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For the Second Sunday after Epiphany From “Sitting on the Rainbow”
Scripture Reference:Â Psalm 139:13-16
Preparation: Bring an ink pad and small squares of smooth, white paper for making children’s fingerprints; or you may use your own pre-made thumbprints to hand out. You may also bring magnifying glasses to help the children study their fingerprints.
The Psalm for today is beautiful. Psalm 139, verses 13 and 14 read, “You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s
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John the Baptist (right) with child Jesus, painting by Bartolomé Esteban Perez Murillo
For the First Sunday after Epiphany From “Sitting on the Rainbow”
Scripture Reference:Â Mark 1:4-11 and Acts 19:1-7
Can anyone tell me what the word repent means? (Child may offer a definition.) If you are doing something bad and you repent, what do you do? You stop doing the wrong thing and begin doing the right thing. The word repent means “to turn around and go the other way.†Could
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For the First Sunday after Christmas From “Sitting on the Rainbow”
Scripture Reference: Luke 2:22-35 “Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you may now dismiss your servant in peace. For my eyes have seen your salvationâ€
Have any of you ever waited a very long time for something? (Let children answer.) How long did you have to wait? A week? A month? Maybe even a year? Have any of you waited your whole life for something? (Children may respond.)
Simeon was a man who lived
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For the Christmas Eve Service From “Sitting on the Rainbow”
Scripture Reference: Isa. 9:2 “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness—on them has light shinedâ€
Preparation: Bring a flashlight or a candle. Arrange with the ushers to turn off the lights at the appropriate time.
It’s Christmas Eve! It’s a wonderful and magical time. On Christmas Eve, we make our final preparations for the arrival of the Christ Child. Jesus, the Light
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For the Christmas Day Service From “Sitting on the Rainbow”
Scripture Reference:Â Luke 2:8-20 “The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.”
Preparation: Bring a picture of a shepherd’s staff, or, if possible, a life-size model of a staff. A picture of a bishop or other church official holding a ceremonial staff may also be used. You may also bring shepherd staff-shaped candy canes to hand out.
A very
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For the First Sunday of Advent From “Sitting on the Rainbow”
Scripture Reference: Mark 13:32-37
Preparation: Prepare a distraction of some type to use later in the sermon. For example, one year, I arranged for a helper to drop colorful confetti from the balcony to catch the children’s attention.
Today is the first Sunday in Advent. (You may, at this time, take note of the Advent wreath and other Advent decorations.) Advent is a time of waiting and getting ready for the arrival of Jesus
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Here’s a video recording of the children’s sermon “Let Your Flashlight Shine” given by Pastor Akio Lee and Ruth Gilmore Ingulsrud at the November 6th, 2011 Mitaka Lutheran Church/West Tokyo Union Church joint worship service in Tokyo, Japan.
For the 21st Sunday after Pentecost or Proper 27 (Lectionary 32) From “Saving the Ants”
1 Thess. 3:12 Â “May the Lord make your love grow and overflow to each other and to everyone else, just as our love overflows toward you.” (NLT)
Preparation: Bring a small pot with a healthy flowering plant growing in it.
I brought a little plant with me this morning. It’s a very nice-looking plant with green leaves and flowers. It has its own pot with lots of rich soil.
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Adapted from “Barefoot in the Snow” Scripture Reference: Job 38:1-11
Do any of you have questions that no one has been able to answer? Are there any really tough questions that you would like to have answered? If you have one, go ahead and ask it now. I’m not going to try and answer them, but I’d just like to hear them. (Let children ask their questions.)
We can answer many questions already. We’ve learned a lot about this world we live in. But do
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For the 16th Sunday after Pentecost
Romans 10:17 “So faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes by the preaching of Christ.” (RSV)
Preparation: Bring a Bible with some verses in large type or highlighted. An illustrated Bible might be helpful.
Have you ever noticed that some things we need to hear more than once? Some things we need to hear more than once. It’s true. It’s really true. Some things we need to hear more than once. We may get tired
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