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
Now take out the letter "O" from the Bible Mail-bag opened at the
book of Acts. This is to proclaim how the gospel works among men, how
it turned cities upside down, and multitudes were converted. It
proclaims that all must be saved through the name of Jesus. Even the
wicked Saul of Tarsus is turned into another man by the gospel's
power, and all who will come in truth will also be turned, and by
God's grace will stay turned. This is the story of the salvation of
the soul. Tell the children that they can never get God's full mail
from just one letter from the book. We must seek to get all God has
said before we can know his perfect truth.
There is yet one more letter to come to give the full Bible message.
Open once more the Mail-bag, and in the book of Revelation you find
the last letter from God, and then you produce the letter "N." Ask
again some child to come forward and hold this letter standing last
in the line. This is the message of the book of Revelation. "Jesus is
coming back again," and our prayer should be "Come back, Lord Jesus,
the world is on fire, come back quickly."
Now you will note the nine letters from God spell "Salvation." That
is the message the Mail-bag contains. This is the message to you and
to the world. God's Mail-bag contains nine letters for the "Whosoever
Tribe," which means all kindreds and tribes that on the earth do
well. These letters can then be pinned up on some background in the
form of a cross, teaching the truth that Salvation comes only through
the Cross. There is no other way.
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TURNING THE PALMS INTO A CROSS
OBJECTS: Strips of Palm-leaves or Strips of Green Paper=
Have you ever noticed on the Sunday before Easter that some of the
boys and girls wear in their coats a cross made out of strips of
palm-leaves? It always seemed strange to me that the palm-leaf of joy
should be turned into the cross of tears, but that was just what
happened one day in Jerusalem. Jesus was to enter the city as a King.
The people were very glad because they thought that he would deliver
them from the Roman rule, which was very cruel and hard for them to
bear. They were all very much excited at the thought of seeing Jesus,
for they had heard so many wonderful things about him. They thought
he was coming to do wonderful things for them also, so they flocked
around the gates of the city to welcome him when he came. They all
sent forth great shouts of welcome, and the children stripped the
beautiful big leaves from the palm-tree and made a pathway of them
for Jesus, and the children sang and shouted their praises. It was
the first junior choir we ever read about in the Bible, a choir of
boys and girls praising Jesus.
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