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. Object Lesson -
Fruit
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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2. 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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3. 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,
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4. 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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5. 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.
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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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.
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9. 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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