Follow up this Christian pumpkin carving story and activity with a prayer about how you can be God’s shining light into the dark world. Make a pact that when you see the carved pumpkin during the day that you will pray for someone.
Say – “Jesus gives you a new smiling face. When all the yucky stuff (sin) is gone, you feel so happy!” Bible Verse – Proverbs 23:26 – My son, give me your heart and let your eyes keep to my ways. Say – “If we leave the pumpkin empty, it will just be hollow.
If you plan to carve a pumpkin with your kids this month, here’s a great Christian pumpkin carving story that will turn this activity into a memorable learning opportunity. It’s hard to stop with the busyness of life and take time to do an activity like this with your kids, but it’s so important.
The scooping out the yuck stuff is God molding us. The new carved face shows that we are a new creation in Christ. Plus, the light He gives us, is the light we need to shine in a dark and dying world. That light is His Light, the light of Jesus which shines brighter the darker the world gets.
What does the Bible say about eat with him?
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.
And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.
This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that the same event happens to all. Also, the hearts of the children of man are full of evil, and madness is in their hearts while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. …
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
What does God say about the yucky stuff?
Say – “God scoops out all the yucky stuff, the sin, in our lives. He removes the seeds of doubt, hate, impurity and greed. Jesus was willing to get messy for us…He died on the cross to cleanse us from all our sins.”
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When Jesus lives inside of you, you can glow! You will want to tell people about him, be kind to others and bless others more than yourself.”. Bible Verse – John 8:12 – “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”.
