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Acts 2:1-13

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... great church holiday. On Pentecost we remember the very first day that the Church had life. It was a day like this. Everything was kind of quiet. The disciples of Jesus were together in an upstairs room when all of a sudden they heard a sound, a loud sound. (Turn on the fan.) It sounded like something they had heard before only louder than anything that they had experienced. What does that noise sound like to you? (Let them answer.) It sounds like a wind, a big wind, bigger than any wind they had ever heard ...

2. William Booth and His Hallelujah Army

1 Thessalonians 4:16

Children's Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

Objects: a tambourine, a trumpet, and something representing a soldier, like arm stripes Good morning, boys and girls. Perhaps you know what I’m holding up: This is a tambourine; listen to the noise it makes. This is a trumpet; it can make a loud sound. And these are military stripes; they don’t make any noise at all. I show you these three things because they tell us about a saint who shaped the Christian church years ago. His name was William Booth. Mr. Booth grew up under poor circumstances and was ...

3. Listen

Mark 9:2-9

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

Object: a pair of ear plugs like you use for blocking out noise Good morning, boys and girls. Have you ever heard a really loud sound that bothered you? For instance, you might be sleeping, but you wake up because the alarm clock goes off. Or you're trying to read or watch television, but your brother or sister is being so loud that you can't hear anything else. Well, I've brought something today ...

4. Christmas Carols · Silent Night

Luke 2:1-20

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A pair or two of gloves Good morning, boys and girls. This morning I want to tell you the story of how gloves helped to make one of the most famous of all Christmas carols very popular. Can you imagine what a pair of gloves has to do with the singing of a Christmas carol? (Show the gloves.) A long time ago a minister by the name of Joseph Mohr wrote a poem which he called "Silent Night." It was a lovely poem, and he wanted to read it on Christmas Eve. But then he had another thought. Maybe the ...

5. Trumpeting the Arrival

1 Thessalonians 4:16

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

Exegetical Aim: We must be prepared for the coming of Christ. Props: A trumpet or a shofar (a ram’s horn used for blowing), and a volunteer who can blow it loudly. This will be done at the back of sanctuary without the children’s knowledge. Lesson: Have all of the children facing one direction as they are seated. I want to talk about kings. A long time ago, kings were very important people. Wherever they went, people gave them proper respect. How do you think the people acted when their king was near? ( ...

6. The Day The Spirit Came

Acts 2:1-13

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A candelabra or several candles in candle holders Lesson: All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability. Good morning, boys and girls. Today is a very special day for all of us Christians. Does anyone know what day it is? (Let them guess.) Today is Pentecost Sunday. On this day the Holy Spirit came down upon the Apostles. Sometimes we call this day the birthday of the church because on this day many, many people were baptized and ...

7. Don't Give Up--He Hears!

Luke 18:1-8

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

Object: A sheet of paper wrapped into a megaphone and a microphone Good morning, boys and girls. How far will your voice travel? Some of you have loud voices. I can hear you a long way off. Some of you have very quiet voices. I can barely hear you when you are sitting right beside me. I understand that the average man's voice can be heard on a very still day, about 600 feet away. That is over a tenth of a mile. It might help to take a piece of paper and roll it up into a megaphone. (Make one and speak ...

8. Hard Steps

John 6:60

Children's Sermon

Object: A blackboard with a complicated math problem on it. Lesson: This teaching is difficult; who can accept it? Good morning, boys and girls. It's almost time for school to begin again. How many of you will be glad to get back to school? (Wait for show of hands.) Some of you will be glad and some of you won't. Some of you go to school all day and some only a half day and some of you go to preschool. Some of you don't go to school at all yet. Since it's almost time for school, I brought my blackboard ...

9. Three Miracles in One Day

Acts 2:1-13

Children's Sermon

Object: a globe. Lesson: How is it ... that all of us hear the disciples speaking in our own native languages? Boys and girls, today is the Day of Pentecost. This is one of the most exciting days in the year for us Christians. This is a day we remember how God did some amazing things. All of Jesus' faithful followers were in the big city Jerusalem, where Jesus had died and come back to life. They were all in one place, celebrating a day something like Thanksgiving (in their church in those days, they ...

10. No More Begging

Mark 10:46-52

Children's Sermon

Object: A tin cup. Lesson: And they came to Jericho; and as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great multitude, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside. Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have ever begged for something? (Let them answer.) What did you beg for? (Let them answer.) Whom did you beg? (Let them answer.) What would you do if you had to beg for the food that you ate everyday, or for a place to sleep at night? Can you imagine what it ...

