She Who Laughs Last (5 of 5)
Series: Children's Stories (Part 1)
Jeff Strite
Hebrews 11:11
Children's story: Do you love your mommy? She loves you too. In fact, I don't think she could imagine a life without you. Without you, she'd be very sad. Back in the Old Testament there's the story of a woman who couldn't have a little boy or girl. She didn't think she'd EVER become a mommy. And she got really OLD and began to cry because she didn't have a little boy or girl like you to hold and take care of. Her name was Sarah.
But then, one day God spoke to SARAH and said that, even though she was old, He was going to make sure that she WOULD have a baby. A baby boy. And she laughed, and laughed, and laughed. In fact, she named her little boy Isaac which means ''laughter.''
PRAYER
SERMON: I have to admit to you, I almost decided not to preach on Sarah. In fact, nobody seems to really like this story. The Children's Book I was holding as I ''read'' to the kids doesn't have that story (It has 101 stories, but not that one). Another preacher who would ordinarily preach the same text with me decided he didn't want to preach this story. And, I almost didn't either. At first glance, there didn't seem to be that much to say about her... particularly when it came to her ''faith.''
But then I reread the text. Hebrews 11:11 ''By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered him faithful who had promised.''
God commended Sarah for her faith!
She was important to God, and He wanted women everywhere to admire her... just like He did. In fact, Sarah is the most mentioned woman in the Bible (her name shows up 57 times).
But, the problem for most people is that Sarah's doesn't seem impressive. And most folks don't think about Sarah's faith. They might remember that she was 90 years old when she gave birth. They might remember that she laughed when God said she'd have a child. They might even remember that she was ...
Series: Children's Stories (Part 1)
Jeff Strite
Hebrews 11:11
Children's story: Do you love your mommy? She loves you too. In fact, I don't think she could imagine a life without you. Without you, she'd be very sad. Back in the Old Testament there's the story of a woman who couldn't have a little boy or girl. She didn't think she'd EVER become a mommy. And she got really OLD and began to cry because she didn't have a little boy or girl like you to hold and take care of. Her name was Sarah.
But then, one day God spoke to SARAH and said that, even though she was old, He was going to make sure that she WOULD have a baby. A baby boy. And she laughed, and laughed, and laughed. In fact, she named her little boy Isaac which means ''laughter.''
PRAYER
SERMON: I have to admit to you, I almost decided not to preach on Sarah. In fact, nobody seems to really like this story. The Children's Book I was holding as I ''read'' to the kids doesn't have that story (It has 101 stories, but not that one). Another preacher who would ordinarily preach the same text with me decided he didn't want to preach this story. And, I almost didn't either. At first glance, there didn't seem to be that much to say about her... particularly when it came to her ''faith.''
But then I reread the text. Hebrews 11:11 ''By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered him faithful who had promised.''
God commended Sarah for her faith!
She was important to God, and He wanted women everywhere to admire her... just like He did. In fact, Sarah is the most mentioned woman in the Bible (her name shows up 57 times).
But, the problem for most people is that Sarah's doesn't seem impressive. And most folks don't think about Sarah's faith. They might remember that she was 90 years old when she gave birth. They might remember that she laughed when God said she'd have a child. They might even remember that she was ...
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