Exegetical Aim: To communicate our Father's desire to gather and save his children.
Props: One of the newborn infants of the congregation or a baby doll.
Lesson: [Hold the baby in your arms.] What do I have in my arms? (response) Yes, and babies are very special. Can you tell me something that a baby needs? (response) The children may need a little prompting here. When a baby cries, what does the baby need? (response) And what else do they need when they cry? (response) Yes, they need food, and sometimes they need their diapers to be changed. When they are cold, what do they need? (response) When they are tired, what do they need to do? (response) When they are lonely, what do they need? (response) They need to be held and rocked. Whe…
CSS Publishing Company, Children's Sermons A to Z, by Brett Blair