Children—M. Sorensen
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Good morning. All right, so first thing this morning, we just want to open with the word of prayer.
Our God and our Father, we're just so thankful to be here today. Lord, we just pray today that while we're here reading your word, that there would be a message for the children. And Lord, more than anything today, we pray that if there's someone here that doesn't know you as their Savior, that today would be the day that they accept you. We just pray that you'd bless and pray that you'd work today and bless the meaning to follow. And you can pray these things, Amen.
OK, so the songs that we're going to be singing today, if you go to the very, I think it's the second to the last page of the books.
In the appendix there, that's where we're going to be. This, that song list is what we're going to be singing from. So you can pick from that list.
Does everybody have hymn books or is able to share? Is everybody good? So Eugene swore he's going to help me with singing today because I can't carry a tune in a bucket with a handle on it.
So that's number one. And for those of you who don't know who I am, I married the beautiful and wonderful Daniela Brimlow. And you might ask how that happened. I tricked her.
So anyway, does anyone have a song to start out this morning?
Let's start with number six.
Number six.
I sang out the door.
My voice.
And every voice in the right voice and will open, open.
#18 Thank you.
This I know.
Yes, she's also.
Yeah, she's also me.
Yes, she's also.
Watch me wherever I like. Yeah, she's lost me.
Yeah, she's like me.
Yeah, she's not so sweet.
The light goes down to me so.
He will stay close beside me all the way.
If I trust him, should I die, he will make me hold on our eyes.
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Yes, she's also speaking.
Yes, she's lost, loves me.
Thank you. That's one of my favorite songs and it's a song that in our in our assembly in Vancouver, we sing every single Sunday and it's so important. Why is it so important?
Does anybody know why it's so important to remember that Jesus loves you?
I know that Jesus loves me. Do you know that Jesus loves you?
Good, All right. Does anyone have another song?
32 Thank you.
When he coming, when he coming to make up his shoes, all the shoes.
His love and get his own like the stars of the morning.
His life brown and the morning the face will shine.
All the bright ones is a badism, like the size of the morning.
It is right round my glory.
They shall shining bright and swords.
Little children, little children.
True love everything I let you go. Precious shrimp.
And it's all.
Like the size of the boy.
It is right?
And soreness ground.
OK, one of the kids. You guys haven't have a song?
27 #27.
The white man built his house on the rock, Wise and mountains house upon the rock. The wild sand built in South upon the rock, and the rain came down. The rain fell.
The rains came down as the floods came up. The rains came down and the fires came up. The rains came down and the bugs came up, and the house on the rocks and.
Came down and the floods came up. Rain came down and the floods came up. The rains came down and the floods came up. And the house on the sand fell back.
If you build on Christ during the rock, So if you build on Christ, who is the rock? So when you build on Christ who is the rock, you'll be saved when the judgment comes.
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You will be safe when the judgment comes. You will be safe when the judgment comes. You will be safe from the judgment comes if you build on Christ the Rock.
Now that also is a great song. One of my favorite things about that song is I actually what I do for a job is I get to build houses and I've I have built a house on rock and I have seen a house that was built on the sand and it's it didn't turn out so good for the people who built it on the sand. What number?
#20.
Thank you, that was a great song. So before we go any further, I would really love to hear what you guys, what's been your most fun, the fun thing that you've enjoyed the most about camp?
All right, I know that this is some of you might be nervous, but.
Testing.
Making sure this is on tell me.
Going ziplining, yes.
Anybody else?
Go ahead. What's your favorite part about camp?
At the Creek. Oh yeah, I bet the Creek was fun.
The big swing.
You did the big swing zip lining. You guys have more guts than I do. I don't think I try either one of those things.
All right, does anybody else want a chance?
Slip and slide.
I figured that would be a favorite. Is there anybody, anybody, any kids in the audience that would like to say what their favorite part was?
Oh, sorry.
