Dollar Store Item: A distraction. A puzzle. A favorite song.
The Take Away: Things can distract us from the goal of loving the world through Jesus. We have examples of faithful music that help remind us the important parts of our Faith – the Love of Jesus.
Videos:
Narrative Lectionary
Text: Jeremiah 33:14-18; 31:31-34
Dollar Store Item: “New Coke” or “Taste’s Better” Something that is new to you.
The Take Away: What does New look like? What does it mean that God is doing a “new” thing. God meets us with Grace, and brings us into a relationship with God. The promise of a new covenant; a new thing.
The Take Away: Epaphras was neighbor and minister to the Colossians. We can be and are a neighbor to everyone we meet. Giving thanks for people around us, and we give thanks for you, the kids. Noticing names.
Dollar Store Item: Pencils – “See what large letters I write”… a glimpse into what’s going on.
The Take Away: We are better together. Pencils bound together are strong. Christ sends us out in pairs… not alone.
Video:
Narrative Lectionary
Text: Jeremiah 29:1, 4-14
Dollar Store Item: A Greeting Card
The Take Away: The Importance of Connecting with One another and how God wants to connect with you and I… through community, through the Bible, and through stories.
The Take Away: We are called to look ahead, where Christ is leading us.
Video:
Narrative Lectionary
Text: Jeremiah 36:1-8, 21-23, 27-31
Dollar Store Item: Frixon Pen
The Take Away: You are loved is scratched out and hard to read. But the Spirit of God can cut through all the “Noise” and make that message readable again!
Dollar Store Item: A Map, A magnet of your state, city, area.
The Take Away: We are called to serve God anywhere. And we can start now, right where we are!
Video:
Narrative Lectionary
Text: Jeremiah 18:1-11
Dollar Store Item: Air Dry Clay, Playdough, etc.
The Take Away: Each kid is given playdough (at the end of service), and as they create something with the clay, they can remind themselves (or parents can remind them) that they are created beautifully by God.
Dollar Store Item: A “Thinking” Cap, Sherlock Holmes
The Take Away: We are detectives when we come into church, looking and wondering what is going on. Holy Trinity came about with faithful people of God asking good questions.
Videos:
Narrative Lectionary
Text: Jeremiah 1:1-10; 7:1-11
Dollar Store Item: Baptismal Font
The Take Away: “Don’t be a cry baby! Don’t be such a child!” We are CHILDREN of God, and God, in the waters of baptism claim us as such! We are sent because we are “just a child!”
Text: Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21; John 17:20-26; Ephesians 1:15-23; Luke 24:44-53
Dollar Store Item: None
The Take Away: With the repetition of the texts, and the theme of love and the Spirit, I thought this is a good time to remind the kids that they are Saints of God, set apart by God’s Spirit. We will have all the congregation standup (physically or in Spirit), but just a small group at a time. “Is that all the congregation?” No… more stnad up. Then when all the congregation is standing, “Is that all?” “No…” because the kid and I will not be standing. “All the Saints” in the last verse of Revelaton. We are called to be one, which can be seen as “All belong!”
You could use the second reading in the Ascension texts, when Paul says the church is the body… to remind the kids and the congregation that we are part of that body! All of us.
“You are Witnesses to these things.” – Comedian Pete Holmes says, “Listen to me!”, when he is making a grand statemwnt. Luke reminds the people and us that we are witnesses to these things. Where have the kids witnesses the love of Jesus?
Videos:
Narrative Lectionary
Text: Galatians 3:1-9
Dollar Store Item: None
The Take Away: We are all one in Christ Jesus, and so we will talk about what “All” means. We will have all the congregation standup (physically or in Spirit), but just a small group at a time. “Is that all the congregation?” No… more stnad up. Then when all the congregation is standing, “Is that all?” “No…” because the kid and I will not be standing. So we all stand up!
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Dollar Store Children Sermons 