson Part 1
      • 10-25-20 SS Lesson Part 2
      • 10-18-20 SS Lesson Part 1
      • 10-18-20 SS Lesson Part 2
      • 10-11-10 SS Lesson Part 1
      • 10-11-20 SS Lesson Part 2
      • 10-4-20 SS Lesson Part 1
      • 10-4-20 SS Lesson Part 2
    • November Lessons
      • 11-29-20 SS Lesson Part 1
      • 11-29-20 SS Lesson Part 2
      • College questions podcast
      • 11-22-20 SS Lesson Part 1
      • 11-22-20 SS Lesson Part 2
      • 11-15-20 SS Lesson Part 1
      • 11-15-20 SS Lesson Part 2
      • 11-8-20 SS Lesson Part 1
      • 11-8-20 SS Lesson Part 2
      • 11-1-20 SS Lesson Part 1
      • 11-1-20 SS Lesson Part 2
    • December Lessons
      • 12-20-20 SS Lesson Part 1
      • 12-20-20 SS Lesson Part 2
      • 12-13-20 SS Lesson Part 1
      • 12-13-20 SS Lesson Part 2
      • 12-06-20 SS Lesson Part 1
      • 12-06-20 SS Lesson Part 2
    • January Lessons
      • 1-10-21 SS Lesson Part 1
      • 1-10-21 SS Lesson Part 2
  • Home
  • Lessons-Alphabetical
    • Numeric
      • 11th commandment
        • PDF of Lesson
      • 24,000 Dowels
        • PDF of Lesson
      • 100mm Canon
        • PDF of Lesson
      • 600 Pound Ping Pong Balls
        • PDF of Lesson
      • 600 Year Story
        • PDF of Lesson
    • A
      • A Donkey and A Lamb
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Adam-Noah Timeline
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Air Bags
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Airzooka
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Alcohol Burn
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Anti-Nazi Poem
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Anti-Gravity Machine
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Are You A Moose?
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Arrow
        • PDF of Lesson
    • B
      • B.O.O.K.
        • PDF Version
      • Backwards Dude
      • Bad News/Good News
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Bag-O-Christmas
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Balloon Brothers
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Beach-in-a-Bottle
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Bears
        • PDF of Lesson
        • Link to video
      • Bible Baseball Game
        • PDF Version
      • Bible News Network
      • Bible World Records
        • PDF Version
      • Bleach and Iodine
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Bob and Darla's Wedding
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Bob-in-a-Box
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Books of the Bible Puzzle
        • PDF of Puzzle
        • PDF of Solution
      • Bottle Hoop and Pen
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Box of Chocolates
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Brain Washing
        • PDF of Lesson
        • Link to video
      • Brick Balance
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Brown Envelopes
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Bubbles
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Bug-Eyed Bob
    • C
      • Cabbage Coupon
        • PDF of Lesson
        • PDF of Coupon
      • Canvas of Life
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Card Trick
        • PDF of Lesson
        • Tutorial Vudeo
      • Carrot, Egg, Coffee Bean
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Chatoyancy
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Checkerboard Illusion
        • PDF of Lesson
        • Full Checkerboard File
      • Chocolate Marshmallows
        • PDF of Lesson
        • Video of Lesson
      • Church Mice
      • Classroom Rules
        • PDF of Rules
      • Clothespin Hair
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Coat Hanger
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Coke Bottle
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Cornstarch and Water
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Cost of Temple
      • COTSA
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Crayon and Plastic
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Cut $100 Bill
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Cut Finger
        • PDF of Lesson
    • D
      • Darts
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Delta Man
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Devil Motors
