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John B. Jamison served as a pastor of United Methodist churches in Illinois for over twenty years. He holds a Master of Divinity from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary as well as a Masters and a Ph.D. in Education. John spent extended time studying in the Holy Land and uses that experience as a source for his sermons and children's sermons. John has written for radio and television, has authored three novels, and is an award-winning children’s book author. When he is not writing, John enjoys painting, gardening, playing the guitar, and spending time with his wife Patricia, their adult daughter, Tricia, and two grandchildren, Ben and Emily.
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John Jamison
Object: The object for this message is an activity for your children. The goal is to help the children move around so they are sitting in order by age, the oldest at one end and the youngest at the other end.
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Hello, everyone! (Let them respond.) Are you ready for our story today? (Let them respond.) Excellent! To get started, there is something I need you to do to help me tell the story. Will you help me with that? (Let them respond.) Great! I need you to move around so the oldest person sitting at one end and the youngest is at the other end. (Help the children sit in order of their ages.)
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Hello, everyone! (Let them respond.) Are you ready for our story today? (Let them respond.) Excellent! To get started, there is something I need you to do to help me tell the story. Will you help me with that? (Let them respond.) Great! I need you to move around so the oldest person sitting at one end and the youngest is at the other end. (Help the children sit in order of their ages.)
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This lectionary-based Children Sermon Service or CSSPlus is a subscription service that provides a new children's sermon every week (based on the Gospel Reading of the lectionary).Besides the new material, there are 15 to 20 additional timeless children's sermons and children's activities in the archive for each Sunday of the lectionary calendar.
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