Children—Josh Costron
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Good morning.
How are you guys? Good.
Good all right, so we're gonna start this morning by singing a few hymns so uh First off, I would uh just ask that umm, if somebody could start the hymns for me I'm, I'm not that great at that, so I'd appreciate it umm and so does any young boy or girl umm is there anybody else out here who maybe wants to sit up front? I don't see anybody, but if you're uh hiding, uh be brave and come up. We'd love to have you up, up front here so.
Does any young child have a have a song to sing this morning, Jude?
What number?
Jesus name Jesus loves me OK.
40 #40.
He is strong, yeah. He's a lot of things. Yeah. I love me by 5 million. You have no messages, plot vibes. Love me so.
Love me, it is really nice and I have been saved to them all that you are in the middle of a whole bunch of Gray Pines. And that's not a very cold time of coming to him. Yeah, that's a big problem, philosophy.
Yeah, you didn't have one, maybe.
Yeah, let's see. But lovely, lovely love life and all of our help me so I don't know.
She had loved me, so I'm glad that I didn't get right through the 81 way to hold me And and thyme Thye's snake from and Reagan Horn. Yeah. I haven't seen you, but, well, yeah, let's see. I love me. You know, I don't know. Maybe it's like it's like a city.
Life like a hotel to be so I'm going to be able to do.
She does love me love me and I love all the way like everything that you know from his shining on some time he knew about a while to be treasurer arrived at my Yeah it makes his life Well, it's amazing. Yeah, it's a lot of meaning. Yeah, that's maybe well that's well that's really lovely motel help me so.
Geez, like loved me. He will stay close to me all the way.
If I trust him to arrive by, he will take thee O1 Time. You are not messaging. Yeah.
Lungs make me, Yeah. Let's see if he did something like.
I'm fine and will help me so.
OK. Anybody else have us on?
26.
Yeah, we'll, uh, we'll sing. How about let's sing the first and last verse of 26?
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OK.
Let's take away sing fronting these plus at 1000 alike ever like begin.
And I do not focus on your grandstands and and and die and then and shake and shake, And thus by the sun, by right, Chester must live in the sledge of the flesh and the flesh and the flesh and the flesh. Lord love, love, love, love.
It's a good hymn. Who are we to look to? Who is this Speaking of? The Lord Jesus? That's right. You know the Bible says look unto me and be saved.
That's important. We need to look to the Lord and I like what one person said once he says one look to Jesus saves the soul. Every after look is the power of Christian living. So once we look to the Lord once and we ask him to save our souls, we can continue to look to him.
For our life. And he will help us, won't he? OK. Does anybody else have another him that we can see?
Eva, would you like to offer him?
Or anybody else. Doesn't have to be a a kid 4747.
Umm, like the stars of the morning.
Is right around the corner, they shall shine in his good day right down for his crowns and look under he look after the gems for his Kingdom.
Umm.
Right and forehead and brown.
Like the stars of the morning.
Is right around the morning they shall shine.
It right down for him and Crown.
Do you guys have, uh, him that you want to sing?
Why doesn't be OK? Which one? Why doesn't be OK? Why does the ocean is that one on here? We can sing it.
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Well, I have a day of.
I have done that in the past.
Friendly first thing, it is my credit card.
I thought no one were digging in the landlord's child without getting together.
Alarming. It's like it's just me because I have to get it. Well, I'm pretty just.
All right, let's sing one more and then we'll see if anybody has a verse they'd like to share this morning.
The Bible. We can sing that, sure.
Cheesecake Factory.
His life he gave my soul to take the help of being.
OK, does anybody have a verse, a memory verse this morning? Oh, look at this.
She like to save for us.
1910 the fellow man came on. Lucy going to say that which is June 1910. Well done.
1910 the Son of God has come to seek him to say that which is after 1910. All right, thank you Jack, you have a verse. The Son of man that has to seek and to save that which was lost. Luke 19 and 10.
All done.
The Son of Man has come to seek and to say that which is life with 19 and 10. Do you, do you have a verse for us? No, that's OK, Jude.
You want her to go 1St and she doesn't want to say hers.
But do you do you want to say yours? You want to try it? No, that's OK. All right. Well done. All right.
So.
We're going to pray, OK, So let's close our eyes and then, uh, we'll talk about a few things here this morning. All right, the God and Father, we, uh, thank you this morning for, uh, this little time, uh, with the kids and, uh, we look to the E and I'll see that they'll help, uh, the speaker and, uh, pray that that which is spoken is clear and, and easy for the kids to understand. We pray for blessing on thy word.
