Storytime: The Pharasee and the Tax Collector

Every child at some time in their life has played with building blocks. I still remember the fun I had as a child building different things from these blocks.

One thing that I remember very well is that I used to enter into a contest with another child to see who could build the tallest tower. The one who could stack up the most blocks without their tower falling was the winner.

Did you ever play that game?

I thought it might be fun to play the tower game this morning. Here is the way we will play. For every good thing we’ve done, I will add a block. Let’s see if I can build this block high enough to reach heaven.

Let's see, where shall I start? (Encourage children to call out good things. Add blocks until the tower falls over.)

Crash! Well, my tower got just a little too tall, didn't it?

Jesus taught His disciples that whenever people think they are so good that they don’t need God, they are headed for a fall! (Pick up two blocks and use them to tell the story. One block will be the Pharisee and one will be the Tax Collector. Hold up the appropriate block while you talk.)

Read Luke 18:9-14