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201. The Season Of The Holy Spirit

Mark 2:1-12

Bulletin Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... and serving others. Be aware of how we rationalize and justify using it for ourselves. No, we have no zeal to return to the Old Testament version of Sabbath observance. Consider ways that we will allow Christ to be the Lord of our Sunday. (One minute of silence.) Response "Seek Ye First" Introduction to the Act of Forgiveness Do we ever ask for forgiveness for the way we observe Sunday; or do we never give it a second thought? Or do we think that so long as we attend worship, that is all that's required of ...

202. The Season Of The Nativity

Matthew 25:31-46

Bulletin Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... hope for the present and future. P: I invite us, in the Spirit of the Newborn One, to bring this same hope to those whom we have alienated. M: Despite our fear, indeed we shall! We affirm that promise in God's presence and in God's power. Response "Pass It On," words and music by Kurt Kaiser, from Let the People Sing. (See Appendix 1 for the address). CELEBRATING THE WORD Message with the Children of All Ages Are you aware that this is still the Christmas season? (Remind them of the song, "The Twelve Days ...

203. Warning! In Case Of Rapture This Car Will Be Unmanned.

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

Carl B. Rife

... the Spirit. If you read the Gospel of John, you find that this is a belief that in some sense God's return in Jesus might be understood to be through the Spirit. Now after we said all of this about what is in the New Testament and examined some responses to the message of the second coming down through the age, the real question is: Where are we now? We cannot ignore or mute the teaching about the second coming. It is too much a part of the New Testament. It is too much a part of our historic creeds ...

204. Right When the World is Wrong

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

George Paul Mocko

... "a new song." We praise him in the words of Scripture for what he has been and done. We praise him in the words of the Creeds for what he is. We praise him in our spoken and silent prayers for what he will yet be and do. First, in response to our deliverance, we praise him. Another word Jeremiah uses, "proclaim." Second, we witness. We don't want to flaunt our buildings; but we build our churches as monuments to what God has done. We don't want to make a show of our religion; but our coming here is ...

205. Proper 18

Luke 14:25-35, Deuteronomy 30:11-20, Proverbs 9:1-18, Ezekiel 33:1-20, Philemon 1:8-25

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... and will not be blamed if people ignore the prophecy. But the prophet who does not "blow the horn" and alert the people to their danger will be held accountable for the failure to be faithful to the prophets' call. Inherent in all of this is the responsibility of people of any age to hear the Word of God and respond appropriately to it. Philemon 9b-10 (RC); (2-9) 10-21 (L); 1-20 (E, C) In this little letter, written personally by Paul to Philemon, a Christian at Colossae, whose slave, Onesimus, had ...

206. How Should We Live?

Luke 3:1-20

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... and shaking, place his arms in that position. You look cccold. I'm feeling pretty warm though in my nice TWO big coats. Don't you like my coats, Josh? (response) I can't imagine being out on a night like this without a coat, can you? (response) Address the rest of the children: Can you imagine someone being out in the cold without a coat? (response) What's wrong? (response) Who doesn't have a coat? (Josh) Yeah, you're right, he doesn't. He must be cold! Are you cold? (y-y-yes) Yep, you're right. He's ...

207. Mirror, Mirror

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... ) Yes, face to face. Application: The Bible tells us in 1 Corinthians 13:12, "Now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face." Say that with me, "Now we see ... in a mirror dimly ... but then ... face to face." What do you suppose that means? (responses, if any) It means that even though there are things that we don't fully understand about God and heaven right now, one day we will know more fully. In our lives right now, we can only understand things just like looking in a mirror, because there are ...

208. You Owe Me Nothing

Luke 7:36-50

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... fourth debtor. I don't even know what to do with you! Did you know that your bill is now $100? You owe me $100! And on top of that, interest is accruing on this debt. How and when are you going to pay? (response) This is no laughing matter, young man. This is a lot of money. (response) What am I going to do with you dead beats? Pause and look at the debtors. Tell you what. I'm going to forgive all these debts. Take the invoices one at a time and mark on each of them "Paid In Full ...

