The King Is Coming

Portion For Reading John 14:23

Theme: Preparing our hearts for Christ's.

Even though our house always looked just fine to me, I can still remember what it was like around our house when my mother found out one day that a important guest was coming. She brought out the broom, the mop and pail, sponges, window cleaner, bathroom cleaner, dust rags, and furniture polish. Then she called me and my two sisters together and assigned each of us the job that we were to do. When we were finished, mother always checked to make sure that not a speck of dirt or dust remained.

Can you imagine what it would have been like around our house if we had been expecting a visit from a king? Well, that is what I want to talk to you about this morning. A king is coming -- not just any king -- the King of Kings!

Same way our hearts are like a house even though our heart looks clean but the Holy Spirit knows what is not clean, like the mother, he will instruct or assign the works to us to clean those area of our life which do not please the king who is our God. So get ready and here is the good news that Christ the King wants to visit you today, please clean your hearts by obeying his words and commandments so that he can be enthroned in your hearts.

And if you already have Jesus in your life, then prepare yourselves for his II coming, which will occur very soon, in which the king will take us to his home. It will be a great fun then!

Lord Please visit me!

Activity for Today: John the Baptist

Source:sermon4kids.com

The Ten Lepers

On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a village, ten lepers approached him. Keeping their distance, they called out, saying, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!" When he saw them he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they went, they were made clean. Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice. He prostrated himself at Jesus' feet and thanked him. And he was a Samaritan. Then Jesus asked, "Were not ten made clean? But the other nine, where are they? Was none of them found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?" Then he said to him, "Get up and go on your way; your faith has made you well." Luke 17:11-19

Leprosy was a feared and horrible disease, and still is. To this day, it is incurable. Because it was easy to catch, lepers were not allowed in the city, and were not allowed to approach others. That is why these ten lepers kept their distance and called out to Jesus. These lepers were, in all, a good bunch. They were obeying the laws: they stayed out of the city and did not approach Jesus or his followers. They believed in Jesus' ability to heal. They obeyed Jesus without question when he told them to go to the priests, even before they were healed.*

*In Leviticus Chapter 13 in the Bible explains how leprosy was handled under Moses' law. The priests were the men who decided whether leprosy was contagious or not. The priests had the power to declare these men healed and clean.

So these men were respectful, obedient, and trusting. What they weren't was thankful. Only one of the men, when they learned they were healed, was grateful enough to return and praise Jesus. Do you think he was the only one that was happy? I doubt it. Do you think it was easy for him to be the only one to return to Jesus? Probably not. He wanted to be declared clean by the priests so he could return to his family, his job and his friends. But he was thankful enough to stop right then and thank Jesus and praise God for this wonderful gift.

Today we might not have leprosy but we do get sick such as fever, chickenpox, etc. There so many kids around us who are sick and get sick. But Jesus has healed from all our sickness and problems whenever we have had them. Have you thanked Jesus for them? He not only heals our sickness but also gives us all we need. So next time for anything do not forget to thank Jesus for all he does.

Activity For The Day - Be Thankful

THE WOLF AND HIS SHADOW

Portion For Reading Rom 13:1,2
A WOLF left his lair one evening in fine spirits and an excellent appetite. As he ran, the setting sun cast his shadow far out on the ground, and it looked as if the wolf were a hundred times bigger than he really was.

"Why," exclaimed the Wolf proudly, "see how big I am! Fancy me running away from a puny Lion! I'll show him who is fit to be king, he or I."

Just then an immense shadow blotted him out entirely, and the next instant a Lion struck him down with a single blow.

Do not let your fancy make you forget realities.

So, kids let us not rebell against our teachers, parents and goverment authorties, because by doing so we may rebell against God indirectly, as the bible says that these authorites are given above us to protect and guide us for our peacefull living.

Activity for Today: Luke Chapter One

Source:mainlesson.com

Are You Speaking To God?

Jesus' disciples asked Him to teach them how to pray. Prayer is speaking to God. Jesus gave them a sample - or model - prayer. And Jesus said...

"After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen." Matthew 6:9-13

Let's look at what this prayer teaches us.
Who - we are to pray to God - the Father
What - give thanks, ask forgiveness, ask for our daily needs and protection from evil, ask for peace (1 Tim 2:1,2), share our burdens (Phil. 4:6).
Where - anywhere (Matt 6:6 says in secret - or privately)
When - anytime (1 Thess 5:17 "Pray without ceasing")
Why - for peace, forgiveness, health, to know God better, to know ourselves better, to become dependent on God, and because He wants us to.

