Everyday Lutherans

This is a good children sermon for Veterans Day, Independence Day or Memorial Day.  Or really if you are willing to talk about Today, we gather to remember that we are human, we are creatures part of God's creation.  In this creation, we are part of the country the United States of America.  Within the church, we have this flag.  (Take the kids over to the flag) What do the red and white strips represent?  The thirteen colonies that stood against the King of Britain, and those people who fought for our freedom and independence. What do the stars represent?  The fifty states that we are currently apart of.  The country that we have been given but also the country that we continue to help one another in. (Go over to the Christian flag that is also in the church.)  What flag is this?  This is the Christian flag, we have this flag to remind us that we are part of a large community of believers that gather in the name of Jesus Christ.  We gat...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP5MiAEDysg Alright so if you know the tune for Gangnam Style, this is a parody.  However, I am not gonna use words with this.  I just wanted to give you a visual. I thought about using  this dance for the children's sermon for two reasons.  At one church we are talking about Palm Sunday and the other both David entering Jerusalem and Palm Sunday.  Both celebrations. I will explain each of the moves to the youth and congregation. Ride the pony - riding the horse of Jesus as he entered into Jerusalem. Lasso - Cheering and trying to get Jesus to notice you Sasshay - Someone stands in front of you but you can't stop dancing cause you are so excited. I would only do this for a minute.  I thought it would be fun but also would be something modern in the church.  I think that the people would enjoy it.  But what do you think?