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Psalm 46:11

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

Object: No materials are required; however, you may use several items that are capable of making loud noises such as a whistle, drum, and so forth. Text: Psalm 46:11 - Be still, then, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. What are some of the noisiest places you can think of? What are the places you have been where there is just so much nois...

2. Black And White

1 John 1:9

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

Object: Each child will need a sheet of white paper and a black crayon. How many of you are good at coloring? I know you do a really good job because I've seen some of the work you have done in your Sunday School classes! I was really impressed by the beautiful choices of colors in those pictures! This morning we are going to do a little bit of coloring during the service here. I brought along a...

3. Creating

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

Object: A miscellaneous collection of items that might be used for craft projects. These items do not necessarily have to relate to one another. Lesson: Do any of you take art as one of your classes in school? When I was in school, art was one of the things I really enjoyed, because it gave me the chance to be creative and make some things that I could say were my own creation. Can you tell me so...

4. Do The Right Thing

James 1:22-24

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

Object: Items necessary for the treatment of a cold or flu such as: blanket, pillow, hot water bottle, thermometer, sweater, aspirin, vitamin C, container of orange juice. On my way to church this morning I was wondering how many of you can remember a time when you have been sick. Perhaps it was a time when you had a cold or the flu and maybe something even worse! Well, during those times what ty...

5. Don't Get Lost

1 Timothy 6:10

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

Object: A sketch of a neighborhood drawn on a large piece of poster board. The sketch will be used to map the travels of a pet who ran away from home. Do any of you have pets at your house? What types of pets do you have? This morning I want to tell you a story about one of the pets we once owned. She was a dog named Goldie. There are three important things you need to know about Goldie. First of...

6. Don't Throw It Away!

Ephesians 2:4-10

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

Object: A wastebasket containing items that would be reused: examples are an empty milk carton, a plastic coffee can top (Frisbee shape), a box, and so forth. This morning I brought something with me that we probably use every day of our lives. (Show the wastebasket.) Do any of you have wastebaskets at home? Of course you do! What is a wastebasket for? That's right, to put our trash in. But have ...

7. Easter Surprise

Luke 24:2-3

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

Object: Five paper bags: four containing Easter candy and one that is empty. Do any of you receive Easter baskets on Easter morning? That was one of the customs we had at our house when I was growing up. We would always wake up early on Easter morning to go to the sunrise service. Yet no matter how early we got up, there was always an Easter basket waiting for us. My parents would wait until we w...

8. Fishers Of Men

Matthew 4:18-20

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

Object: A stick with a string and fishing hook attached and a regular fishing pole and tackle box filled with supplies. Do any of you want to go fishing? When I was growing up my dad would take me fishing in two different places. The first was a lake where my uncle had a cabin. We would fish on Saturday mornings and catch little sunfish and other kinds of fish, all very small. But in the summers ...

9. Follow Through

Luke 14:28-30

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

Object: A variety of projects that are half completed: a half-colored picture, a half-built building made of blocks, and so forth. What would say to someone who always stopped doing something half way through? A person who, for some reason, just never got around to finishing whatever he or she had started. That sounds kind of foolish, doesn't it? What if you came into the kitchen at your house a...

10. Food For All

Luke 9:16-17

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

Object: A variety of pictures from the grocery store ads in the newspaper. Do any of you like to go to the grocery store? I remember when I was young there were two favorite aisles in the store that I couldn't wait to get to! One was the cereal aisle, so that I could look at all the great new cereals that I saw advertised on television. The other was the candy aisle, because if I was good enough,...

11. Getting Stronger

Exodus 15:1-21

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

Object: You will need items related to building muscles and a healthy body: a picture of fruit and vegetables (or the real items), a bottle of vitamins, a jump rope, and a small set of weights. Lesson: How many of you think you are strong? Do you have big muscles? Okay, let me take a look. (Squeeze several of the children's arm muscles and act surprised by their large size.) Wow! You are really a...

12. God Knows Us

Psalm 139:1-2

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

Text: Psalm 139:1-2 O Lord, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. Materials: Three items that will be shown to the children, who will in turn help to describe them to the congregation. Each item should be progressively smaller (a football, an apple, a shell). Message: Today I would like to find out how good all of you a...

13. Good News

Matthew 3:3

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

Object: A telephone, a walkie talkie, a letter, and a postcard. Lesson: This is he (John the Baptist) who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: "A voice of one calling in the desert, 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight paths for him.' " I want you to think of the most exciting thing that happened to you this week! Maybe you received an A on a hard test. Or perhaps you won a game at s...

