This object lesson uses baby pictures to teach about the growth and potential of a youth group. A youth group starts small like a baby but can grow and mature as it discovers its abilities and place within the family of God, just as children grow into their roles. However, some youth groups remain stagnant and do not grow, just as remaining a baby would cause concern. The lesson challenges the group to discuss how it can grow within the church family and fulfill its potential under God's plan.

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Object Lesson
for Kids - Baby
Pictures
Are we content even
when our youth
group never grows?
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Materials
Obtain baby pictures of
different people in the
groups. Allow
participants to attempt
to identify the various
people by their baby
pictures.
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Application
Parent’s have great
expectations for their
children. Every child is a
bundle of potential. As
they grow and mature,
they discover their
abilities and ultimately
their place in life.
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A youth group, in many
ways is like a baby. It starts
out small, and it doesn’t
know its abilities or where
it fits into God’s picture, but
as it grows and matures,
God has a plan for it. If it a
baby did not grow and
mature we would be very
concerned, but we seem
content that our youth
group never grows.
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We must realize, a youth
group cannot survive
separated from the family
of God any more than a
baby can survive
separated from it’s family.
And as a baby grows, it’s
identity is shaped by its
family.
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Discussion
1. So where does the
group fit into the family
of God? In what ways
can it grow and mature?
What is it’s potential?
What is God’s plan for
it?”
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2. How can you apply this
object lesson to your
personal spiritual life? In
what areas have you
grown a lot? In what
areas is your spiritual
growth been stagnant?
How would you describe
yourself as a Babe in
Christ / Child of God?
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Variation
This object lesson could
be used for care
groups, just substitute
“care group” for “youth
group.”
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