Exegetical Aim: A working understanding of the Greatest Commandment. Props: None Lesson: I need your help this morning. I am trying to figure something out. Jesus said we need to love God with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength. First of all who can tell me about love? What do we do when we love someone? (response) If they answer by describing feelings ask the question again. You have just de...
Object: A drawing of a nose
Good morning, boys and girls. Do you remember last week's story about the little puppy dog who was loved by the farmer even though he did not give milk or wool or eggs or even catch mice? The farmer loved the little puppy dog because he gave him love. Actually, scientists tell us that in the very earliest days of human history, when people still lived in caves, they le...
Object: Amelia Bedelia book by Peggy Parish; Card stock printed with scripture reference and verse
Have you ever noticed that some words have more than one meaning? They can mean different things, depending on the way we use them, and sometimes, that can cause a little confusion. (Show the cover of Amelia Bedelia.) Many of you have probably read this book. It’s called Amelia Bedelia, and it was w...
Object: A telephone
Good morning, boys and girls. One of the first things we learn as we are growing up is numbers. One-two-three, etc. There are three numbers that everyone should learn. Those three numbers are 911. Why is 911 important? That's right! All over America and in many places around the world, this is the number to dial when you have an emergency. Many people's lives have been saved b...
Object: A poem without the last line that rhymes, a picture with part cut off or out, or a song that ends before it’s finished.
Lesson: "Jesus said unto him, ‘Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all they heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.’ "
Good morning, boys and girls, and how are you all on this lovely fall day? Are all of you happy? What do we mean when we say the word "A...
Object: A knife with many blades that includes a screwdriver, bottle opener, corkscrew, and some may even have a spoon.
Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have ever seen a knife like this? [Hold it up.] A lot of you. Can you tell me what I can do with this knife? [Let them answer.] That’s right, I can cut rope, take the skin off an apple or orange, and sharpen a stick. But what else ca...
Object: totally unsharpened pencil, pencil sharpener, pad of paper, small garbage can
Good morning, boys and girls. Today I plan on writing a letter to a friend. I'm all ready to get started. I've got my pad of paper on which to write. I've got my pencil. What more do I need? I guess I'll start writing. (Attempt to write with the unsharpened pencil) This doesn't seem to be working too well. Can y...
Object: A play clock that you can remove one of the hands from.
Lesson: On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets.
Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you know how to tell time? (Let them answer.) Not very many of you know how to tell time, but it is something that you want to learn as soon as possible. We all want to know what time it is so that we will not miss dinner...
by Wesley T. Runk
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Children's Sermon · Ex 20:1-18 · Mt 22:36-40 · Deut 5:16-21; 11:8-9 · Rom 13:10 · Gal 3:24
Ex 20:1-18 · Mt 22:36-40 · Deut 5:16-21; 11:8-9 · Rom 13:10 · Gal 3:24
Children's Sermon
Robert B. Lantz
Object: Bookmarks or cards with Ten Commandments
Good morning, boys and girls. In the Old Testament book of Exodus, and repeated in Deuteronomy, there is the story of the tablets of stone that Moses received from God when he went up onto Mount Sinai. Can anyone here tell me what we call the words written on those stone tablets? (Response.) Yes, they have come to be known as the Ten Commandments. ...
Object: A piece of poster board with the words written on it: PUBLIC OPINION POLL with some questions and space for answers to the questions.
This morning we are going to do something that generally only a few big people get to do. We are going to have a Public Opinion Poll and find out how the boys and girls who come to services feel about their church. Now the way that this works is that I will...
Object: pictures of places Jesus visited during last week of His life
Good morning, boys and girls. How would you like to use your imaginations and visit some of the places that Jesus visited during the last week of his life? If you look closely, you will see, with my help, the streets, the palaces, the gardens, the dining room, the church and even the place where Jesus died and was buried.
This...
Exegetical Aim: The church exists because of the hard work of many.
Props: Any old pictures of the church, an old bulletin, old church newspapers, etc. If yours is a new church, you will have to adapt this by talking about another church.
Lesson: Do you know how old this church is? Take a guess. (response) That's a long time ago, isn't it? Look at some of these pictures and articles about the ch...
Exegetical Aim: To remind the children that the existence of the church is owing to the hard work of many.
Props: Any old pictures of the church, an old bulletin, old church newspapers, etc. (If yours is a new church, you will have to adapt this.)
Lesson: Do you know how old this church is? This church was founded in 1826. substitute your info That’s a long time ago, isn’t it? Look at some of th...
Exegetical Aim: To demonstrate the gentleness with which we should share the gospel.
Props: A baby doll
Lesson: Show the children a baby doll. “Coo” over it and discuss how to properly treat a baby, i.e. the necessity of feeding him/her, changing diapers, bathing, dressing, holding, comforting, teaching, correcting, etc. Would you ever want to yell at a baby? (response) Of course not, because a ...
Object: None
Our word for today is “encouragement.” (Show your sign.) What does “encouragement” mean? How can you encourage someone else?
I am going to give you two examples and when I am done, I want you to tell me which one is more encouraging. Number 1 is: “Go in there and clean your room, right now.” Here's number 2: “I need some help. Grandma is coming to stay for a few days. We need to cle...
Object: None
Lesson: Persevere
Have you ever tried to learn something new that was very difficult? (ride a bike, read, play an instrument) Did you ever feel like giving up? Or did you just keep trying? There is a word for that. It is persevering. It means that you don’t give up. You just keep on keepin’ on. Is that easy?
In our Bible lesson today Paul is reminding his readers how hard it was fo...
Object: Have children choose partners to give each other piggyback rides; sweeper, dust rags, cleaning supplies.
Good morning, boys and girls. Today is a super day. Here we are in church on a wonderful fall Sunday morning, and we are sharing our love with one another. That means that almost everything is right in the world. Today I want to pick up a partner and we will learn something about shari...
Object: A bandanna large enough to wear as a mask.
Lesson: Being yourself; friendship; self-esteem.
"Good morning, children! Some of you are laughing. Why is that?"
"Because you're wearing a handkerchief on your face!" says one little girl as the others giggle.
"Because I'm wearing a handkerchief on my face ... Is that funny?" Several of them nod. "Haven't you ever worn a handkerchief?" I ask ...
Exegetical Aim: To remind the children that Jesus was in the form of God, but became like the image of us to prove the love of God for us.
Props: A picture of you as a baby, a small mirror.
Lesson: Good morning. I want to show you a picture this morning. What is this picture of? (response) Do you know this baby from our nursery? Who might this baby be? Play with this awhile until they guess it i...
Object: Shirt (off your back) candy, handshake or dollar bill
Good morning, friends. You are my friends, aren’t you? That sure makes me happy. The other day I started to wonder how many friends I have. Do you know how many friends you have? What kind of friends are they? You don’t know what I mean, do you? Well, a friend is someone who would do more for you than simply spend some time with you. D...
Object: Calendars for the old and new years; a watch with an alarm.
Lesson: We can make a new attempt to do our work better and love our family and friends more at the beginning of each day.
A few days ago we started a new year. We stopped using our [20_] calendars and began using our [20_] calendars. Without calendars we can hardly tell when an old year ends and a new year begins.
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