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July 1991
Do you ever have a hard time remembering things? I sure do! Sometimes I'm supposed to do something or be somewhere at a particular...
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May 1991
(For this sermon you will need a large rock and a rod or long piece of a stick. A walking stick looks very authentic. Place these out...
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March 1991
Here's something each one of us has held at one time or another: a stone. I just love it when my family goes to the park or goes camping,...
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January 1991
Did you know that there is something almost every woman in this church has with her today? That's right -- it's her purse!You know...
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January 1991
Can anyone tell me what these things are I'm holding in my hand? That's right, these are seeds -- flower seeds. Have any of you ever...
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September 1990
I have a mouse in my pocket!Before you get too excited, let me warn you it's not the kind of mouse you might expect to see -- the little...
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July 1990
How many of you have gardens at your house or apartment? What do you grow -- flowers, vegetables?This is a packet of seeds. Seeds come...
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The Joy of Beginnings(an object lesson using seeds)
The Joy of Beginnings
(an object lesson using seeds)
Can anyone tell me what these things are I'm holding in my hand? That's right, these are seeds -- flower seeds. Have any of you ever planted seeds?
When I plant these in my garden or in a pot in my house, they will eventually grow into beautiful flowers. This is where flowers and other plants begin -- as tiny little seeds.
Beginnings are exciting things, whether it's the beginning of a flower as a tiny seed, or the beginning of a new year. We've just started a new year, haven't we? This is the beginning of the year 1991.
Sometimes grown-ups take advantage of the beginning of a new year to make what they call New Year's resolutions. These are decisions they make at the start of a new year to do things better than during the year before. New Year's resolutions can cover lots of different things: they might decide to go on a diet, or to give up some bad habit, or to begin a good habit. Just as a wonderful flower can grow out of a tiny seed -- a small beginning -- so some wonderful things can come in the new year if we begin it right.
How can we begin the new year right?
I think we can do it best by choosing to give this year to God. Decide right now that you want to let God live through you this year. You'll spend time with God in prayer, and try to live the way He wants you to live.
Can you think of a better beginning to the new year than giving it to God? Then, just like a beautiful flower grows out of a tiny seed, so a wonderful year will grow out of this beginning. Let's do it together! (JMD)
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