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Romans 16:25-26

Children's Sermon

... trouble with mystery stories. Sometimes you get to the end of the story and it doesn't make sense because you weren't paying attention along the way. You missed too many clues. So when the surprise ending comes, you say, "I don't get it!" and the story is sort of a waste of time. But if you watch carefully for the clues and try to figure out the ending, you will understand - and enjoy - it, even if you are surprised. Jesus is the surprise ending!

902. New Year's Resolutions

Galatians 4:7a, Colossians 3:15a

Children's Sermon

... think for themselves. Someone else tells them exactly what to do. What do we use a padlock for? (Let them respond.) That's right, we lock up things we don't want other people to steal. We also lock up people in jails or prisons sometimes and they are sort of like slaves because they have to do what someone else tells them. Why do people get sent to jails or prisons? (Let them respond.) That's right, they did something wrong. They decided to choose wrong things. The Bible also says that Jesus helps us in the ...

903. God's Glory

2 Corinthians 3:18, 2 Corinthians 4:4b

Children's Sermon

... think glory is? (Let them respond.) Glory means a lot of different things to different people. But I think in these verses, glory means something more beautiful than anything you've ever seen. When you see something really beautiful, it makes you feel special and sort of peaceful. When some people see something beautiful they say, "Ah!" or "Oh!" Maybe that's how hearing stories of Jesus is supposed to make us feel. Maybe that's what the word "glory" means in these verses. Glory can also mean something very ...

904. Saved

2 Corinthians 6:2b

Children's Sermon

Object: a lifesaver type candy Good morning, boys and girls. Today is another special day in our church year. You may have thought it was sort of strange to be coming to church on a Wednesday evening (unless your church has regular Wednesday services). This day is called Ash Wednesday. It's the day that begins a season in the church called Lent. Lent is a word that means the days are getting longer. We see ...

905. Castles and Kingdoms

Mark 1:14-20

Children's Sermon

Object: a crown Good morning, boys and girls. I brought a special hat this morning. It's not the sort of hat that just anyone can wear. Who wears this kind of hat? (Let them respond.) That's right, a king or queen would wear this hat. What's it called? (Let them respond.) It's a crown. Where do kings and queens live? (Let them respond.) They live in ...

906. How to be a Tough Guy

1 Corinthians 1:25

Children's Sermon

... and some of us think it was foolish. Let's have the ones who think it was a foolish thing to do, tell the rest of us why you think so. (Let them answer. Honor all the answers. Don't treat any as "silly" or "stupid.") It really does seem sort of foolish, doesn't it! God has all the power in the whole world. And then he lets bad people push his Son around, and laugh at him, and tie him up, and spit on him, and then take him out and kill him. Now we know that God used ...

907. Sharing God's Gift

John 3:1-21

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... or visiting shut-ins. Next suggest that your students can also share the news that Jesus is God's gift to us with those who might not know (or know much) about Jesus. Help them collect a special offering or organize a fundraising event to pay for some sort of tangible "gift" that they can give to others as a token of God's greatest gift. (One good idea is to purchase a number of small New Testament volumes. As an alternative, you might wish to have "business cards" printed with the name of your church, your ...

908. Words Without Actions

1 John 3:18

Children's Sermon

... those things." Now, let me ask you a question. Suppose we had a sermon today and at the end of the sermon I asked all the people in the congregation who agreed with what I was saying to hold up their hands. I could ask them to do that to sort of vote in favor of what I said in the sermon. And suppose every single hand went up. That would make me feel good. For one thing, it would tell me that the people had all been listening. For another, it would tell me that people were agreeing with what ...

909. God is Our Friend

Romans 8:15

Children's Sermon

... or South America or Asia, we could find people who believe that God is a scary person who sends floods and storms and lightning. How would you feel if that was the way God really was? (Talk about it.) Other places you can find people who believe that God is sort of mean and grouchy. These people believe that God will be good to you if you do enough good things first. If you don't work hard enough to be God's friend, or if you do it the wrong way, God may get really angry with you. How would ...