209. Finish What You Started

Luke 9:51-56

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... uses to plant seeds. The plow turns up the ground and makes straight lines in the dirt. Horses and cows are used to pull the plows, but now machines and tractors do all that work. Have you ever noticed how a farmer's field has straight lines in the dirt? (response) Do you know how they make all those straight lines? The farmer keeps his eyes on some object in front of him. He looks ahead to the other side of the field. Point to some object in the sanctuary. He picks a tree or a light post and he heads ...

210. Magic Prayers

Luke 11:1-13

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... and show that it is empty. I want you to look at this! There's nothing in here. I need to do something about this empty wallet. Let's see ... what can I do about this? Show that you are thinking by tapping on your temple. If there is a response from the children ignore it. I know ... I gotta pray about this. There are a few things I've wanted to talk to God about, and I can pray about this too ... Let's pray. Casually you begin to pray: God, I want a lot of money. You see, there ...

211. The Lost Sheep

Luke 15:1-7

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... 's name] and bring her back. Get up and motion for the children to get up as you say: Let's go find [Child's name]. Good job! You found her. Boy, [Child's name]! We thought we would never find you. Have any of you ever been lost? (response) What happened? (response) Who found you? (response) It's scary when you get lost, isn't it? (response) Application: This reminds me of a story Jesus told. He said there was this shepherd who had a hundred sheep and he lost one of them. Do you know what the shepherd did ...

212. Thankful for the Little Things

Luke 17:11-19

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... for the toothbrush. Looking back in the box: Okay, let's see what else we have. I know. You don't have a pair of pull out the tennis shoes these! These are great. You put them on your feet and you can run really fast. (response) What? (response) You all have tennis shoes? (response) Well, how did you all get tennis shoes? (got them at the store) Who bought them for you? (mom) You have very special parents. You know what I think you should do? You should say, "Thank you," to your mom and dad for your tennis ...

213. Strangers at the Manger

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

... of this church and the children of this world. If truth is our desire, we will travel great distances to find it. The wise men came to the place where the child was, and they gave their gifts. If our journeying and searching have been in response to the God who calls us forth, we also eventually come to the place where we discover the child. And we, too, must present our gifts. Our gold and frankincense and myrrh are such things as energy, integrity, ingenuity, loyalty, and hope – the deepest elements of ...

214. God With Us

Matthew 1:18-25

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... ) Well, God is in Heaven but where else is God? (everywhere) That’s also right. God is everywhere.Here's another question: If God did come to earth what do you think he would look like? (response) What else would he look like? (response) If they say “baby” then proceed to the question: "How can God be a baby?" Well I have some wonderful news for you. God did come to earth and I know exactly what he looked like. He wasn't an old man and he wasn't a big strong man. ...

215. Get Underneath!

Ephesians 1:15-23, Ephesians 1:1-14

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... they "convince" you to let the cat underneath) Okay, I did, I let the cat underneath the umbrella, but I let the other person hold it. And we stayed under the umbrella while it rained, so we remained dry and protected. The end. Did you like my story? (response) Well the reason that I told the story is because there is a Bible verse that it reminds me of. The Apostle Paul said in Ephesians 1:10 that God wants to bring "all things in heaven and earth together under one head, even Christ." (RSV) Repeat that ...

216. Got Scripture?

1 Peter 2:4-12

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... , can of cola. You will also need a Bible. Lesson: Hold the baby doll out for everyone to see. Today I've brought a baby doll so that I can talk to you about babies. Have any of you ever held a baby? (response) When you held the baby, how did you do it? (response) Real rough, or very carefully? (response) Yes, very carefully. What do you do when a baby cries? (change the diaper, put a pacifier in the mouth, feed the baby). Ah yes, feed the baby. Well, I've brought along some food to show you how to feed a ...

