The Bible object book : $b A book of object lessons which are different, written in plain English and in common wordsWoolston, C. H. (Clarence Herbert)
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The Bible object book : $b A book of object lessons which are different, written in plain English and in common words
Woolston, C. H. (Clarence Herbert)
Children's sermons
Let us ask the candles to preach to us. These white-robed prophets
will now speak. Candle No. 1, come to the desk and be preacher for us
now.
In answer to this call a small boy or girl comes up upon the platform
bearing a small candle and gives it to you. This, you say, is a
little, but mighty preacher. In ancient story we are told of a
mansion illuminated by a thousand candles, and in one of the
candlesticks there was hidden the owner's will. The heirs searched
for the candle with its message of gold. That candle had a message in
it. So let us find the hidden truth in this and all the other candle
prophets this night.
After lighting it you say, "It is a light bearing God's truth." Place
it on the desk, saying, This is a little light, yet if the room was
darkened it would lighten the entire room. This little prophet
represents the child in the home, church, and world. The Bible says,
"A little child shall lead them." That little child is Jesus. He led
the wise men in the Temple of old. He is leading all men by the light
of his Star to the Cross where sins are taken away. "And I, if I be
lifted up, will draw all men to me." This is the attractive power of
a little child. All little children are sweet little lights, "the
light of the home," so we all declare, and we are speaking well as we
thus say, When this light is extinguished it has led many a soul back
to God. This little light stands for the Primary Department of our
Sunday school. They come to the school, they listen, and receive.
They are there taking in light. They go out, and let it shine out,
and many a soul has seen it and been saved. All the little folks look
forward and see the light. Be ye little lights and shine in your
corner for Jesus.
Our next preacher will be the large candle now brought forth by a
larger boy. Place it on the desk, and remove the small candle,
extinguish it, and put it out of sight.
This large candle is the pastor in the pulpit, who is a preaching
candle. He is to tell the truth about things and to warn the people
of dangers and present perils. Sometime the flock does not like his
plain talk, and in Bible times they took him from his holy place and
cast him out and stoned him to death. At this point have the boy so
trained that he will come forward to the desk and try to take the
candle out. You will stop him and ask him what he is doing. He will
reply: "He talks too plain to us. We don't like it." You tell him,
the preacher stands in God's place and is talking for him. Let all
the people hear what the prophet has to say to the people. The candle
is then placed back on the desk, and the preaching light continues to
shine out its message.
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