Children—W. Dear
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And everyone we.
It's great to have everyone here this morning for the Sunday school.
And we would like to sing some songs. Hope everybody has a hymn sheet.
We've got a number of children's songs on the Backpage, but all the songs in this hymn sheet are are good. So which one would you like to sing first? Anybody have a choice here?
Number 42. Thank you, 42.
A little child of seven, or even 3 or 4.
May good to Christ, being all and the Lord all everywhere in my heart, create a favor. I want to rise the sun I draw.
That was such a nice song.
46.
OK, now this song here we generally sing.
In parts, there's a part for the girls where it says Andy calls and he calls all the girls and then there's a part for the boys and that's the next line where it says and he wants all the Bois 2.
And we'll all join in and the rest of the song together. OK? So we like to have the girls sing their part, the boys their part.
And the rest of us will sing.
The rest of the song OK 46.
Glad TITING.
And he calls and he calls all the chick IRL and he wants all the video by a student.
Anybody else have a song?
14 #14.
Have you been to Jesus?
When seeing how are you?
Watching the blood.
All of you.
Are you walking daily by the sand you never decided by you watched in the blood of the planet?
In the Christine by fire, watching the blood of the land.
What are you watching?
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OK. Anybody else?
Maybe you'd like to sing a song that's not on this hymn sheet. We might know it.
Anybody have a song?
That they would like to sing a favorite that's maybe not on the hymn sheet.
Which one?
Would you yield not to temptation? OK, I think most know that one. At least we can sing a verse of it.
You'll not too tempted.
Have a song?
Which one 2929? OK.
Let's sing 29.
These are such nice songs.
And they're all about Jesus. That's what I like. OK, 29.
A ruler once came to Jesus.
It was great Lord again.
To the life of her last name and give you what I'll say getting honest big one and again.
If I'm sleeping.
If I'm straight on your hands, I'd rather question you. Ever get sick? I'm still drinking. Here's my mother's drinking horn again.
Well, I think we have time for one or two more.
Anybody else have a song?
OK.
The wise man, the foolish man. All right, let's think about the wise man. Now we can do actions with that, right?
The wise man, he built his house on the rocks, right?
Is that the way it is?
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You sure about that?
I think I made a mistake, didn't I?
The wise man built his house on the rocks.
I thought it was the rock.
It is the rock. OK All right, Well, let's sing then about the wise man who built his house on the rock. You know, up in Maine some years back, there was a little boy. He was with a Boy Scout group, and they went out on a hike. And this little boy.
Somehow he wandered away out there in the woods from all the rest of the boys.
And he got lost.
He couldn't find his way back.
To the group and of course the others started looking for them. They couldn't find him.
And they become concerned.
Because Steven, he was nowhere to be seen. Where was Stephen? He was out there in those woods.
And the day was wearing on and.
Fred Stevens, mother and father. They were contacted about the fact that Steven.
He had wandered away and he was lost. And, you know, a search party was organized and they started to look for Steven.
And I searched.
For the rest of the afternoon.
And then through the evening.
And they couldn't find him.
He was nowhere to be seen.
So it got dark and they had to give up the search.
And they were so upset because Steven, he wasn't at their house. The mother and the dad, they were so concerned Stephen wasn't sleeping in his own bed like he should have been. Well, you know, at the crack of dawn next day out, they want to win, searching for Steven. And they looked and they looked.
And there were others involved. Many, many were searching.
And then they looked off in the distance.
And there they saw Stephen.
Do you know where he was?
He was perched on top of Big Rock.
There he was.
And.
As they approached Stephen, he just stayed on that rock.
And, you know, that's where he spent the night. And he said he actually went to sleep on that rock.
And when they asked Stephen whether he was afraid, well, he said he wasn't all that much afraid because he said as soon as he realized that he was lost and he couldn't find his way home that night, he said he looked for a big rock and he got up on the rock and he actually went to sleep on that rock that night.
You know, that Rock just gave him a sense of security. It seemed like a good place to be out there. It was a place.
Of security, a place of.
Safety.
Least Steven thought it was and.
Actually, Steven's parents, I guess they were even more concerned than he was about being lost. Well, I just remembered that story in connection with this song about the wise man who built on the rock. Because we know that the Lord Jesus is the rock and all who build their faith on it, Lord Jesus Christ will be safe.
Not only for time, but for eternity, forever. This is one of my favorite songs. So let's do the action, shall we, Boys and girls? You can just put your hem sheets to your side there and we'll start building, shall we? The wise man built his house upon the rock. The wise man built his house upon the rock. The white man, the rain came tumbling down. The rains came down as the floods came up. Rains came down as the floods came up.
The rains came down as the floods came up, and the house on the rock stood firm. The foolish man built his house upon the sand. Foolish man built his house upon the sand. Foolish man built his house upon the sand, and the raised him tumbling down. The rains came down as the floods came up. The race came down, and the floods came up.
