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Keeping secrets -- Matthew 24:36-44 -- First Sunday of Advent - A
But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Fa
Every Sunday is special -- 1 Peter 1:3-9 -- Second Sunday of Easter - A
Good morning! Last Sunday was a very special day for
Dear Galatians -- Galatians 1:1-10 -- Proper 4 | Ordinary Time 9 - C
How many of you have gotten a letter addressed just to you?
We bow before God -- Ephesians 3:14-21 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - B
Good morning! I brought this plant with me this morning to
The sin-disease connection -- Mark 2:1-12 -- Epiphany 7 | Ordinary Time 7 - B
Good morning! Once Jesus healed a man who was a paralytic,
True light on the way -- John 1:(1-9) 10-18 -- Second Sunday after Christmas - B
Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have taken your
Inheritance -- Ephesians 1:11-23 -- All Saints Day - C
I have with me something that belonged in my family a long
The gift of God -- Romans 3:19-28 -- Reformation Sunday - C
Good morning! I'm sure all of you have gone to a birthday
The good stuff came later! -- John 2:1-11 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - C
Good morning! Today we are going to talk about the first
The Rock -- 1 Corinthians 10:1-5 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - C
Good morning! There are several ways of drinking water.
A sign for you -- Luke 2:1-14 (15-20) -- The Nativity of our Lord - A
Merry Christmas, boys and girls. (Show one of your signs). Do
God's humble servant -- Matthew 23:1-12 -- Proper 26 | Ordinary Time 31 - A
Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have ever been
What's a miracle? -- Matthew 14:22-33 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - A
Good morning! I'd like to do a little experiment this
Is someone praying for you? -- Acts 8:14-17 -- The Baptism of our Lord | Epiphany 1 | Ordinary Time 1 - C
Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you pray every day?
He understands -- Hebrews 2:14-18 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - B
Tests show us how much we know. In school we have tests so
Hungry for more -- 1 Peter 2:2-10 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - A
Good morning! Tell me what it feels like to be hungry.
With God, it's easy -- Mark 10:17-31 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B
Good morning! I'd like to play a game with you this morning.
Do you know Jesus? -- Luke 12:49-56 -- Proper 15 | Ordinary Time 20 - C
(Show the children the weather map.) Do you see this map?
Set the word free -- 2 Timothy 2:8-15 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - C
The Apostle Paul did many good things for God.
House rules -- 1 John 5:1-6 -- Sixth Sunday of Easter - B
Good morning, boys and girls.
The offering -- Hebrews 10:15-39 -- Maundy Thursday - C
Today we are in the church building and we see various things
The right priority -- John 12:1-8 -- Fifth Sunday in Lent - C
Good morning! Today, I brought with me a bottle of perfume.
Going with God -- Matthew 2:13-23 -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - A
Have any of you ever gone to a foreign country? (Let them
It needs power -- Philippians 2:1-13 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - A
Good morning! Can any of you tell me what this is? (Show the
He makes the deaf to hear -- Mark 7:24-37 -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - B
Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you know someone who

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Trouble and anguish have overtaken me, but your commandments are my delight.
Your statutes are always righteous; give me understanding that I may live.
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Call to Worship:

We all dislike people who blow their own trumpets, although sometimes we may be in awe of them. Jesus too deplored such behaviour and was never in awe of those who practised it. In our worship today let us open ourselves to Jesus, allowing him to see what is in our hearts.



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Jesus, sometimes we allow other people's behaviour to intimidate us.
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Jesus, sometimes we refuse to reach our own fullest potential because we are afraid.

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Every morning when sleep leaves and waking comes there is cause for praising God. Caught up, as we are, in the currents and eddies of our lives, this is easy to forget. This wonderful psalm is a reminder. God's bounty and abundance spill into our lives like waters over a causeway. God's delight in creation explodes in a million different colors. In every moment there is reason to give God praise.
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When I was a little boy growing up in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania's First Presbyterian Church, one of those Christian chalk artists with black light, neon colors, and black felt canvas who made pictures of Jesus look like those Elvis portraits for sale on the side of the road at the beach showed up as entertainment for a Sunday evening potluck dinner.
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