We thank the UH most of all for the gift of thy beloved Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, who came into the world to seek and to save that which was lost, as we've been reminded here this morning. And we thank thee for thy heart of love, for sending my Son into this world to die on the cross so that sinners could be saved. So we ask for blessing this morning. We do so in the name of our Lord Jesus, giving thanks, Amen.
OK.
I'm going to need, uh, your help this morning, OK? I might ask you guys a few questions and if you don't know them, that's OK. Umm.
And I might even, I might need your help because, uh, I, I need you to write out a few things for me, OK. And, uh, I'd like to, uh, maybe introduce what I want to talk about by one verse here this morning. So I'm just gonna open my Bible here.
OK.
So it's in Judges chapter 13.
Judges 13.
And, uh, we'll read from verse 17.
Judges 13, verse 17.
And Manoa said unto the Angel of the Lord, What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass, we may do the honor? And the Angel of the Lord said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret? I'd like to read that last word. The the margin says wonderful. And I checked, uh, another translation and and it says wonderful there so.
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It should read Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is wonderful. It is wonderful.
You know.
Uh, number of years ago, I was, uh, listening to a meeting, uh, on tape, which pretty much don't exist anymore. Uh, and, uh, everything's done on CD's now, right? MP threes and so on. But nevertheless, I was listening to this meeting and it was, uh, Clarence lending. Now, you young kids wouldn't know who Mr. Lundeen was. You're too young. And he's with the Lord now. But there's some here that I'm sure.
I know, uh, remember Brother Landine and, uh, I never met him, but I listened to a lot of his ministry and I found it very helpful. And I remember he was, uh, uh, before he, umm, uh, went into his address and talked to the Christians there in that room, He, uh, called out, uh, I believe it was his nephew. I can't really remember. And uh, I'd be interested to know if there's anybody here that actually sat in that meeting.
Umm, but he called up this young man and he brought him up to the front and, uh, and he says, I, I have something and I think he pulled it out of his Bible or his Bible case. And he opened up a big piece of paper and he asked this young man to read what was on this paper. And you know what he did?
He listed off name after name, title after title of the God of the Bible.
His name is wonderful.
Sorry for me to uh.
Stand up here and, uh, speak about the Lord without.
Getting a little emotion when I consider.
How wonderful our God is.
And you know the God that we want to talk to you about this morning.
This is the God of the universe, the one who created all things.
There's none like him.
He is wonderful, his name is wonderful, and so as this young man.
Began to list off all these names and titles.
Mr. Lundin had to stop him, so that's enough.
And he said that this was something that was given to him by this young man when he was, I think, a child.
You know, I would encourage you, young children and all of us to go through your Bible.
And write down all the names of God.
And I believe we will get a fresh.
Perspective and appreciation for who our God really is. Well.
There is a a verse in Proverbs that says a good name.
It's better to be chosen than great riches.
There is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
And So what I'd like to do this morning, maybe with your help, before I kind of go into what I want to talk about, the verse that is particularly on my heart is I'd like to maybe ask you young children and I, I realize this is a children's meeting, but I'm going to ask the help of the older ones too. If if you could just.
Give me some of the names that the Bible speaks of about the Lord, that speak of the Lord. And so, Eva, would you like to come up and write a few of them down for me? Would that be all right?
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OK, so why don't you write the first one down? Let's make a list of our own this morning. Wonderful, Can you write down? Wonderful. Let's. You can make it nice and big. Here's an eraser if you need one.
Right. Wonderful.
And does anybody else can anybody else think of?
The names of God? Anybody else, Jack?
No. Well, Peter is in the Bible, but that's not a name of God.
Names. Titles.
The rock. That's a good one. Let's write the rock down. Eva, can you write rock? The rock? Anybody else?
That's right.
Anybody else? How about lights?
Is he called light? I think he's called light. And you put light up there, Eva. Yeah.
Lights everybody else.
Jesus, the name we know and love so much. Jesus.
The word Savior, the word and I'll help you. Here they come.
Jesus Savior.
The word.
Can you write down father? Anybody else? Counselor. Counselor. Very good.
Counselor.
There's many more. We don't have to exhaust the lid. We won't exhaust them.
Prince of Peace, Prince of Peace, maybe let's get a couple more and then we'll, uh.
We'll be here all day, but, uh.
How should I?
Would you, would you like to come and spell that for me?
Uh boy.
The Almighty.
I am. I am.
SPE A/C E.
The Almighty, all right.
Well, those are just a few names.
Of our God.
And, uh, so this young boy who spent the time and invested the energy to write out a big sheet of paper and you know what? He filled it with all the names of our God. And I would again encourage you guys that if you go through your Bible to make a list and I think you'd be pleasantly surprised. Well, I think, uh, many of you probably know what versus kind of on my heart.
Uh, and uh, this one in Judges 13 leads right into it. I'm just gonna put this up here.