The rain standing down and the floods came up, and the House understand well.
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Upon Christ to this rock, so they feel down to Christ to raise the rock. So let's give them a gentleman to Christ. Give it to the rock. It will be second point to the gentleman comes. You will be safe when the judgment comes. You will be safe when the judgment comes.
You will be second point of judgment comes if you have one price of rock.
So how do we act out being safe?
Mr. Nicolette, how do we do that? Just like this, OK.
Place of safety.
In the bosom, is that it? OK, you know, if you want to keep a little baby safe, you hold it close to your.
Chest, it wasn't like this. Your arms around it, it's a place of safety. Well, that's a nice way to act out that OK.
Perhaps we should look to the Lord for His help. So let's just bow our heads and close our eyes while we pray.
Well.
Have something I want to show you there in a minute. But you know, boys and girls.
The other day I was driving through.
Saint Louis.
I guess we were driving home from the skating rink and I noticed how many billboards they're up on the side of the highway as you drive through the city of Saint Louis. Big, huge.
Billboards, big signs and they have lots of lights.
To light up the Billboard so you can read what's on the billboards.
You know, I noticed many of these billboards were advertising.
All kinds of activities many were devoted to gambling casinos.
Others had to do with.
Various kinds of.
TV shows and.
Internet sites and.
And then quite a few had to do with cars and trucks, the latest models.
And these signs were so dazzling. And then there were some that advertised liquor.
But all of a sudden I saw a sign.
And it was just as big as all the rest. And it just had one word on that sign.
Would anybody know what that one word might be? There's two boys that live in Saint Louis.
Yeah, What was it? Jesus, That's right. You know, I just thrilled my soul when I saw that out there amongst all these other signs.
There was the name of Jesus.
And you know people.
Are trying to find happiness in all of these various things that are being advertised.
You know, whether it's cars or trucks or sports, there were signs about sports were gambling or alcohol.
Or Internet sites or whatever. But you know, I saw there that sign that said Jesus.
And I know that Jesus alone is the one who can satisfy boys and girls and older ones too. Do you know the Lord Jesus as your Savior? You know he wants you to put your faith and trust in Him because.
We have an enemy, his name is Satan, and he wants us to go his way. You know, he says lots and lots of pleasures I will give to you today.
But are we going to go his way? You know his weight leads down to the pit.
Otherwise known as Hell or the Lake of Fire.
But Jesus says to you today, come unto me, I will give you rest.
Have you come to Jesus?
You know, at this conference.
I heard about a little boy.
I think he's only four years old.
I just thought about it when we sang that song, that first song about a little boy that's four years old, can enter into heaven through Christ, the open door. You know this little boy, he got on his knees.
During the Gospel meeting.
And he wanted to be sure that he was saved.
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And I believe that He called upon the Lord to save him. And that's all it takes. It's so simple to be saved.
A little boy, a four. You don't even have to be 4, you can be 3.
It's wonderful, isn't it?
You know boys and girls, come to Jesus.
Don't listen to Satan.
Down here you can have your sins forgiven. Up there you can have a home in heaven. You can enjoy the Lord Jesus as your best friend here and now and forever. What a wonderful Savior he is.
His name is Jesus. Well, I hope that sign stays up there. I'm sure there's many that would like to see that sign come down, but I hope it stays right there because Jesus is the answer.
To the problems.
Of this world.
And the biggest problem this world has, and everyone of us has is sin. And Jesus is the solution to the sin problem.
It's wonderful to know the Lord Jesus.
Well.
I'd sure like to see these signs you know we were out in.
Aberdeen this past summer and just outside of.
American Falls, that's near Aberdeen. There's a huge sign up there and it's John 316.
And there's a brother in the assembly who maintains that sign. And there it is. Good news for everyone to see.
And it just rejoices my heart to see.
Something like that out there along the highway well.
What I had in mind, boys and girls, this morning was just to talk a little bit about.
Spots.
Spots.
What do you think about?
When you think about spots, anything come to mind?
Sin very good, you know, in the word of God.
I was just noticing recently many references. Many times we read about spots.
And I believe in most cases it refers to.
Sin sins. That was good, good answer. You know, back in Leviticus 13.
I want to be sure to.
Open up the Bible here. We read about spots and in this chapter.
These spots.
Are on the skin.
Of a poor man.
And you know, these spots are spots of leprosy.
Take the second verse, when a man shall have in the skin of his flesh arising a scab or bright spot.
Bright spot.
And so on. And as we read through this chapter, many times we read about spots and bright white spots.
And it is speaking to us of leprosy.
Now you know leprosy too, is a picture to us of sin.
Now in this conference we read in Jude about.
Spots in the feasts of charity or the Feast of love. You know this world, it has its occasions when perhaps it would like to raise money and help others in various ways, but.
