- Aim:
- To help people understand that sin can be seen as "missing the mark" of obeying God's commands.
- Theme
- Sin, love
- Biblical References:
- Romans 3:23, Mark 12:30-31
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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Giving up what is lesser for what is better (Short Talk SHT056)
- Aim:
- To encourage people to receive the life that God wants to give them by laying down their lives before Him
- Theme
- Life, Cost, Submission
- Biblical References:
- Mark 1:15, Luke 9:57-62, Colossians 3:1-3
God’s Mathematics (Short Talk SHT055)
- Aim:
- To teach that God exists as the three persons of: God the Father, God the Son Jesus and God the Holy Spirit, yet remains as one God
- Theme
- Trinity, Community, Love
- Biblical References:
- Matthew 3:16-17, 28:16-20, John 14:16-17, 16:12-15, Romans 5:1-5, 2Corinthians 13:11-14
Overcome evil with good (Short Talk SHT054)
- Aim:
- To encourage people to overcome evil with good in their own lives
- Theme
- Evil, overcoming, good, attitudes
- Biblical References:
- Romans 12:20. 12:21, 1 Peter 3:9, Psalm 37:1, 37:3
Celebrating Christmas (Short Talk SHT053)
- Aim:
- To use things most associated with Christmas to point to the real meaning of Christmas
- Theme
- Christmas, Jesus' second coming
- Biblical References:
- Luke 2:1-20, John 1:9, 3:16, 17:3, Revelation 19:9
From empty to full (Short Talk SHT052)
- Aim:
- An Easter day talk to teach people that the empty cross and the empty tomb give the possibility of our empty lives being filled with the fullness of God
- Theme
- Easter, Gospel, Good news, Resurrection
- Biblical References:
- Luke 24:1-8, Ephesians 3:16-19, Colossians 1:27
Miracles at Christmas! (Short Talk SHT051)
- Aim:
- To show that the true miracle of Christmas is God coming to us in Jesus, to restore our relationship with him
- Theme
- Christmas, Incarnation
- Biblical References:
- Philippians 2:6-8, John 3:16
Remembrance poppies (Short Talk SHT050)
- Aim:
- To use a poppy to teach where the evil of war comes from and how love overcomes evil
- Theme
- Remembrance, war, evil, love, loving others
- Biblical References:
- Matthew 15:19, John 15:13, Romans 5:8, 12:21
Which nature are you growing in? (Short Talk SHT049)
- Aim:
- To enable people to recognise the battle that is going on between their "sinful nature" and their "new nature in Christ" - and that the nature that they "feed" will be the nature that is stronger and that will grow
- Theme
- Sinful nature, new nature, Growth, discipleship
- Biblical References:
- Colossians 3:1-5, Romans 6:11-14, 7:19-25, Ephesians 2:3-10, Galatians 5:16-17, 5:24, 6:8, 2 Corinthians 5:17
One thing remains (Short Talk SHT048)
- Aim:
- To encourage people that no matter what they lose in this life, one thing remains; God's love
- Theme
- Suffering, God's love
- Biblical References:
- Job 1:21, Romans 8:35, 8:38-39