        • PDF Version
      • Dictionary: Free
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Disclaimer
        • PDF Version
      • Dos Arboles
        • PDF of Lesson
        • Picture File
      • Doughnut Seeds
        • PDF Version
      • Drawing a Portrait
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Dry Ice
      • Dumpster Diving
        • PDF of Lesson
    • E
      • Ed
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Elusive Loopy
        • PDF of Lesson
        • Video of How to Tie the Knot
      • Emojis
        • PDF Version
      • Ephesians 2: 8-9
        • PDF of Lesson
        • PDF Handout
      • Eternity in Our Hearts
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Eye Chart
        • PDF of Lesson
        • File Eye Chart
      • Eye Exam
        • PDF of Lesson
        • File Eye Exam
    • F
      • Face Slap
        • PDF of Lesson
      • F.A.I.T.H.
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Fan Strobe
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Feast of Tabernacles
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Feed 5,000
        • PDF of Lesson
      • First and Last
        • PDF of Lesson
      • First Sermon
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Fisher Who Mumbled
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Five Little Boys
        • PDF of Lesson
        • PDF of Story
      • Fix-o-Matic
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Flying Board
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Foreign Language
        • PDF Version
      • Forgotten Character Trait
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Four Faces
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Four Hippies Logging Co.
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Fragrance of Christ
        • PDF of Lesson
      • Frying Bacon
        • PDF of Lesson
    • G
      • Garbage Picture
        • PDF Version
        • Picture File
      • Gender Identity
        • PDF Version
      • Genealogy of Jesus
        • PDF Version
      • George Wilson Pardon
        • PDF Version
      • Gifts and Cement Blocks
        • PDF Version
      • Gill Teeman
        • PDF Version
        • PDF Trial Script
      • Glassey
        • PDF Version
      • Good Samaritan
        • PDF Version
      • Gospel in the Gates
        • PDF Version
      • Goy Ether
        • PDF Version
        • PDF of Letter
      • Gravity Corner
        • Video of Gravity Corner
      • Great Stone Face
        • PDF Version
      • Grudge
        • PDF Version
    • H
      • Hair Dryer and Ping Pong Balls
        • PDF Version
      • Happy Hippy Hippo Hunters
        • PDF Version
        • Power Point Presentation
      • Hatfields and McCoys
        • PDF Version
      • Heavenly Head Bonkers
        • PDF Version
      • Henry the Invisible Elephant
        • PDF Version
      • His Majesty's Skittles
        • PDF Version
      • Holy vs. Hole"y"
        • PDF Version
      • Holidays and Babylon
        • PDF Version
      • Hoosumaber
        • PDF Version
      • Hot Tea
        • PDF Version
      • How to Pray
        • PDF Version
      • Hu Waru
        • PDF Version
        • PDF of Story
      • Hubble Ultra Deep Photo
        • PDF Version
    • I-J
      • Iced Water Recipe
      • Image of Gold
        • PDF Version
      • In His Grip
        • PDF Version
      • Indy 500
        • PDF Version
      • Infinite Rope
        • PDF Version
      • Intelligence
      • Invisible Fire Extinguisher
        • PDF Version
      • Jeffrey the Lost Sheep
        • PDF Version
        • PDF of Jeffrey
      • John 15:5
        • PDF Version
    • K
      • Kabul the Camel
        • PDF of Story
        • Camel 1
        • Camel 2
        • Camel 3
        • Camel 4
        • Camel 5
      • Kabul the Thirsty Camel
        • PDF of Story
      • Kingdom of God
        • PDF Version
      • KLEW
        • PDF Version
        • PDF Scorecard
      • Kroger Christmas
        • PDF Version
      • Kung Fu Moses and Aaron
        • PDF Version
        • PDF of Story
    • L
      • Ladder of Success
        • PDF Version
      • Lampstand
        • PDF Version
      • Large Blower and Ball
        • PDF Version
      • Leaning Tower
        • PDF Version
      • Leprosy and Sin
        • PDF Version
      • Lesson in 360 Degrees
      • Ly Lè
