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Luke 2:1-20

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

Object: Birthday party supplies -- hat, noisemaker, etc. Lesson: Christmas is a celebration of Jesus' birth, yet we get all the presents. (Put on the hat and blow the noisemaker.) We're having a birthday party! What fun! Have you ever had a birthday party? (Children respond.) What kinds of things do you do at a birthday party? (Children respond.) You play games, eat cake and ice cream, run aroun...

2. A Fresh Start

Romans 3:23-24

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

Object: A clean sheet of white paper, and a sheet of white paper with crayon scribbles on it. Lesson: When we make mistakes, God will give us a fresh start if we ask him. If you were trying to draw a picture and messed up, you would want to start over, wouldn't you? (Hold up paper with scribbles.) Looks like someone made some mistakes here. Looks like he messed up a little bit. Do you think whoe...

3. A Light In The Darkness

Matthew 5:14-16

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

Object: A flashlight. Lesson: Even one light can make a big difference in the darkness. Have you ever been someplace that is dark? I mean really dark. So dark you can't see your hand in front of your face? So dark someone could be standing five inches in front of you and you would never know? So dark you feel totally and completely alone? When I was in college, I worked as a summer missionary a...

4. A Missing Piece

1 Corinthians 12:14

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

Object: A children's puzzle with ten or fewer pieces (a puzzle of a church would be helpful -- you can easily make one if necessary) and a flat surface on which to assemble the puzzle. Lesson: Like a puzzle that is missing a piece, the church is not whole when someone is missing. Do you like puzzles? I have a puzzle for us to work together this morning. I'm going to need your help. (Distribute p...

5. All Tangled Up

James 4:7

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

Concept: Sin sneaks up on us slowly, then all at once, it ensnares us. Preparation: A spool of thread. I need a helper this morning. (Choose one youngster to assist. Position him/her where he/she can be seen by the congregation. Have the child extend his/her hands, wrists together, as you tie one loop of thread around the wrists while beginning to speak.) Let's see how strong you are. Can you pu...

6. Behavior In Worship

1 Corinthians 14:26-40

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

Lesson: When we misbehave in worship, not only do we miss out, but we keep others from participating in the service. Preparation: None. Have you ever tried to watch your favorite television show or play your favorite video game while people were interrupting you? Maybe they kept getting in front of the screen, or they made a lot of noise, or they just kept asking you questions so you could not c...

7. Being Ready

Matthew 24:36-44

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

Object: None Lesson: It is important to be prepared because we never know what's coming. Preparation: Be familiar with Matthew 24:36-44. A few years ago, my sister and I went to the beach for the weekend. We stayed way up high on an upper floor of a hotel. We had a great time, swimming, shopping, watching dolphins jump, and just relaxing. But the last night we were there something frightening h...

8. Believing What God Says

Genesis 6:1-8:22

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

Object: Be prepared to tell the story of Noah and God's command to build the ark. (Genesis 6:9 and following.) Lesson: Have you ever heard someone say, "You can't believe everything you read," or "You can't believe everything you hear"? Most of the time, that is good advice. You can't believe everything you read or hear because people do not always tell the truth. Sometimes they exaggerate and so...

9. Big Sin, Little Sin

Luke 6:37-42

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

Object: Tape measure, yardstick, or ruler. Lesson: Even though we judge sin as being big or little, in God's eyes, sin is sin. I need a helper this morning. (Choose a youngster to assist you.) Let's see how tall you are. (Measure height.) You are getting tall. Stretch out your arm and let's measure that. (Measure arm.) No doubt about it, you are really growing. We can measure all sorts of thing...

10. Change

Isaiah 43:14-28

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

Object: none Lesson: Change may be difficult, but it can be a good thing. Text: Isaiah 43:19 (Stand in a different place in the sanctuary or shift something that the children will be sure to notice.) Do you notice anything different this morning? Has anything been changed? (Children respond that you are standing in a different place.) Put on your thinking caps and think with me this morning. Wh...

11. Discrimination

Galatians 3:28

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

Object: A bag of candy or stickers. (Something that can be used as a small gift. Make sure you have enough for everyone.) You'll have to think on your feet for this one. The attributes or characteristics you use in this lesson will have to be chosen quickly, depending on the children present. Lesson: God made everyone and we hurt God when we judge others unfairly because of things they can't help...

12. Do It To Them, Do It To Me

Matthew 25:40, 45

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

Object: None Lesson: Jesus teaches that the way we treat others is the way we treat him. Preparation: Be familiar with Matthew 25:31-46. (Before the service, enlist an adult seated near the front to help you.) This is Mr. _______ (or Mrs. _______). He/She will be helping us with our lesson this morning. If I walk up to Mr. ________ and punch him in the arm, who did I hit? (Children respond. T...