Zip lining? Wow, that's a popular one.
Anybody on this side?
All right, Well, good. I'm glad to hear. Is there anybody that didn't have fun at camp?
That's that's good. OK, we got one.
That makes sense.
That kid. All right, so all right, let's go ahead and sing another song.
#8 All right.
When you was a man of daily.
Praying praise.
No one day God slimmed down in the end of the world.
Yeah.
And some God.
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I'm scared.
Sword and shield to the same.
Wrong.
How many of you guys know the story of Daniel and Weinstein? OK, good. Can you imagine if they had something you could do at camp where you could get into a den of lions? Is there any of you guys that would do that?
You would do that? Well, I wouldn't. I definitely wouldn't. Oh my goodness. There's multiple of you. OK, well, some of us are crazier than others, but I definitely wouldn't.
But it's pretty cool to think that God shut those lions mouths and protected Daniel.
All right, who has another song?
There once was a wild little donkey. Does anyone know what number that is?
28 all right.
Donkey he had to recite to the tree, and Jesus was thinking about him.
He said go and bring him to the beach and when they are brought into Jesus.
Thank God.
That restless donkey.
Once by an obedient tanker.
When Jesus was riding upon him.
He went just up the way down his shirt.
I find some missing freedom made so my love was son of God.
And Jesus is able to make you.
Whatever he wants you to think.
Forgive you and make you happy every.
Thank you. That's a good one.
All right, does anybody have we can do a couple more songs 31 Thank you.
What?
Jesus.
So that not one star remains nothing but the blood of Jesus.
Oh, gracious and stuff, all that makes me wine at the sun.
No, no.
No, nothing like the.
Jesus.
Jesus. Nothing good that I have done nothing but the blood. Jesus.
All graciousness of the world that makes me wild and so.
No, I know nothing, but she's us.
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This is all my hope and peace, nothing but the blood of Jesus.
Through it all, my righteousness, nothing but the love of Jesus.
OK, So what can wash away my sins?
That's right. Good work. All right, we have time for a couple more. Anybody else have a song?
13 Thank you.
I think for my own.
The maker of singing feel strongly so my whoever is going to love and get her for me.
Why am I going to see your ocean I as I can talk about the.
Lord is where teachers made that and some preachers make.
Everywhere.
I.
All our hands were continuous, meaning that is a preacher speak.
To my life.
Is our chair but often enough snack his hand is where pleasures are so close to the inside of the river of life or same thing.
And.
I feel someone where everything.
Still at my childhood when scared.
Or is my intentions me? That is a preacher's nickname.
Everywhere.
Good job guys, I love seeing you guys get into it and some of the adults too. It's actually kind of fun. So did anybody have another song?
Yes.
Do you know which one?
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All right, Sam wants to sing Jesus loves me again, so we're going to sing it again.
B plus in the sign on the Bible tells me so let's hear me in love. Let me know. But he is strong.
Yes, Jesus loves me.
Yes, Jesus loves me.
You have to sleep. Just want me to swam speak.
The Bible tells me so.
She does something to die. Now let's get too old. And why he will wash away my sin.
The loving souls are coming.
Yes, Jesus loves me. Yes.
Jesus loves me.
Yes.
Me. The Bible tells me so.
Jesus loves me, loves himself when I bury a ring. Adele from his shining O one night in real life she's great. I like.
Yes, Jesus loves me.
Yes, Jesus loves me.
Yes, Jesus loves me.
The Bible tells me so.
Jesus loves me, he will say, will sit inside me all the way.
And I just, And should I die here, I'll take me over my eye.
Yes, please start slow screen.
Yes, Jesus loves me.
Yes, Jesus loves me.
The Bible tells me so.
OK, so we're going to sing one more song and then we're going to move on to our memory verse.
We have one more song.
We got.
#5.
Children.
Children, the sins are all for you and will end the screaming, singing glory.
Glory.
Glory to God.