910. Here Comes Someone Special!

Mark 11:10

Children's Sermon

... and girls, today is a special day in the church. What do we call today? (Listen for some answers.) That's right. It's Palm Sunday. And what happened on the first Palm Sunday? (Talk about it.) Does it seem to you that waving palm branches was a strange sort of way to have a celebration? I have a picture here of a palm branch. Just imagine how you might feel, standing by the side of the road, waiting for somebody special to come into town. You are holding one of these big palm branches and when the special ...

911. Don't Cry!

John 20:15a

Children's Sermon

... bread in your mouth, you won't cry. Do you know what makes people cry when they cut onions? (Let them respond.) Onions have a very strong smell because they have an oil in them. When the onion is peeled or cut, the oil makes a vapor. A vapor is sort of an invisible gas. The vapor irritates the nerves in your nose and makes your eyes water. Let's see what happens. (Cut and peel the onion on the cutting board.) Can you smell the onion? Is anyone crying yet? (Let them answer.) Onions don't smell very good to ...

912. Now You See It, Now You Don't

Luke 24:36-49

Children's Sermon

... , "They were terrified, thinking that they were seeing a ghost." I wonder what they thought a ghost would look like? (Let them respond.) When I think of a ghost I always think it might look like this. (Blow out the candle.) See the little wisp of smoke that sort of disappears? That's what I think of. Something that's there and then it's not there. That sounds confusing, doesn't it? (Let them respond.) Jesus' friends were confused, too. First Jesus was there and then he wasn't and then he was! That would be ...

913. The Good Shepherd

John 10:1-21

Children's Sermon

... a person who takes care of sheep. It can be a man or a woman. The shepherd carries this staff for several reasons. It is used to lift sheep over stones. Sheep don't watch very carefully where they're going. The staff is also used for guiding the sheep, sort of steering them to where they are supposed to go. The shepherd can lean on the staff to rest. When the sheep see the shepherd resting they know it is safe to graze or eat grass. In our lesson today we read about shepherds and sheep. Shepherds take care ...

914. Not Ready For The Trash

1 John 4:8

Children's Sermon

... .) It certainly is broken. It doesn't look as if it could ever be fixed. Do you think anyone could fix this toy? (Let them respond.) No, I don't think so. I think this toy is definitely ready for the trash. Have you ever seen any people who look sort of like this old toy? (Let them respond.) Why do you think no one will have anything to do with them? (Let them respond.) They don't look very nice. Their clothes are falling apart. They act funny. They talk funny. They smell. They're mean and nasty. Do you ...

915. Singing In The Rain

John 12:24

Children's Sermon

... . Now this shower cap reminds me of the hard coating around the wheat. When we sing in the shower, we sing all alone. But when we take off the shower cap we can join our voices with other voices in a choir and make lots of beautiful music. That's sort of like one grain of wheat growing into lots of wheat and flour and bread. Lots of bread can feed lots of people, but it won't feed anyone unless it gets planted in the ground first. It's the same with voices. Beautiful voices all by themselves are nice ...

916. Look In The Mirror

Mark 12:28-34

Children's Sermon

... visit for the afternoon or to stay overnight, it's pretty easy to love them. But if it's your brother or sister, it can be pretty hard. That's because your friend will go home after a visit, but your brother or sister is always there and you're sort of "stuck" with them. We know that God wants us to be good to everyone we meet. We also know that sometimes that's pretty hard to do. And we also know that, without even thinking about your brothers or sisters, there are people you have to be around sometimes ...

917. Give Your Life To Someone

Mark 8:35

Children's Sermon

... Have you ever given somebody a card or a present and then watched how happy they became because you gave it to them? (Let them answer.) How does it make you feel just then? I know that when I do it, it makes me feel really good inside. I feel sort of warm and content. That can only happen when we start to "give ourselves away" to other people. So it's important not only to receive special mail, but maybe it's even more important to send special mail to somebody else. Today's Gospel story tells us that when ...