Oftentimes there are practices that are not right, evil practices, simple practices. And we read that they are spots in those feasts of charity. And then two, we read about how that there is the garments that are spotted, spotted by the flesh, which speaks of sin, and they are to be hated. So spots are not good, you know, maybe even at this conference.
Somebody has had a problem.
With a spot under clothes? How about one of the boys or the girls here? Maybe as you were eating your dinner or your supper? Did you find that a little?
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Piece of spaghetti or something made it drop down your shirt.
And.
It doesn't leave a very nice.
Design on that shirt, does it? I mean, it is a spot and you just don't appreciate that spot on your shirt, do you?
And I heard about one lady that apparently had a spot on her dress and she was in the bathroom trying to get that spot out of her dress and she did.
I think maybe it was a yellow spot.
But whether it's a red spot, a yellow spot, or here we read about bright white spots or black spots, you know, spots we don't like. They're not good. I know if I had a spot on my shirt right here, I wouldn't feel very comfortable standing up in front of you.
I wouldn't, and you probably wouldn't be too comfortable sitting there either if you had a spot on your nice white shirt. Well, you know, these spots are something that really make us feel uncomfortable, but.
How terrible it is.
To have spots in the presence of God. Holy God, you know, we don't feel comfortable having spots in the presence of the people around us. But what about a spot of sin?
One spot of sin.
Before a holy God.
Oh how awful. You know, God is of two pure eyes in the behold iniquity, and he cannot allow even one spot.
In heaven, not one, you know. It was one spot.
That put Adam and Eve out of the garden, one spot of sin.
We learned that Adam, he was disobedient, and by one man's disobedience we know that sin came into the world.
And death by sin, but.
If God cannot allow a spot of sin in the Garden of Eden, can he allow a spot?
Of sin in his paradise up there, not one.
What we can do about these spots?
Who do we ask to do that?
God.
And what is his name?
Jesus. That's right. Remember Jesus? That big sign that we talked about?
You know, somebody said Jesus could stand for Jesus. Exactly. Suits us sinners. And it's true. It's wonderful.
That the Lord Jesus Christ, if we ask Him, like he said, to wash away our sins, He will.
And He'll make us.
So white and clean so that not one spot remains, not one. But can we do it on our own?
Now this is where the bag comes in. Boys and girls thinking about what I got in this bag.
OK.
What?
Animal comes to mind.
When we talk about spots.
What kind of an animal comes to mind? OK, yeah.
OK, a lamb. Does a lamb have spots?
What do you think?
Something that runs around out in the jungles.
A Dalmatian. Very good.
He's got lots of spots, doesn't he? Good answer.
Leopard. A leopard. All right, all right. Now, did somebody else have another thought on an animal? What?
A cheetah? Good.
OK, now, a cheetah, a Dalmatian, a leopard, they all have spots, don't they? Well, you know, I brought one of these little creatures with me today. It's not a Dalmatian. It's not a cheetah.
But it's just a little fellow here.
And.
You know, in the Bible.
We read about an animal that talked. Does anybody know what it was that talked? What kind of animal?
Yeah, donkey. That's right, A talking donkey. It's the only animal I know about that talked in the Bible.
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But I have in my hand here an animal that talks.
And if you listen very carefully, you'll hear what he has to say. Now listen, please. You have to strain your ears.
Can you hear that? What's he saying?
Not sure.
This is this boy here.
Do you know what he's saying?
OK, let's tell this boy.
Yeah.
What?
I think his father's losing his voice here. Hey.
Listen carefully.
Nobody knows.
Who's got good ears here?
I'm a leopard. Good. He got it right off all right.
Yeah, he's just trying to tell us I'm a leopard now. This little fellow here, he's got spots. He's so cute.
He's kind of lovable, but the point here is he's still got these spots all over him. And you know, we read over in Jeremiah chapter 13 about a leopard that has spots. And if we just turn over that chapter, we find something here that could be very, very sad news for us because here it tells us something about a leopard in its spots. It says here in verse.
23 and verse.
Chapter 13 of Jeremiah, Jeremiah 13 and 23 says here.
Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard his spots?
Now, how would you answer that?
This question is here can the leopard?
Change his spots. Can you do that?
No, this girl here doesn't think he can. What do you think? No.
OK, we're going to get to that part. OK, the Lord Jesus can. OK, that's good, good answer.
The point here is that truly the leopard here, he cannot change his spots.
By himself.
OK.
The only way it's going to change his spots is if he grows, he gets bigger and then the spots will change, won't they? The spots will just get bigger and bigger and bigger. And that's how it is with boys and girls who.
That have spots of sin, you know, boys and girls that go on and sin. It only gets worse and worse. And it's so sad that we see boys and girls grow up who have never come to Jesus. And the older they get, the higher it is for them to change and earth to come to the Lord Jesus. And it's so sad. And little sins, they become big sins.