217. Popcorn Prophets

Isaiah 6:1-13

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... . I see. Application: You know this popcorn thing is what happened to a guy in the Bible. His name was Isaiah. He had hold up a kernel a hard yellow heart and suddenly he found himself standing in front of God. You know what happened when he saw God? (response) He said my heart is hard and my mouth is unclean. He realized he was thinking and saying things he shouldn’t be thinking and saying. Then an angel that was there with God picked up a real hot rock and he touched Isaiah’s heart and mouth and ...

218. Gifts of Talent

Matthew 25:14-30

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... used it and God was very happy with him. The next person was given some other talents and the man used his talents. God was very pleased with him. But, the third guy took his talent and he buried it. He never used it. What did God say to him? (response). God said to take that talent from that man and give it to someone else who will use it for me. God is very serious about the gifts he has given us. He wants you to use them for the church and use them to help others.Single out as ...

219. God's Training Wheels

Mark 1:1-8, Mark 1:9-13

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... ) Reading your Bible is like using training wheels. All of us--you, me, the minister, and your mom and dad--we all need God's help to keep us from falling and doing things that are wrong. Can you think of something other than the Bible? (response) Another thing that's important is baptism. Even Jesus himself was baptized. He received baptism because he wanted to be obedient to God. Some of you have already been baptized. We need to be baptized because that is another way in which God works in our life ...

220. Temptation

Mark 1:9-13

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... in front of the children you might seat the child behind you or off to the side behind some object around the altar. Lesson: Good morning! (response) This morning I am going to tell you what happened to Jesus when he started his work but before I do I need a volunteer. Choose ... commands. Have you ever been tempted to do something you know you are not supposed to do? What did you do? (response) Let's see how "John" has done. Bring the child and plate back to the group. You could have the children count the M&M' ...

221. Give Him Your All

Mark 12:28-34

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... bow down to show love of God with the soul. Have them remain standing. Application: What does Jesus mean when he say, "Love God with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength? (response) How much are suppose to give to God? (response) Can we hold some of our heart back? (response) Can we use only a little bit of our strength? (response) Ask the kids to go through the demonstrations once more. Jesus said, "All your heart." We need always to be concerned with other people. Let's see the heart again. All your ...

222. How Do I Get To Heaven?

John 6:25-59

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... you cannot dribble a basketball choose some other act you can perform. I thought maybe if I was really good at dribbling a basketball that God would let me into heaven. Do you think so? (response) What if I got really good a free throws and I could shoot 20 free-throws in a row? Do you think then God would let into heaven? (response) So my skills at basketball won't get me into heaven. I know! Get your wallet and place the offering plate in front of the children. What if I gave the church four dollars. One ...

223. Love Those Who Pick On You

Luke 6:27-36

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... like to play. We are going to do this one more time but now we are going to get rough. To a small kid sitting next to you: John I want you to hit me in the arm. Go ahead. Just give me a good old shot in the arm. (response) Ouch, that hurt! You hit me. To the rest of the kids and rubbing your arm: He hit me. Hold up your fist but bring it up slowly as you say: What do you think I should do about it? (love him) Can’t I just give him a little ...

224. Pentecost 27

Matthew 24:1-35

Sermon Aid

... . He didn't say it would be easy, or fun, or pleasant always. He did promise his love and his strength. 'Keep on truckin', even when you don't feel like it.' Make sure they see this, not as a way to earn God's acceptance, but rather as a response to God's acceptance. Proclamation of the Word Consider this: You may want to use this quote of John Henry Newman. "To take up the Cross of Christ is no great action done once for all time; it consists in the continual practice of small duties [some of] which are ...

225. Camping Life

Romans 8:6

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... the flashlight alive. I need electricity to make the radio alive. I need matches to make the candle alive. Food will make my body alive. But I need something that will make my soul alive. Did you think about that? What can I bring to give life to my soul? (response) Hold up the Bible. This is the Bible, and it was inspired by the Holy Spirit. The Bible tells us that when we set our minds on the Spirit, point to the Bible, we are made alive in our souls. If I didn’t have the Bible, which is the ...

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