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Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A needle and some thread. Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you sew? (Let them answer.) It isn't easy to sew well, is it? (Let them answer.) What did you ever sew? (Let them answer.) What do you need in order to sew? (Let them answer.) That's right, you need a needle and some thread. Can you tell me what the needle does? (Let them answer.) It makes a hole in whatever you are sewin...

452. The Best Team in the World

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: Some team insignias like a cardinal, tiger, pirate, giant, or brave. Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you like baseball? Baseball is one of my favorite games and I love to watch the major league teams play. Has anyone ever been to a big league game? [Let them answer.] If you have ever been to the ball game, you will have seen one of the most colorful sights that you will ever see...

453. The Three R's Of A Spiritual Life

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

Object: A flower and a blackboard or a piece of posterboard. Good morning, boys and girls: I once read a beautiful story about a man named Charney who was thrown into a terrible dungeon by the emperor of his country and forgotten about. He was so sad that he wrote on the walls of his cell: "Nobody cares." (Write that on your blackboard.) But one day he noticed that a little green shoot of a flowe...

454. Led By The Spirit

Children's Sermon

Object: dog leash and collar Good morning, boys and girls. I brought some things used by some blind people. (Show the leash and collar.) How would blind people use these? (Let them respond.) That's right, they put them on a special dog called a leader dog. What does that dog do? (Let them respond.) That dog leads the blind person and protects them by not leading them into danger. How do dogs know...

455. The Devil is a Mosquito Bite

Children's Sermon

Object: a mosquito bite. Good morning, boys and girls. There are certain things that I like about the summer and there are a few that I am not so happy about. Tell me some of the things that you like best about the summer. [Let them tell you about not having to go to school, being able to swim and play ball.] That's very good. Is there anything that you don't like about summer? That's a pretty ha...

456. Why Must We Suffer?

Children's Sermon

Object: Orange and orange peeling: would be good if you had enough oranges for all the children. Today we are going to learn a great lesson about life that St. Paul learned from God and passed on to us. A lot of people have asked why certain things happened to them. I mean, have you ever badly wanted to go some place with a friend, but you had to stay home with your parents instead? Did you ever ...

457. Sons And Daughters Of God

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

Object: A name tag with the name "Mudd" Good morning, boys and girls. Have you ever heard somebody say, "Boy, if you do that, your name will be mud?" That means that if you do whatever the person is talking about, you will be in trouble. Many people believe that Abraham Lincoln was the greatest president of the United States. A man named John Wilkes Booth assassinated Lincoln. While escaping afte...

458. Heirs of God

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

Object: Several sheets of paper each with one of the following words printed in large letters:DA DADA DAD DADDY FATHER ABBAMA MAMA MOM MOMMY MOTHER Have you ever had the fun of watching young children when they are just beginning to talk? I can remember when our children were beginning to speak they usually start out with one sound like "DA" or "MA." They are so proud when they can start to make ...

459. Keep Your Mind On The Spirit

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A basketball Lesson: For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. Good morning, boys and girls. Today I want to tell you a story about a young man who became a great athlete. His name was Ervin. He was a little black boy who lived in a poor neighborhood with hi...

460. What Are You Afraid Of?

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

Object: (Instead of an object, have one of the children help you with this. It needs to be practiced ahead of time.) Good morning, boys and girls. I need some help this morning. I'm going to ask Robert to help me. I'm going to ask Robert to shut his eyes. Now Robert, I want you to face away from me. Now when I count three I want you to fall back into my arms. O.K., ready, 1-2-3. (Catch him) Let's...

461. Bill and Bert Bell

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: Two bells. Only one of them should have a clapper. Good morning, boys and girls. I brought along with me today two things that look alike but are as different as day and night. (Show the children the two bells.) What do we call something that looks like this? (Let them answer.) That's right, a bell. And what can you do with a bell? (Let them answer.) You can ring it when you want to get s...

462. God's Leader

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A fishing pole with some fancy-looking trout flies. Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you know a good leader when you meet one? (Let them answer.) What is a good leader? (Let them answer.) That's right, a leader must be someone whom other people want to follow. Not everyone can be a leader, and not all leaders are good leaders. But we need leaders, and that means that we must be c...

463. Things Go Better With ...

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A bottle of Coca Cola. Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have heard the commercial, "Things go better with Coke"? (Let them answer.) You may have heard it on the radio and TV or seen it in magazines and in the newspaper. "Things go better with Coke." What do you think that means? (Let them answer.) What goes better with a Coke? (Let them answer.) A hot dog tastes better with a...

