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726. Chosen By God

Ephesians 1:4-5

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... them answer.] It is fun to have a choice. Most of the time we do not have choices. Someone tells us when to get up, what to eat, what to wear, when to go to bed, what time to be in school and almost everything else that we do. I guess that is why we like the times that we have to make choices. We usually choose our friends, our TV shows, and some things like that, but we don't choose everything. I suppose that is why it is so great to be a Christian. Did you know that God ...

727. God's Favorite People

Acts 10:34

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... this way: I brought along with me some pictures of baseball players that a lot of you probably know. I will tell you their names and you tell me the team that they play on. [Begin to read some of their names and show their pictures and let the children guess who they play for.] You know a lot of them, but there are some you don't know. Are any of them your favorite ballplayers? Of course they are. They should be because they are the ones that you hear a lot about. But does that mean that the others ...

728. A Wonderful Treasure

Ephesians 1:18

Children's Sermon

... things? That's right. They were rare and special. That means they were worth a lot of money. So the kings were bringing gifts fit for a king and giving them to a brand new king. Have you ever wished somebody would give you a gift fit for a king? Guess what, somebody already did! That's right. God gave you and me a gift that is better than anything the Three Wise Men brought to Jesus. Now, what do you suppose it is? (Field some answers.) The Bible tells us that we have all received riches from God. They are ...

729. The Big Secret

Ephesians 3:6

Children's Sermon

... or came at Christmas? (Let them respond.) That's right, Jesus came at Christmas. Our lesson today is about a secret. Paul tells people in a letter to them that God had a special secret for them. Do you know what that secret was? (Let them try to guess.) It was a secret about this globe. (Spin it.) When Jesus came or appeared, some of the people thought Jesus came only to teach certain people. But Paul said God was saving a special secret. Paul said the secret was that God sent Jesus to the WHOLE WORLD ...

730. A Special Appearance

Matthew 2:2b

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... : creche figures of the wise men Good morning, boys and girls. Today is a special church year holiday. It's not Christmas, but it's another day kind of like Christmas. Does anyone know what this day is called? (Let them respond.) I didn't think you'd guess. It's Epiphany! That's kind of a hard word, isn't it? Try to say it slowly with me. (Say it slowly with them.) E-PI-PHA-NY. Epiphany means appearance. Does anyone know what appearance means? (Let them respond.) Appearance comes from the word appear and ...

731. Faith Is Fun

Romans 4:19

Children's Sermon

Object: some simple clown make up Good morning, boys and girls. I brought some make up today. It's not make up for everyday, but special people wear it. Do you know who might wear this make up? (Let them guess.) Clowns wear this kind of make up. What do clowns do? (Let them respond.) They do funny things. They wear funny clothes and all this make up on their faces to make them look funny so people will laugh. I brought this clown make up because I want to talk ...

732. God's Friends

Romans 5:11

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... at each end, tie it around your wrist, tightly enough so you can't slip it off - worn by both boys and girls) Good morning, boys and girls. I have something special on my wrist this morning. Do you know what it is? (Show them and let them try to guess.) It's called a friendship bracelet. Some children make them for their friends, and then the friend ties it on his or her wrist so it won't fall off. Then they leave it on all the time to remind them that they are friends with this boy or girl ...

733. Breath Test

Mark 7:1-23

Children's Sermon

SHARING THIS WEEK'S GOSPEL THEME AT HOME Object: Aromatic foods (peppermint drop, an onion, root beer, cinnamon, etc.) Parents: You can help your child understand the point of today's Gospel with a little guessing game you will both envoy. First collect a few aromatic foods, such as a peppermint drop, an onion, some root beer, cinnamon, and so on. Lay them out on a table or counter so that your child can see them. Briefly explain today's Gospel, and ask your child for ...

