He Ought to Stick Out!
1 John 4:7-21
Sermon
by Charles L. Koester

"By this we know that we abide in him, and he in us, because he has given us of his own spirit."

If you’re looking for a creative challenge, attempt explaining where Jesus is now to a group of young children. To explain God as Father and creator can be done through objects in nature. A child will comprehend the Creator through trees and flowers. The life our Lord lived on earth can be explained, too. It is tangible history. But try to explain, to a child, where Jesus is now, now that he took off into the sky in the event we call the Ascension. A most difficult task it is, to explain Christ in terms of his Spirit.

I once made the attempt with a group of pre-school youngsters in our Church School. I began with a large framed picture of Jesus. I explained how we are his hands and feet, eyes…

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