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Sermons 4 Kids Sermon of the Week
"Just Do It"
Proper 12 (17) ~ July 25,2010
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The Sermon of the Week
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TITLE: Just Do It!
THEME: Don't talk about prayer -- just do it! Proper 12 (17) Yr. C
OBJECT: Anything with the Nike logo on it. If you don't have anything, you can easily create your own.
SCRIPTURE: "So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. Luke 11:9-10
What do you think of when you see this symbol? Right! You think of Nike. As you know, Nike is one of the world's leading manufacturers of sport's equipment. At one time, they were just known as a running shoe company, but now they make sports equipment for just about every sport you can imagine. Probably just about everyone in the world would recognize this Nike symbol.
Whenever we think of Nike, we also think of their slogan, "Just Do It!" What does that mean? Well, since Nike is in the business of making sports equipment, it means that when it comes to sports, don't talk about it -- just do it! Don't just talk about running, go out and run. Don't just talk about basketball, go out and play the game. Don't just talk about...well, I think you get the idea.
One day Jesus was with his disciples and they asked him to teach them how to pray. Jesus didn't say, "Well, first you get down on your knees, like this; then you fold your hands like this; then you close your eyes; and then you start to pray. After giving them an sample prayer, he said to them, "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened." In other words, Jesus told his disciples that the most important rule of prayer is -- "Just Do It!"
When we come to church, we talk a lot about prayer, don't we? When someone is sick, we say, "We need to pray for the sick." When someone is having financial problems, we say, "We need to pray for the poor." When there is war in the world, we say, "We need to pray for peace." We talk a lot about prayer, but what we really need is to "Just Do It!" In fact, I think we should stop talking about it right now -- and "Just Do It!"
Dear Father, we ask you to heal those who are sick, we ask you to provide food for those who are hungry, we ask you to bring peace where there is war. We ask these things because you are the one who gives us every good gift, and you have told us that everyone who asks receives. Amen.
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COLORING PAGE: "God Hears Prayers"
CROSSWORD PUZZLE (PDF) (HTML)
DECODER PUZZLE (PDF) (HTML)
WORD SEARCH PUZZLE (PDF) (HTML)
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Sermon Links
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A PRINT FRIENDLY VERSION OF THIS SERMON: "Just Do It"
AN ALTERNATIVE SERMON BASED ON LUKE 11:1-13: "Knock, Knock, Who's There?"
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