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101 SERMONS IN A SECOND: Using
every day life situations and common objects to keep central the message
of Christ.
1.
Activities: Choosing
friends and activities Put food coloring in cooking oil and mix in water.
Let it stand for a few minuets.
Note how it separates. Sometimes
there are reasons to put the together for a while, but some things will
just not stay together. 2CO 6:14
2.
Anger/Temper: Baking
soda and vinegar in balloon. Pour
backing soda and vinegar into a balloon. The expanding balloon represents what happens to us when we
get angry. COL 3:8
3.
Anger: Can you pop
a straw? Pinch both ends of a
straw and rotate the straw end over end causing the straw to wrap up on
itself. The center of the
straw will form a bubble. Have
someone flick the end of the straw with their finger.
If it is wound tight, it will pop with little pressure.
This illustrates what happens to all of us when we get “wound up
to tight”. The least little
thing can make us POP! PRO 29:11
4.
Arguing/Yelling: Have you ever tried to argue in a whisper? PRO
15:1
5.
Auto Breaks: Brakes
are used to slow down and stop a car.
What slows down and stops our bad behavior?
PSA 119:11 If we have memorized His Word, it will act like the brakes in
a car when danger pops in front of us.
6.
Auto Bumper stickers. What
bumper sticker do you like? Should we have a bumper sticker on our car? What should it say?
7.
Auto Gas fill up = Wouldn’t it be nice to never have to put gas
in the car? Just like we have
to keep our car full of gas, we must keep our bodies full of food and our
spirit filled with Him.
JOH 6: 35
8.
Auto Gas Gage: The gas gage on your car reminds us to keep the tank
full so we do not run out of gas and become stranded.
What reminds you to keep your spiritual tank full?
Sunday Worship, Bible studies, Family devotions.
Heb 10;24-25
9.
Auto Windshield cleaning Sometimes
windows get so dirty from daily driving we cannot see clearly out of them,
especially when it is dark outside. To
see the road clearly and be safe the windshield must be washed.
Sometimes our spiritual windshields need to be cleaned too.
Sin and attacks of Satan have stained the window and it is always
dark outside in this spiritual world.
We clean our windshield with confession to see the life ahead with
the light of God’s Word. ACT
28:26-27
10.
Braces: Make braces a
reminder that the tongue needs a guard.
PRO 10:19; JAM 1:4. 1PE
3:10
11.
Camp Fire: Putting new
logs on a fire is like sinning. The
more you put on the faster and hotter it burns.
If we stop putting logs on the fire, it will go out.
The same is true in our spiritual lives,
1Jo 3:9
12.
Auto Paint Job My
father used to always say, “son, never buy a paint Job”
meaning the paint on a car is not going to make it mechanically
sound. We have to be careful
about some people who tell us things that are just a “paint Job” meant
to deceive us. 1JO 4:1
13.
Children, New baby: Every time a new baby comes into this world we
are reminded that to go to God’s world we must be born again. JOH
3:3
14.
Clothes. Usually
designer label cloths cost more because they are better made.
It is nice to have the in thing…as long as it stays in style.
We need spiritual designer cloths too that will never go out of
style. Isa
61:10
15.
Cloths: New clothes = Robe of Righteousness Everyone
needs new cloths sometimes. Getting new cloths is really fun.
Maybe we outgrow the old ones or just wear them out or they get
dirty. Nice new physical
clothes is not enough to live a happy life. Everyone needs new spiritual clothes too
Rev. 3:17
16.
Cloths: Weird dress; What can you tell about a person by the way they dress?
God looks at heart 1SA 16
17.
Disability: Blind
Person: How can a blind man tell if it is light or dark outside:
He feels the warmth of the light on his face.
All people should feel the warmth of His Light shining through us. MAT
5:16
18.
Eating Out: Restaurant
is to worship service as home meals is to devotions.
At a restaurant ask how eating at a restaurant.
Heb 10:24-25
19.
Electrical outlet: When
you plug something into the wall outlet you get the power to run the
appliance. You cannot see the
power but you know it is there because the appliance worked,
We have special power too, just like the power plug. ACT 1:8
20.