What brings you to that world of heaven so bright?
Singing Glory.
Glory.
Glory is to God.
'S little Saviour's greatest son and everything love this name.
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So.
I said face and pray before the land saving glory.
Glory.
Glory.
OK, so.
Does anybody remember where the verse is found this morning? Anybody remember the reference?
What was that?
Good job. That's great. All right, so I'm going to read that verse and then we're going to read it together. I'm just going to read the half of the verse that memorized. So first John 3.
1.
Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God.
First, John 31. All right, let's read it together. Behold what manner of love the Father hath be sowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God. First, John 31.
All right, do I have a volunteer to go first? Awesome.
Make sure this is on good.
Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God. First, from three one.
Great job.
Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God first, John 31. Good job.
Beholden of love, the Father hath bestowed upon us that we should be called the sons of God first, John 31.
When he found a Pearl great price when and sold all that he had and bought it Matthew 1546.
You hold up there.
I love the father has to stop that we should be called.
First on three. Good job.
Be hot, but Nana.
I love my father.
Has bestowed upon us.
That we should be clawed.
The sounds of God.
Was done feeling good job.
Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God first. John 31. Great job, hold on.
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Manner of love the Father has bestowed upon us.
That we should be called the sons of God first. John 31. Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed upon us. That we should be called the sons of God first. John 31. Who, when he found one Pearl of great price with all that he had, and bought it. Matthew.
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Behold what manner of love that God has to be stowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God first. John 31. Great job.
Behold, behold them.
What matter of love?
That God has bestened upon us, that we should be called the sons of God.
Verse John 31 Good job.
Behold what manner of love the Father had bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God for strong through one.
What manner of God?
Father.
Has bestowed. Has bestowed.
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Upon us that we should be called, we should be called the sons of God, The sons of God. First John, first John, do you want good job?
Welcome.
Behold, the Mama of God.
The father happy though.
That we should be hard. That sounds like God first, John. Good job.
Behold what manner of love the Father has to be sewed on us, that we should be called the sons of God.
First on three one, great job. Thank you everybody for for saying their verse so clearly.
OK, so.
I'm going to talk for a few minutes.
I had AI was thinking about last night what I would talk about and I was just thinking about.
About.
Children in scripture that were used of God and I specifically thought about a couple of different stories that I really enjoy and.
Each story kind of has a different meaning, so I wanted to talk about it first. But one story, there's a young man that he's called of God.
And he has a work to do, and it's a good work and it's in the Old Testament. But I want you to kind of pay attention as we're going through this because.
Just the fact that God called this young man, God could call you as well and you're never too young for him to use.
So, and then the second story that we're going to go through is about a young man who had something to offer to God and he gave it willingly and.
Each one of us here, no matter how young or how old, we have something that we can offer to God.
And I kind of want to talk about that. And then I'm going to wrap it up with a story about my brother that it's just very, it's very special to me because it's the story about God proving himself to my family. And God wants to prove himself to you even at a very, very young age. And so if you have your Bibles with you this morning, I want you to turn over and we're going to talk about the first person is in.
First Samuel.
Chapter 3.
And all kind, I'm sure you guys have heard this story a couple of times, but I'll kind of refresh your memories before we read. So this story's about Samuel.
And Samuel, he's a pretty special character in the Bible, and he does a pretty big work for God, but this is kind of at the very beginning stages of God using him.
And the thing I love about this story too is, and we're not going to touch much on this, but.
Samuel's mother, Hannah, she, she couldn't have children. And so she asked God and she made a promise to God that if, if he granted her a child, that she would give her child to serve him for the rest of his life. And that's pretty special as a mom to, to give up their child for whatever, whatever God would have them to do. That's a pretty big deal.
And so we kind of know that the the.
Foundation of the story before we get into it, but in this story specifically, what we're going to read is about God calling Samuel. So if you want to start there with me, if you have your Bibles first Samuel chapter 3 and we'll start there in verse one.
