A BOOK AND A CD? (CC)
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JANUARY 7, 2016
CHILDREN'S MESSAGE (CC)
ZION EV. LUTHERAN (WELS)
TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA
GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY!
[GOOD MORNING PASTOR]
HOW IS
EVERYBODY TODAY?
[GOOD]
GREAT! TWO THINGS IN THIS
MORNING'S PURPLE BAG.
ONE OLD. ONE NEW. AND
THEY'RE BOTH SOME OF
MY FAVORITE THINGS.
ANYBODY HAVE A GUESS?
ANYBODY WANNA LOOK?
[HANDS GO UP]
OKAY. LET'S LET ELIZABETH.
[ELIZABETH TAKES THE
PURPLE BAG AND
EXPLORES ITS CONTENTS]
WHAT IS IT ELIZABETH?
[IT'S A BOOK] IT'S A BOOK!
PASTOR LIKES BOOKS.
THIS IS AN OLD ONE. ONE
THOUSAND SILLY SANDWICHES.
[PASTOR NODDING HEAD
AND LAUGHTER]
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS,
ELIZABETH?
I KNOW
THEY'RE BECOMING OBSOLETE.
YOU KNOW OBSOLETE?
[HOLDS CD IN HAND]
IT'S A CD ... MUSIC THAT
COMES ON A LITTLE DISC.
YOU KNOW WHAT A CD IS ...
RIGHT?
THIS IS NEW.
NEW BROADWAY SHOW.
HAMILTON. FOR THE GUY
WHO'S ON OUR MONEY.
YOU SHOULD WANT TO KNOW THIS.
SO IT'S REALLY INTERESTING
THAT PASTOR LIKES BOTH OF
THESE THINGS.
PASTOR LIKES THIS OLD BOOK
BECAUSE WHAT MAKES IT FUNNY
IS ... IT HAS FLIP PAGES
IN IT.
SO YOU CAN MAKE ALL KINDS OF
DIFFERENT SANDWICHES.
OKAY, SO YOU CAN MAKE A
RANDOM SANDWICH.
OKAY!
THIS ONE IT IS ... IT HAS
TOMATOES AND TAR ...
BROCCOLI AND BEDBUGS, AND
MARSHMALLOWS AND MUD.
[PASTOR SHOWS PICTURES IN
BOOK TO CHILDREN]
AHA! SEE, SILLY SANDWICHES.
SO WHEN YOU NEED A LAUGH
YOU COME OVER TO THIS BOOK
AND YOU OPEN IT UP AND
YOU HAVE A SILLY SANDWICH.
IT HELPS YOU.
AND THIS CD ISN'T GOING TO
DO ANYTHING UNLESS I LISTEN
TO IT, SO I KNOW WHAT THE
MUSIC SOUNDS LIKE.
SO WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO
WITH JESUS?
THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE
WHO SAY THEY LIKE JESUS.
THAT JESUS IS ONE OF THEIR
FAVORITE THINGS.
BUT UNLESS THEY LISTEN TO
JESUS,
AND SPEND TIME WITH JESUS
AND READ ABOUT HIM,
THEY'RE NEVER GOING TO FULLY
EXPERIENCE
EVERYTHING THAT GOD WANTS
FROM US
IN OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH
JESUS. BECAUSE
HE'S OUR SAVIOR. HE'S OUR
LORD. HE'S THE ONE
WHO LOVES US THROUGH OUR DEATH
AND INTO ETERNITY. AND TODAY
WE WANT TO REMIND OURSELVES
JUST LIKE GOD TOLD THE
DISCIPLES THAT WERE WITH
JESUS ON THE MOUNT OF
TRANSFIGURATION
THAT WE NEED TO LISTEN TO
HIM. IN OUR LIFE, WE NEED TO
HEAR CHRIST'S WORDS; WE NEED
TO READ ABOUT HIM
AND EVERYTHING THAT HE'S DONE
SO WE CAN BE REMINDED
OF ALL THE BLESSINGS THAT ARE
OURS EACH AND EVERY DAY
BECAUSE OF JESUS CHRIST.
OKAY?
SO WHO YOU GONNA LISTEN
TO? [JESUS] THERE YOU GO!
RIGHT ANSWER! YOU GUYS CAN
GO BACK TO YOUR MOMS AND DADS
AND WE'LL JOIN TOGETHER IN
OUR HYMN-OF-THE-DAY: HYMN 97.