Do you talk to your parents or friends each time you see them? What would they think if you didn't speak to them? Giving people the "silent treatment" usually indicates that you're upset with them - or that you don't like them. How do you think God feels when we give Him the "silent treatment"? God wants to be involved in our life, like a friend. He wants us to include Him, to be close to us. He is always willing and ready to talk. He leaves it up to us to approach Him. So just like we take and make time to talk to our parents, brothers, sisters and friends let us make time to talk to God through prayers.

Activity For The Day - Prayer

Activity 2 For The Day - Prayer 2

Source : ebibleteacher.

Good Secrets In Life

Theme : Doing Good Things Privately

Scripture : "Be careful not to do your 'acts of righteousness' before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. "So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. Matthew 6:1-4 (NIV)

Why do we do things that are good? (discuss: to please God, because it is right, to make others happy) Is it possible to do a good thing in a bad way? Yes, it is. Sometimes people do good things just to gain popularity or to look good in front of others. Has anyone ever seen someone do that in school - helped the teacher only to look important in front of their friends? Jesus said that if we that, we will not be pleasing to God. We must not be good just to show off. Jesus said that if we do good and no one knows about it, God will reward us Himself. Isn't it better to please God than to please men?

So how does one do good secretly? You can do a chore without announcing to everyone that you did it. You can send an unsigned note to cheer someone up. Adults can donate money to people or causes without signing their name. Sometimes people will find out, and that's ok. The point is that you help people without caring whether anyone else knows you did it. God knows, and He will be pleased.

Source : Ebibleteacher

Activity For The Day - Day Of Pentecost

What Kind Of A Soil Are You?

THEME: Growth depends upon where the seed is planted.

SCRIPTURE: But as for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. Matthew 13: 23a [NIV]

Have you ever planted anything? Perhaps you took some packages of seeds and planted a garden of vegetables. If so, you know that the type of soil that you have is very important to the success of a garden. If the ground is too hard, or full of rocks and weeds, you probably won't have a very good crop of vegetables.

In our Bible lesson today, Jesus told a story about a man who went out and planted some seeds. Some of the seed fell on the path where the ground was very hard. The seeds just lay on top of the ground and the birds came and ate the seeds. Some of the seed fell on rocky ground. The seeds sprang up quickly, but when the sun came, the plants dried up because they didn't have good roots. Some of the seeds fell among weeds and plants grew for a little while, but the weeds took over and choked them out. Fortunately, some of the seed fell on good soil and the plants grew strong and healthy and produced a good crop.

In Jesus' story, the Word of God is the seed, and we are the soil. Often, when we come to church, the preacher is preaching the Word, but we aren't really paying attention. Perhaps we are thinking about what we are going to do that afternoon or about what we did yesterday. We are hearing the Word, but we are not listening. That is like throwing seed on the top of the ground. It won't ever grow into anything in our life.

There are other times when we hear the Word and we get excited about it, but then our excitement fades and we drift away. That is like the seeds that fall on the rocky ground. The plants spring up, but then die because the roots are too shallow.

Sometimes we hear the Word and we believe what it says, but we want to keep on doing the same things we have been doing. That is like planting the seed in with a bunch of weeds. I can tell you what will happen, the weeds will soon take over!

When we hear the word, and we listen and try to understand what it says and put it into practice in our daily life, then we are like good soil. We are like soil where the seed takes root and grows and produces a plentiful harvest. That is the kind of soil that Jesus wants us to be. What kind of soil are you?

Activity For The Day - Jumble Jumble

Activity 2 For The Day - Color Away

Source : sermons4kids

He Bears Our Burdens For Us

Theme: We don't have to bear our burdens! We can give them to the Lord.

Scripture: Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Psalm 68:19

School will start soon and I am sure most of you will be back into your daily routine. I know that most of you use a backpack to carry all of your school supplies and books back and forth to school. I have seen some children with backpacks that are almost as big as they are! Sometimes their backpacks are so loaded with all those heavy books that it is just about more than they can carry!

Life is a lot like that too. Sometimes we have some pretty heavy burdens that we try to carry around with us. Some of you may be worried that you won't have any friends in your class, or that the other kids won't like you, or that you just won't fit in. Maybe some of you are worried that you won't have the right clothes. Maybe you are still wearing a "Star Wars" t-shirt and all the other kids are wearing "Pokemon" t-shirts. Maybe some of you are worried that you might not be able to do the work in your new grade and are afraid you might fail. Those can be pretty heavy problems to carry around with us.

Well, I have some good news for you! You don't have to carry all those worries around with you! The Bible tells us that God will carry those burdens for us. So, even before you start your schools with a load of worries and problems, today itself you can give them to Jesus. He will carry them for you and help you through your problems. Pray to Jesus that Lord, we are giving you all our worries and problems today. And we are thankful that we do not have to carry the heavy burdens of life ourselves. We are thankful that you are there for us to help us through and carry our burdens. Amen.

Source : sermons4kids

Activity For The Day - Jesus The Name Above All Names