Says, And the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli, and the word of the Lord was precious. In those days there was no open vision, and it came to pass at the time when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see.
And the And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple.
Of the Lord where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep.
That the Lord called Samuel.
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And he answered, Here am I.
And he ran to Eli and said, here am I, for thou calls me.
And he said I called not lie down, and he went to lie down.
And the Lord called yet again, and Samuel, Samuel and Samuel arose and went to Eli.
And said, Here am I, for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not my son, lie down again.
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither was the word of the Lord yet revealed to him.
And the Lord called Samuel again the third time, and he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I, for thou didst call me.
And the Eli perceived that the Lord had called the child.
Therefore, Eli said to Samuel.
Go lie down, and it shall be, if he call thee that thou shalt say, Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went to lay down in the in his place. And the Lord came and stood, and called, as he had at other times. Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered.
Speak for thy servant heareth.
Now seeing those very young at this age at this time and and he's being called of the Lord.
And I love this story because he didn't. He hadn't talked to the Lord before. He had never. He didn't understand what what that the Lord would call him.
But he did.
And Eli was using this story too, to tell Samuel to answer the Lord.
And Samuel goes on to do very great things for the Lord. But I want you to kind of focus on the point here that that Samuel.
In this story.
He's maybe not much older than you guys, maybe around the same age.
But he was called by God.
And God used him in years to come, for the rest of his life, to do very, very big things.
But he he starts right here.
And I want to ask you guys the question, are you able and are you willing to listen to the Lord? What are ways now that we can listen to the Lord, what are ways that we can prepare to hear what God has to say to us?
Does anybody have an answer for that?
Any ways that we can prepare?
To listen to the Lord.
To hear his voice.
It's through reading his word.
Be good, be good, yeah?
Children, obey your parents, right?
That's right. That's that's a great way to prepare for listening to the Lord.
You have you have one.
Anybody.
Any other ways that we can prepare to listen to the Lord even while we're young?
We can pray. Thank you. That's that's the best way to listen to the Lord. You can train yourself while you're young that that prayer is so powerful and so important.
Anybody else? Anything?
All right, so now I want you to turn over to.
John, in the New Testament, we're going to talk about this John Chapter 6.
And this is about another boy.
And this boy wasn't necessarily called, but this boy is very important.
Because he was ready and willing to sacrifice something.
John chapter 6 starting in verse one.
Says There after these things Jesus went over to the Sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias, and a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles, which he did on them that were deceased. And Jesus went up, went up into a mountain, and there he sat with the disciples, and the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was 9.
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And when Jesus lifted up his eyes, he saw a great company.
Come with him. And he saith unto Philip, When shall we buy bread, that these may eat?
And this he said to prove him, for he himself knew what he would do. Philip answered him, 200 penny worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.
One of the disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said unto him.
There's a lad.
Here which hath 5 barley loaves and two small fishes.
But what are they among so many? And Jesus said, make the men sit down.
Now there was much grass in the place, so the men sat down and the number about 5000.
And Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given things, he distributed to the disciples.
And to them that were set down, and likewise of the fishes.
As much as they would.
And when they had filled, and when they were filled, he said unto the disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing may be lost. Therefore he gathered together and filled 12 baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.
So this young man is really important here because.
And I was just thinking about this last night.
This young man, he, he had a lunch and I don't know if maybe his his mom helped impact that lunch.
I don't know if he packed it himself.
But he was ready and willing to give that lunch up to see what Jesus would do with it.
He was, he was content and there there may have been other people there that had something to give, maybe even adults that had some lunch that they were, that they had, but they weren't willing to give it to others or to share. But this young man, he was willing to see what Jesus could do with it. He had something to give.
And Jesus used it, and each one of you here today, each one of you, have something that you can give to the Lord.
Everyone of you is so incredibly important and valuable, and you may say that, well, I'm too young.
