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551. When Sarah Laughed

Genesis 12:1-8

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... the Father of the chosen people. But one thing made Abraham sad. He didn't have any children. You see, Sarah and he were very old, old enough to be grandparents. But God told Abraham that Sarah would have a son. When Sarah heard that, she laughed! Can you guess what happened, boys and girls? (Let them answer.) Right! Sarah did give birth to a son. They named him Isaac and loved him very much because he was the only child they would ever have. What are some of the good things we can learn from the story of ...

552. Divine Naivet

Isaiah 63:7--64:12

Sermon

Paul E. Robinson

... : "Rudolph, the Red-nosed Reindeer, you'll go down in history!" A man by the name of Bill Kincaid of Ann Arbor, Michigan, had this to say about this song: "Did you know that one of the most morally dangerous and damaging songs is a Christmas tune?" Guess which song he was referring to? You got it: "Rudolph, The Red-nosed Reindeer." Now you probably want to know why. Here is what Mr. Kincaid said: "Then the other reindeer loved him," the song says. Not until Rudolph was approved by the authority figure Santa ...

553. A Special Night

Exodus 12:1-30

Drama

Pamela Urfer

... who follow the One True God. DAUGHTER: Okay! So what did God do? FATHER: Well, first he told Moses, the leader of the Jews, to ask Pharaoh politely if he would let their people go. SON: And Pharaoh said "no." FATHER: Right. DAUGHTER: I could have guessed that. FATHER: Yes, so did Moses. But God wanted to give Pharaoh a fair chance. SON: So what did God do? FATHER: God sent nine plagues on Egypt, each one more awful than the last -- gnats, flies, boils, disease, hail. It was pretty awful. DAUGHTER: And ...

554. Brothers

Luke 15:1-7

Drama

Pamela Urfer

... : No, I suppose you're right. You told us all exactly what you were going to do: take your inheritance and run, leaving me to watch over our estates and Dad's well-being. NATHAN: I thought he could look after himself and the estates. And as for you ... I guess I didn't think. JOSHUA: No, you never think, do you, Nathan? Or, rather, you think only about yourself. Didn't you see Dad was getting old? Didn't you realize how much your leaving would hurt him? NATHAN: No, I didn't. I admit it. But things have ...

555. A Most Important Dawning

Isaiah 60:1-22

Sermon

Paul E. Robinson

... the glory of God? And has it dawned on you the importance of God's revelation through Jesus of what God is really like? Many things in our life take quite a while to really get through. We hear something and think, "Yeah, that's right, I guess." Then we see its truth again and we think, "Oh, yeah, that really is true." And then, after perhaps many moments of casual insight we finally say, with full conviction, "Oh, now I understand!!" Years ago someone told me about their little boy who was told not ...

556. They Drew Back And Fell

Drama

Dann J. Ettner

... (*Greek for a cohort of soldiers) My name is Sparon. I am from the cohort of soldiers who wereassigned to arrest Jesus in the garden. I am an enemyof Jesus the troublemaker. The following is my testimony aboutwhat happened that night we arrested Jesus. I guess I had nothing personal against Jesus. I was onlyordered to follow this zealous group of Jews who were saying thatthis Jesus was making himself king. That, I must admit, did worryme. I knew how these Jews hated us Roman soldiers and we did notshare any ...

557. Careful With Those Lips

Mt 15:8 · Ps 119:171; 143:3 · Rom 3:13 · Isa 6:5 · 1 Pet 3:10

Children's Sermon

Robert B. Lantz

Object: Lips stickers Good morning, boys and girls. I'm thinking of an external part of the human body that you use all the time, whether you are walking, standing still, sitting down, awake or asleep. Can anyone guess which part of the body I have in mind? (Responses -- Allow eight or ten. If they have not said mouth or lips, you can give them a couple of clues.) I'm using them right now. Eyes? No. (Purse your lips.) That's right. I'm thinking about lips today. ...

558. The Call To Follow

Mt 4:19; 16:24 · Lk 22:39 · Jn 21:22

Children's Sermon

Robert B. Lantz

... cards Good morning, boys and girls. Do you know the names of the twelve men who were Jesus' closest friends? Do you know what they were called? (Response.) Yes, we call them the Twelve Apostles! Do you know what the work "apostle" means? (Responses -- Some guesses may be close; allow some expression.) An apostle is a learner. It may also mean "a messenger." So the Twelve Apostles were persons who learned and were sent out with a message. What was the message that they were to tell? (Responses -- About God ...