Isaiah Chapter 9.
Isaiah 9.
Isaiah 9, verse 6.
This is a verse we all know very well.
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called. Wonderful Counselor, the mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace.
You notice we've, uh, got some of those names up here, don't we?
Prince of Peace, Father.
And I was thinking a little bit about this, you know?
People know us by our name and.
Once they get to know you a little bit when you say Ava.
Or Landon? Is your name Landon? Is that right?
Once they get to know you a little bit, they form an impression in their mind. That means that they get an idea as to what type of of a person you are.
Right. And, uh, you know, when you go through the Bible, I believe that's why there are so many names and titles given to God because it magnifies the glory and the character of his person and.
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You know, he is indeed wonderful. I've already spoken about that when you think of the infinite person of God.
The glories of this person who we know and who children we trust, you know, And if you don't know, it's our desire this morning that you come to know this God, this one whom, uh, we speak of this morning. So his name is wonderful. And we could write his name on ten of these boards and probably not, uh, not fit them all. His name is wonderful.
But it also says his name is counselor. What's a counselor? Anybody know what it's a big word I think for a for a young child. But what is a counselor? What does a counselor do anybody know?
Any idea what? What do you think?
Not too sure. Well, counselor is one that gives direction. They give you advice, they guide you, they help you out.
You know, you kids who are growing up, you'll, if you go to public school, sometimes they have a guidance counselor. So what they're, they're called and you can go and see them and they can help you out perhaps with some of your issues or you need to kind of figure out how to, uh, what you need to do or what you want to do. Umm, maybe after school, umm, when you graduate, while they might be there to give you some advice.
Well.
Is there anybody better than the Lord? Is there anybody who knows more than the Lord? Where is the best advice, who knows all about our lives and who knows everything about us and has a path for us and wants us to walk in that path? Who is this? Is it the Lord? It's the Lord. He's the one that can give perfect advice.
He's the one that can counsel us and guide us and direct us in life. You know, he wants to. He wants to.
And even as a young child, God cares about what is on your heart. Did you know that this person that is so wonderful and huge and infinite, He cares about you?
Cares about all of us.
Indeed is our counselor and you know, a lot of times we tend to want to go to other people and I realize that I value the council that I get from my older brother and I really do. You know, the Bible says that in the multitude of counselors, there's safety. So God has given us each other and and we ought to be thankful for that, but the ultimate person that we need to go to.
And the first person we should go to is the Lord.
He cares about you. I want you to understand this this morning and he wants to guide and direct you in your life.
He wants you to know him.
So he is wonderful, He is our counselor, but He is the mighty God. What do you think of when you think of the mighty God?
Jack, what do you think, Bud, when you think of somebody as mighty, what is that? What is your first impression? What do you think of when you think of something mighty? Strong?
You know, it says in the Bible that the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things which are made, even His eternal power and Godhead. So when you look out of this window, these windows, or you go outside today and you see the sun and you see the birds, and you see the grass and the trees.
And you see one another. We are fearfully and wonderfully made.
Does that not tell us of the power of our God?
What do you think?
I think it does. Hey, you think so, Landon? Yeah.
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God, who made the world and all things therein, seeing He is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands, neither is worshipped with with men's hands, as though he needed anything.
Our God is huge and powerful and he is the one that created all things by the word of his power. For by Him we're all things created in heaven and in earth, where the whether they be Thrones or dominions or principalities or powers, all things were created by Him and for Him, and He is before all things and by Him all things subsist.
I think our brother Bruce here read a verse last night that in the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God.
And he is the one that created all things by him were all things made without him was not anything made that was made and in him his life. So you're right Jack, when we think of God, he is all powerful.
Think about it for a minute kids, This is the God that wants to know you.
And we trust that you want to know Him this morning. There is nobody that is more powerful and more great and supreme than God.
But you know, I think of that verse also in Romans, it says when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. Did you know that we don't have any strength? And if we don't have any strength, wouldn't it make sense that we go to somebody who has strength?
Who is that?
So Lord, the Lord is mighty to save, you know, in our sins.
When we're lost and guilty in our sins, we have no power to deal with our sins. We need somebody else to deal with our sins. That person is the Lord Jesus Christ. He's the only one that is powerful enough and able enough to take away our sins because of what He has done on the cross. He went there and He died for our sins. He shed His precious blood, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin.
So he is wonderful counselor, the mighty God, the everlasting Father. Now let's keep this simple here. You know another translation says the Father of eternity or the Father of ages.
All I want to say on this is that God is eternal. You know what that means?
Everybody know what the eternal means. Might be your heart, the hard word for kids. I I understand, you know.
Think of this if you can think of something as far back as your mind can go. He was. Do you know that?
In the beginning.
