Bellwhether Sheep

Spot was almost exactly like the rest of the sheep in her flock.  She liked the same food and the same places to rest.  She liked being fairly close to the other sheep.  She was different in one way:  she was a bit more curious, and a bit braver than the other sheep.

The following is my story and message for Easter Sunday.  I decided to take an approach quite different from my usual Easter messages.

Story  Lydia

Sometimes we face large changes in our life that can be frightening when we can’t see what waits on the other side of that change. 

Story:  The Reluctant Seed

Perry was a pea seed who talked daily with his friends.  There was a legend that they would be buried in the ground and that strange things would happen to them, so strange it was like dieing. Perry said he wouldn’t change, no matter what!

Spring came, and Perry and his friends were planted in the cold ground.  After a few days, one friend after another said, “So long friends, I am changing.”

Here are my preliminary draft of story and message for Mother's Day, Christian Family Sunday, and the story of the disciples from Emmaus.

My sermon for May 1

My sermon for Easter Sunday.  I still need to work on the conclusion.

Here is my sermon for Palm Sunday.

Here is my sermon for April 10.  

Story and Sermon for March 27:  Here is my final draft.

I have not finished my sermon yet -- just bogged down a bit.  Maybe some one can offer a suggestion.  Included are my children's story and start of my sermon.