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1. Keep Your Mind On The Spirit

Romans 8:5

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. Good morning, boys and girls. Today I want to tell you a ... you this story today because it will help us to understand how we are to live as Christians. Paul says that we should always keep our minds and hearts on the Holy Spirit -- just like Ervin always kept his mind on this basketball. If we do that, then our lives will be happy and successful in God's eyes, just as Ervin's was successful in ...

2. Be of One Mind

2 Corinthians 13:11-14

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... church be able to get things done? (response) Would the church be able to go in one direction if everyone went their own way? (response) No, it would be like the first time we tried to move as a group, wouldn't it? But when the church is of one mind, that means people have agreed about what they are going to do. So remember to always find agreement in your group. You can't always do things exactly as you want to do, can you? Most of all, St. Paul reminds us to seek what Jesus would want us to ...

3. Of One Mind

Philippians 2:1-11

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... be able to get things done? (response) If everyone went his or her own way would the church be able to go in one direction? (response) No, it would be like the first time we tried to move as a group, wouldn't it? But when the church has one mind that means people have come to an agreement. That's when the church can truly be the church! Let’s Pray: Gracious God, thank you for putting us in the church. Help us to seek your will, and then agree on doing it all together. In Christ's name we ...

4. Simon the Zealot · A Man Who Changed His Mind

Mark 3:13-19

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: Symbol of Simon Have you ever had to change your mind? Did you ever think that you were absolutely right and then find out that you were not and admit it? Today we are going to talk about such a man. Admitting that you were wrong is one thing, but doing something ... filled with love. It isn't easy, but it works. That's what Simon learned and that is what we all must learn if we are going to follow the teachings of Jesus. Simon was a man who changed his mind and was glad that he did.Simon The Zealot

5. Andrew · An Open Mind

John 1:35-42

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: a silver cross in the form of an X on a blue field Good evening to all of you who are my very good friends. During the next couple of weeks I am going to tell you about some of the very good friends that Jesus had according to the Bible. Now a friend is more than just someone whom you know or hear about. A friend is more than just someone whom you like. A friend is someone whom you like to spend time with and someone whom you can trust. I have been wondering which one of Jesus’ friends I should ...

6. Living with the End in Mind (New)

1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

Object: None OR with a sharpie, write “BUT” on an index card, one for each child, to use as a bookmark. Lesson: "BUT" How many of you have a pet? Has anyone ever had a pet that died? How did that make you feel? You were very sad, weren’t you? In fact, you probably cried. Have you had someone you love very much die? That was a very sad time, too, wasn’t it? Today’s Bible lesson is from Paul, explaining to the people in the church that even though they are sad when someone dies, they should be encouraged to ...

7. Would You Mind Rescuing Me?

Isaiah 25:1-12

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

Object: A rope and a rock Good morning, boys and girls. If a friend of yours was drowning, would you throw him a rope or a rock? I heard about a girl named Sally who was having a real problem with her weight. One day she saw a friend of hers walking up the driveway. Sally said to her mother, "Linda's so skinny it makes me sick." "If it bothers you," her mother said gently, "why don't you do something about it?" "Good idea, Mom," Sally replied. Turning to her friend, she called out, "Hey, Linda, have a ...

8. People Need Other People

Romans 11:33-36

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... . A lot of people try to find out what other people think. Sometimes a doctor or a minister will ask questions so that he can help people with their problems. Some people ask for other reasons that are not so good. Some poeple do it just to keep busy. The mind of man is a very wonderful thing, but it is very difficult for another man to know. Sometimes people like to pretend that they are God, and they try to imagine what it is like to think like God. They ask questions like, Why does God let man make a ...

9. Your Roots

Colossians 2:7a

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... and knows him well is filled with good life. A person who has his roots in Jesus is not only healthy himself but he is so healthy that he can share it with others. A good root makes a healthy plant. A good mind filled with the love of God and the teachings of Jesus is a healthy mind. The next time that you take a look at a strong and healthy plant, I want you to think about the root system and how strong it must be under the ground. When you think about the root system, then you are going ...

10. Give Him Your All

Mark 12:28-34

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... hardest. Show us what it looks like to love God with all your soul. (response) You might suggest to 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 ...

11. I'm Worried About My Finances

Philippians 4:8-9

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... of rocks, or a bucket full of candy? I'd say a bucket full of candy. Did you know that our minds can be like an empty bucket? That's right, we can choose what to put into our minds. Some people fill their minds with fear and worry and anger. They are scared or unhappy all the time because they've filled their mind with scared and unhappy thoughts. But we don't have to do that. We can choose to fill our minds with good thoughts, like love, and joy, and peace, and having faith in God. Just as we can choose to ...

12. Buried Treasure

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... shovel and go all over the world digging up buried treasure, but you will never find a treasure as valuable as the good mind that God has given you. That is why we must take care of our minds. That is why we go to school so that we can learn to use our minds. And that is why we come to Sunday School and Church so that we can put good things into our minds so that our minds will glorify God. Let's give God thanks for giving us all buried treasure worth billions--right within our own heads. * Malvina G. Vogel ...

13. The Biggest Lie of All

Luke 4:1-13

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... ? Just like birds can get into a garden and eat up all the good stuff, sometimes we can let mean thoughts get into our heads and mess up all our good thoughts. If only we had a scarecrow in our minds that would scare off any mean thoughts. When we think about taking something that isn't ours, or hitting our brother or sister, or lying, the scarecrow would pop up in our head and scare that mean thought away. Well, the Bible says that God's Spirit, which is called ...

