Our spiritual gifts and our relationship with God can serve as a taste or smell to entice others to taste and see that the Lord is Good. (Psalm 34:8) Our lives can be the scent of life to others. (2 Corinthians 2:16)

1. Youth Ministry
Object Lesson:
Fruit
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2. Our spiritual gifts and our
relationship with God can serve
as a taste or smell to entice
others to taste and see that the
Lord is Good. (Psalm 34:8) Our
lives can be the scent of life to
others. (2 Corinthians 2:16)
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Materials
A large opaque cloth sack in
which you can place fruits (a dark
colored pillow case works fine),
and a variety of fruits that can be
identified by touch (and maybe
smell).

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Here are some fruits you can use if
available in your area:
Apple, Apricot, Atapi, Avocado,
Breadfruit, Banana, Blackberry,
Blackcurrant, Blueberry, Chempadak,
Cranberry, Custard Apple, Cherry,
Chiku, Clementine, Coconut, Date,
Dragonfruit, Durian, Fig, Grapefruit,
Grape, Guava, Jackfruit, Jambu, Kiwi,
Kumquat, Lemon, Lime, Loganberry,
Longan, Lychee, Mango, Mangosteen,
Mulberry, Nectarine, Orange, Papaya,
Passion fruit, Peach, Pear, Persimmon,
Pineapple, Plum, Pomegranate,
Pomelo, Rambutan, Raspberry,
Quince, Satsuma, Snakefruit, Soursop,
Starfruit, Strawberry, Tangelo, Tomato
(yes it is a FRUIT), Wolfberry

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Activity
Place all the fruits in a single bag.
You should have as many fruits as
possible but you can vary the
number of fruits depending on
the age of your group and the
appropriate difficulty. If you wish
to expedite this activity you might
prepare several bags of identical
items. Without looking inside the
bag, have youth touch the items
in the bag and then go back and
write down all the items. Award
kids who get them all correct or
the most correct

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Variation
Blindfold the participants and ask
them to identify and write down the
various fruits according to the scent
or give them a sample to identify by
taste. You could also make a fruit
salad and have youth identify the
various fruits in the salad.

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Application
Just as you identified by touch the
presence of items that you could not
see, we can identify the presence of
God in the ways he touches our lives.
Many times he uses other people to
touch our lives. Even today, you may
not see Jesus, but you know he is
there and has other people to take
care of you. Sometimes we cannot
see, but we can smell or taste. Our
spiritual gifts and our relationship
with God can serve as a taste or smell
to entice others to taste and see that
the Lord is Good. (Psalm 34:8) Our
lives can be the scent of life to others.
(2 Corinthians 2:16)

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