"Speaking With Signs" is a unique series of six object lessons for children during the Lenten season... making worship more meaningful for them (and for adults). Each lesson brings them a story from scripture by focusing upon a symbol related to the Easter story. Lessons are based on texts from Matthew and John.
Objects include:
- a lantern
- a rope
- a crown of thorns
- dice and a robe
- a stepladder and sponge
- a spear
- a picture of an empty tomb
Wesley T. Runk is the founder and president of CSS Publishing Company. He continues to serve the ECLA as an...

Here at last is the comprehensive collection you've been searching for to minister effectively to your children during worship. Drawn from every book of the New Testament, The Giant Book Of Children's Sermons -- Matthew To Revelation contains five full years worth of material you can share with your young disciples. Each of the 260 talks teach children God's Word through the use of common objects that illustrate an important concept in the scriptures. The messages come from Wesley Runk, a pastor and master communicator with kids who has written over 30 best-selling collections of children's...

This complete set of Christmas Eve resources (including a pair of children's sermons) provides everything you need to create a special worship experience that your congregation will remember long after the holiday decorations have been stored away. A Christmas Gift contemplates Christmas Eve's mixture of madness and magic through a creative weaving together of carols, prayers, scripture readings, and several brief meditations. By highlighting some of the diverse moments, memories, and traditions that contribute to the gift of Christmas, this worship service evokes the powerful mystery and...

Create an interactive atmosphere where maximum learning takes place with this collection of 52 easy-to-use children's lessons for the entire church year. Based on Gospel texts (mostly from Luke), Runk's messages use a conversational tone and easily obtained items such as a pen or a light bulb to help young people understand their growing relationship with God. Each lesson features simple delivery that helps establish a rapport with the children (Good morning, boys and girls Have you ever...), clear directions that indicate when to let the children answer, and familiar objects like a...

Children love stories. (So do their parents.) The Sunday morning worship hour is a perfect time to take five minutes to gather the children and share a story with them. When the youngest in the congregation understand what is being shared, all who are older will as well.
These fifty object lessons are based on gospel texts. Many but not all are from the gospel of Luke, including familiar parables of Jesus such as the prodigal son and the good Samaritan. Each story makes use of a familiar household object, such as a paper bag, a candle, some construction paper, or a balloon, in order to...

"Good morning boys and girls. How would you like to use your imaginations and visit some of the places that Jesus visited during the last week of his life? If you look closely, you will see, with my help, the streets, the palaces, the gardens, the dining room, the church and even the place where Jesus died and was buried."
-- from the lesson "The Temple"
"Jesus, The Servant King "offers six object lessons for Lent. Each lesson focuses on a place where Jesus visited during the critical final week of his life. Each lesson includes a drawing, which you may use to show children while...