        • PDF Version
    • M
      • Magnet Match
        • PDF Version
      • Magnetic Pennies
        • PDF Version
      • Magnets
        • PDF Version
      • Make Believe Rifle
        • PDF Version
      • Making Conversion Varnish
        • PDF Version
      • Match Rockets
        • PDF Version
      • Matthew 5: 13-16
        • PDF Version
      • Message in Conduit
        • PDF Version
      • Mother's Day Joke
        • PDF Version
      • Mr. Lyle Bowl
        • PDF Version
        • PDF of Rules
      • Multiple Layered Picture
        • PDF Version
    • N-O
      • Naitsirhc
        • PDF Version
      • Needle Through the Arm
        • PDF Version
      • Newspaper and Milk
        • PDF Version
      • No Crocodiles at Christmas
        • PDF of Poem
      • Oak Beam
        • PDF Version
    • P
      • Paper Cutter
        • PDF Version
        • Video of Lesson
      • Paper Folding and Cutting
        • PDF Version
      • Parable of the Pencil
        • PDF Version
        • PDF of Parable
      • Pencils Through a Baggy
        • PDF Version
      • Pepper Lighthouse
        • PDF Version
      • Pineapple Story
      • Pipe Wrenches
        • PDF Version
      • Plaster Casting
        • PDF Version
      • Play-Doh
        • PDF Version
      • Poorschmuck and Gotalotado
        • PDF Version
        • PDF of Play
      • Porpoise Filled Life
        • PDF Version
      • Prince Charmin
        • PDF Version
        • PDF of Play
      • Prism
        • PDF Version
      • Prison le Devil
        • PDF Version
        • PDF of Skit
      • Psalm 30
        • PDF Version
      • Psalm 39: 5
        • PDF Version
      • Purple Dog
        • PDF Version
    • Q-R
      • Quiet and Likewise Many
        • PDF Version
      • Rat Trap
        • PDF Version
      • RATZ
        • PDF Version
      • Real Estate Deal
        • PDF Version
        • PDF of Skit
      • Recall Notice
        • PDF Version
      • Rocks and Candy
        • PDF Version
      • Rubik's Cube
        • PDF Version
        • Video of Lesson
      • Ruth
        • PDF Version
    • S
      • Sandcastle
        • PDF Version
      • Satan's Packaging
        • PDF Version
      • Scaffold and Bicycle
        • PDF Version
      • Scale Model of the Universe
        • PDF Version
      • Scavenger Hunt
        • PDF Version
      • Seven Laws of Mr. Lyle Land
        • PDF Version
        • PDF of the Laws
      • Shell Game
        • PDF Version
      • Shortadoofus
        • PDF Version
      • Simon Says
        • PDF Version
      • Singing Rod
        • PDF Version
      • Six Impossible Things
        • PDF Version
      • Skil Saws
        • PDF Version
      • Slow Ball
        • PDF Version
      • So What Color Was the Donkey
        • PDF Version
        • PDF of Timeline
      • Soap Opera
        • PDF Version
      • Spaghetti Structures
        • PDF Version
      • Spiritual Salad
        • PDF Version
      • Stress-o-Meter
        • PDF Version
      • S.T.U.P.I.D. Machine
        • PDF Version
      • Super Christian Beachwear
        • PDF Version
      • Survival Kit
        • PDF Version
    • T
      • Targeted Guidance
        • PDF Version
      • Taters
        • PDF Version
      • Technically Salt and Light
        • PDF Version
      • Technically the Lord's Prayer
        • PDF Version
      • Testimony Picture
        • PDF Version
      • Tinker Toys
        • PDF Version
      • To Tell the Truth
        • PDF Version
      • Tootsie Roll Pops
        • PDF Version
      • Torofluxus
        • PDF Version
      • Twenty Dollar Bill
        • PDF Version
        • Video of Lesson
      • Turbo Encabulator
        • PDF Version
        • PDF of Introduction
      • Two Solo Cups
        • PDF Version
        • Video of Lesson
    • U-Z
      • Valentine
        • PDF Version
      • Walk on Milk
        • PDF Version
      • Water Balloon and Candle
        • PDF Version
      • White Glue Bouncy Ball
        • PDF Version
      • Windsor Guildhall
        • PDF Version
      • Yesterday
        • PDF Version
  • Topical Indexes
    • Topical Index A-G
    • Topical Index H-P
    • Topical Index Q-Z
  • Other Things
    • Bits n Pieces
    • 3:16
    • God: Infinity
    • Bob the Square
      • Bob the Square PDF
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Porpoise Filled Life

