As a young =
seminarian, I was gaining experience by teaching children in the =
church. I asked the youngsters about their favorite Bible stories. =
**One said she =
liked where Jesus preached while riding a horse. I had to admit I =
didn’t recall that event, so asked her to tell me the story. She =
said her family was memorizing the beatitudes and that Jesus had spoken =
these blessings when He gave His sermon on the =
mount.
**A lad said =
he liked the story about the boy who loafs and =
fishes.
**A girl said =
she’d learned about Smokey the Bear in kindergarten but wanted the =
Bible story about Gladly the cross-eyed bear she’d heard about in =
a hymn.
**Another =
wondered what Joshua had said to make his son to stand still and actually obey =
him.
**Finally one asked a serious =
question about God and birthdays. I asked how old he was and he =
replied he was “6”. I asked everyone how old they =
thought GOD was. Every hand went up and together they shouted, =
“1”. Evidently on a previous Sunday the lesson =
was taught that "the Lord thy God is One." =
Think I have some good sermon topics for the month . . . =
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Dr Bob Griffin =
[email protected] =
www.grif.net
"Jesus =
Knows Me, This I Love!"