559. The Love Of God

John 15:13

Children's Sermon

Robert B. Lantz

... and/or familiar, but when you get "Jesus Loves Me"...) That's the one! (Sing the song together.) Do you know that we rarely sing that song in a church worship service? Because it's a simple little song known by everyone and sung by children in Sunday School, I guess we have come to think of ourselves as too sophisticated or grown up to sing a little song like that. But I like it! Do you know why I like that song so much? (Response.) There are many reasons to like the song "Jesus Loves Me," but the reason I ...

560. The Order Of The Universe

Mt 3:3 · Ex 13:21 · Ps 119:105 · Prov 16:9

Children's Sermon

Robert B. Lantz

Object: Magnetic compasses Good morning, boys and girls. Boys and girls, I have an instrument in my hand which will always tell me the same truth no matter where I am on the earth. Can anybody guess what it is? (Response -- Someone should get it.) This is a magnetic compass. It will always point to magnetic north, even if I am away down in South America, or Australia, or New Zealand. I might be on a ship or on land or in an airplane, and still the ...

561. Little Red Hat

1 Peter 5:8

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... Red Hat was a very nice girl, she didn't think he was a bad wolf; so she told him. Then the wolf suggested that Little Red Hat pick some flowers for her grandmother, and Little Red Hat thought that was a good idea. But while she was picking flowers, guess what the wolf did? (Let them answer.) He went straight to the grandmother's house, opened the door, and gobbled her up! Then he got in her bed, put on her nightcap, and waited for Little Red Hat to come along. When she got there and saw the wolf in ...

562. Put On A Happy Face

Romans 3:21-31

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... like to show you. Here is the first one. (Hold up grumpy mask.) Would someone like to put this mask on so that we can see how it makes you look? (Choose someone to wear the mask.) What kind of a person do you suppose this fellow is? (Let them guess.) Yes, this person is just like old Mr. Scrooge. He is always in a bad mood. Whenever anyone comes near him or says anything nice to him, all he says is "Bah, humbug!" (Have them join you in saying it.) That's right. So whenever anyone would come up to ...

563. One Good Man

Romans 5:17

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... holster and gun like this. What kind of people wore guns and holsters in those days, boys and girls? (Let them answer.) That's right. The outlaws always wore them. Do you know any of the famous outlaws who lived a long time ago? (Let them guess.) Yes, Jesse James, Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid, and many others, rode around the countryside robbing banks and trains and people. Do you think the people were afraid of these outlaws? (Let them answer.) They sure were! There were big rewards for those who could ...

564. Our Big Brother

Romans 8:27

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... what he wants. Sometimes Big Brother even does the asking for him. It sure must be nice to have someone around like Big Brother, here, don't you agree, boys and girls? (Let them respond.) Today Paul tells us that we all have someone around like Big Brother. Can you guess who that is? (Let them answer.) Paul says that we have the Holy Spirit who talks to God for us. He knows how to help us when we want to pray for something special; he knows how to talk to God about the things that are important to us. The ...

565. Mister Wise Man

Romans 11:33

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... lying, so this is what he said to them. "Bring me a sword. I will cut the child in half and you can each have part of this child." What do you think of Solomon's answer, boys and girls? (Let them respond.) What do you think happened? (Let them guess.) Well, boys and girls, the woman who was the real mother of the baby told Solomon to give the baby to the other woman. She loved the baby too much to see it killed. That's when Solomon knew who the real mother was; so he gave the baby to ...

566. A Friend Indeed

1 Corinthians 1:9

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... late. The man later died. Poor Billy ended up having to go to prison to serve a long sentence. Isn't that a sad story, boys and girls? (Let them respond.) What do you think Billy's parents said to him after he got into so much trouble? (Let them guess.) Well, his parents told him that they would always love him, even though they didn't like what he did; they promised to visit him in prison as often as they could. And they did. Billy found out that his mom and dad were the best friends he ever had ...

