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Synonyms: sound, loud sound, din, hubbub, clamour, racket, uproar, tumult, commotion, pandemonium, clangour

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Romans 8:28-32

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... year. And very often people welcome in the new year with noisemakers like these. (Share whatever noisemakers you can find. Let them make noise together.) This is a very old custom. It goes back to the time when people thought that there were bad spirits about and these ... was a way of asking for good things to happen to them in the coming year. Now, it may be fun to make a lot of noise on New Year's Eve, but we believe that the blessings of life come to us, not by keeping bad spirits away, but by living with ...

2. Make A Little Noise

Luke 11:1-13

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... the congregation's attention and to wake everyone up? (Let someone ring it.) Good. I think everyone is awake now! Well, all of that noise was just to get our attention so that we listen very carefully to what Jesus is saying to us today. In today's gospel ... have to knock and knock until he woke up. That's just the way you should pray -- keep on praying and praying; keep on making noise! And you know what the Lord says will happen? The Father will hear you and answer your prayer, because he loves you. That's a ...

3. In Praise Of God

Psalm 95:1-11

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... him." "Because it feels good." "Because it's fun." "Because our choir director tells us to." These are but some of the responses. "Yes, for all of those reasons. And I want to emphasize what I heard from some of you: that we make joyful noises to praise God. We come here to worship God, to honor God, together, as a community. This week, whenever you find yourself singing, or whistling, or clapping, or so excited about something that you jump up and down or dance around -- whenever you find yourself making ...

4. Love Is Better

1 Corinthians 13:1

Children's Sermon

... to you or the congregation.) It is certainly hard to hear what I have been saying while you are playing the pans. I said it is hard to hear what I have been saying ... (Have them stop playing the pans.) It is difficult to be heard over such a loud noise, but the Bible tells us that this is exactly what happens when people try to talk like Christians but do not have any love. The most important thing that a Christian can do is to love, and to love everyone. That is the most important thing. You can read the ...

5. Be One

John 17:20-26

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... heavy though. Remove the dimes from the tray. Finally it occurred to me that this would be the best way to keep my dollar together. Drop the quarters one at a time. There's only four of them, and I rarely lose any. And even though these make a big noise, it doesn't last very long. So, do you think this is the best way to carry around a dollar? (response) Why not? (you need a dollar bill) But these four quarters are a dollar. (a paper dollar) Application: I want you to listen to a prayer that Jesus prayed ...

6. Alarm Clocks and Promises

Galatians 4:28

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... ? It's pretty bad, isn't it? That is Albert's part of the promise. My part is this: I promise Albert that when I hear his awful noise, I will get up, turn off the alarm, and get dressed to begin the new day. The promise is kept when we both do our part. Albert makes his noise, and I get up and get dressed. If Albert forgets to make his noise or I just turn him off and go back to sleep, then the promise is broken. We are part of another promise that is much more important than just getting up ...

7. Behavior In Worship

1 Corinthians 14:26-40

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

... 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 concentrate. Doesn't it irritate you when that happens? This morning I want to talk to you about something far more important than watching television or playing a video game. I want to ...

8. Be Still

Psalm 46:11

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

... in that case? Probably go to your room and close the door. Or even right now, if you decided you didn't want to hear anything, what would you do? You could cover your ears and block out everything that is happening. Sometimes we need to get away from the noises and activities of life. And that is not only true physically to keep things in balance, it is also true spiritually as well. In the Psalms God says: "Be still and know that I am God." Hearing God means we need to take time to listen to Him. When we ...

9. ATTENTION!

Zechariah 10:8

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... a message so special that we want no one to miss it. God is coming into our world with a message of peace and love and hope. But God has to get our attention so that we will listen to Him. God doesn’t use cymbals or any other loud noise. Once, a long time ago, He used a special star to get the attention of people who were living then. That was a good signal and some people saw it and followed it to where a tiny baby named Jesus was born. This Advent we want your attention in a ...

10. An Odd Wind

Acts 2:1-13

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... Holy Spirit to them, and they would see more marvelous things happen than even the ones that Jesus did. Well, the disciples wanted to believe that, but they just couldn't. They were so afraid. Then one day, a large wind came to Jerusalem and it made an awful noise. The people were so afraid that they ran out of their houses and into the street. Even the disciples came out of their house where they were hiding and they stood outside with the people of Jerusalem and a lot of other people from a lot of strange ...

11. Help! We’re Sinking!

Luke 8:22-25

Children's Sermon

... ! Now, of course, I could do something about the squeaky door if I wanted to, and I think I will when I go home today. All I need to do is put some oil on the hinges and the creepy noise will go away. I will tell you why I thought about my door when you hear the story I have to tell you today. It’s about Jesus and the storm on the sea. Jesus and his disciples had worked very hard that day and Jesus wanted to take a ...