What does it tell us in this verse?
It says then may also do good that are accustomed to do evil. In other words, if the leopard could change his spots.
Then.
We could.
Do something about our sins.
We could.
Cleanse our sins, but the leopard cannot change his spots, and so that we cannot do anything about our sins in ourselves.
We cannot cleanse ourselves. It's very simple.
Now.
There's another animal.
That we're going to read about and this animal is.
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A lamb.
You know, over in the Old Testament we read about how that they were to offer lamps morning and at night, and it says very explicitly that the lamb was to be without blemish and without spot.
Now who is the Lamb of God?
Can somebody here tell me who is the Lamb of God? Actually I brought one of these little.
Animals with me.
Here's our little lamb. OK?
Now it may look like he's got spots, but these are actually his eyes.
But who is the Lamb of God?
Can you tell me?
Do you know who the Lamb of God is?
That's right, Jesus, that name we saw on the Billboard. And you know God, it tells us, sent his dear Son into this world.
As the Lamb of God, and he came in here into this world and on the cross.
He died for sinners. He died for you and for me. And there was a soldier that took a spear. We know the story so well, but does it touch our hearts to think how that soldier, because he hated Jesus so very much, he buried that spear right in the side? He pierced the side of Jesus as He hung on the cross, and forthwith came throughout the blood and the water. Well, you know all these lambs in the Old Testament that were to be without spot?
They speak to us of the Lord Jesus, who as the Lamb of God, He offered himself without spot to God.
I'd just like to turn to first Peter.
Chapter one and here it tells us in verse 18, First Peter 118.
You know that you were not redeemed with corruptible things as silver and gold.
And so on verse 19, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.
The Lord Jesus.
It tells us here.
Was as a lamb without blemish and without spot, and for that reason he could die for the spots.
Of all those who would put their faith in Him, their trust in Him. Now, how is it with you boys and girls? Do you still have spots on you?
No. Well.
It tells us very plainly, whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. And I used to have many spots of seeing upon me, but I can recall asking the Lord Jesus to wash my sins away in his precious blood, and he took all those spots away. They're gone. They're gone. And it's so wonderful, you know, in the Song of Solomon we read there about.
The bridegroom and the bridegroom is.
All taken up with the bride.
Or how he loves the bride. You know, he says there is no spot indeed.
And he wants the bride to come with him from the mountain of the leopards.
And you know, it's so wonderful to know that for those who in simple faith call upon the Lord and put their faith, their trust in his blood that was shed there.
We can say there is no spot.
On you, not one.
They're gone. They're gone.
We read over in Ephesians how that the Lord Jesus is coming.
And he's going to present to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing. You know, it just rejoices my heart to know that once I was a Sinner undone.
And justice push in, but now it's been made wider than snow in the precious blood of Jesus so that not one spot remains. So the leopard here, he can't change his spots. He can't remove those spots. But just like he said, the Lord Jesus can. And so I'm so thankful that the Lord Jesus.
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Loved me enough that he would give his life and shed his precious blood.
To take away my spots. Now there's just one other thought, and that is that as Christians.
We are told that we need to keep ourselves unspotted from the world.
And Paul writing to Timothy, he spoke of keeping the commandments or the word of God without spot.
Without rebuke.
You know, sometimes as Christians, we allow the world.
We do things that still are not pleasing to the Lord. Now that doesn't affect our salvation, because once we're saved, we're always saved.
OK.
We don't have to ask them for salvation again, but if we do allow sin, we should ask the Lord.
That he might.
Well, what we should do is confess it to him and tell him that we're sorry for what we did, for the bad word that we said.
Or whatever it might be so that we can enjoy the Lord Jesus.
We can enjoy his companionship and so that we can be a testimony and be useful for him in reaching out to others about us. Because if Christians are spotted by the world, we can't expect to attract to the Lord Jesus Christ. But.
The point here this morning is what I'd like to say, we've got these two, we've got the leopard.
We've got the lamp.
The leopard has spots.
Cannot be.
Taken away by the leopard, but the lamb has come. The lamb is without spot and without blemish.
And that's the Lord Jesus, And He on the cross shed his precious blood to take away the spots.
Of poor, lost sinners, guilty sinners. Well, I hope that each boy and girl here will put their trust in the Lord Jesus.
Call upon him.
Be saved, know it and enjoy it.
There's a little song, we all know it. What can wash away my sins? Why don't we have?
The boys asked the question, the girls give the answer. We'll all sing the chorus. OK, that's one that we all know, right? What can wash away my sins? OK, boys ask the question, girls give the answer, we all sing the chorus.
What can wash away my sins?
I'm going to pray and you know, as we pray, if there's one here that would like to be saved, you can just ask the Lord to save you now as we pray.