What do you do when someone does something you don't like -- something that makes you feel bad? [Allow for answers]
Jesus said, that when someone does something that hurts you, that you should go and talk with them and tell them about it.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment (Gospel) for Proper 18a – 10-September-23”
I have a riddle for you today. What gets bigger when you take away from it? [Allow time for guesses]
The answer is a hole. Most riddles are like that. There's a kind of a trick to finding the answer.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment (Gospel) for Proper 17a – 3-September-23”
Who do you think Jesus is? How would you describe him to a friend or a teacher?
[Allow time for answers]
Jesus asked the same question to his disciples, and they came up with a lot of different ideas, just like you.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment (Gospel) for Proper 16a – 27-August-23”
Do you know what kinds of food are good for you and what kinds of food aren't as good?. [Let them talk about that for a little]
In Jesus' time people were also concerned about eating right.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment (Gospel) for Proper 15a – 20-August-23”
How many of you know how to swim? [Wait for answers] How do you swim? What do you do when you're swimming? [wait again] So, you're mostly in the water and laying down, moving your arms and legs to stay above the surface, right?… Read the rest “Children’s Moment (Gospel) for Proper 14a – 13-August-23”
Have you ever been at a party for a whole lot of people? [Wait for answers] Maybe it was a wedding reception for someone in your family or maybe it was a family reunion. How many people were there?… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Proper 13a – 6-Aug-23”
Have you ever watched bread being made? [Wait for answers]
One of the neat things about making bread is when you add yeast to the dough, there is a reaction the spreads throughout the dough and it "rises," it grows.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Proper 12a – 30-Jul-23”
In today's scripture Jesus told another story about a farmer planting grain. But in this story, someone else planted weeds in the same field. What's wrong with weeds? [wait for answers]
Now the farmer in the story gives his workers some really odd instructions: He says, "Let the weeds and good seed grow together.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Proper 11a – 23-Jul-23”
Jesus told a story in today's scripture about a farmer planting grain. What do you think is the point of planting grain? [wait for answers]
So, you plant the grain, wanting to grow more grain. As a farmer can tell you, the point of wanting more to grow is that you can have some for your family, some to sell, and some to plant the next crop.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Proper 10a – 16-Jul-23”
Have you ever been really tired and just want to lay down and sleep? [Wait for answers] Have you ever felt that way, not because of running or playing a lot? Have you every felt tired out because of a lot of things that are happening all at once and many of them are no fun at all?… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Proper 9a – 9-Jul-23”