Children's Sermons A to Z

by Blair, Brett

• ISBN13: 9780788017803
• ISBN10: 0788017802
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-07-01
• Publisher: CSS Publishing Company

Summary

Anyone who has done children's sermons will hear from someone that "I learn more from the children's sermon than I do from the real sermon". Indeed, the truths of scripture are so simple that even a child can understand them. Blair and Carpenter offer a year's worth of object lessons that engage children and impart profound lessons for all ages.

Author Biography

Brett Blair is associate pastor of Asbury United Methodist Church in Memphis, Tennessee Tim Carpenter is the pastor at First United Methodist Church in Bolivar, Tennessee

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 13
Advent
Advent 1
Expect The Unexpected (Luke 21:25-36)	p. 15
Erasing Blame (1 Thessalonians 3:9-13)	p. 17
Advent 2
The Shortest Distance Between Two Points (Luke 3:1-6)	p. 19
Abounding Love (Philippians 1:3-11)	p. 21
Advent 3
How Should We Live? (Luke 3:7-18)	p. 23
At Hand (Philippians 4:4-7)	p. 25
Advent 4
What Can God Do? (Luke 1:39-45)	p. 26
The Best Present (Hebrews 10:5-10)	p. 28
Christmas
Christmas Day
God Became Human (John 1:1-18)	p. 31
Leaving Prints (Hebrews 1:1-4 (5-12))	p. 33
Christmas 1
My Father's House (Luke 2:41-52)	p. 35
Ruling Peace (Colossians 3:12-17)	p. 37
Epiphany
Who Is Jesus? (Matthew 2:1-12)	p. 39
Fellow Heirs (Ephesians 3:1-12)	p. 42
Baptism Of Our Lord
God's Training Wheels (Luke 3:15-17, 21-22)	p. 44
Laying On Hands (Acts 8:14-17)	p. 46
Epiphany 2
Wine Into Water (John 2:1-11)	p. 48
Many Members, One Body (1 Corinthians 12:1-11)	p. 50
Epiphany 3
Great Expectations (Luke 4:14-21)	p. 52
A Body Strike (1 Corinthians 12:12-31a)	p. 54
Epiphany 4
The Truth Will Upset You Before It Sets You Free (Luke 4:21-30)	p. 56
Mirror, Mirror (1 Corinthians 13:1-13)	p. 58
Epiphany 5
Fishers Of Men (Luke 5:1-11)	p. 60
Holding Fast (1 Corinthians 15:1-11)	p. 62
Epiphany 6
The Upside Down Cup (Luke 6:17-26)	p. 64
First Fruits (1 Corinthians 15:12-20)	p. 66
Transfiguration
A Hearing Problem (Luke 9:28-36 (37-43))	p. 68
Lifting The Veil (2 Corinthians 3:12--4:2)	p. 70
Lent
Lent 1
Wonder Bread (Luke 4:1-13)	p. 73
On Your Lips (Romans 10:8b-13)	p. 75
Lent 2
A Father's Desire (Luke 13:31-35)	p. 77
Imitating Goodness (Philippians 3:17--4:1)	p. 79
Lent 3
I'll Do Better Next Time (Luke 13:1-9)	p. 81
A Tempting Offer (1 Corinthians 10:1-13)	p. 83
Lent 4
Lost And Found (Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32)	p. 85
Ambassadors For Christ (2 Corinthians 5:16-21)	p. 87
Lent 5
A Great Party (John 12:1-8)	p. 89
The Prize (Philippians 3:4b-14)	p. 91
Palm Sunday
The Candy Cane (Luke 19:28-40)	p. 93
I Know What You Want (Philippians 2:5-11)	p. 95
Easter
Easter
I Can't Believe It (John 20:1-18)	p. 97
Protective Authority (1 Corinthians 15:19-26)	p. 99
Easter 2
I Doubt It! (John 20:19-31)	p. 101
A To Z (Revelation 1:4-8)	p. 103
Easter 3
You Have To Work At It (John 21:1-19)	p. 105
A Chosen Vessel (Acts 9:1-6 (7-20))	p. 107
Easter 4
My Cup Overflows (John 10:22-30)	p. 109
No More Tears (Revelation 7:9-17)	p. 111
Easter 5
You Shall Know They Are Mothers By Their Love (John 13:31-35)	p. 112
