- Aim:
- To teach that when Jesus was a child, He was a refugee and to encourage people to welcome and show kindness to any refugees they come across in their lives
- Theme
- Jesus, Refugee, Persecution
- Biblical References:
- Matthew 2:13-23
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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God of the Living – Lectionary Year C – 2022 – The 3rd Sunday before Advent (Short Talk SHT176a)
- Aim:
- To encourage people that one day we will be raised from death to live with Jesus for ever
- Theme
- Resurrection, Life, Hope
- Biblical References:
- Luke 20:27-38
Who does God want to encourage through you? – Lectionary Year C 2021, 2025 – The 4th Sunday of Epiphany (Short Talk SHT136a)
- 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 2021, 2025 – The 3rd Sunday of Epiphany (Short Talk SHT135a)
- 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 2021, 2025 – The 2nd Sunday of Epiphany (Short Talk SHT134a)
- 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 2021, 2025 – The Baptism of Christ, The 1st Sunday of Epiphany (Short Talk SHT133a)
- 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 me – Lectionary Year B – The Third Sunday before Advent (Short Talk SHT221)
- Aim:
- To encourage people to follow Jesus by listening to His words and doing what He says.
- Theme
- Jesus, Following, Discipleship, Listening, Obedience
- Biblical References:
- Mark 1:14-20
Who is the greatest? – Lectionary Year B 2021 – The 20th Sunday after Trinity (Short Talk SHT120a)
- Aim:
- To challenge people with the truth that Jesus' way of defining greatness is completely different from the world's way of defining greatness.
- Theme
- Greatness, Service
- Biblical References:
- Mark 10:35-45
What holds you back from following Jesus? – Lectionary Year B 2021 – The 19th Sunday after Trinity (Short Talk SHT119a)
- Aim:
- To challenge people to identify the things that hold them back from following Jesus and to deal with them.
- Theme
- Discipleship, Money, Trust, Rewards
- Biblical References:
- Mark 10:17-31
Receive the Kingdom of God like a child – Lectionary Year B 2021 – The 18th Sunday after Trinity (Short Talk SHT118a)
- Aim:
- To encourage people to receive the Kingdom of God like a child
- Theme
- Kingdom of God, Childlike, Receiving
- Biblical References:
- Mark 10:2-16