Sometimes when life seems to have shattered we can make an omelet.

1. Youth Ministry
Illustrations -
Egg Tragedy
Sometimes when life
seems to have
shattered we can
make an omelet.
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2. Materials
Obtain a raw egg for
each student and one
for yourself. Bring
crackers and egg salad
or another snack in
which eggs are the
major ingredient.
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3. Activity
1. As students enter the
classroom, give each an egg and
ask youth how an egg is similar to
life.
2. “Eggs” identally drop your egg
so that is breaks. (clean your mess
up well as raw eggs can create
quite a stench as they rot) Ask
youth to name some of the things
that shatter our lives?
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4. 3. Pass out your egg snack to the
class as you explain the fact that we
can change the consistency of an
egg to make it more enjoyable.
Sometimes when life seems to have
shattered we can make an
omelet, egg salad, French
toast, cakes, etc. The egg is used for
a great many tasty – good foods. But
it is very fragile! Our faith must be
stronger – unbreakable, resting in
Gods ability to work all things, even
tragedies, to our good. (Romans
828)
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5. Variation
As you are discussing the Sunday
School lesson, put the eggs in a pan
of boiling water. The eggs will be
hard boiled by the end of the
session. Ask youth to take the eggs
home and eat them as a reminder of
how God can take those times when
we are in hot water, in
difficulties, and use them to bring
substance and strength to our lives.
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6. Variation
Prepare a breakfast of eggs etc for
the group before discussing this
illustration.
Test of strength – give youth the
egg to hold in their hand. Using
only fingers – not
fingernails, rings, or finger
tips, ask youth to slowly squeeze
the egg and try to break it. 99% of
people cannot break an egg in this
manner
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7. If someone does break an egg, no
problem, you have your fragile
illustration already performed for
you as well as a few complaints
about the mess. If no one can break
it, you can still break one yourself. If
no one can break his/her egg, you
can use this as an illustration of how
God protects us by keeping us in the
palm of his hand. (John 10:28-29)
And when he does allow a
tragedy, it is for a purpose, just as a
cook has to break an egg to use it.
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