734. A Day for God

Matthew 12:8

Children's Sermon

... together.) Right. We want to give God the first of everything we have, so we start the week by giving God our worship on the first day. But now suppose something happened and you couldn't come to church on Sunday. Would God be angry if we said, "I guess we'll have to start coming to worship God on Wednesday night instead"? (Let them offer some answers.) God would let us worship any day we chose. The most important thing is not which day we choose. The most important thing is to keep God in the center of ...

735. The Miracle of Sharing

John 6:12

Children's Sermon

... them answer.) How many of you who will be attending school next fall will be taking your lunch along with you? (Let them answer.) Is it fun to take your lunch when you go to school? (Wait for answers.) Sometimes when we take our lunch it's fun to guess what Mom or Dad packed in there for us (unless, of course, we packed our own lunch). Sometimes when we open our lunch we wish there was something different in there. Or we might wish we had what was in somebody else's lunchbox. Sometimes we even trade things ...

736. God's Special Bread

John 6:51

Children's Sermon

... up for the children's messages for the last two weeks? (Let them show their hands.) How many of you who have been here for two weeks before today can remember what we talked about both times? (Let them offer the answer.) That's right! We talked about bread. And guess what we will talk about today? Right! Bread, again! I'll bet you thought we'd run out of things to say about bread. Well, get ready. We will even talk about bread next Sunday! So that will make four Sundays in a row, won't it. Maybe one reason ...

737. How To Be a Lover

1 John 5:3

Children's Sermon

... . But let's think differently about this problem. Suppose you hear your mom and dad talking in the kitchen, while you are sitting in the next room reading a book. Your dad says, "I really need to have the garage swept out, but I just don't have time. I guess it just won't get done." Now you know what your dad needs, but he hasn't asked you for your help. Since you love him, you could surprise him and sweep out the garage without him ever asking you to do it. How would that make you feel? (Let ...

738. What's Coming?

1 John 3:2

Children's Sermon

... we saw in these pictures. Do you think the people we saw knew what they would end up doing when they got to be adults? (Let them tell you what they think.) Sometimes people actually do know what they will do, even when they are young. Sometimes they guess wrong. What about the people who are famous - do you think they knew, when they were young, that they would end up being famous? Probably not. A lot of them - maybe all of them - were probably surprised to find out how famous they got to be. We never ...

739. You Are My Witnesses

Luke 24:36-49

Children's Sermon

... room. That's the party you were at. See all the people who were there with you? I can ask any of them and they all would agree that you were there." Then, unless my friend wanted to start an argument, he would have to agree, "Yes. I guess you're right. I have been to your house." The thing that would convince him would be this picture. It would be the "witness" (a witness is someone or something that tells the truth about something). When Jesus' disciples saw Jesus alive again after he died, they said ...

740. The Good Shepherd

John 10:11

Children's Sermon

... handle you hold onto when you want to walk. And then the cane will help to hold you up, like a third leg. But if you turn the cane around, and hold onto it down here at the bottom, then what does the curved part remind you of? (Let them guess.) That's right. Now the cane turns into a shepherd's crook. You see, we could use this curved part to catch a sheep by the foot and pull him back if he is getting into trouble. That's what a good shepherd does. If a wild animal came along ...

741. God's Great Love

1 John 4:11

Children's Sermon

... , actually, your parents might say it isn't very long at all. Four months go by pretty fast when you are grown up.) Since Christmas was so long ago, we have probably forgotten all about what Christmas means by now, right? (Let them answer.) Well, I guess I'm wrong. You still can remember. I have something here to help you remember Christmas. (Show them the picture of the Nativity.) Why did Christmas happen? (Talk about it.) Right. God wanted to give us something special. Why did God need to do that? (Talk ...

742. The Light Shows What is True

John 3:21

Children's Sermon

... this one, close to him. He said, "Nice work." Then he asked the second son to come. The second son held back, but finally came close. His father held the candle close, then said, "Shame on you, making your brother do all the work." How did he know? (Let them guess.) When the two boys came into the light their father looked at their knees. The one who did the work had dirty knees. The other boy did not. When God's light shines on us, the truth comes out.

