Sermon-in-a-sack

Posted 10/16/19

My dad was a Baptist preacher.

When I was a child he started “Sermon-in-a-Sack” on Sunday nights.

He would take a household object, put it in a paper sack and invite all the boys and …

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Sermon-in-a-sack

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My dad was a Baptist preacher.
When I was a child he started “Sermon-in-a-Sack” on Sunday nights.
He would take a household object, put it in a paper sack and invite all the boys and girls to come sit on the front pew.
He would let us pass the sack down the row, give it a shake, and then play 20 questions to see if we could guess what was in the sack. “Is it made of wood?” “Is it used in the home?” “Can you eat it?”
When the object was revealed my dad gave a little sermon for us kids. The one I remember most was when my dad pulled out a ceramic coffee mug.
He talked about what a useful thing that mug was and how good it would be to have some hot chocolate in it on a cold night.
We all agreed.
Then he turned the shiny, clean cup so we could see the inside which was filthy with dirt and mud.
He said, “Boys and girls, we are a lot like this cup. We can look real clean to everybody on the outside, but God can see what we look like on the inside.
“Sin has made our hearts real dirty. We need to be cleaned inside before God can use us in this world or allow us to go to heaven when we die.
“And because Jesus died for our sins on the cross, God can wash us clean when we ask Him to forgive us of the things we have done wrong like being selfish or saying ugly things about someone or disobeying our parents.”
And then he told us 1st John 1:9: “If we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
That sermon has never left me.
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Dan Williams is the senior adult pastor at Lexington Baptist Church.

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