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Hope in the Midst of Sadness Artwork by Elsa Ingulsrud Scriptures: Psalm 30:5 and Psalm 136 Preparation: Pick a gloomy, cloudy Sunday to give this children’s sermon, and bring a large, dark umbrella that you can hide under as you call the children forward to hear your message. It seems like it’s been raining for such a long time, and I don’t know when it’s going to stop. It’s been raining so much, that I’m pretty sure it will even start raining indoors, so I Continue reading Finding the Sun Media Influence From Barefoot in the Snow, by Ruth Gilmore (contemporary edits by author) Artwork by Elsa Ingulsrud Scriptures: Psalm 119:37  “Turn my eyes from worthless things, and give me life through your word.” (NLT) Preparation: Bring a pair of sunglasses and a pair of safety goggles to illustrate the message. If the sun is shining right into your eyes and you can hardly see, what do you do? (Let children respond.) You can shield your eyes with your hands. You can put on Continue reading Protecting Your Eyes 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 Continue reading Happy Birthday, Church From Saving the Ants, by Ruth Gilmore For the 6th Sunday of Easter Scripture Reference: Acts 17:22-31  “…he is not far from any one of us. ‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’” If you could name something that is the farthest possible distance away from you, what would that thing be? What is something that is really far away from you?(Discuss distant objects with children.) Now, if you could name something that is as close to you as is Continue reading How Close Is God? From Saving the Ants by Ruth Gilmore For the Fourth Sunday of Easter Scripture Reference: John 10:1-10 “I am the gate for the sheep… Those who come in through me will be saved.” Preparation: (Optional) You can bring a picture of Jesus as the Shepherd or point out a picture in the church. Show your illustration after asking the children if they know who the Good Shepherd is. Pick your volunteer ‘wolf’ out ahead of time.
Who is the Good Shepherd? Can anyone Continue reading Shepherd and Door Second Sunday of Easter Scripture References: John 11:25 “Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying.” NLT 1 Tim. 1:7 “For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.” Preparation: Bring along several raw eggs, a clear bowl and a towel. You may also have pictures or even video of a chick hatching. Because last Sunday was Easter Sunday, we are now in the Continue reading Power From Inside For Easter Sunday (from the Kidsermons’ book Scolding the Snakes) Scripture References: 1 Cor. 15:20 – 26 and 54 – 57 Â “Death is swallowed up in victory.”
Preparation: Bring a bouquet of colorful spring flowers and a vase in which to place them on the altar or at the foot of the cross.
Happy Easter everyone! Do you know the words to the Easter greeting that has been used in the Christian church for almost two thousand years? Continue reading The Last Enemy Palm Sunday; Entering Jerusalem Scripture References: Matthew 20:17 – 19 and Matt. 21:1 – 17
Preparation: Bring palm branches and colorful coats and robes to lay on the steps or in front of the altar where the children gather for the children’s sermon. You can also bring pictures or books showing a circus parade or trapeze artists flying through the air.
This is a very special Sunday isn’t it? Today is Palm Sunday, the last Sunday before Easter. On this Continue reading Death-Defying Act The March 2011 East Japan Earthquake Scripture References: Luke 13: 4 – 5 and Matthew 25:34 – 36
Preparation: Bring photos or a short video clip demonstrating the damage caused by the tsunami. Photos of families in refugee centers might also help the children understand what the conditions are like now in northern Japan.
On March 11, 2011 at 2:46 pm Tokyo time, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit Japan. The ground shifted and shook very hard and out in the Continue reading Love in Action: Children’s Sermon Response to 3/11 Reformation Sunday; “Saved by Grace†Ephesians 2:8-9
If you were on a big ship in the middle of the ocean, and you fell overboard, what might the captain of that ship do when she or he saw that you had fallen into the sea? What would the captain do? Would she tell you to start swimming and point in the direction of land? (Let children consider this and answer.) Do you think the captain, seeing that you were drowning in the ocean, might say Continue reading Reformation Sunday Children’s Sermon |
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