9. The Professor’s Story – Story Time with Dave

There were no more stories written by the kids, but the kids begged the Professor to write a story about his pinewood derby car. So, the Professor thought of a great adventure story and he wrote it down so that he could read it to the kids.

The Professor had all the kids sit down and he opened his laptop computer and got ready to read the story. Then it happened…the Professor accidentally hit a button that scrambled his story, and then he accidentally saved the scrambled story! The Professor said, “Ooops!”

The Professor explained what had happened and said that he could not read his story. The kids begged him to read the scrambled story, they thought it would be funny! So, the Professor read the scrambled story:

“roof was missing, and there were no headlights. The Professor

wax on the pinewood derby car and it instantly became a

the edge of a steep cliff above a fast-moving river! The Professor

hill. Everyone laughed when they saw the Professor trying to drive

do, the Professor decided to go to a store and buy a used

It was shaped like Volkswagon Bug and painted bright purple!

Professor finally got the car out of the house and drove down the

car home and took it into his house. He then rubbed a secret car

smiled and waved at the people! The Professor saw Shane

sell used pinewood derby cars. The Professor said, “Ooops!”

his house, a huge hole by the door, and no motor! He went and

the adventure was going to be. Then he saw it…a little girl was at

were headed toward a waterfall! They were headed straight towards

The Professor was ready to take his pinewood derby car out and

derby car was gone! The Professor said, “Ooops!”

How was the Professor going to go on a great adventure without

his pinewood derby car. Shane was impressed with the flashy

to do! The Professor got out a chainsaw and sawed a hole around

pinewood cars float, so they were ok. They were floating down the

The Professor and the pinewood derby car went over the waterfall!

was on his way to his great adventure, but he did not know what

car. He wanted to look at the motor, and the Professor started to tell

was not quite big enough! The Professor said, “Ooops!” The

went flying over the edge of the cliff! The Professor said, “Ooops!”

car. The Professor said, “Ooops!” There was only one thing to

Professor said, “Ooops!” There was no motor under the hood!

sat down in the car, pretended that he was driving the car. He

of the window, the fast-moving water snatched him out of the car!

The Professor walked down the street looking at the different

said, “Ooops!” The Professor got back in the car, leaned way out the

and leaned out. The right front of the car came off the ground

much water that the Professor could not even say Ooops! The

of the house, and he hit his head on the wall of the house, the hole

up! There was just one problem…the speeding pinewood derby car

Professor washed up on shore and he was ok, but his pinewood

window, so he just drove up next to the little girl and snatched her

inside the Professor’s house, and it was too big to fit through the

turned the key and was surprised when the motor started! The

helping the kids that he had not taken time to build himself a

have a great adventure! There was only one problem, he had not

The Professor was surprised and said, “Ooops!” Shane explained

walking on the sidewalk, and he stopped so that Shane could see

door! The Profesoor said, “Ooops!” There was only one thing

to the back of the car and opened the trunk. There was the motor!

There were a few problems, one wheel was missing, part of the

go because one wheel was missing! It was the right wheel on the

and the Professor could now drive the car! He started to drive out

while leaning all the way out of his window! The Professor just

stores, and suddenly saw it…an antique’s store. This store would

paid $10 and bought it! The Professor took the pinewood derby

river and suddenly they heard a loud noise of rushing water! They

Professor said, “Ooops!” He did not understand how the motor could

Professor went into the store and could not believe how big it was!

was speeding to the rescue! He was already leaning out of his

window and continued driving through town. Now the Professor

pinewood derby car. The Professor did not know what store would

The Professor tumbled over and over in the water! There was so

door big enough to drive the car through! The Professor decided to

start when there was no motor, but he was happy that the car was

check-out the motor before he left, so he opened the hood. The

of the roof of the car was missing, the people on the bridge reached

made a pinewood derby car for himself! He had been so busy

full-sized Volkswagon Bug! There was a problem, the car was

The Professor said, “Ooops!” Since the Professor was leaning out

the water fall! The Professor said, “Ooops!” There was a bridge just

running! He tried to drive out of the house, but the car could not

into the car and snatched out the little girl, and she was safe!

that Volkswagon Bugs have their motors in the back. The Professor

be the perfect place to find a used pinewood derby car! The

front of the car. The Professor had an idea! He opened the window

The pinewood derby car landed in the river with a big splash, but

a motor? The Professor was discouraged, he a a full-sized car in

him that there was no motor, but Shane was not listening, he walked

before the waterfall and there were people on the bridge. Since part

Three hours later, he saw it! It was a used pinewood derby car!”

Professor Ooops Lesson from the Bible:

The Professor had not expected the story turn out like this, so he had to take a little time to figure out what he could teach the kids from this story! Suddenly he had an idea and told the kids to gather around and listen.

The Professor said that just like his story got all mixed up and did not make sense anymore, many times the life of a believer gets all mixed up and does not seem to make sense anymore. Every believer gets to a point in their life when they are facing a problem that they never expected, and they ask, “Why did God allow this?” or “Where is God right now, doesn’t He love me anymore?” We do not understand why God allows bad things to happen in this life. When those bad things happen, we can feel alone and abandoned.

God understands that we struggle with these feelings when bad things happen. In the Bible God reminds us that He will never leave us or abandon us, He loves us always, and that the bad things have a purpose.

In the Bible in John 3:16 it says:

For this is how God loved the world: He gave His one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.

In the Bible in Hebrews 13:5b it says:

“I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.”

In the Bible in Romans 5:8 it says:

But God showed His great love for us by sending Christ (Jesus) to die for us while we were still sinners.

In the Bible in Romans 8:28 it says:

And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them.

In the Bible in James 1:2-4 it says:

Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.

When life is all mixed and does not make any sense, keep faith in Jesus and stay close to Him. Someday when this life is over and we get to heaven, this will all make sense. God is at work in each believer’s life to make them more like Jesus and to get us ready to spend forever in heaven.

In the Bible in I John 3:2 it says:

Dear friends, we are already God’s children, but He has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He really is.

Bonus Material:

In case you were wondering what Professor Ooops story should have been, here it is:

“The Professor was ready to take his pinewood derby car out and