God before anything was, He was.
In the beginning was the Word. So if I if my mind can go back as far as my mind can go, God always was. He doesn't have a beginning and he doesn't have an end. This is the everlasting Father, the Lord Jesus Christ.
He is eternal. Our God is an eternal being.
And then, finally, the Prince of Peace.
Why do you suppose he is the Prince of Peace?
He is the Lord. That's right. Do we need peace in our life? We do. Why do we need peace? Why do you think, Landon? Why do you think we need peace?
Does anybody know?
Did You Know?
That in the Old Testament, I forget which prophet exactly, but he says there is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.
You know the wicked are those who are lost in their sins. And you know what? We were born in sin and shaping in iniquity. We came into this world and we were lost.
And the Lord Jesus Christ is the Prince of Peace, because we need peace with God. And you know, you know what? You and I can't make peace with God.
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Because peace has been made, and God offers that peace. The Lord Jesus says, My peace, give I unto you. He wants to give us His peace, not only for eternity, but for life. And you know what I think of that verse It says, And having made peace by what? By what? The blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself.
The Lord Jesus has made peace. He went to the cross, He shed his precious blood, and that blood is good enough to wash your sins away if you come to the Lord Jesus this morning. If you don't know him, I want to read another verse.
So we might say we've already alluded to it and touched on it, but I want to emphasize this.
Who is so wonderful?
Who is the counselor of our life? God.
Who is the mighty God and the everlasting Father? Who is strong and powerful, who made all things, Who was before any time ever began? Who is the one that can make peace in our life, for kids, for boys and girls, for older ones too, because we all need peace. Who is this person?
Jesus, thank you. Let's read a verse in Matthew chapter one.
Matthews Gospel, chapter one, verse 21.
And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins.
You know, this is the name that we probably know the best.
Rightfully so, the Lord Jesus Christ.
You know that verse that we read in Isaiah 9 says, For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given.
Who is this? It's Jesus, you know, that's the name he took when he came into this world. A child was born. God came in flesh and dwelt among us.
The apostle could say, And we beheld his glory.
But who gave his son?
Who gave his son?
Says the Father sent the Son to be the savior of the world. Does anybody know John 316?
I'm sure your kids do.
Welcome to images only begun them.
Whosoever does, whosoever believe of him, him should not perish, but have, but have everlasting life. John 316.
Probably one of the most famous verses in all of the Bible. John 316.
God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son and kids. This is the person that we've been speaking about this morning.
Think about it for a moment, and I know it seems like a silly question, but have you ever just stopped as a kid or even me as an adult and thought about who God is? You know, we talked about a lot about the Lord. Well, you say, well, Uncle Josh, yeah. I, I mean, what do you mean? We, you know, we come to meeting and, and we hear about the Lord and we, uh, we're going to remember the Lord Jesus this morning and his death and, umm, and umm, you know, I, I go to Sunday school and I hear about the Lord and mom and dad speak about the Lord. So yeah, of course. I mean, I.
I thought about the Lord, but have you really stopped? Have we just stopped?
And pondered God.
It'll take your breath away.
And this is the God.
That wants to know you and the Lord Jesus loves you.
And he says, Suffer the little children to come unto me, for such is the Kingdom of God.
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The Lord Jesus cares about your young hearts and He thinks about you every day, every moment, and He wants you to get saved. And if you're not saved this morning, it's easy. All you need to do is tell the Lord Jesus that you're a Sinner and that you want to be saved and that you want to go to heaven and He'll save you. You need to have repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
All right, let's close by singing one more hymn. Does anybody have a hymn?
#5.
He called me how to watch and pray.
And give him every day.
I can be happy. I can be happy.
When she comes upon my extensions of the expenses of the way he searched for.
All right, let's just close our eyes and, uh, let's pray. Do you have a question first? What's that?
Jesus bids us shine. OK, would it be OK to sing one verse of Jesus bids of shine? Let's do that.
Why does it go?
Early in the night and to swallow of God and so on being much time.
You and your small father.
And God and mind, all right.
Let's close our eyes and let's just pray. Our God and Father, we thank Thee for a little time over Thy word. Think of Thy glory, how infinite Thou art, how great Thou art. And Lord, we just marvel at Thy beauty and the person of Thyself. And we thank Thee that Thou has revealed Thyself and the person of Thy Son, the Lord Jesus, that we might know Thee, the only true God.
And we just would pray that they'll reach into the Lil little hearts here this morning and we pray that they'll capture their hearts, cause them to look to the Lord Jesus and faith and receive salvation, the gift of God, which is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. And we ask thee that they'll help us now as we would continue on throughout the day we committed into thy care. And we ask this for Thanksgiving, the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, and for his glory, Amen.