Before we had New Hope Kids, our Weekend Celebration children’s program was called ‘High Point’. The kids all had a Passport with which they registered each week, and they imaginarily traveled to various cultures around the world where they learned about missionaries and other cultures.

On one such occasion the worship song was about the Clay and the Potter. The children were getting into the song, worshiping God as the Potter and seeing themselves as the Clay. That’s a song that lends itself to self-surrender to the Potter.

After the song, one little boy approached Pastor Chet and asked if Potter was Jesus’ last name. At least he associated Jesus with the Potter, even if he really didn’t know what a Potter was. I suppose that’s better than asking if Harry was the Potter’s first name.

Its always fun trying to teach people raised in the world’s culture about Jesus. Sometimes there are humorous twists in the communication. What stories can you tell about children misunderstanding?

Tags: clay, humor, potter