What can I do but you're not?
In this story, we know that this young man, it doesn't say much more about him, but we just know that he had a lunch.
And Jesus used that. And not only that, he took that lunch. And what did Jesus do with it?
What did he do with it?
Yeah. And so he took this lunch that basically was enough for one person, maybe two people to eat, and he fed 5000 people with it.
And they were all full.
Do you guys know how many 5000 people is?
Well, in here there's probably.
100 and 10120 people maybe? So 5000 people wouldn't fit in this room.
And Jesus fed all of those people.
By blessing that food and doing a miracle. And that boy got to see that miracle because he was willing to give Jesus those loaves and fishes.
And so I want to kind of talk about one one other story. This story is very special to me, but.
My my parents were very young Christians at the time. My older brother was.
He, he had just accepted the Lord in his life and, and he didn't really know a lot about God at this time and, or really much about being a believer. And I don't think that he had grown up at that point. He hadn't memorized Bible verses like you guys have. He didn't really know much of the story.
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But my older brother really, really, really wanted a pair of skates.
You guys know what skates are?
Does anybody have rollerblades? Rollerblades.
Good roller blades are a lot of fun as long as you don't do jumps and stuff with them.
So skates are very similar to rollerblades, but he he didn't have the money to buy skates.
And he really wanted a pair of skates. And so my mom.
She, she told him she's like, well, what we'll do is we'll pray for him and we'll just see what happens. And so my brother would have been maybe, maybe six at the time. And so my mom prayed with him and they prayed for a pair of skates.
And, and maybe you'd say, well, why didn't you just go buy them?
Well, he could, I guess if they, you know, he saved up money and he bought them, but I think that he really wanted to see.
If God would bring him some skates.
And.
So what's very interesting about the stories of my My dad worked as a garbage man at the time, and everybody knows what the garbage man does, right? OK, good. So.
My dad was doing his route in the garbage truck and he came across this this trash can and on top there was there was a box.
And he, for some reason, it looked, you know, like a box. Yeah, big. And he took that box and, and he still doesn't know why he did this, but he took him and he's tossed him in the truck on the front seat and he threw the garbage in the back. And he just went about his day.
And they came home that night. James was so excited my dad was home so he ran out to meet him and on the seat of the truck where some skates.
And the skates were Genesis size.
And they were just exactly what he prayed for.
And that might be a simple story, but for my brother James, that was such a big deal.
Because he prayed and God answered.
And God gave him what he was asking for, and God wants to do the same for you.
He wants you guys. He wants you guys to prove him.
He wants you guys to to be listening for his call.
He wants you to be memorizing those verses.
He wants you to be praying.
It's so it's so important.
That we learn to do these things while we're young.
And maybe today.
Maybe today you, you don't know.
Who it is we're talking about?
Maybe you haven't accepted the Lord in your life, but you would like to know Him.
And if that's the case.
Whether you're young or old, please don't leave here today without accepting Christ.
I want to read a verse here.
Hebrews 11/6.
Says, But without faith it is impossible to please him, for he that cometh to God must believe that he is.
And that He is the rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Just because you're young doesn't mean you can't practice faith.
It doesn't mean you can't ask God for what you would you would like to see him do.
And it may not be the answer that you're looking for every time, but he wants to prove himself to you, even while you're young.
If you're here today and you don't know the Lord as your Savior.
Please don't leave here without talking to someone about Jesus.
And becoming a child of God.
Let's go ahead and close in prayer.
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Our God and our Father, we're just so thankful for your your blessings and we're just so thankful for this time, for the singing and for everything that you've done. Lord, we just pray today that you would continue to bless. We pray that you would bless the breaking of bread to follow this. And we just thank you for this camp and thank you for this time. Pray the Lord again that if there's someone here that has not accepted you.
That today would be the day that they find you.
Thank you again for what you've done and what you're going to do. Your name. We pray these things. Amen.