Email: If your child
has an email site or a family email address, send a message from God to
them…Maybe the days devotion or a message you want them to learn.
21.
Eye Glasses: Clean glasses: When
your glasses get dirty they have to be cleaned to see clearly.
Sometimes we get things stuck in the eye of our lives that cause us
to see things differently than they really are.
They must be removed too. LUK
6:41-42 "
22.
Eye Glasses: sometimes children get glasses to improve their
school work but it does not help because
it is not the core of the
problem. People can see
clearly and still not understand. LUK
8:10
23.
Fax: When a fax comes
in, remind children that we get “faxes” from God too in his Word.
24.
Fire: It takes 2 logs
to keep a fire going. True of
friends too…good or bad. 1Co
15:23
25.
Fireman: When we get
in trouble and need to be helped, Jesus will help us.
HEB 7:25
26.
Food- Hot salsa or
anything that burns the tongue. Use
this experience to remind child of the reality and person of the Holy
Spirit in our lives. Sometimes we should be “on fire” with the Holy Spirit. ACT
2:3-4
27.
Food- Salt;
When adding salt to food explain that we are to act like salt to
the world. Discuss.
COL 4:6
Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt,
so that you may know how to answer everyone.
28.
Food: Boiling
spaghetti that foams, pour in oil. Controlling
temper with Holy Spirit.
29.
Food: Mix salt and
pepper together. Try to
separate out the pepper again. Illustrates
how we cannot easily separate ourselves from the things and people of the
world that harm us. 2CO 6:14-17
30. Food:
Mixing sugar in a drink is like saying kind things in a sour
situation. It sweetens it. It
is equally hard to argue with someone who insists on answering gently. On
the other hand, a rising voice and harsh words almost always trigger an
angry response. To turn away wrath and seek peace, choose gentle words.. Pro
15:1-2
31.
Food: What is sweeter
than honey? PSA 19:9-10
32.
Food: When boiling
spaghetti wait until it is ready to foam over and show the children.
Tell them the boiling pot is like when they get mad and are ready
to boil over by saying mean things or doing bad things. Pour a little oil in the pot and watch the foam disappear.
This is what happens when we pour the Holy Spirit into our
problems. We calm down.
33.
Friends: Choosing
friends and activities Put food coloring in cooking oil and mix in water.
Let it stand for a few minuets. Note how it separates. Sometimes
there are reasons to put the together for a while, but some things will
just not stay together. 2CO
6:14 Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do
righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light
have with darkness?
34.
Game: Crack the whip: With arms stretched out two people hold hands
. Begin to Rotate as
fast as possible in a clockwise manner with the inside person turning in a
circle. Add one person to the
end at a time while the rotation continues.
Soon the outside person is running while the inside person is just
standing in place. Lesson:
The further we are away from the center of God’s will, the faster
we will have to run to catch up.
35.
Garden: Planting a
seed: Why do we plant more seeds than we need?
MAR 4:15
36.
Gift/unexpected: Ever
get a gift you did not expect?
Jesus has many special gifts for us.
One is a crown 2TI 4:8.
37.
Grocery shopping list: Each
week you make a grocery list of what you are going to buy .
Do you have a spiritual list and a plan for daily devotions?:
38.
Hair cut: In the
Bible some people got a haircut because they had sinned.
If you got a haircut every time you sinned, how long would your
hair grow. Tell the story of
Samson in Judges 16. His
haircut was breaking the vow of a Nazarite.
39.
Hair style: Pride/Vanity Tell how Absalom’s pride in his long hair got him killed
while trying to escape. His
hair was just a symbol of what was really going on in his heart. 2Sa. 18
40.
Haircut #2 Some people
got haircuts as a vow or promise to do something…Could you make a
promise to do something every time you get a haircut?
Read how Paul made such a promise in Acts
18 This vow Paul took was probably a temporary Nazarite vow that ended
with shaving of the head and offering the hair as a sacrifice (Num
6:18).
