- Aim:
- To challenge people to be God's beautiful "spiritual building" that brings Him glory
- Theme
- Temple, Presence of God, Jesus, Living Stones, Holy Spirit
- Biblical References:
- Luke 21:5-9, 1Peter 2:4-5, 1Corinthians 3:16, Ephesians 2:21-22
Short Talks
These are scripts for three to five minute All-Age talks. They will typically be used in church services before children and young people leave for their own age group teaching.
They could also be used as a start point for simple addresses on a variety of occasions for example during an All-Age communion service.
New series based on Lectionary readings being added weekly. Search using Lectionary Sunday eg. “Lectionary 12.”
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Learning from our Remembering – Lectionary Year C – Remembrance Sunday – The 3rd Sunday before Advent (Short Talk SHT176)
- Aim:
- To encourage people to remember what happened during the world wars, and to learn from those who put other people's needs first.
- Theme
- Remembrance, Loving others, Sacrifice, Selfishness, Resurrection
- Biblical References:
- Luke 20:27-38
Jesus, You are welcome here – Lectionary Year C – The 4th Sunday before Advent (Short Talk SHT175)
- Aim:
- To encourage people to "welcome" Jesus into their homes
- Theme
- Jesus, Zacchaeus, Welcome
- Biblical References:
- Luke 19:1-10
Pride and Humility – Lectionary Year C – The last Sunday after Trinity (Short Talk SHT174)
- Aim:
- To challenge people to humble themselves before God when they pray, rather than approaching Him with pride, so that they can be in right relationship with Him.
- Theme
- Prayer, Pride, Humility, Justification, Self-Righteousness
- Biblical References:
- Luke 18:9-14
Keep on Praying – Lectionary Year C – The 18th Sunday after Trinity (Short Talk SHT173)
- Aim:
- To encourage people to keep on praying and not to give up, even when the answers to their prayers seem slow in coming.
- Theme
- Prayer, Perseverance, Faith
- Biblical References:
- Luke 18:1-8
Are we thankful? – Lectionary Year C – The 17th Sunday after Trinity (Short Talk SHT172)
- Aim:
- To challenge people to be thankful for every good gift that God gives them.
- Theme
- Thankfulness
- Biblical References:
- Luke 17:11-19, James 1:17
Overcoming the Impossible – Lectionary Year C – The 16th Sunday after Trinity (Short Talk SHT171)
- Aim:
- To teach people that they can overcome the seemingly impossible challenge of following Jesus with even a small amount of faith in Him.
- Theme
- Discipleship, Forgiveness, Faith
- Biblical References:
- Luke 17:1-10
How do we treat the poor? – Lectionary Year C – The 15th Sunday after Trinity (Short Talk SHT170)
- Aim:
- To challenge people to notice those who are living with very little and to share what they have as opportunities open.
- Theme
- Rich, Poor, Sharing
- Biblical References:
- Luke 16:19-31
Be faithful with what belongs to God – Lectionary Year C – The 14th Sunday after Trinity (Short Talk SHT169)
- Aim:
- To teach people that money does not belong to them; it has been entrusted to them by God to use faithfully and wisely.
- Theme
- Money, Entrustment, Faithfulness
- Biblical References:
- Luke 16:1-13, Psalm 24:1
Party Time! – Lectionary Year C – The 13th Sunday after Trinity (Short Talk SHT168)
- Aim:
- To excite people that every time a person turns to Jesus to live God's way, there is a party in heaven.
- Theme
- Repentance, Celebration
- Biblical References:
- Luke 15:1-10