A Blanket Of Specialness (Acts 11:1-18)	p. 114
Easter 6
Words To Remember (John 14:23-29)	p. 116
Come On In! (Acts 16:9-15)	p. 118
Easter 7
Be One (John 17:20-26)	p. 120
Singing In The Chains (Acts 16:16-34)	p. 122
Pentecost
Pentecost
Feel The Wind In Your Face (Acts 2:1-21)	p. 125
Adopted Love (Romans 8:14-17)	p. 127
Trinity Sunday
Trinity (John 16:12-15)	p. 129
Open Access (Romans 5:1-5)	p. 131
Proper 6
You Owe Me Nothing (Luke 7:36--8:3)	p. 133
To Rebuild Or Not To Rebuild (Galatians 2:15-21)	p. 135
Proper 7
Big Rocks (Luke 8:26-39)	p. 137
Belonging To Christ (Galatians 3:23-29)	p. 139
Proper 8
Finish What You Started (Luke 9:51-62)	p. 141
There Is No Law Against Such Things (Galatians 5:1, 13-25)	p. 143
Proper 9
Written In The Heavens (Luke 10:1-11, 16-20)	p. 144
Beginnings And Endings (Galatians 6:(1-6) 7-16)	p. 146
Proper 10
Who's My Friend? (Luke 10:25-37)	p. 148
Thanksgiving And Prayer (Colossians 1:1-14)	p. 150
Proper 11
Work And Worship (Luke 10:38-42)	p. 152
Christ Is The Head (Colossians 1:15-28)	p. 154
Proper 12
Magic Prayers (Luke 11:1-13)	p. 156
Nailed Forgiveness (Colossians 2:6-15 (16-19))	p. 158
Proper 13
Gobble, Gobble, Gone (Luke 12:13-21)	p. 159
All In All (Colossians 3:1-11)	p. 161
Proper 14
Watch And Be Ready! (Luke 12:32-40)	p. 163
Faith (Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16)	p. 165
Proper 15
Sign Of The Times (Luke 12:49-56)	p. 167
They Are Cheering You On! (Hebrews 11:29--12:2)	p. 169
Proper 16
Sometimes You Gotta Bend The Rules (Luke 13:10-17)	p. 170
God's Unshakable Kingdom (Hebrews 12:18-29)	p. 172
Proper 17
Kingdom Order (Luke 14:1, 7-14)	p. 174
Bound For Glory (Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16)	p. 176
Proper 18
How Much Does It Cost? (Luke 14:25-33)	p. 178
Ask Nicely (Philemon 1-21)	p. 180
Proper 19
The Lost Sheep (Luke 15:1-10)	p. 182
Saving Grace (1 Timothy 1:12-17)	p. 183
Proper 20
Take Care Of Your Wagon (Luke 16:1-13)	p. 185
Mediating The Lesson (1 Timothy 2:1-7)	p. 187
Proper 21
Richie Rich (Luke 16:19-31)	p. 189
Storing Up The Good (1 Timothy 6:6-19)	p. 191
Proper 22
A Little Forgiveness Goes A Long Way (Luke 17:3-10)	p. 193
Calling All Persons (2 Timothy 1:1-14)	p. 195
Proper 23
Thankful For The Little Things (Luke 17:11-19)	p. 196
Lifting Hands (2 Timothy 2:8-15)	p. 198
Proper 24
Stick-to-it-tiveness (Luke 18:1-8)	p. 200
Building Blocks (2 Timothy 3:14--4:5)	p. 202
Proper 25
Oh, Lord, It's Hard To Be Humble (Luke 18:9-14)	p. 204
Crown Of Righteousness (2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18)	p. 206
All Saints' Sunday
The Golden Rule (Luke 6:20-31)	p. 208
The Trust Fall (Ephesians 1:11-23)	p. 210
Proper 26
Little Big Man (Luke 19:1-10)	p. 212
Increasing Love (2 Thessalonians 1:1-4 (11-12))	p. 214
Proper 27
Big Changes (Luke 20:27-38)	p. 216
The First Fruit Is Always The Best (2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17)	p. 218
Proper 28
What Do The Signs Say? (Luke 21:5-19)	p. 220
Do What Is Right (2 Thessalonians 3:6-13)	p. 222
Christ The King
How Much? (Luke 23:33-43)	p. 224
Mirror Image (Colossians 1:11-20)	p. 226
Scripture Index	p. 227
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