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Romans 4:19

Children's Sermon

... 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 about funny things today. There's some really funny stories in the Bible. One I ...

2. Your Lifetime Teeth

Romans 9:1-29

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... of the world. That is how God worked out the teaching of the Ten Commandments. It was a fine system and the Israelites liked being the chosen people. But then things got mixed up. Instead of listening to what God taught, some of the leaders began to make up their own rules that they thought would be a help to God, and it certainly would help them. Pretty soon they were making more rules than God was making. They stopped listening and before long they lost their place with God. That is what Paul was talking ...

3. An Appointment With God

Romans 13:11

Children's Sermon

... that God has for us if we believe in him. Some people think that God will always wait for us and that it doesn't make any difference to him when we get around to him. That isn't so. Every moment that we wait is too long. We should make up our minds this very second to be his follower and to put him first in our lives. That means that we should include him in our prayers the first thing when we wake up in the morning and live all day like we were expecting to meet him at any ...

4. The real you

2 Corinthians 4:18

Children's Sermon

... .) That's right, it is just the outside of us that is different. What are some other ways to make the outside of us different? (Let them respond. These are some possibilities.) You could wear a wig. You could put make-up on. When you look in the mirror with a mask or dress-up clothes or a wig or make-up, do you look like the same person? (Let them respond.) No, you look like someone else. How many of you ever look at pictures of when you were a baby? (Wait for show of hands.) Do those pictures look like ...

5. The Real You

2 Corinthians 4:18

Children's Sermon

6. Snow Forts

Ephesians 4:32

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... . "Yes, the sun's heat melted the snow walls. But what about walls of anger? What does it take to melt them?" This is a tough question for youngsters, so they do not respond immediately. Finally, one of them says, "You make up with each other." "That's a good answer," I reply. "If you make up, you are no longer angry with each other, right?" The children nod affirmatively. "Would it be fair to say you have forgiven each other for whatever it was that made you angry in the first place?" The nods of agreement ...

7. Under The Microscope

Ephesians 3:16

Children's Sermon

... ? (response) What do you think it is? (response) It's _____________. (Tell what is on the slide and where you got it.) It's hard to imagine that this is what it looks like up close, isn't it? But it is amazing all of the tiny things that make up the inside of our body. The germs that make us sick and get colds are so tiny, you can only see them with a special microscope. (Depending on the time available, you may want them all to see your specimen.) Our lesson today says that Jesus' friends were strengthened ...

8. We've Been Bragging About You

2 Thessalonians 1:1-12

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... of pressure that the carbon is under. You see, carbon is found in rocks. Soft carbon, like the kind found in pencil lead, comes from rocks that haven't been under much pressure. That's how the carbon stays so soft. But hard carbon, the kind that makes up diamonds, comes from rocks that have been under a whole lot of pressure for a really long time. That's what turns the carbon into a diamond. And which is more valuable? That's right, the diamond is, because all the pressure it was under helped to form ...

9. Bubble Gum Club

Mark 2:13-17, Mark 2:18-22

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... Open up the jar of gum and allow the children to grab a handful. What a bunch of silly rules. What's wrong with making up rules like that? (response) No, it's not very nice is it and what ends up happening is the rules we put on others point at the children ... end up being put point at yourself on ourselves. So we need to be careful when we make up rules. They need to be good rules and not mean ones. The biblical text may be brought in at this point but it might be better ...

10. Hoe Jesus' Row

Luke 9:62

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... another day. That won't work. You can't have it both ways. It is like hoeing your garden and looking over your shoulder; you never get to the place that you want to be, and instead you always get somewhere where you don't want to be. If you make up your mind that you want to be a Christian, then you must forget about the other things, and just keep looking forward to the time when you shall be with God in God's world.

11. God's X-Ray Vision

1 Corinthians 4:1-21

Children's Sermon

... talk a little bit about judging. St. Paul said that it isn't good for us to judge one another. Do you know what I mean? We should not say that a person is good or bad. Perhaps what St. Paul really meant was that we should not try to make up our minds whether or not someone is a good Christian or a bad Christian. St. Paul says that the judging belongs to God. The reason that we should not judge is that we don't know all of the facts about why people are the way they are. Let me ...

12. Sally Sweeper and the Church

1 Corinthians 12:27

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... a bag to catch the dust, and a cord with a plug on it so that she can be fed electricity, and a switch to turn her off and on, and some wheels to get around on. Just think about all of the different parts that it takes to make up Sally Sweeper.The Church is a lot like Sally. The Church is made up of people. Old people and young people. Rich people and poor people. Healthy people and sick people. There are preachers, teachers, doctors, factory workers, farmers, bus drivers, salesmen, and many other kinds of ...

13. The Inside And The Outside

1 Corinthians 15:35-58

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

... We want to be sure we don't smell bad because no one would want to be around us. Ladies put on make-up and men shave their faces. We all take baths, brush our teeth, and comb our hair. We need to do these things. But look at all this ... stuff we use to take care of the outside of our bodies. Soap, shampoo, combs, razors, perfume, make-up, all kinds of things. We spend a lot of time making sure the outside is neat and clean and that we look attractive and ...

