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4201. Sighs from God

Romans 8:26

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... words to tell someone what I mean. When that happens to me, I sigh. The Bible teaches us that sometimes when we sigh, it is not only we who are sighing, but it can be the Spirit of God. That happens when we want to pray, but we don't know what the right words are that we want to say. When that happens, the Bible says that the Spirit makes very deep sighs. Do you know what a deep sigh sounds like? (Show the children a deep sigh as contrasted to a shallow sigh.) Deep sighs are the ones that show ...

4202. The Certificate and the Gift

1 Thessalonians 1:5

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... words, we pray words, and we preach words. Coming to church is just a bunch of words. But I don't think that is true, and I want you to know that it isn't true. Loving God and sharing God's world is more than words. St. Paul told some people one day that ... the good news about Jesus Christ came not only in words, but also in power. Let me show you what I mean. Suppose I wanted to give you a gift, and so I went to the store and looked around and found the perfect gift for you. I came home and wrote ...

4203. Jumping With Help

Romans 4:2

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... winner did it all by herself. She jumped from here to there without any help. That means a lot, and she is allowed to brag. Now I want to show her something I hope will help her learn something else. She jumped from the line to this place without any help, but let's ... the good things that God has made? I don't think so. You can't brag in front of God. The other thing is this and I want you to remember it. If you can do something by yourself, then think how good you could do it with God's help. God is always ...

4204. Fasting In A Fast-food World

Joel 2:1-11

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... this is usually a cop-out, a nice way to avoid "holy fasting." There is something in us humans that we don't like or want to deny the self anything it desires. Andrew Murray reminded us: "We have within us a self that has its poison from Satan - from hell - ... the mirror. But would we fast for God? Isn't that asking too much of a fast-food generation, a people that not only wants what we want to eat, but wants it now! The fact is, it is very hard to have a "holy fast," to do it for God and for God alone. We ...

4205. The Conversion of Saul

Acts 9:1-19a

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... than our interest in important people, we are desirous of knowing about Saul because of what conversion is and how it occurs. We realize that nothing is more staggering than knowing salvation through faith in Christ, so we read of this man's pilgrimage with keen interest, for we want to know, too: "What must I do to be saved?" "How can I be right with God?" "Is there a clue here that will help me to be converted, and to help others come to faith?" So, let us use Saul's experience to guide us in our attempt ...

4206. Death Of A Dream - Birth Of A Church

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... down. They intended to build a tower. But, if you were looking at it, you might wonder why it was never finished. Even more importantly, you might ask, "Why was it built in the first place? A lot of possibilities might occur to you: Did these people want a prayer tower? Did they want this structure to bring them closer to God? Was it to be a haven in which to hide from their enemies? Could it have been a hotel for the homeless? Was it meant as a hospital for the sick? If you thought any of these were the ...

4207. You're Worth a Million

Romans 5:8

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... is? (Let them answer.) What do you think $1,000,000.00 would buy? (Let them answer.) A million dollars is more money than I have ever seen. I want you to look at something else I brought with me today. Do you see this old rag I have in my hand? It isn't very pretty. I ... them answer.) You wouldn't do it, would you? You think I am silly, don't you? (Let them answer.) Well maybe I am, but I want to tell you that I am not the only one that people think is silly. You think about spending $1,000,000.00 for a rag ...

4208. Lord of Light and Life

1 Corinthians 15:21

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... life to us. Easter day is the time that we celebrate the life that Jesus gave back to us after man's sin had brought us to death. That is why we worship Jesus and show him so much love. None of us want death. All of us want life. We want more and more life and that is because God wants us to live forever. Jesus made that happen when he was resurrected and promised us that the same thing would happen to us that happened to him. We shall be like the plants in the garden that live because of the water ...

4209. Let God's Light Shine

1 John 1:8

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... . Do you see how we are clouding over God? The light is getting harder and harder to see. Pretty soon we will almost shut God out all together. That's the way that we feel when we sin. We are hiding from God and from his light. We don't want God to know what we are doing. We are getting further and further away from him. (Finish painting the light bulb black.) Now that God is gone from us we feel terrible. We are in darkness. What can we do? (Let them answer.) The Bible tells us that we should ...

4210. A Great Big Bunch of Love

2 Corinthians 4:18

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: An invisible "armful" of love. Good morning, boys and girls. How are you on this special day? (Let them respond.) Do you know what day this is? (Let them tell you.) Right. This is Father's Day. Today we are especially nice to our fathers because today we want to thank them for all of the wonderful things they do. I have a great gift with me today, boys and girls, which you could give to your dads. Would you like to see it? (Let them respond.) Well, here it is. How do you like it? (Hold your arms ...

4211. Make a List for God

Philippians 4:4-6

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... that some of the things could be requests, that means things that we need from God. There are a lot of things that only God can give, and we should let him know about them. Suppose that we were going to make a list today of the things that we wanted to ask God. I wonder what they would be. I probably would not ask God for a ten-speed bicycle, but I think that I would ask him for some extra-special love to share with the mean old man who lives across the street from me. I know I ...

4212. Our Father Who Art In Heaven

Matthew 6:9

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... is our flag. It isn't your flag or my flag, but it's our flag and we love it because it belongs to all of us. I want to tell you about someone who belongs to all of us. We all have one Father. Our Father is not someone whom you can see or touch, ... know all the answers until He chooses to tell us, but we are taught by Jesus that God is like a Father. He is interested in us and wants us to love the life that He gave us and enjoy it with others. The wonderful thing about the Father God is that He does belong to ...

4213. Fresh Starts

Titus 3:5

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... start all over with a brand new year! It is really good to know that we have fresh starts. For most people, a new year is almost the same as when God forgives your sins. You don't want to make the same mistakes again, but you begin without any of the bad problems that you collected the year before. This morning I want to tell you a little bit about the way God feels toward you and me. Do you like to know how other people feel about you? I do, especially when I think that they like me. I am ...

