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Matthew 25:31-46

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... . How many of you go to school or day care? Do you have a good time there? When I was your age, I went to kindergarten. And there were certain things that the teacher expected me to do in kindergarten. For instance, the teachers wanted me to share my toys, and play well with the other children, and use good manners when I was in the classroom, and not yell too loudly or hit people. Those are some things the teacher wanted me to do. And every year, the teachers would send home a report card showing my mom ...

477. The Difference Between God And Santa

Mark 13:32-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... He knows our address too. He knows our history and future and He even knows how many hairs are on our heads. All Santa says "You better not cry." JESUS says "Cast all your cares on me for I care for you." Santa's little helpers make toys . . . JESUS makes new lives, mends wounded hearts, repairs broken homes and builds mansions. Santa may make you chuckle but . . . JESUS gives you joy that is your strength. While Santa puts gifts under your tree . . . JESUS became our gift and died ON the tree. It's obvious ...

478. The Difference Between God And Santa

Mark 13:32-37

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... way of saying "Thank you" to Santa for bringing us those nice gifts. But as long as we're saying "Thank you" to Santa, don't you think we should be saying an even bigger "Thank You" to God? The gifts God gives us are so much better than just toys or clothes. God gave us life, and He gave us our mommies and daddies and brothers and sisters. Those are all things we can thank God for. What are some other gifts that God gives us? (Wait for 2 or 3 answers) Those are all wonderful gifts that God gives ...

479. A Question We All Ask

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... pain. (2) There is just a little too much smugness about this man's answer--as if he, too, would have kissed the toaster. He is like too many adults in our culture today. They are affluent. They are bright, successful. They have all the toys this world can afford. And life has come easily for them. They've never suffered, never agonized, never really questioned life's many injustices. They live shallow lives--lives untested. They inhabit a world of simple answers and over-simplified theology. "What must I ...

480. Free at Last

Matthew 11:25-30

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

Object: You will need large rubber bands – enough for each child to have one. Also a small treat (toy or piece of candy or book mark) for each child. Lesson: Pair the children up and then put a rubber band around one child's right hand and his/her partners' left hand, "tying" them together. Lay the treats (2 for each pair) that you have on the floor in ...

481. How Many Times?

Matthew 18:21-35

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... people when they are mean to us. What if, every time someone was mean to us, we made a mark in this lump of Play-doh? A kid at school calls you a bad name. There's a mark against them. Your brother won't let you play with his toys. There's a mark against your brother. On the playground, a big kid pushes you off the monkey bars. There's another mark. Someone steals your lunch money. There's another mark. Wow, our Play-doh's getting pretty marked up and ugly, isn't it? Well, that's what ...

482. It's A Question Of Priorities

Mark 9:30-37

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

Object: picture of an elephant, or a toy elephant Good morning, boys and girls. What's one of the biggest, strongest animals on earth? It's got a great big body, and thick legs, and tough skin, and a really, really long nose. Do you know what animal I'm talking about? That's right, it's an ...

483. Passions

1 Corinthians 2:6-16

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... your question." Taking his wallet out of his pocket, he retrieved a mirror the size of a quarter. He told how, as a small boy, he had found the small fragment of mirror on the road where a German army motorcycle had been wrecked. The mirror became a new toy. He was fascinated by the ability to reflect light into the darkest places. Papaderos then said, "As I grew older I learned that reflecting light is not just a child's game. It is a metaphor for what I might do with my life. I came to understand that ...

484. Memorial Day

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Angela Akers

... love has no man than this . . . The Civil War ended in 1865. But it wasn't until 1997 that the last shot of that war was fired. In 1997, two young boys were playing around with their new Christmas present, a metal detector. Using their new toy, they came across a live shell that dates back to the Civil War. The boys, Michael and Andrew Zimmerman of Winchester, Virginia, didn't know what the shell was at first. Neither did their uncle, Michael Robinson. He reports poking and banging on it as he examined ...

485. Managing Your Anger

Romans 12:9-21

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... . Here is a familiar scene. A family is on their summer vacation and the children are in the back seat. They are growing very tired of riding in the car and soon they start complaining, "Mommy, how much farther is it? Would you make him give me back my toy? It's too crowded in this car!" Have you ever seen something like that happen? When we are on a vacation, we can help make it a better trip by trying to improve everybody's mood by being loving rather than complaining, can't we? Of course, children are ...

486. Expectant Living

2 Peter 3:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... my room. Thank you, Jenny. Dear Santa, Thanks for the race car last year. Can I have another one, only this time one that is faster than my best friend's race car? Ricky. Dear Santa, I wish you could leave a puzzle under the tree for me. And a toy for my sister. Then she won't want to play with mine and I can have it to myself. Merry Christmas, Cassie. Dear Santa, You can send me one of everything from the boys' section of the Sears catalog. But nothing from the girls' section. I can't wait for ...

487. Hope For A New Year

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

We live in a crazy world. There was an article sometime back in The Smithsonian magazine about Barbie Dolls. How many of you have ever owned a Barbie Doll? What? None of our men? Ever since Barbie made her debut on toy store shelves, she has been accused of creating self-esteem problems in teenage girls. You might remember one cynic's estimate that if Barbie were a real woman, she'd have to walk on all fours due to her proportions. The male equivalent of the Barbie Doll, according to some ...

488. Light Shines Into The Darkness

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... cannon shells were subsonic. The fighter actually ran into the shells it had fired seconds before. The jet was traveling too fast. That's happening to a lot of people today--especially among high achievers. They've got places to go, worlds to conquer and toys to accumulate. They never give a thought to Christ and his claims on their life. And some people don't see the light of Christ because of unresolved sin in their lives. Harlan Weschler, a Jewish writer and teacher, related a helpful story. Every night ...

