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Good Friday Scripture Reference: Luke 24:19 – 21
Preparation: (Optional) You may bring a version of the Chinese folktale called “The Lost Horse” or another variation.
Good Friday is sort of a strange name for such a sad day, isn’t it? On Good Friday, we remember that day that our Savior, Jesus, was nailed to a cross and hung up to die with two criminals on either side of him. It was a terrible, sad day. His disciples were heart-broken and his mother and other friends
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Palm Sunday/ April Fool’s Day 1 Cor. 4:10 – 13
Preparation: Bring or wear part of a clown costume; even a red clown nose would suffice to help illustrate the sermon.
What does a clown look like? Serious or silly? Do they wear normal clothes? How do they act? (Let children share their responses, and as you discuss how they look and act, you can add elements of the clown costume to yourself.) Do I look more like a clown now?
If I walked around
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Palm Sunday From “Sitting on the Rainbow” Artwork by Elsa Ingulsrud Scripture Reference: Mark 11:1-11
Preparation: Arrange for a mother and infant to be present, or invite a parent to accompany his or her child to the front.
What do you suppose would happen if a little baby was snuggled in close to her mommy, having some nice warm milk, and suddenly someone took that baby away from her mother? How would the baby react? (Let children respond.) The baby would cry, wouldn’t she? And the
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For the Fifth Sunday in Lent From “Sitting on the Rainbow” Scripture Reference: Psalm 51
Preparation: Bring a small bottle of vegetable or olive oil, a damp cloth, and soap.
Have you ever gotten oil on your hands and then tried to wash it off with water? Does the oil rinse off? (Let children respond.) No, it doesn’t come off with just water, does it? What else do you need to get oil off your hands? (Someone may offer the correct answer.) Right: you need soap.
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For the Fourth Sunday in Lent From “Sitting on the Rainbow” Artwork by Elsa Ingulsrud Scripture Reference: Numbers 21:4-9 and Ephesians 2:8
Preparation: Bring a cross to hold up so that the children can look up to it.
How many of you can remember a time when you felt very sick? (Children can raise their hands or respond.) Have you ever felt so sick and weak that you couldn’t get out of bed? Or so sick that you could hardly move at all?
When
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For the Third Sunday in Lent
From “Sitting on the Rainbow” Artwork by Elsa Ingulsrud Scripture Reference: Exod. 20:7
Does everyone here have a name? Names are important aren’t they? Everybody has a name. Let’s hear some of your names. (Let children respond.) How do you feel about your name? Do you like it? (Children may share.) You should feel good about your name. It is very precious. When you were just a tiny baby, you received your name. The best name for you that could
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For the Second Sunday in Lent From “Sitting on the Rainbow” Artwork by Elsa Ingulsrud Scripture Reference: Mark 8:31-38
Preparation: You may bring along a photo of one of your best friends and be ready to tell the children about your friend.
Raise your hand if you have a really good friend—a best friend—that you like to play with. Can you tell me about one of your friends? What do you like about that friend? (Let several children describe one of their friends.)
I have some good
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For the First Sunday in Lent From “Sitting on the Rainbow” Artwork by Elsa Ingulsrud
Scripture Reference: Gen. 9:8-17
Preparation: Bring a picture of a rainbow or of Noah’s ark with the rainbow above it. You may also bring candy in rainbow colors to hand out at the end of the sermon.
Raise your hands if you’ve ever seen a rainbow. Can you tell me what a rainbow looks like? (Choose a volunteer to describe a rainbow.) Rainbows are beautiful, aren’t they? What is the shape
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For the Seventh Sunday after Epiphany From “Sitting on the Rainbow”
Scripture Reference: Mark 2:1-12
Preparation: Bring several bottles of medicine, including a bottle of cough syrup.
If you couldn’t get to sleep because you were coughing so much and coughing so hard that your throat was getting sore, what might your mom or dad do to help you? (Let children respond.) They might give you cough syrup to calm down the cough so you could sleep. (Show cough syrup.) That’s what this medicine is
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For the Sixth Sunday after Epiphany From “Sitting on the Rainbow” Artwork by Elsa Ingulsrud
Scripture Reference: 1 Cor. 9:24-27
Preparation: Bring or wear a pair of running shoes.
I brought along a pair of running shoes to help remind me to get some exercise today. (Show your shoes.) How many of you exercise most days? What do you do for exercise? (Children may answer.) Exercise is good for you, isn’t it? (Here you may share an example of a fitness regimen. My example follows.)
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