4214. A Checklist for Remembering

James 1:24

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... things that we remember. We remember things that happened long ago, like when you were a baby. Some things are hard to remember even when they are happening to you right now. Let me show you what I mean. Here is a tray with many different things on it. I want you to all take a good look at the tray when I show it to you and try to remember what you have seen. In a few seconds I will take the tray away from you and ask you to tell me the things that you have seen. We'll ...

4215. An Odd Wind

Acts 2:1-13

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... and afraid. Now, Jesus told them not to worry or be afraid, because very soon after he left, God was going to send someone called the Holy Spirit to them, and they would see more marvelous things happen than even the ones that Jesus did. Well, the disciples wanted to believe that, but they just couldn't. They were so afraid. Then one day, a large wind came to Jerusalem and it made an awful noise. The people were so afraid that they ran out of their houses and into the street. Even the disciples came out ...

4216. A Sandwich is a Sandwich is a ...

1 John 4:17

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... the same with God and man. God says that he is going to always be love and that if we want him to be our friend and Lord, we are going to have to be love also. We have to get inside the two pieces of bread if we want to be part of the sandwich. If we want to be with God we have to be like love, we must be love. A piece of meat is a ... put God and boys and girls together you have something really special. You have love like you have never had before. That's the way God wants it and he hopes that you do, too.

4217. What Hate Does

1 John 3:15

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... few volunteers to show the feeling that God has about hate. [Give the volunteers the objects.] I am going to give Susan the gun and I want you to pick one of your friends to stand here with you. Suppose you hated your friend and you had a gun, what would you ... who really hates his brother or friend is really commiting murder. That's awful! Now I know that not one of you would ever really want to kill someone, but when you think about what hate can do, it does scare you, doesn't it? God says that there is no ...

4218. The Best Team in the World

Romans 8:1-17

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... . Louis Cardinal, a Detroit Tiger, a Pittsburgh Pirate, a San Francisco Giant, and an Atlanta Brave. You sure do know your baseball. But I want to ask you one question. Does this mean that all of the players who play for St. Louis are cardinal birds or are the ... that people who follow the spirit of God will be sons of God. Now I know a lot of people who follow the Spirit of God. They want to do the things that God teaches them to do and to be known as followers of God. But none of the people are God and they ...

4219. Warnings from the Bible

1 Corinthians 10:11

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... the pictures and have someone read the funnies to you? I thought so. I have brought some pictures and stories with me that I cut out of our newspaper during the last couple of days to share with you this morning and I hope that you understand them. I want you take a good look at all of them and then tell me about some of the things that you have seen. [Let them answer - automobile wrecks, drugs, crime, and other stories about bad things that have happened.] Why do you think they put things like this in the ...

4220. Patched People

Romans 12:9-21

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... wear, and some other items like used toys that also show wear. [Take some of the patched clothes and used toys out of a bag.] I want to show you some of my favorite clothes and some favorite toys. Here is one of my very favorite pair of pants. When I come home at ... God. They need God a lot because other people have forgotten them. Jesus tells us that if we want to be close to God we should stick close to this kind of people. Have you ever seen people who look like they have been used? They are some of God's ...

4221. Electric Drlls and Self-Control

1 Corinthians 9:25

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... that it never gets out of hand. Do you remember that I said that St. Paul talked about athletes having self-control? If an athlete wanted to win a race, he would have to make sure that his arms and legs and the rest of his body were all pushing ... go all over the board. [Let this happen.] But when I apply pressure and control the drill, I can make the holes right where I want them. Do you understand what I mean about control? Good. Now, St. Paul says the same thing is true about ourselves. We must have control ...

4222. An Eraser Means Forgiving

Hebrews 9:13-14

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... him. You wish that you had not said you hated him, but you did, and the mark is there. You want to get rid of that mark, so you tell him that you are sorry (start to use the eraser) and that you will do his part of the dishes this week. (Use the ... eraser some more.) You want to get rid of the mark so much that you will even promise to give him your dessert. Can anyone still see the mark? You can. It ...

4223. Proper 14

Mt 14:22-33 · Rom 9:1-5 · Ex 14:19-31 · Ps 106:4-12

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... They had no choice in the matter but to obey. He ordered them to get a boat and go to the other side of the lake. He wanted to be alone to reflect and pray. He needed to pray about Herod's murder of John and the recent attempt of the people to forcibly make ... and test our faith. When we are victims of a storm, will Jesus say to us also, "O man of little faith?" Unlike Peter, we do not want our faith to sink to the bottom of the sea. A. Have faith in oneself - Peter had faith he could walk on water - v. 28 B. ...

4224. Baptism of the Lord

Luke 3:1-20, Isaiah 61:1-11, Luke 3:21-38, Acts 8:9-25

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... baptism launched the ministry that ended on a cross. He came to die that humankind might life. APPLICATION Relevance of Revelation The relevance of baptism in our day is demonstrated by people's questions, which are often controversial: 1. If Jesus was sinless, why did he want to be baptized? 2. If an infant is too young to respond to baptism, why do most churches baptize babies? 3. Is there only one correct way of applying water in baptism? 4. If a person is baptized when an infant and later does not make ...

4225. What's a Good God Doing In a World Like This?

John 16:5-16

Sermon

James Weekley

... we associate Pentecost with God as Actor ... we as spectator. With or without us, his greatest show on earth will go on. Take heart because God has heart. He's in it with us. He identifies. He's involved. He's for our happiness. He wants us to be for our happiness, too. He wants us to find joy and fulfillment on that stage. Thomas Edison was correct when he said, "I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work." Each of us seek a far better ...

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