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First Sunday of Advent From “Scolding the Snakes” Scripture Reference:Â Luke 21:34
Preparation: Bring a doll’s crib or a small manger filled with crumpled papers on which you’ve printed “worry and bad-attitude statements†(“Why can’t I have that toy?†“What if she doesn’t like me?†“I want my own way,†“He makes me so mad,†“I need to buy new clothes,†“What if those kids pick on me?†etc.). Also bring a doll, representing the baby Jesus, wrapped in “swaddling cloths†and a blanket.
Today
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Pentecost Proper 29; Christ the King Sunday From “Sitting on the Rainbow” Artwork by Elsa Ingulsrud Scripture Reference:Â Psalm 93:1-2Â
Preparation: Bring a chair that slides or rolls easily across the floor to serve as a throne. Place it where the children will be able to push it for some distance.
Today is Christ the King Sunday. Did you know that? Today we read Bible verses and sing hymns that remind us that the Lord is King over everything on earth and in heaven.
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Pentecost Proper 28 From “Sitting on the Rainbow” Scripture Reference:Â Heb. 10:19-25
Preparation: Bring a lightweight piece of material that can be torn in half easily—an old sheet, for example. You may want to cut one edge slightly in the center of the cloth, so it will be easier to tear. If you can do so, drape the sheet over a rack or high chair so it blocks the altar from the view of the children.Â
A long time ago, the Israelites worshiped God
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Pentecost Proper 27 From “Sitting on the Rainbow” Artwork by Elsa Ingulsrud Scripture Reference:Â Psalm 127
Preparation: Place a mirror in a fancy box that can be opened easily. Put a big beautiful bow on top of the box.
Would you like to see a very precious gift? If you look inside this gift box, you will see something so valuable it could never be replaced. It is something priceless; something that all the money in the world cannot buy. You’ll notice that I am
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 Pentecost Proper 25 From “Sitting on the Rainbow” Artwork by Elsa Ingulsrud Scripture Reference: Mark 10:46-52
Preparation: Bring a wishbone to pull and break with one of the children.
What is this little thing I’m holding? Can someone tell me? (Hold up the wishbone and let the children explain what it is and what people do with it.) It’s a wishbone, isn’t it? Why is it called a wishbone? Two people take hold of the bone—one on either end—and they each make a wish.
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Pentecost Proper 23 From “Sitting on the Rainbow” Artwork by Elsa Ingulsrud Scripture Reference:Â Mark 10:17-31
Preparation: Bring a large backpack stuffed with things. Place a chair at the front where everyone can see it. You (or a volunteer) will attempt to crawl under the chair—first with and then without the backpack. You should be able to do it when you remove the pack. Also bring a large needle.
Today I brought a big backpack stuffed full of things that I own. (Show the children
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Pentecost Proper 22 From “Sitting on the Rainbow” Artwork by Elsa Ingulsrud Scripture Reference:Â Mark 10:13-16
Preparation (optional): You may bring along a “welcome†mat or sign from your home.
Does anyone know what the word “welcome†means? You sometimes see the word on a mat in front of a door. Or you might see a sign along the road that reads “Welcome to Minnesota†or “Welcome to the Dew Drop Inn.†(You may pass around your own welcome sign.) A welcome sign is
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Pentecost Proper 21 From “Sitting on the Rainbow” Artwork by Elsa Ingulsrud Scripture Reference:Â James 5:13-18
Preparation: A good illustration for this talk is a portable CD or cassette player with a familiar song ready to play.
How many of you sing in a choir? Raise your hands. Do you enjoy singing with other people? What do you like about it? (A volunteer may respond.) What would it sound like if a choir got up to sing, and one section started to sing “Happy Birthday,â€
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Pentecost Proper 20 From “Sitting on the Rainbow” Scripture Reference:Â Mark 9:33-37Â
Preparation (optional): You may wish to bring a photograph of Olympic medalists standing on the awards platform.
How many of you have watched the Olympics? When they give out the medals—gold, silver, and bronze—which medal-winner gets to stand on the highest platform? (Let the children answer.) The highest platforms are for the top prizewinners, the athletes who won the gold medals. (You may show your photo here.) Gold-medal winners also get to
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For Rally Day or Teacher Commissioning From “Barefoot in the Snow” Artwork by Elsa Ingulsrud Scripture Reference:Â Acts 1:8
Preparation: Bring a toy sailboat or picture to illustrate.
How many of you have gone sailing? (Let children respond.) Can you tell me what moves a sailboat when it’s out on the water? (Children may answer.) Yes! The wind fills the sails and pushes the boat across the water. What happens to a sailboat when you take the sails down? Does it go anywhere? No! A
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