- Aim:
- To challenge people to respond to Jesus' call to follow Him, by showing them that with Jesus in their lives they will be spiritually safe and fruitful but without Him they will not.
- Theme
- Jesus, Following, Fruitfulness
- Biblical References:
- Luke 5:1-11, John 15:5
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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Who does God want to encourage through you? – Lectionary Year C – The 5th Sunday before Lent (Short Talk SHT136)
- Aim:
- To challenge people to listen to God's voice and then act upon it so that God can use them to encourage others
- Theme
- Encouragement, Listening
- Biblical References:
- Luke 2:22-40
God Keeps His Word – Lectionary Year C – The 4th Sunday of Epiphany (Short Talk SHT135)
- Aim:
- To encourage people that God always keeps His word to us, even when we have to wait for it to be fulfilled for a very long time.
- Theme
- Promise, Jesus, Saviour
- Biblical References:
- Luke 4:14-21
Do whatever He tells you – Lectionary Year C – The 3rd Sunday of Epiphany (Short Talk SHT134)
- Aim:
- To encourage people to do whatever Jesus tells them to do - because when we do, things change.
- Theme
- Obedience, Miracle, Transformation
- Biblical References:
- John 2:1-11
The best words you could ever hear – Lectionary Year C – The Baptism of Christ (Short Talk SHT133)
- Aim:
- To encourage people that when they choose to follow Jesus, Father God speaks words of love and identity to them, as He did to Jesus at His baptism.
- Theme
- Words, Encouragement, Baptism
- Biblical References:
- Luke 3:15-17, 21, 22, 1John 3:1, Romans 5:8, Psalm 147:11
Follow the Star – Lectionary Year C – The Epiphany (Short Talk SHT132)
- Aim:
- To encourage people to seek after Jesus using the "clues" God has given us in the same way that the wise men sought after Jesus using the "clue" God gave them of the star.
- Theme
- Epiphany, Seeking
- Biblical References:
- Matthew 2:1-12, Jeremiah 29:13-14a
What will you treasure in your heart? – Lectionary Year C – The 1st Sunday of Christmas (Short Talk SHT131)
- Aim:
- To encourage people to treasure some of the truths about Jesus in their hearts once all the Christmas festivities are over
- Theme
- Christmas, Jesus, Heart
- Biblical References:
- Luke 2:41-52
Good News Today! – Lectionary Year C – Christmas Day (Short Talk SHT130)
- Aim:
- To share the good news of Christmas; that Jesus, the Saviour of the world has come and to encourage people to take a look for themselves at Jesus, the baby in the crib.
- Theme
- Christmas, Jesus, Good News, Gospel
- Biblical References:
- Luke 2:1-14 [15-20]
Let’s Celebrate! – Lectionary Year C – The 4th Sunday of Advent (Short Talk SHT129)
- Aim:
- To encourage people to celebrate who God is and what He has done for them.
- Theme
- Advent, Mary, Celebration, Joy, Magnificat
- Biblical References:
- Luke 1:39-45 [46-55]
Your actions need to match what you believe – Lectionary Year C – The 3rd Sunday of Advent (Short Talk SHT128)
- Aim:
- To teach that John the Baptist said to the people in Palestine that their actions needed to match what they claimed to believe, and his words are still relevant today!
- Theme
- Advent, John the Baptist, Actions, Repentance
- Biblical References:
- Luke 3:7-18