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Welcome to CSSPlus, the original Children Sermon Service. CSSPlus is a subscription service which provides two children's sermons per week for each Sunday of the year, one based on the lectionary Gospel and one based on the Second Reading. In addition to the sermon, each week includes an activity which is perfect for use in Sunday school or at home during the week....
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Peace be with you | 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 | Children's sermon
Object: a holy kiss or the passing of the peace
Good morning, boys and girls. What do people do when they meet each other? (let them answer) When you leave the church on Sunday morning and the pastor is standing at the door to greet you, what does he do? (let them answer) That's right, he shakes hands with almost all of the members....
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Making disciples | Matthew 28:16-20 | Children's sermon
Object: a globe or a world map
Good morning, boys and girls. Did you know the earth had a little tummy? (let them answer) It does because I looked up how far it was to go around the earth at the middle and it is 24,901.55 miles. (show the globe or map) But if you go from the North Pole to the South Pole it is 24,859.8 miles. This means that the earth is 41.75 miles further around than it is tall....
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Making disciples | Matthew 28:16-20 | Activity
Materials: Clear Christmas balls -- glass or plastic (available year round at craft stores or get on clearance after Christmas), Blue glitter paint, Green and brown opaque paint, Paintbrushes, Map or globe Directions: 1. Show the children a map or globe. 2. Give each of the children a...
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What is CSS Plus?
CSS Plus (Children Sermon Service) offers great children.s sermons for lectionary and non-lectionary users. CSSPlus (Children Sermon Service) is a subscription service of children's sermon which provide two children's sermons per week for each Sunday of the year, one based on the lectionary Gospel and one based on the second reading of the lectionary. In addition to the children’s sermons, each week includes a children’s activity which is perfect for use in Sunday school or at home during the week.
Lectionary users will find this children’s sermon site useful because every entry is referenced and searchable by lectionary day.
Non-lectionary users will find this children’s sermon site equally useful because every entry is also referenced and searchable by scripture reference and keyword.
So, whether you are a lectionary user or a non-lectionary user, this children’s sermon site will provide you a vast selection of great children's sermons from a first-rate communicator with children, and you'll quickly find just what you are looking for.
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Wesley T. Runk
Wesley T. Runk, founder of CSS Publishing Co. and the author of over 40 books of children's sermons, brings over 40 years of experience as a Lutheran pastor and a unique ability to relate to children.
From Paint to Publishing: The CSS Story
On a warm summer day in 1968, a paint salesman in Lima, Ohio visited his pastor, Wesley T. Runk, and announced that he had been sharing Runk's children's sermons with his customers, who were sharing them with their pastors. A few began to inquire if the messages could be obtained in a written form. The salesman had a vision: "Pastor, you write the children's sermons a couple of weeks ahead of time and mail them out to other ministers. They will pay for them; it will be like a magazine subscription." After sending some samples to pastors in his synod and receiving positive replies, Runk sensed that perhaps the paint salesman was on to something. So in October of 1968 the Children's Sermon Service was launched by a team of two Lutheran pastors (Runk and Tom Lentz) and a Christian education director (Jean Hines) who took care of mailing lists and performed office duties.
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