14. Growing Up

Ephesians 3:17-19

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

Object: A set of children's clothing that is obviously too small for even the youngest of those participating in the children's sermon. Have any of you received some new clothes this year? I remember when I was growing up there were a number of times each year when we might get new clothes. Sometimes that would be on our birthdays, at Easter time, maybe at Christmas, and almost always at the begi...

15. Heirs of God

Romans 8:16-17

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

Object: Several sheets of paper each with one of the following words printed in large letters:DA DADA DAD DADDY FATHER ABBAMA MAMA MOM MOMMY MOTHER Have you ever had the fun of watching young children when they are just beginning to talk? I can remember when our children were beginning to speak they usually start out with one sound like "DA" or "MA." They are so proud when they can start to make ...

16. How Much Do You Want?

Proverbs 16:3

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

Materials: A large cup or mug, a smaller cup or mug, and a thimble. Message: How many of you like to go out to eat? Isn't it great to be able to go to a restaurant and to pick out what you want to eat! What are some of your favorite things to eat when you go out? The thing I like best about eating is not only picking out what I want to eat, but also being able to decide on the size I want. If I a...

17. Is It Possible?

Philippians 2:7

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

Materials: A large pillow and a small box; a pitcher for water and small glass; a large box from the grocery store and a small sandwich bag. Message: Today I need the help of someone who feels really strong. Let me see your muscles! Boy, those muscles feel pretty big. That is good because that is exactly what you will need to be able to accomplish what I have in mind today. First of all I have t...

18. It's True!

John 20:25

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

Object: A fishing pole and a set of golf clubs. Let me tell you one of my favorite fish stories! During the summer months we go fishing now and then, and you should see some of the fish that I catch at those times! In fact, last summer I caught one of the biggest fish in the entire ocean. There I was in a boat when all of a sudden I felt a hard tug on the line. I started to reel it in, when the f...

19. Keys

Revelation 3:20

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

Object: A large collection of various types of keys. How many of you have keys at home? That is kind of a silly question, because I know your parents use keys for a lot of things. When you grow up you will also use many kinds of keys. You might even have a collection of old keys right now that you use just for fun. What are some of the things we use all those keys for? (Have the children respond ...

20. Large Or Small

Matthew 6:25-34

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

Object: Five sheets of paper, 8 1/2 x 11, each with a word printed on it - moving from very large print which can be seen at a distance to very small print; a magnifying glass. Lesson: Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them Have you seen those charts used at the eye doctor's office? The doctor has a long chart on the ...

21. Living Water

John 7:37-38

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

Object: A paper cup, a pitcher, a bucket, and a hose. Do you remember those hot days in the summer when you just can't seem to cool off? You sit down in the air conditioning and you feel okay, but as soon as you start moving around, or go outside to have some fun, you get so hot you can hardly believe it! I want you to pretend this is one of those days. You have done everything you can think of t...

22. Look Ahead!

Romans 8:19

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

Object: A variety of summer items: for example beach towels, sunglasses, suntan lotion, a cooler, and so forth. Lesson: The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed. Can you believe the cold weather we have been having lately? The wind is blowing. People have been saying how cold they feel. The weather men say this might even continue for a while longer. Well, this ...

23. Lost And Found

Luke 24:1-5

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

Object: No specific materials are required. How many times have you lost something, and no matter how hard you looked, you just couldn't seem to find it? That happens to me sometimes, and it is so discouraging to look and look and still not have that thing turn up anywhere! The other day I had one of my shoes, but I just couldn't find the other one. I ended up looking all over the place - in the...

24. Love Your Enemies

Luke 6:27-28

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

Object: Two pictures of children: one showing happy faces, the other showing an angry-looking child. Can you ever tell something about what a person is like just by looking at him? Sure you can, we do that all the time. If someone is smiling, what does that say about him? If someone has tears running down his cheeks, what does that say about him? That is exactly what I want you to do today. I am ...

25. Mail

John 10:2-4

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

Object: A selection of mail including advertisements, "resident or occupant" mailings, bills, and a first class letter addressed to you. Do you like to get mail? When I was growing up, one of the most exciting times of the day was when the mailman was coming! We would run to the door and just couldn't wait for him to hand us the mail to see what we would get. That was particularly true when it wa...

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