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Good ears Proper 10 | Ordinary Time 15 Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 |
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Object: corn on the cob from the grocery store (or dried cobs;
even canned miniature corn cobs would work)
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(Hand out the ears of corn to each child as he or she
arrives.) Jesus said, "Let anyone with ears listen!" You each
have an ear of corn, so I want you to listen ... Wait a minute.
Do you think that is what Jesus had in mind? (Let them answer.) I
don't think so! What do you suppose Jesus did have in mind? (Let
them answer.) I think you are right. I think that Jesus meant
that anyone with the kinds of ears that we hear with should
listen to what he says.
Listening is hard work and many people do not listen well.
Many of us hear sounds, but we don't really listen to what others
are saying. I guess people who lived when Jesus walked the earth
also had a problem with listening.
How did Jesus get people to listen to him? (Let them answer.)
He had children's sermons like this! One day ...
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