14. Signs of Christmas

Mark 1:1-8

Children's Sermon

... 't important. You may want to letter the signs yourself. Make thick letters and draw the outline of the letters only and let the children color them in solidly or draw designs inside the outlines. You could have the letters ready or have the children make up the words. Here are some suggestions: CHRISTMAS AHEAD, JESUS IS BORN, CHRISTMAS IS COMING, PREPARE THE WAY, ADVENT IS HERE. Display the signs in your fellowship hall or on the way there from the sanctuary. Parents: The children may want to make a door ...

15. Number Thirteen Had to Try Harder

1 Corinthians 15:9

Children's Sermon

... himself and calls himself the least of the apostles. That means that he thought the other disciples were bigger or better. Maybe that is what he thought, but I think he had a better reason. Paul thought that he had something to make up to God that the other disciples did not have to make up. Paul had hunted Christians and had even had some Christians killed. Paul had fought the Christian church when he was younger, and he was sorry for it. Because of what he had done, Paul wanted to work twice as hard as ...

16. Mending Broken Relationships

Matthew 5:23-24

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... girl started it? You know what I mean? Well, now let me show you something that might help. Jesus was talking about people like you and me when he said that before we could tell Jesus how sorry we are for the sins we’ve done to our friends and make up with them before the trouble gets worse. Look at the piece of paper I have and imagine that this one piece of paper is you and your friends. Now, someone in the group says something that you don’t like, but you don’t do anything about it. (Now you ...

17. Put On A Happy Face

Romans 3:21-31

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... , boys and girls? Mr. Scrooge became a new person -- a happy person who looked like this. (Hold up happy mask. Put it on child.) Now whenever anyone talked to him, he smiled and said things like, "God bless you." He even gave his workers more money and tried to make up for all of his badness. We would probably all like the new Mr. Scrooge a lot better than the old one, wouldn't we, boys and girls? (Let them respond.) You know, Jesus can help all of us who like to be grumpy to change just like Mr. Scrooge ...

18. Kingdom Order

Luke 14:1-14

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... ribbons. The idea is to give the ribbons to the three tallest children. Address all the children: I have one ribbon left. Next to these two, who do think is the strongest? (response) Why? (response) This ribbon may have to go to number four depending on the make up of the children, but try to get it to number three. Application: This is usually what happens: You have a race and the tallest and strongest child always wins. But Jesus told a story that might surprise you. There was a party and whole lot of ...

19. The Funnel of God

John 16:13

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... a funnel, and the very many ways that the Spirit is used by God in teaching us. You must remember that the funnel does not make the stuff that it helps to pour. It comes from somewhere else. The same thing is true of the Spirit. The Spirit does not make up what he teaches us. The things that the Spirit pours into us are the good stuff that comes from God. The Spirit is like a funnel carrying the good news from God to us.

20. Pianos and Whole Christians

Ephesians 6:11

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... he said. Make sure that you have faith and truth included. Don't leave out peace, or doing right. You must remember Paul said that Jesus died for your sins and the Spirit of God is always with you and never forget to pray. These are the things that make up a whole Christian. That is like the person who knows how to play the piano with both hands. There are people who forget about what Jesus has done but who like to do what is right. Some people tell the truth but forget about working for peace. Those people ...

21. Working Together

Ephesians 4:11

Children's Sermon

Object: If possible contact a doctor’s office and see if you can borrow a plastic hand or heart that shows the make-up of that part of the human body. If it comes apart, all the better. If not, use such objects as the tools for building, like trowel, bricks, nails, hammer, etc. Today, my friends, we have a very special lesson because it is about us and how we help to make ...

22. It Takes Teamwork

John 17:20-26

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... team. Each one has his own job to do, but they all have to work together as well. The catcher, the pitcher, the first baseman, second baseman, shortstop and third baseman; the rightfielder, centerfielder and leftfielder -- working together, they make one team. What other groups make up a team? (Let them answer.) That's right. There are football teams, hockey teams and all types of teams. Christians are a team too. Christians don't have to play sports to be on a team. We are all part of the same team -- the ...

23. The Family of God

1 John 5:1

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... keys plus some other things like numbers, periods, commas, and many other things. I like to think of those letters as though they were little people, Christian people. Each one of these people believes in God. All of the keys are like God's children. They make up a very happy family. They are like brothers and sisters to each other, but they are all different. The "e" looks different from the "y" and the "a" is different from the "m." Each letter is different, but each belongs to the alphabet family, and ...

24. Sing a Song to Each Other

Ephesians 5:19

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: Write out some sentences in which you greet the children of your congregation by reading to them a melody which you simply make up as you go along. (The following is a sample of what you might use after the children are seated, and before you address them in song.) "Good morning children of St. Mark Church, and may God bless you on such a beautiful day. I thank the Lord for your joy ...

25. A Candle with Two Wicks

Luke 16:13

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... side. Of course we can't be on both sides. That is when everything seems so confusing. Jesus tells us that we must choose one side or the other. There is no way that we can serve both God and someone else. It is Jesus' advice of course, that we make up our minds to serve God and to forget the other side. If we don't, Jesus says, we will end up hating one and loving the other, or hating the other and loving the one. Each of us must decide who we are going to love. I am going to ...

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