Nourishing Seeds of Faith: 26 Children's Sermons

Nourishing Seeds of Faith is an interdenominational collection of mini-sermons that teach four- to eight-year-olds in worship services about God and how God wants them to live. Fun activities and simple language that children understand show pastors laity and home-schoolers ways to attract children and hold their attention. Beginning with Advent the messages follow the birth life death and resurrection of Jesus. Interspersed throughout the book are topics appropriate for seasonal and secular holidays as well. Each five- to ten-minute sermon includes its theme Scripture reference preparation tips and a prayer. Stretching Further presents ideas for extending the teaching and involvement of the listeners. Virginia Loewen has opened the world of Gods love to children in remarkable tender stories of faith and truth all coupled with life lessons that are timeless. Parents and congregations alike will find these stories Bible passages and prayers to be formative and supportive for years to come. --G. Edwin Zeiders Principal and Senior Consultant Dimensions4 Coaching and Consulting Services; Retired United Methodist Pastor I am decades past childhood yet these lessons enthrall me. By using Loewens book any motivated adult can tap into her expertise in engaging children with biblical truth and helping them retain it. --Laurel West Journalist Author and Editor Virginia Loewen has provided another helpful resource for those of us who look for creative ways to relate biblical truth in ways that connect with children. Her attention to the special seasons of the Church calendar will be particularly appreciated. Along with her other books of object lessons with the seeds of faith theme Nourishing Seeds of Faith will be a book I draw ideas from for years to come. --Pastor Dale Hippensteel St. Andrews United Methodist Church Milton PA Virginia is a gifted teacher who is able to explain the tenets of Christianity in ways children can understand. In a peaceful and deliberate manner the seeds of faith are lovingly nourished every time she offers the childrens message during our worship services. You will be blessed by the wisdom sincerity and creativity Virginia brings to this her third book of childrens sermons. --Eric Shafer St. Pauls United Methodist Church State College PA Virginia H. Loewen is a presenter of childrens sermons at St. Pauls United Methodist Church State College Pennsylvania. She holds a BS in Elementary Education as well as Library Science and Reading Specialist certifications. She has been a curriculum writer and continues mentoring budding writers. She is the author of The Best Book for Terry Lee (1990) nonfiction articles in Highlights for Children (1995-2004) Planting Seeds of Faith (2002) and Growing Seeds of Faith (2002).