13. Doing What You Were Meant To Do

Jeremiah 29:11

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

Concept: Don't let anything keep you from doing what you were meant to do. Preparation: Felt-tip marker, white paper, and clear tape. Put a piece of clear tape over the writing tip of a felt-tip marker. I'm not much of an artist, but I'm going to draw you a picture this morning. (Begin drawing on the paper -- of course, nothing happens because the ink can't flow.) Something is wrong. I've got pa...

14. Expectations

Romans 15:7

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

Object: None Lesson: People should be able to expect the church to be a place that is warm, kind, accepting, and fair. How many of you love to go to school? Raise your hands. Suppose you loved to go school. You loved to read and write, do math problems and science experiments. School was your all-time favorite place to be. Let's suppose summer was about to end and it was time to go back to schoo...

15. False Advertising

Matthew 23:1-39

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

Concept: Just as television and commercials can mislead us, our behavior can mislead others concerning our relationship with the Lord Preparation: Watch Saturday morning television geared toward children and familiarize yourself with some of the commercials with outlandish claims designed to entice youngsters. What is a commercial? (Children respond.) It's an advertisement about something that s...

16. Figuring The Answers

Proverbs 3:5-6

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

Concept: A calculator can help us figure out math problems, but some things cannot be figured out. We believe them even though we don't understand them or have the answers. Preparation: A hand-held calculator. Have you ever used a calculator? You punch in a problem and the calculator figures the answer for you. Kind of neat, huh? Let's give it a try. 23 + 12. (Put in the problem.) Boom, the calc...

17. Gifts For Mom

Proverbs 31:10-31

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

Object: A sheet of paper and a pen or marker. Lesson: Mothers deserve our thanks and admiration for a job well-done. Today is a special day for us. Who knows what today is? (Children respond.) Yes, indeed, today is Mother's Day. Why do we celebrate Mother's Day? (Children respond.) We celebrate Mother's Day to tell our mothers we love them and that we are thankful for everything they do for us. ...

18. Giving What You've Got

Luke 2:1-7

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

Object: None. Lesson: The innkeeper is accused of turning away the Savior, but actually he gave what he had to give. We are called to do the same. Help me remember some of the characters from the Christmas story. There's Mary, Joseph, shepherds, angels, anyone else? How about the innkeeper? What do you remember about him? (Children respond.) The innkeeper told Mary and Joseph there was no room f...

19. God Looks At The Heart

1 Samuel 16:1-13

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

Object: Be familiar with 1 Samuel 16:1-12. If possible, have three or four older boys or youth help with this lesson. Lesson: When God looks at a person, God is more concerned with what's on the inside than with what's on the outside. Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:7 The Bible tells us a story about a time when Israel needed a new king. God sent a man named Samuel to find the new ruler. Samuel was a go...

20. God Never Forgets

Psalm 103:13-18

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

Concept: We use many methods to help us remember lots of things, but God never forgets. Preparation: A "To Do" list, a piece of string tied around your finger, and an activity calendar. What do you do to help you remember things? (Children respond.) I hate to forget appointments or commitments, but sometimes I have so many things to do and so many places to be, I cannot keep everything straight ...

21. God, The Recycler

2 Corinthians 5:17

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

Object: A large garbage bag with trash in it. (Empty soft drink cans, empty pizza boxes, old newspaper, etc.) Lesson: Even when we make "garbage" of our lives, God can make that "garbage" into something beautiful and special. I have brought some trash to share with you this morning. What's the matter? You don't want to share my trash? Don't worry, it's clean. Here, you hold this can. (Begin dist...

22. Hand Signals

Matthew 11:25-30

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

Object: None Lesson: We can use our hands to show what we are feeling. Let's see if you can read my hand signals this morning. What does this mean? (Wave. Children respond.) I'm saying, "Hi!" How about this? (Both hands in front of you, fingers pointing up, palms facing children. Children respond.) This means, "Stop!" or "Back off, don't come any closer!" Let's try another one. (Fold your hands ...

23. Harmony

Colossians 3:14

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

Object: Enlist the help of the pianist/organist or go to the piano yourself and have the children gather around you there. (To make things even more interesting and to involve more people, you may wish to ask for the choir's help -- have them sing the notes rather than playing them on the piano.) *If you do not have any music background and plan to present this lesson without any help, have someon...

24. How Much Protection Do You Have?

Psalm 119:9-11

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

Concept: The more we "cover" ourselves with God's word, the more protection we have against temptation to do wrong. Preparation: At least one bottle of sunscreen or suntan lotion with the SPF plainly visible. Several bottles with differing SPF's would be helpful. Do you know what this stuff is? (Children respond.) It's sunscreen. We used to call this suntan lotion, but now we don't care so much ...

25. I'm Somebody!

Luke 2:8-11

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

Object: A shepherd figurine or ornament. Lesson: Everybody is somebody with Jesus. Look at my little shepherd friend here. (Display figurine/ornament.) What do you know about shepherds? (Children respond.) They took care of sheep. They lived out in the field with the flock. Let's think about this. If shepherds lived out in the field with a bunch of sheep, where did they sleep and where did they ...

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