41.
Health: Annual or
Sports Physical: We need to
check our bodies to make sure we are in good physical health.
We need a regular spiritual check up too.
Signs of excellent spiritual health:
Gal 5:22-23 20
42.
Health: Dr Appt.
Well check: On the way to the Dr’s for a check up remind the children we
must keep a check on our physical health too.
We do that by going to church, family devotions etc.…check up…Heb
10:24
43.
House Cleaning: Cleaning
under the refrigerator, washing machine
Even though you can’t see it, Dust builds up under the furniture
and refrigerator and must be periodically cleaned.
Sin accumulates slowly under the furniture of our lives and must be
cleaned out too. etc. Psa 90:8
44.
Ice Capades: Did you ever notice how when the skaters form a line
and begin to spin in the circle the people away from the center have to
skate faster than the people in the center.
Lesson: The further
you are from the center of the Word, the faster you have to run to keep up
45.
Illness: Dr. Visit for
illness: Just like our
physical bodies get sick, our spiritual bodies get sick too.
Sometimes we need to visit the Great Physician in Prayer to get a
prescription from His Word to get the spiritual healing we healing we
need. Symptoms showing we need to see the Great Physician. GAL 5:19-
46.
Illness: Fever/taking
your temperature: Normal
Christian Temperature: Gal
5:22
47.
Late for appointment Some
things we can be late to with no problem. There is one appointment we do not want to miss.
Matthew 25:1-13
48.
Lazy Susan Center
3 identical items on a Lazy Susan: one
item in the middle, one ½
and one on the outside edge .. Spin
the lazy susan. If it is
properly centered the center item will not fly off and the outside item
will fly off first. Lesson:
the closer we are to the center of His Word, the more stable and balanced
we will be.
49.
Letters: God sends us letters too!
We can read them in His Word.
1JO 2:1
50.
License plate We keep
license plates on a car so we can tell who they belong to.
Jesus does not need license plates.
He already knows us individually. JOH
10:14
51.
Light bulbs: The
brighter the bulb the hotter it feels.
The same is true of Christians.
The Brighter we burn for Christ, the more people feel the warmth of
His Love through us. MAT 5:16
52.
Liquid Wrench = Show your child a rusted bolt or tool.
Explain that sin has the same effect on our lives and it must be
removed for us to work properly. Spray
the tool with liquid wrench
and watch the rust melt off. God’s Word does the same thing to our
lives. It removes the rust
and stain of sin. Holy Spirit
removes rust of sin John
15:3
53.
Lost Children: Rescue
workers sometimes have trouble finding lost children because they hide
from them. They are afraid of
strangers or afraid they will get into trouble. When we know we are lost, we must call out to be found.
God is looking for all his children too.
Are you hiding or calling out?
Mark 10:14
54.
Lost Item. While
looking for a lost item remind child of the story of the lost sheep and
lost coin. Luke
15…Are you Lost and God is looking for you.
Will you let Him find you?
55.
Lying- JOH 8:44 You
belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's
desire. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth,
for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language,
for he is a liar and the father of lies.
56.
Magic: Sometimes what
looks like a mystery is just a trick of numbers: Confirm the Year of birth
and age or anniversary and current age from 0-99
1.
Double your age.
2.
Add 5
3.
Multiply by 50
4.
Subtract 365
5.
Add the 2 digit year you were born
6.
Add 115
7.
Total is your current age and year you were born
If you enter the right age and year it will show up
as 5349 for 53 years old born in 1949.
57.
Magic tricks, Sometimes it is fun to be fooled by slight of hand
magic tricks, but there is one who we should never be fooled by: Satan. 2CO 11:3
58.
Magicians Acts 19
tells of the seven sons of Seva who tried to cast out demons with magic.
It did not work and the demon possessed man beat them all up.
Magic does not work in the real world, only Jesus does.
59.
Mail: Priority Mail; For an older child or teen, send a message via Priority Mail.
Send a passage from the Word.
60.
Mail: Send a letter; Write our a verse or passage you want your child learn and
Send it to them via the US Mail.. They love to get stuff addressed to them
61.
