Sins Washed Away (Restoration)

Watch the following video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BHoQ3tF0hA
This video shows how Slush Powder works.  It can be purchased at magic stores.  I use an empty white styrofoam cup.  Inside it I put about a teaspoon or less of Slush Powder.  I have another cup stacked inside this one.  I take it out and use the bottom one - the one with the Slush Powder in it.  As I tell my story I drop in a couple of dimes representing sins.  They are in the bottom with the powder.  When It comes time to get rid of the sins I quickly pour in the water all at once.  You'll have to practice for a good water/slush proportion.  The key is not to have too much water or the slush may be watery.  The water immediately turns into white slush thus it hides the dimes which are silver.  Even though you show the inside of the cup the dimes appear to be gone.  Put the cup away immediately so that no one will be able to look inside.

I'm not going to give you the story for this particular sermon.  You're going to have to write it your self.  Sorry about that but I assure you it's very easy.  This is what I refer to as a "restoration" sermon which means that it deals with sin coming into a person's heart and soul and then being washed away by he blood of Jesus.  Thus the person has been restored.  Before I start this one though you may need to mention the word symbol.  "What is a symbol?  It is one thing that stands for or represents something else."  Your have three symbols in this story.  First the styrofoam cup represents a person's soul.  Obviously when it's empty is the time that there is no sin inside the soul.  The second symbols are the dimes.  I usually use only two.  You can shake the cup gently so that they can hear them raattle.  They represent sins that people commit.  You may want to go over the definition of sin as well.  Sins are those things that we say or do that hurt or displease God.  As you put the dimes into the cup the person is committing sins and they are in his soul which is now no longer clean.  Finally the water represents the blood of Jesus.  Sorry it can't be red.  If it were the Slush Powder would end up looking like strawberry jello!!!!!!  Once the person who has committed the sins now in his soul accepts Jesus as his Lord and Savior, he is cleansed by His blood that He shed for us on the cross.  Once the water hits the powder, the miracle of salvation takes place.  The powder turns into a whitish opaque jello-like substance.  Since it is opaque, it hides the silver dimes.  It may not hide copper pennies as well so that's why I use dimes.  First thing I do is shake the cup once more but this time there is no rattle because the dimes are now inside the jello.  Then I show that the cup or sould is empty or cleasned free from sin.  I would use no more than two or three dimes.