Object: Handbells and percussion instruments.

Lesson: Joyful noises; praise.

Text: "O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation."

On this particular Sunday the children's choir, the youth bell choir, and the adult chancel choir are all scheduled to participate in morning worship. It seems a reasonable day on which to talk about praising God with joyful noise. Knowing I may cause some parents' hearts to beat a bit faster with my first question, I ask the assembled children, "Have any of you ever received advice from your parents about how to act in church?" Immediately heads begin to nod in the affirmative; a few grins appear. "It looks like most of you have," I continue. "What did your parents tell you?" "To sit STILL!" one young man offers…