Naval Jelly = Holy Spirit removes rust of sin Show your child a
rusted bolt or tool. Explain
that sin has the same effect on our lives and it must be removed for us to
work properly. Coat the tool
with navel jelly and watch the rust melt off. God’s word does the
same thing to our lives. It removes the rust and stain of sin. Holy Spirit removes rust of sin
John 15:3
62.
Auto Oil change = Periodically
the oil in our car gets dirty and we have to change it.
Sometimes our lives get dirty and we need to make some changes too.
The Bible says we should repent or to change.
We do that by asking forgiveness and changing our actions.
1Jo 1:9
63.
Pam Cooking Spray: Just like Pam Cooking oil keeps food from
sticking to a pan, Jesus’ death on the cross keeps the penalty of sin
from sticking to us. Rom
8:1
64.
Paying bills: When you are mailing bills, make a stamp or write
on the bill “Jesus paid my debt in
full” ISA 53:6; HEB 10:14;
JOH 19:30
65.
Pet fish: Have you
ever how excited your pets get when it is time to be fed?
They wait on us and are dependent on us for everything.
In the same way we are
dependent on God. How excited
do we get when he gives us blessings?
Phi 4:13
66.
Pets: Pets have no
worries because they depend on us to totally take care of their every
need. They often show their
appreciation by greeting us when we come home.
We should be totally dependent on God the way our pets are
dependent on us. 1Pe
5:7
67.
Phone- Talking to much
on the Telephone: PRO 10:19
68.
Phone: No Answer on
Phone: God is always there to hear our needs and answer our prayers. HEB
7:25 .
69.
Phone: Phone calls: Every time a phone rings it is a reminder that God calls and
want to talk to us too? Are
we responding to His call or is he getting a busy signal? JER
33:3
70.
Phone-Busy single on Phone: Isn’t
it great that we never get a busy signal when we call on God.
JER 29:12
71.
Photo copy: Did you
know you are like a photo copy? You
are becoming more like Jesus. Rom
8:29
72.
Police car: Every time
you hear a siren consider it a prayer reminder.
2Ch 7:14
73.
Potpourri: When
using air fresheners of any sort remind the children that our lives are a
type of air freshener to God. 2CO
2:15
74. Pride:
Ever hear someone brag so much it makes you sick? PRO 25:27 PRO
25:
75.
Referee: Overturning
a Bad Call: When the video
tape shows the player was right, the play is overturned.
Jesus overturns ALL our fouls in Life and pays the penalty for them
himself guaranteeing us the victory.
Isa 54:1-6
76.
Referee: When you play
any sport, you have to accept the fact that the referees enforce the rules
as they see them. Even if you
think they made a bad call, they still can enforce it.
In life there is ONE perfect referee who never makes a bad call. The Holy Spirit calls the game according to rules.
The rules of life are simple:
Mat 5:48
77.
Sack Lunch = Tell the story of what Jesus did with one little boys
sack lunch to feed 5000. John
6
78.
Sack Lunch 2. When we
are away from home for a while we will get hungry so we take a sack lunch.
One time the prophet Elijah was in the wilderness and did not have
any lunch. God sent his lunch
to him by Ravens. God also
fed his spirit. 1Ki
19
79.
Sin: Why
do people sin when they know it is bad for them?
They are Blinded by Satan and do not understand.. 2CO
4:4
80.
Storage sheds: When putting things in a storage chest ask if these
things represent our true treasures.
Take the treasure test Mat
6:33.
81.
Street light/Green: Praise the Lord for something He as done you
are grateful for.
82.
Street light/Red: Make
a game of red lights. They
are now a call to prayer. Pray
at each green light.
83.
Street lights Yellow: At
Yellow street lights ask your child what we are to slow down for?
Jam 1:19
84. Street
Lights/Yellow: Slow down, be
ready to stop. What should we
be slow on? JAM 1:19
85.
Street lights: Make
each on mean something different. I.E.
Green Sing, Yellow recite a memory verse, Red pray.
