Animations: stuffed lamb or if you dare, a real lamb; Youtube: “Do Sheep Only Obey Their Master’s Voice?”; (optional: book of fairytales)

How many children do we have in worship today? Raise your hands!

Why don’t you come on up! All of you… I wonder if you’d come on up and help me with someone.

[Bring in the lamb….if you can have some of the children help to hold his leash.]

Do you know who this is? Her name is Nessa. Would you like to pet her?

[Allow the children to sit up front anywhere they like.]

There’s a little song I learned growing up. I’ll bet you all know it too. It goes like this:

[Allow them to sing with you.]

Mary had a little lamb, its fleece was white as snow

And everywhere that Mary went the lamb was sure to go.

Well, there’s a reason for this song. Cause, if ther…