12. Jesus Knows

John 10:14

Children's Sermon

... to join the volunteer in growling.) That sounds great. As a matter of fact, it sounds kind of scary. I don't think I would want to come in your house if I heard that kind of noise on the other side of the door. Does a watchdog do this - make that growling noise - to everyone? (Let them answer.) Does your dog make that noise when he knows that you are coming home or if your parents come home? (Let them answer.) I don't think so. Most watch dogs growl only at strangers. The reason I said this was because ...

13. Our Senses

Luke 2:30-31

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

... to help us understand our world. If you are not sure what they are, I will give you a clue and you can tell me what that sense is. First let's start with our ears ... what do they do? That's right, they help us hear noises that are loud (clap loudly) and noises that are soft (clap softly). All right, now what about our noses. What do they do? They help us smell all kinds of great scents. I have a bottle of perfume here that everyone can smell. I also have a dessert here. What is that a hint ...

14. Happy Birthday, Church!

Acts 2:1-13

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... 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 before. Whenever something like that happens to people, people like you and me, it scares them. The disciples were afraid and they ran ...

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 ...

16. I'm Afraid

Matthew 2:13-18, Matthew 2:19-23

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... afraid of. What do you do when you are afraid? (response) What about at night when you go to sleep and you're in bed and you hear noises outside and in the house? Do you get scared then? (response) What do you do? (response) It's O.K. to be scared but there is a way ... he eventually came back to the place he had run from. That's what I want you to do. Next time you are in bed and you hear noises under your bed or in the closet I want you to get up and look under the bed and go over and look in the closet. I ...

17. The Best Gift of All

Luke 1:26-38

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... is better than them all. Even better than a motorcycle! What do you think it is? (response) I will give you a hint. It makes noises. Now, what do you think it is? (response) I'll give you another hint. It's very young. If the nativity has individual pieces take ... . The best present ever . . . wonder what it could be? It's a . . . barn? No that's not either. A barn doesn't make any noises. Pull out the baby Jesus. Here he is. The best Christmas present ever: A baby who was given to Mary and given to me. A long ...

18. A Clanging Cymbal

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Children's Sermon

... how are you?" you would only hear six bangs from these cymbals. That is kind of frightening, but that is what St. Paul says some people sound like when they talk. Now you might say, "What kind of person talks like that? I have never heard anyone make noises like a cymbal." Well, people who talk like that are people who speak without love. They have no love and so they simply rattle and bang around causing other people problems and heartaches. Love is what makes the Christian a real person, a follower of God ...

19. It Happened in a Flash

Acts 2:7-8

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... .] If you were watching and listening on that first Pentecost it would have looked and sounded something like this. Some people thought that the ones who were making the noises were drunk, but others were really impressed. Here were people who were followers of Jesus speaking in languages which they did not even understand. They were not just noises, but instead they were people praising God. The first Pentecost for Christians was quite an experience. As a matter of fact, the Church was born that day and ...

20. Loud and Clear

Luke 8:14-15

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: Radio, cowbell, gun with caps, some pots and pans, and any other object that makes noise Isn't this a great day today and isn't it fun to be in God's house, learning the things that God wants us to ... someday you will ask questions like that, and maybe you will think of how hard it was to hear about and from God when so many other noises could be heard. If we want God's help and love we must listen to God and only God. If we don't, well, then instead we have the confusion of all the other voices.

21. 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 ...

22. Bell-Bottoms that Scared the Devil

Luke 6:37-38

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... out of the temple. Do you know what he did? (See what kinds of answers you get.) Let me tell you what the priest did to keep the evil spirits away. The priest had a lot of bells sewed on the bottom of his clothes, so wherever he walked the noise of the bells made the evil spirits get out of his way. That’s right, he sewed bells on the bottom of his clothes, and he believed that all the evil spirits would hear him coming and run away. Do you think that bells would chase away an evil spirit ...

23. On Picking Your Battles

Matthew 18:15-20

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... let us know if there is a fire starting somewhere. If smoke gets around a smoke detector, it makes a loud noise. You might want to cover your ears for this, okay? (Wait until the children and congregation have covered their ears, then push the little test button on the ... front of the detector to set off the alarm) Wow, that's loud! That noise lets us know that there is smoke in the air, so we need to check and make sure nothing is on fire. The smoke detector ...

24. Shhhh....

Luke 9:28-36

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... faces. That's the way parents are. Not too long ago they were teaching you to talk like that. Now what are they trying to do? They are trying to get you to be quiet. That's the way life is. There are places to sing and shout and make noise. Then there are places for being silent. In church we do both. We sing--and we should sing as if we really mean what we are singing--and make a beautiful and joyful sound to the Lord. But at other times we should be silent as we show God reverence ...

25. Listen

Mark 9:2-9

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... 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 that will help with that. These are ear plugs. What you do is put these in your ears, and they block out noises around you. (Demonstrate) You don't want to push them in too hard. See, with these in my ears I can barely hear anything around me. I can't hear the air conditioner, or people whispering, or scrunching up their bulletins, or shuffling their feet. I can't ...

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