14. I Know What You Want

1 Corinthians 2:16, Philippians 2:5

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

Exegetical Aim: Teaching the importance of having the mind of Christ. Props: Two puppets. Give them any names you want. Lesson: [As the children gather, tell them the ... we know someone well, we begin to know what they are thinking. And you knew exactly what B was thinking. Do you know what the Bible says? It says that we ought to have the mind of Christ. And that means that we should get to know Jesus so well that we begin to know what he wants us to do. Jesus always wants us to serve other people, and to ...

15. The Greatest Commandment

Matthew 22:34-40

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... ) Alright, what does it mean to love God with all your heart? Hand over your heart. (response) Last one, what does it mean to love God with all your soul? Cross your arms over your chest. (response) Use your strength to help someone this week. Love God with your mind and memorize the Ten Commandments this week. Use your heart and care for someone by telling them you like them. And, love God with your soul this week and pray for someone that is sick or in trouble. These are all things we can DO to love God ...

16. Seeking Things Above

Colossians 3:2

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... is written on them. Application: What do you see when you look down? (response) And what do you see when you look up? (response) There are two different ways to live in this world. One way is to look down (look down with me) always have your eyes and your mind on your earthly things: your own feet, where you are, what you have, how mad you are about something, or how much someone hurt you. The other way to live in this world is look up (look up with me) to have our eyes and our ...

17. A Clear Conscience

1 Peter 3:8-22

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... of their writing. Erase a portion of their writing. Then he drew the thing that he wanted to draw. Draw a cross in the erased area. The end. How did you like my story? (response) Application: The Bible reminds us that our minds are like this dry erase board. God wants to write his love in our minds and hearts. But sometimes there are so many other things in there that we do not leave room for what God wants. What are some things that get in the way of God? Lead the children to answer bad things, fighting ...

18. Call in the Clowns!

Luke 15:24

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... he was broke. He got a job taking care of some pigs, but he also had to live with the pigs. Finally, one day, he made up his mind to go back and ask his father to forgive him. So he went back, but before he could say anything to his father about how sorry he ... the father had a big party to celebrate his son's happy return. Jesus told this story to show us how glad God is when we change our minds, and come back to tell him how sorry we are for our sins. God is so happy to have us back that it is almost like a ...

19. Exercise Your Faith in Jesus!

1 Corinthians 9:27

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... knew that his body was not the only thing that he had to keep in shape. St. Paul was a great believer in keeping his mind in shape and practicing hard to live the kind of life that Jesus taught us to live. Paul would work hard loving those who hated ... him, he would not fight back with angry words. Paul practiced what we call self control. Paul was always in charge of his body and his mind so that he would not fall into sin. That is something that all of us can do like Paul did. We all exercise because we ...

20. Electric Drlls and Self-Control

1 Corinthians 9:25

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... this happen.] But when I apply pressure and control the drill, I can make the holes right where I want them. Do you understand what I mean about control? Good. Now, St. Paul says the same thing is true about ourselves. We must have control of our bodies and our minds, or we will end up doing and thinking things that will only get us into trouble. We have to work every day at keeping control of ourselves just like we have to keep control of the drill. If we don't keep our bodies and our ...

21. Spiritual Binoculars

John 16:5-16

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... see members of our congregation. They look much closer through the binoculars. We know that binoculars are for our eyes. Wouldn't it be nice if we had binoculars for our minds, too? When we don't understand things we could just put binoculars on our minds and we would understand. Wouldn't that be great? Well, we don't have binoculars for our minds. When there is something we don't understand, we have to study it -- like our school work or the Bible. We don't always understand everything in the Bible. If we ...

22. Sin Or Synergy?

Matthew 11:25-30

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... on end. Our bodies were made so that sometimes we can work and play and do lots of stuff, and sometimes we need to stop and rest. And just like our bodies need rest, sometimes our hearts and minds need rest too. Maybe we are sad, or scared, or worried about something. Being sad or scared or worried can make our heart and mind feel tired too. We feel like we're just not strong enough to overcome our problems on our own. But Jesus says to us, "That's okay. Give me all your sadness and fear and worry. I'm ...

23. Living Smart

Luke 10:38-42

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... then we grow. Our arms grow, our legs grow and after many years, we become an adult. Our brains also grow during this time. All the time we are learning about our world, and that is a wonderful thing. In fact, that is what separates us from the animals. Our minds and our souls grow. We learn and we reason and we figure out. That's wonderful. So I am thankful for school. I'm also thankful for Sunday School. That is where we learn about God and His love for us. Let's give God thanks for our growing bodies ...

24. Written Down!

Hebrews 10:16-25

Children's Sermon

Various Authors

... Jesus died on the cross. By doing that, God’s word became a part of us. God was able to write his word in our hearts and minds. And what is God’s word to us? (Let them answer.) It is the word of love. God loves us. We know that, because Jesus went ... tell us that word. That word of God’s love for each of us is now in our hearts (make a motion around the heart) and our minds (use hand motions here, too). So Jesus is part of us, because God’s word fills us. What Jesus did on the cross speaks to us better ...

25. You Need All the Pieces

Luke 10:27

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... asked them what the Bible said. They knew what the Bible said, and so they repeated the words that they had heard so often. The Bible says that you should love God with all of your heart, all of your soul, all of your mind, and all of your strength. It did not say part of your mind or part of your soul or part of your heart or part of your strength. It just isn't like that. You have to give God "all" that you have if you want to give him anything. Loving God is like making a puzzle ...

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