464. Assurance: The Privilage of All Believers

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

One of my favorite writers is Loren Eiseley. He is an anthropologist and naturalist who can blend scientific knowledge and imaginative vision, and record his findings with the perception of a painter, the words of a poet, and the heart of a prophet. I share one of his stories in his own words, because the way he puts words together is powerful and inspiring. “The sound that awoke me was the outra...

465. A Guiding Presence

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

Our scripture lesson this morning, the second scripture lesson which the sermon is based, comes from Paul’s letter to the church at Rome, the 8th chapter. I’m beginning with the first verse and reading through the 11th verses, and I’m reading from the Revised Standard Version. This is the word of the Lord, “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of ...

466. No Longer Damned

Sermon

William G. Carter

The text for today is Romans, chapter 8, verse 1: "Therefore, there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." I'm not sure all of you were paying attention, so I'm going to say it again. The text for today is Romans, chapter 8, verse 1: "Therefore, there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." You know, this is really important, so I'm going to say it one more time. R...

467. Speaking of the Spirit

Sermon

William G. Carter

There's something you might not know about the Apostle Paul. The Apostle Paul never tells any stories about Jesus. But he does talk about the meaning of those stories. For instance, Paul never tells the story of Christmas, but he does say, "When the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, in order to redeem those who were under the law" (Galatians 4:4). He...

468. Effective Suffering

Sermon

Jeff Wedge

Many people have heard a part of this lesson before. Most particularly, the last two verses, the part about "neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord." These verses are often a part of funeral services. In t...

469. Getting Off the Merry-Go-Round

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

Have you ever been stuck on a playground merry-go-round? You know how it goes. You start slow, pushing with your feet to gain more speed until you are running. Then you finally jump on to the spinning merry-go-round holding on for dear life. That is when you find yourself stuck. On the one hand, the centrifugal force of the spinning merry-go-round threatens to throw you off. On the other hand, you...

470. Be A Good Virus

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

Neither “fish nor fowl.” “Lukewarm.” “Wishy-washy.” “Spineless.” “Mediocre.” These are not good character references. These are descriptions of people who have no personal convictions, no compelling passions, no “take-it-to-the-front-line” faithfulness. Instead, like liquid gelatin, those who have no backbone pour themselves into whatever mold is put before to them for the simplest, easiest gain....

471. Outpouring and Indwelling

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

Springtime is the season of uncontained optimism. As the days grow longer, and the sun grows stronger, it feels time to do something outrageous. We dig into the earth, carefully plow and pulverize hard clods into fine loam. We remove the weeds and grasses. We add extra nutrients to enrich the prepared soil. Then into that lush, fertile mixture we gently deposit . . . dried up, shriveled, little (...

472. Getting the Big Picture

Sermon

April Yamasaki

A "global positioning system" can tell you the fastest way to drive from Point A to Point B — which streets are one-way only, which streets to avoid due to construction or too much traffic, where to park once you get where you're going. Like a street map, it can show how the roads run north, south, east, and west; which roads are dead ends, or go over a bridge; how they curve and then straighten o...

473. Family Matters

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

As the lights in the movie theater dimmed, a young man loaded down with popcorn, cokes and candy paced up and down the aisle, scanning the darkened rows. It was obvious he was looking for the person or persons with whom he had come. After three or four unsuccessful trips he finally stopped and asked loudly, "Does anybody here recognize me?" (1) It's horrible not to be recognized isn't it? It's ho...

474. Flesh and Spirit

Sermon

Gibson “Nibs” Stroupe

Chapters 7-8 of Romans are among the most important words in the Bible for us in the twenty-first century. In these chapters, Paul wrestles with the issues of human consciousness, human will, and the Trinity. In chapter 7, he reflects a profound understanding of our struggles as human beings, whether we are a first-century Jew in Palestine or a twenty-first-century American Christian. He writes th...

475. Don’t Be Childish, Do Be Child-like

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

Why is it that one of the most typically “child-like” things we do is to try and to act like an adult? Little children dress up like Mom and Dad. (My brothers and I did “fashion shows” for our parents wearing their clothes.) Kids a little older pretend to drive the car. Older kids still play with pint-sized pots and pans, play-doctor kits and miniature tool sets. Some of us are even old enough...

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