Children S Sermons For Special Days

If you're looking for children's material specifically tailored for holidays and other special, out-of-the-ordinary days, Julia Bland's latest collection is a practical resource that you'll draw on for fresh ideas throughout the year. Each message in Children's Sermons For Special Days is accompanied by a two-sided activity page -- one side is a coloring page for younger children, while the other has a variety of puzzles and activities that emphasize the lesson's key points for older children.

Here at last is the comprehensive collection you've been searching for to minister effectively to your children during worship. Drawn from every book of the New Testament, The Giant Book Of Children's Sermons -- Matthew To Revelation contains five full years worth of material you can share with your young disciples. Each of the 260 talks teach children God's Word through the use of common objects that illustrate an important concept in the scriptures. The messages come from Wesley Runk, a pastor and master communicator with kids who has written over 30 best-selling collections of children's sermons and object lessons. Runk uses a warm and often humorous approach to take on even the tough topics of the New Testament -- and the analogies he creates with the use of such simple objects as bananas, clocks, puzzles, and funnels add visual focus for the kids and help them grasp the point on a level suitable for their age. Now, whether you are preaching from the Gospels, Acts, the letters of Paul, the general Epistles, or even Revelation, you are sure to find an appropriate related talk for the children. And with convenient features like scripture and object indexes for quickly locating material as well as a CD with text files that lets you easily adapt the messages to your specific circumstances, The Giant Book Of Children's Sermons may be the last children's collection you ever need!

Includes 25 children's sermons for the sacred and the secular holidays of the year! Use them in your church service or as short devotionals. 1. Advent and Jesus' Return - We're looking forward to Jesus coming back just like the people were looking forward to Him coming the first time2. Mary's Christmas Song - The Magnificat shows us what we should praise God for3. The Advent Wreath - God will keep His promise of a resurrection when Jesus comes again4. Advent and the Signs of Jesus' Return - What will the Second Coming be like?5. Being Ready for Jesus' Return - How can we prepare if we don't know when Jesus will return?6. Christmas - More Blessed to Give than to Receive - Why do we give gifts for Christmas?7. New Year? New You! - God is always ready to do a new work in our lives!8. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - Let's Celebrate Our Unity! - God loves diversity, but He unites us in Christ9. The Meaning of Ash Wednesday - A reminder of our punishment is also a reminder of our redemption10. What is Lent? And Why do We Celebrate It? - An encouragement to follow Christ's example of obedience for 40 days11. Presidents' Day - A Great Time to Pray - God tells us to pray for our leaders, whether we like them or not12. Who was Valentine? - Valentine's beliefs gave him the courage to celebrate God's gift of love13. St. Patrick Loves His Enemies! - Patrick did the ultimate good for his enemies, just like Jesus wants us to do14. Palm Sunday - Welcoming Jesus into Our Hearts - We can welcome Jesus into our hearts, just like the people welcomed Him into the city15. How Did Jesus Come Back to Life? - God's power and His goodness were working together16. The Resurrection - Jesus' resurrection shows us what our resurrection will be like17. Mother's Day - Listening Like King David - All mothers will take it as a 'thank you' if their children obey them18. Memorial Day - Remembering ALL the Lord's Soldiers - We honor those who have died in military service and those who have died in service to Christ19. Father's Day - Jesus' Softer Side - Jesus gives a new idea of what a father's love looks like20. Independence Day - Jesus' Revolution from Sin - Jesus gives us an even greater freedom than the Revolutionaries21. Labor Day - Thank God for Work! - God invented work for us all to be helpful to each other 22. Halloween - We Know the Real Story about Death - We believe not in ghosts and zombies, but in a Resurrection23. All Saint's Day - Following in the Footsteps of the Faithful - We remember the examples of Christians who have gone before us24. Veterans Day - Celebrating Our Armed Peacekeepers - We thank veterans for being peacemakers25. Thanksgiving in Every Circumstance - We can always thank God for something

This book opens up histories of childhood and youth in South African historiography. It looks at how childhoods changed during South Africa's industrialisation, and traces the ways in which institutions, first the Dutch Reformed Church and then the Cape government, attempted to shape white childhood to the future benefit of the colony.

The all-time classic picture book, from generation to generation, sold somewhere in the world every 30 seconds! Have you shared it with a child or grandchild in your life? For the first time, Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar is now available in e-book format, perfect for storytime anywhere. As an added bonus, it includes read-aloud audio of Eric Carle reading his classic story. This fine audio production pairs perfectly with the classic story, and it makes for a fantastic new way to encounter this famous, famished caterpillar.

Focusing on the big difference made by the "little" words in Scripture, this creative resource allows pastors the flexibility to coordinate messages for children and adults by pulling lessons from many different books of the Bible.