​Porpoise Filled Life
(Church)
(God’s Plan)
 
His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms.  Ephesians 3:10
 
The Basic Bible Truth
 
God established the concept of the church for a specific reason.  It was not just something that happened, it was planned meticulously and with great care.  God’s design is for Christians to take advantage of all that the church has to offer the believer.  We are to gather together in a corporate setting and worship and experience life as a body—different parts, but working as a whole.
 
The Object
 
A Harbor Porpoise
(And Since You Will Not Be Allowed To Capture A Harbor Porpoise And Bring It For Show-And-Tell, I Highly Recommend Some Pictures)
 
Picture
A number of years ago, pastor Rick Warren became a household name when he published his literature “The Purpose Driven Church”.  I’m not a huge fan of those kinds of materials, so I developed this lesson as a gentle spoof of the concept.  It’s more along the lines of the books that I have seen called “Everything I Needed to Know About Life I Learned From My Dog”.  This lesson takes some observations of the lowly harbor porpoise and forces them into a mold I called “The Porpoise Driven Church”.
 
The Lesson
 
First of all, lets establish one basic fact.  I am not a marine biologist.  All that I know about Harbor porpoises is based on Wikipedia articles and other online information sites that I have visited.  I have made some very broad generalizations and pressed them into a mold to generate a list of characteristics that I believe should define the New Testament church.
 
  1. Harbor porpoises are mammals.  They may live in the salty ocean water, but they are not classified as fish.  Mammals give birth to live young and are warm-blooded and tend to care for their young for at least a short while.  Churches also give birth to live young.  Those who we lead to a saving knowledge of Jesus are babes spiritually.  They need care.  We are told to disciple them, not just bring them into the kingdom.  Often, it is our warm, caring attitudes that draw people into our church in the first place as unsaved individuals.  They see our lives and are fascinated and drawn to the joy that we exhibit in our lives.  They desire that kind of fulfillment in their lives as well.
  2. Harbor porpoises breath air.  They dive and can stay down for a certain period of time, but they must resurface continually for a breath of oxygen.  They cannot hold their breath indefinitely.  They must surface and take a deep breath to continue their lives.  It is interesting how often the Holy Spirit is referred to in terms like “breath”.  It is no coincidence.  His presence in our lives keeps us alive spiritually.  We must have His infilling to survive.  We are sealed by the Holy Spirit at salvation, but we are filled by Him continually every day.  And like the porpoise, it is up to us to decide how often we want to take a deep breath.
  3. Harbor porpoises have fun.  I’ve seen them racing along ahead of or beside a boat in the ocean.  They seem to enjoy riding the bow wave as the ship pushes through the water.  A healthy church also has fun.  I’ve seen too many sour church members in my life.  Our existence as Christians should be a joyful experience.  And that joy should be evident to the world.  It is one of the drawing cards that the church has to lay on the table—“Come on in and have a genuinely good time here!”
  4. Harbor porpoises are gregarious creatures.  As God created all things in Genesis, He stopped at the end of each day and said, “It is good.”  When He got to the point of creating man, He stopped for a moment, and the Bible says that God looked at the one man and said. “It is not good…. “  God had not created women yet.  You see, we are creatures created with the capacity and need for relationship.  That is not found any purer or cleaner than in the church.  We have the opportunity to socialize with people who we would probably never rub shoulders with were it not for our church relationship.  There is another unique characteristic of the church that often goes by unnoticed in our world today.  Loyalty.  God values loyalty.  Belonging to a church instills a certain amount of that character trait.  That is good.  It teaches us the concept of loyalty.  Our world would be better off if loyalty were still a virtue taught in schools.  Were loyalty the norm, divorce would be very rare.  Were loyalty the norm, churches would not struggle to stay alive.  And our ultimate loyalty is to God.  He will never forsake us.  We should never forsake or take Him off of the number place in our hearts. 
  5. Harbor porpoises are not aggressive creatures.  I would hesitate to get into the water with a 120 pound shark or barracuda.  But I would be perfectly comfortable swimming next to a 120 pound harbor porpoise.  Though they technically have the upper hand in the water and could strike with deadly force, they do not.  They will shy away from confrontation.  The church likewise should not be a body that strikes out or even strikes back at those who would cause the church harm.  We defend our faith, we defend our right to exist and preach the Good News, but we do not retaliate or get even with those who cause us difficulties.  The church exists to spread the Good News and take care of those who need care.  We tend to overlook the second part, because government has stepped into an area that the church was failing with.  It is one of our primary reasons to exist.  To care the widows and orphans and elderly who have no one else.
 
So that is the Porpoise Driven Church, according to me.  (My sincerest apologies to Rick Warren.)


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Scripture taken from the Holy Bible, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
 
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