11. God Doesn't Change

James 1:17

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A picture of yourself as a child and a loudly ticking clock [or a bright but constant light] This morning, boys and girls, I'm going to try answering a question many of you have asked. People say to me, "Why is church almost always the same?" In some churches they sing the same songs every Sunday, they pray the same prayers and use the same faces, like those of the minister and the organist and the choir. Perhaps the answer is that once you have the best, why change? But that would not be right, ...

12. Costumed Christians

Colossians 3:14

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

Object: None. The children's excitement about Halloween piques their interest. Lesson: Discipleship; love; tolerance; Halloween. "This is October, right?" The assembled children nod affirmatively. "And October has 31 days?" A few knowing grins break out as young minds realize where I must be headed. Receiving a positive response, I then ask, "Does October thirty-first have any special significance for any of you?" "Yes!" come the now-vocalized replies. "It's Halloween!" I look slightly puzzled and ask, " ...

13. Idols

Psalm 115:1-18

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

Object: A wooden cow in a cardboard box. Lesson: Idolatry; faith; trust. Text: "Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness.Why should the nations say, 'Where is their God?'Our God is in the heavens; he does whatever he pleases.Their idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands.They have mouths, but do not speak; eyes, but do not see.They have ears, but do not hear; noses, but do not smell.They have hands, but do not feel; feet ...

14. Rival Radios

Galatians 5:16-26

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Objects: Two transistor radios tuned to different stations. Good morning, boys and girls. Today we are going to practice confusion. Doesn't that sound like fun? How many of you know what I mean by confusion? [Let them answer.] When we are causing confusion it sometimes seems like fun, but when someone else is causing us confusion it is not so much fun. Let me show you what I mean. Suppose I am really tired. I come home from work and I want to lie down and take a nap. How many of you like to take naps when ...

15. "Hosanna!"

Matthew 21:9

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Objects: Spoons and water glasses. Good morning, boys and girls. I brought along with me some things that I thought you might help me make noise with today. Don't you just love to make noise in church and not have anyone tell you to keep quiet? Usually your mom or dad is telling you to be quiet in church, but not today. I need your help because we are going to pretend that we are watching a parade. It is a special parade, and it only ever happened once, so we are going to have to pretend pretty good. How ...

16. The Ladder And The Sponge

Matthew 27:45-49

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A ladder and a sponge We left our story last week with Jesus hanging on the cross and the Roman soldiers playing games with dice for His clothes. It was a horrible afternoon in Jerusalem. The Bible tells us that at noon, when the sun is usually at its brightest, there was nothing but darkness. It looked like it was night time, and there was a big storm coming. The people who stood around the cross were cold and crying since the people they loved were dying on crosses. The soldiers watched the ...

17. Teaching Trust

Acts 16:28

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: None Did you ever hope that someone would trust you no matter what happened? I think that this is the best kind of friendship. When people trust each other they are the best kind of people. There is a great story about trust in the Bible concerning Paul and some of his friends. It all started when a woman who was a slave to some evil men followed Paul around a town called Philippi making fun of Paul's preaching. As you might guess, Paul was very serious about teaching others to love and follow ...

18. The Church Store

John 2:16

Children's Sermon

Object: Different items that you would find in a department store with a sign that says, "THE CHURCH STORE." Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you went shopping this weekend with either your mom or dad? (Let them answer.) Did you buy a lot of things? (Let them answer.) It's kind of fun to go to the store and buy the things that you need at home, isn't it? Sometimes, I think that maybe our church should have a store. Would you like to come to church and buy your clothes and shoes? How about your ...

19. Braggers

John 8:48-59

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A magazine or newspaper advertisement that boldly proclaims the super value of some product. Good morning, boys and girls. How are you today? I brought something that we are getting very used to - something which I am sure that you have seen before. [Hold up the advertisement. Read it with great expression so that the children understand that you are boasting about whatever product you are selling.] Have you ever heard someone on television or radio sell something so that it sounded as if he were ...

20. ATTENTION!

Zechariah 10:8

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: Cymbals Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you remember the story that I told you about evil spirits and the bells? A lot of you remember, that’s good. How many of you remember that I promised to bring you another instrument that Jesus listened to, or maybe even played when He was a boy? Good, almost everyone remembers. Today, I have an instrument that is spoken of often in the Bible. I just know that you would love to play this instrument, because whenever you hear it played it sounds ...

21. Reaching Our Full Potential

Matthew 25:14-30

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

Object: a kitchen timer Good morning, boys and girls. Can anyone tell me what this thing is? It's a kitchen timer. Do you have one of these in your kitchen at home? What do we use a kitchen timer for? That's right, we set the timer to let us know how long we should cook our food. If something is supposed to cook for 20 minutes, we set the timer for twenty minutes. (Set timer) See, the timer is counting down from 20 to 0. And when it hits zero, what happens? That's right, the timer goes off. (Set off the ...

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