86.
Sun Glasses Sun
glasses protect our eyes from the harmful rays of the sun.
Obedience protects our eyes in another way from another enemy: What do you think the Bible means PRO 30:17 "The eye
that mocks a father, that scorns obedience to a mother, will be pecked out
by the ravens of the valley, will be eaten by the vultures.
87.
Sun glasses: Distort
how things really look. God’s
Word is perfect reflection of world. 1CO
13:12
88.
Teflon coating vrs. Black iron skillet.
A skillet without teflon coating will allow food to burn and stick
to it. Teflon keeps the food
from sticking when the pan gets hot.
Jesus death on the cross covered us with a type of spiritual teflon
so that the penalty of our sins do not stick to us.
Rom 8:1
89. Toothpicks
(Fuzzy): Children can learn
about Satan’s attacks at a restaurant.
Use the fuzzy toothpicks that hold a sandwich together as darts.
Ask the children what would happen if they shot these toothpicks
from a straw. Ask “could
someone get hurt?” Explain
Satan is always shooting darts at all God’s children and we are
protected by our shield of faith. We
cannot be harmed with our faith. EPH
6:16
90.
Traffic / slow: Ever notice that people get really angry in slow
traffic. Isn’t it a good
thing that God does not get angry with His children?
Psa 245:8
91.
Traffic/speeding: It
is really easy to go fast with everyone else but where are they really
headed for in such a hurry? The
Bible says destruction. MAT
7:13-14
92.
Tree trimming: In
order for plants and trees to grow strong they must be trimmed back from
all the things that would make them weak.
Jesus trims us of all the excesses too to make us strong in him. JOH
15:1-2
93.
Trouble: When in
trouble and appeal is successfully made to mom for help:
: Jesus paid for our sin and pleads to Father for us.
1JO 2:1
.
94.
Troubled times: Silver
Polish = With your child polish some tarnished silver with Silver Polish. Ask him if he thinks the silver Likes to be polished?
Explain that just like the silver tarnishes from being in the
world, we get tarnished too by sin. To remove the tarnish from the silver you gently rub it with
polish. Stubborn tarnish
requires some effort and produces heat.
Sometimes God polishes us by
using hard times to remove some of the stains of sin in our lives.
That is good because when he is done, we look better than new.
1Pe 4 12
95.
TV Guide: What TV Guide do you use in your house most?
The one that comes in the Newspaper or mail or the one that is
found in the Word: Psa 119:105
96.
TV Remote: Set a
biblical standard for viewing TV. Agree
if this is violated you will switch the channel.
Let the kids have the remote. If they don’t switch the channel
when the scripture is violated. Someone else gets the remote.
They must tell what standard of God is being violated.
PHI 4:8
97.
Vacuum Secret
sins. Usually children want to just vacuum the center of the carpet
and not the edges or under things. That
will show a big buildup after a time.
That is like the secret sins in our lives. Eventually it will show up and have to be dealt with.
Psa 90:8
98.
Visitors: Waiting
for company. Tell the story of 5 wise and 5 foolish virgins from Math
25:1-13. Since WE do not know
when Jesus is coming we must be always watching: MAT 25:13
99.
Water bottle 2. When
we don’t drink we get really thirsty and are in danger of getting sick.
When we don’t read our Bible or pray we are in danger of getting
sick too. We end up
doing things we should not do. 1Th
5:19
100.
Water Bottle. It is
important to keep our bodies filled with water or we will get dehydrated
and sick. We must constantly
take in water even when we do not feel thirsty.
If you wait until you feel thirsty you are already getting weakened
by dehydration. The same is
true in our spiritual bodies. We
must keep spiritually hydrated….with Jesus.
We do that by prayer and meditation
Psa 119:11 & 1Th 5:17
101. Auto Windshield wipers:
Windshield wipers on a car don’t really do much…until you need
them. A sudden storm makes an overlooked item on our car very
important. Obedience to our
parents or the Lord in small things seems unnecessary until there is a
storm in life, then we need everything to be working perfectly.
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