Love Builds the Church

For the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany From “Sitting on the Rainbow”

Image from Half a World Away exhibit

Scripture Reference: 1 Cor. 8:1-3

Preparation: You may bring a hammer and nails or some other construction tools.

The Bible reading from 1 Corinthians today talks about building up the church. If you were going to help build up the church, what sort of tools do you think you might need? (Discuss.) I brought some tools with me (show the tools), but the trouble is, I’m not

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Happy Birthday, Church

Day of Pentecost From Saving the Ants, by Ruth Gilmore Acts 2:1-4 and 1 Cor. 12:4-13

Many Gifts, One Spirit

Preparation: Bring little red cards, cut to look like flames, with a tag on the back of each one describing a gift of the Holy Spirit or a talent that one might be given to serve God.

Today is a very important birthday. Do you know whose birthday it is? (Let children guess.) Today we celebrate Pentecost Sunday, the birthday of the Christian church. Before

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Advent Skit Series

Advent Family Series

Advent Family Sunday 1

Pastor: What is this Sunday? It’s the first Sunday in Advent. There are four Sundays in Advent and today is the first Sunday. What is Advent? It is a time of waiting. We’re getting ready for Christmas. It’s like a journey from here to Christmas.

There’s a family that needs some help getting ready for Christmas. We’re going to have to help this family get from where they are right now to where

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