489. Above All--god

Revelation 21:1-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... go down this time, either. Put your arms around my neck, and we'll go on together." (5) Do you understand? That's how much God loves us. That's how completely we can trust Him. An author reports that his four-year-old son loves the movie Toy Story--particularly Buzz Lightyear. Recently in Sunday school they were learning that God's love has no limits. At the end of class the teacher reviewed the lesson and asked, "So, how much does God love us?" Quoting Buzz's big line in the film, the little boy replied ...

490. About Work

2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... , you shouldn't eat? Let me read the verse to you. Maybe your parents are really kind to you after all because they are teaching you what God wants you to do. Actually, many people enjoy their work. However, there are some jobs "“ like picking up our toys "“ that may be hard to enjoy. Still, looking around at a clean room that used to be very cluttered would be enjoyable. Besides, when we are doing something we don't enjoy at all, it can make us appreciate the time we spend doing other things that we ...

491. Do Not Disturb

Isaiah 35:1-10

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

Object: A pair of toy handcuffs What do I have here? Right "“ a pair of handcuffs. Who wears handcuffs? That's right "“ people who are going to jail. People who are being punished for their crimes. I know none of you has ever been in jail, but have you ever been punished and had to ...

492. On Names That Preach

Psalm 16:1-11

Sermon

Siegfried S. Johnson

... of all the kids, at last coming in the alphabet to my name. If a sustained pause ensued, I knew I was in trouble. As the teacher studied my name I imagined her saying to herself, "˜just who the heck is this foreign kid?" So as I said, I toyed with the thought of going by initials. My father, whose name is Hans Siegfried, is known by many of his business associates as H. S. Johnson. I always thought those initials had a sturdy, dignified sound. I thought to give it a try, but found that all initials are ...

493. Sleeping Through A Revolution

Ephesians 2:13-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... Terry Wallis thinks of all the new electronic gizmos we have now. I wonder if he will run out and buy a computer for surfing the Internet, or a cellular telephone with video messaging capabilities, or a car with GPS, or a host of other tools and toys that did not exist a generation ago? It's an exciting world out there--particularly if you are a technophile--a lover of technology. It's also a heart-breaking world. It seems unbelievable but Terry Wallis also slept through that tragic day we simply refer to ...

494. Shepherding And Parenting

Psalm 23:1-6, 1 Peter 2:13-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... television.' The most often spoken words in many American households. `I'm busy, so go watch television.' If not now, when? `Later.' But later rarely comes and the child and parent fail to communicate from the earliest age. Years go by and the child grows. We give her toys and clothes. We give her designer clothes and a stereo but we do not give her what she wants most, our time. She's fourteen, her eyes are glassy, she's into something. `Honey, what's happening? Talk to me, talk to me.' Too late. Love has ...

495. Passing The Ultimate Test

Genesis 22:1-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... part of the plan!" If there is anything we can learn from Abraham's story, it is that obedience means laying our plans on the altar and sacrificing them to God's greater Plan--the Plan with a capital "P." Our God is not a capricious God. God is not toying with our life. God is not looking to break us. God is looking to mold us into God's perfect image. If God tests us, it is to bring out the best in us. One of the greatest benefits of reading the Bible through from beginning to end is that ...

496. The Divine Family

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

King Duncan

... really matter in life? What are those things that are really are vital? What are those things that are lasting, good, right, and of ultimate value? My friends, those things are the primary business of the home. I was reading about two young men who were toying with doing something wrong that would be disapproved of by their Dads. One of them finally decided he could not go along. The other young man asked sarcastically, "Are you afraid your dad will find out and hurt you?" Quietly the response came, "No, I ...

497. An Empty Cup

Job 23:1--24:25

Sermon

King Duncan

... and abject broken-ness: dust and ashes and oozing sores and one jagged shard of pottery to scrape the whole mess away. Do you think that as Job scraped at his scabs, he considered plunging that piece of pottery into an artery and ending it all? Did he toy with the idea of playing God? Dr. Pamela Grim has spent her medical career in high-pressure situations. In the U.S., she has worked as an emergency-room physician. Grim has also served as a doctor in places like Nigeria and Bosnia, where war or famine or ...

498. The Autobiography of God

John 14:5-14

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... book “Marching Off The Map,” “Christmas is not something out of Charles Dickens, nor the aroma of a steaming plum pudding, nor the tinkle of bells, nor even Tiny Tim. It is not a festoon to be draped over a few days; not a bright-colored toy to be jammed into a child’s stocking. It is something about the universe.” (p. 108) “It is something about the universe.” It is the answer to the age-old questions which have perplexed humankind for millennia: “What is the nature of that Ultimate Reality ...

499. Knight of the Woeful Countenance

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... he wanted a black Lincoln Continental and the only Continental in stock that day was blue. Aw-w-w-w. Too bad! After his temper tantrum he turned around and on the front of his shirt was imprinted these popular words: “THE ONE WHO DIES WITH THE MOST TOYS WINS.” But does he? Not according to the Bible. Wealth isn’t bad - not unless it becomes an end in itself. The founder of McDonald’s, Ray Kroc, was asked by a reporter what he believed in. “I believe in God, my family, and McDonald’s.” he said ...

500. Up and Running

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, and saying, 'The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news' " (Mark 1:14-15). To commission is to put into service. Among those who collect toy trains, a distinction is drawn between the collector and the runner. The collectors amass their favorite trains, put them on shelves, and just look at them. Runners are those who take the trains off the shelves, turn on the electricity, and enjoy them. We are ...

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