918. Love that Grows

1 Thessalonians 3:12

Children's Sermon

... universe. He says, "I love the people I made." Now it's our turn. We need to go around and put hearts on everybody we meet, everywhere, every day. And some days we do that pretty well. But some days we forget to pass God's love along. We get sort of selfish with God's love. We keep a red heart on us, but we don't pass any out to anybody else. This is where the brand new year can help us. In the Bible it says, "May the Lord make your love for one another and for all ...

919. Start Small

James 3:18

Children's Sermon

Object: some apple seeds and a ripe apple. Boys and girls, how many of you have ever heard the story of Johnny Appleseed? (Look for some volunteers to tell you.) Johnny Appleseed was a strange sort of man who wandered around in the wilderness of Pennsylvania and Ohio and Indiana, sometimes going barefoot, sometimes wearing a metal pot with a handle on it for a hat, and carrying a bag full of these. (Show them the apple seeds.) All across the countryside, where he saw farmers ...

920. On Our level

Hebrews 2:9

Children's Sermon

... wonder how many of you have a pet at home. Let me see your hands. I see a lot of us have pets. Have you ever wished you could find out what was going on in your pet's mind or heart? Looking at this pet I have here, you sort of wonder, don't you, what he or she is thinking or feeling right now? You can tell some of it from the eyes and from the movements that you see. But sometimes we can guess wrong, can't we? The best way to get to know wht this pet ...

921. Epiphany 2

John 2:1-11, Isaiah 62:1-12, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, Psalm 96:1-13, Psalm 36:1-12

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... appreciated good wine but who didn't know where it came from; the "master-host" of the feast thought the bridegroom was responsible for the fine vintage that the servants brought to him; he complimented him, and apparently missed his opportunity to speak with Jesus! That sort of thing happens to us all the time, doesn't it? Don't we often give people credit for various blessings in life when they really come from or are orchestrated by God? But the disciples must have been watching, saw what took place with ...

922. Ash Wednesday

Matthew 6:1-4, Matthew 6:16-18, Joel 2:12-17, 2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... the "Easter Life" is their gift from God. From a personal perspective, Lent takes us to the cross, where we die with Jesus, and beyond it to the empty tomb of Easter, where we rise to new and eternal life with the Christ of God. Lent, when informed by this sort of a theological agenda, will be more than an annual spring retreat; it will be a time when we remember all of the gifts God has given us that we have wasted and/or thrown away, as well as the season wherein God prepares us to reclaim and make the ...

923. Lent 1

Romans 9:30--10:21, Deuteronomy 26:1-15, Luke 4:1-13, Psalm 91:1-16

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... that Williams was a fanatic about an extremely controversial theory of his that there had once been a planet between Mars and Jupiter, a fifth planet, and that's what he was looking for and converting people by what Eiseley called "demonic" methods. Sounds like the sort of method that the devil might have used on Jesus in the wilderness, doesn't it? 2. But Satan met his match in Jesus. Jesus gave the devil a sound spiritual "thrashing" there in the wilderness; he must have thought he had lost his touch. He ...

924. Lent 4

Luke 15:1-7, Joshua 5:1-12, Isaiah 12:1-6, 1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5, 2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2, Luke 15:11-32

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... just before the sermon, because from one perspective it completes the gospel story about the first son who was so lovingly welcomed home by his father; he was restored and, from that point on, whether he knew it, he should have been at the task of doing for others the sort of thing his father did for him. For Christians, this is a matter of "show and tell." Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 (RC, L, C); 15:11-32 (E) Three of the four lectionaries begin this reading with verses 1-3, which provide the setting for what is ...

925. Easter Sunday

John 20:1-9, Acts 10:23b-48, Isaiah 51:1-16, Exodus 15:1-21, Colossians 3:1-17, 1 Corinthians 5:1-13, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Luke 24:1-12

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... but that didn't happen on Easter morning. 1. How could such a thing happen to Jesus? He didn't deserve what he received at the hands of the religious and political professionals, did he? They crucified this man who had done nothing but good in his lifetime! This sort of thing still happens, we all know. The good just may "die young." 2. How could such a thing happen to Jesus? How in the world could he rise from the death slab and be alive again after almost three days in the tomb? The resurrection of Jesus ...

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