567. What Do You Want From Christmas?

Luke 2:8-20

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... Christmas. I want Christmas to bring peace and happiness and love to all these people. I want Christmas to help us all know how beautiful life can be and I want Christmas to be a time when I can share my love of God and of life with others. I guess what I want from Christmas is to be able to share. Now, I'd like you to experience this sharing in Christmas and so today I am going to give you a piece of plain paper which has been folded into a card. You can draw on it and color ...

568. You've Won The Prize

2 Timothy 4:7-8

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... could sing or dance better, talk better, and she probably looked very pretty, too. A person who had the fastest horse or car in a race would probably get a lot of money like this. I wonder what kind of a person would get flowers for a prize? (Let them guess.) Sometimes a person -- especially a woman -- who sings very well in a big concert or stage show will get flowers when she comes out to take her bow. A gold cup is given to the best tennis player, and if you won a spelling contest at school, you might ...

569. Members Of A New Family

Acts 10:23b-48

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... . Do you know the name of that new family, boys and girls? (Let them answer.) Good! Our new family became the church, the family of Christians. Being baptized is like being initiated into this new family. Do you know what an initiation is, boys and girls? (Let them try to guess.) "Initiated" is a big word that means you have gone through some tests and trials to see if you are good enough to be a member of something. Here is something that was worn by a group of people who had to pass a lot of hard tests to ...

570. A Lesson From A Bouquet

Lk 12:27 · Mt 6:28

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

Purpose: To see in a flower the greatness of God's creation and the wonder of our own individuality. Material: A bouquet of flowers, either at the front of the church or one you brought with you. Lesson: Today, I would like to play a guessing game with you. Here is the first clue. Almost every Sunday, when we gather here in our church, we all look upon something that is always different, yet it always has the same name. (Modify this if you do not use flowers in your church.) What is it? ... (Second clue, ...

571. Believing What God Says

Genesis 6:1-8:22

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

... an umbrella?!" "Noah, that ark looks like a box of animal crackers!" But Noah didn't pay any attention to them. Maybe they didn't believe what God had told Noah, but Noah believed it. He went right on doing what God had asked him to do. Guess what happened? (Children respond.) It began to rain, and it rained and it rained and it rained. Before long, the flood waters came and destroyed everything, everything that is, except Noah, his family, and the animals. It happened just like God said it would. Noah had ...

572. Too Close To The Edge

Proverbs 4:14-15

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

... be the winner. Again, the king watched in silence. The third young man, as he approached the bend, instead of speeding up, slowed his horses down and as he passed the cliff, moved as far away from the edge as possible. The king raised his eyebrows in surprise. Guess which fellow won the king's test? (Children respond.) The one who got this close? (Hold hand apart about two feet.) No. The man who got this close? (Hold hands about six inches apart.) No. The one who got away from the danger was the one the ...

573. Serendipity!

Matthew 6:33

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

... drive. Even though you were in a hurry to get to the beach, your family stopped along the way to eat dinner and spend the night. There in the hotel you met a wonderful man who told funny stories and made you laugh. He became your friend. You guessed it. He was a serendipity. We can't go looking for a serendipity, because when we look for it, it's never there. It is something we stumble onto quite by accident when we're looking for something else. Some people never come across serendipities. Not because they ...

574. A Birthday Party

Luke 2:1-20

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

... presents? What would you think of that? (Children respond.) Don't think you'd like that too much? Me neither. Doesn't sound like much fun, does it? Other people getting all the presents on your birthday. That's just not right. It's not fair. Guess what? That happens to Jesus every year on his birthday. Really. His birthday comes around and we spend lots of time worrying about gifts, but many times we forget that Christmas is Jesus' birthday, not ours. Maybe we should spend more time giving Jesus gifts at ...

575. When The Saints Come Marching In

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

Robert S. Crilley

... a motel for the night. The sign out front reads: "Free Cable Television in Every Room." Apparently, the people next door are already watching a movie, because you can hear it faintly through the wall. And although the words are only vaguely intelligible, you can guess from the soundtrack that it's probably one of those schmaltzy, romantic films meant to pull on the old heartstrings. You sit down on the edge of the bed and turn your own television to the news network. Unfortunately, there isn't any sound ...

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