743. God's Special Gift

John 3:16

Children's Sermon

... suppose this gift was intended? (Talk about it. Push for some answers to why they think as they do.) If I had a chance to give Jesus to someone, I would give him to somebody I really liked. Or to somebody who really wanted to have a new friend. But guess what. This gift is from God. God is the only one who can give his Son Jesus as a gift. And the gift is not just for me or for you or for our good friends or for people we happen to know. Jesus is a gift for the whole ...

744. Let's Get to Work!

Philippians 2:8

Children's Sermon

... we go over there) and we could say, "I want to help you work in your garden because I know you can't do it very well right now." Of course, we could just ignore the problem and stay home and watch television. But that would not help anybody! And guess what. God had a chance to just "stay home" too. God could have said, "The world is full of people who are in a lot of trouble. They need somebody to come and help and love and rescue them. But it's not my fault. I didn't make them ...

745. Jesus is Alive

1 Corinthians 15:4, 1 Corinthians 15:20

Children's Sermon

... sky. But the next morning the sun seems to come back to life and be raised to new life again, over in the eastern sky. That reminds us of how Jesus died and came back to life. For many years all our churches were built facing the east. Can you guess why? That's right. They reminded us that Jesus arose from the dead, and the rising sun told us never to forget that. We see the sun come up and we worship God with thanks for his gift of new life. And Jesus' new life is a gift for you ...

746. Gaining Confidence

Hebrews 4:16

Children's Sermon

... sparkles. She wanted to ride it all by herself. So she got on and her dad held the back of the bike. He let go and she was riding all by herself. She looked back at her dad to say, "Look, Dad!" When she looked back she lost her balance. Guess what happened next? (Let them respond.) She didn't fall down. Across the street lived a minster with a lime green car. This little girl didn't know how to stop and she was going so fast, that before she fell she hit the car with her purple sparkly bike ...

747. Rise Up

1 Corinthians 15:20a

Children's Sermon

... set and after an hour or so, it rises. What happens if we forget the yeast? (Let them respond.) The bread won't rise and it stays flat. Bread needs that special ingredient yeast if we want it to rise. People are sort of like bread. Can you guess why? (Let them respond.) People need a special ingredient, too, to be special people. They don't need yeast. They need Jesus for their special ingredient. Jesus and his love makes everyone's life rise instead of being flat. Without love people are sort of flat. That ...

748. Bargains galore

John 2:16

Children's Sermon

... this shopping list and they're all on my list of things to buy. I even brought this big shopping bag to put all my things in. Do you see a clerk who could help me find these things? (Let them respond.) There are no clerks here at church! I guess I'll have to look myself. (Pretend to look.) Here are some smiles. How much is that smile? My list says I need four of them. Here's a Bible. It must have the nine verses I need. Where am I going to find four boxes of love? Do any ...

749. The Measure Of A Deed

Ephesians 2:10

Children's Sermon

... long. Let's measure this candle. (Walk up to a candle and measure it.) This candle is ____ tall. Let's see how tall some of you are. (Choose a couple children and try to measure them with the ruler.) Uh, oh, it only goes up to their knees. I guess I'll have to use a longer measuring tool. Let's try the yardstick. (Measure a child.) She's inches tall. Now I want to measure some other things. Let's say one of you is at home and you see your dad carrying groceries into the house and you ...

750. If The Lord Is Willing

James 4:13-17

Children's Sermon

... asleep.) What do you mean, I can't plan on all those things? Why not? People have babies all the time. And I like boys, so I want to plan to have one. What's wrong with that? What's that? You say, I can't be sure? Well ... I guess maybe that's right. You can't exactly be sure, can you? In fact, I might not even have a baby next year. What does it depend on? (Let them offer solutions.) Yes, it depends on some things I may not be able to control. And most of all, it ...

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