From Tricks to Forgiveness (Video)

Children's Storytelling - Christian Parents Legacy of Forgiveness

Everyone is a storyteller. The more we tell the better we tell. Performance storytelling benefits from planning and preparation. I’ve been telling stories “up the front” since I was a child and I love it every time!

Point:
Followers of Jesus grant forgiveness when sinned against. In this storyset, I tell several stories about tricks I pulled on my siblings and mother. Some were more effective than others. All were laugh-worthy, in the end, because they were followed with the gift of forgiveness. Those who follow Jesus do not hate the tricksters in our lives; we forgive them and embrace them with the Love of God. This is the true legacy of Christian Parents—a heart of forgiveness.

Performed:
November 23, 2024 - Lilydale Adventist Church 

Storyset:
From Tricks to Forgiveness (Legacy)

Story-Building Strategy:
I always ask the preacher of the day for their topic and theme. Then I build a storyset that I hope will serve as a preparation for the sermon, just as everything in the service should. Followed immediately by the sermon, this storyset spoke into the sermon particularly well. Pr Darren Croft referred back to both the story and our conversation the day before during the sermon. It’s a true blessing to play a helpful role in passing a message from the Word through the Holy Spirit to the people of God!

Context:
If you’d like to see how the story fits into the context of the sermon, watch it here. Enjoy the awesome church family band leading in worship (These are all members and children of Lilydale Adventist Church!) This band is a wonderful legacy left to Lilydale Adventist Church by Paul Woodward (playing the trombone in the back right) who has gathered us and our instruments together for decades. The band is now directed by Paul’s son, Dr Clinton Woodward. That’s legacy! My son (Michael) is the saxophonist sitting next to the clarinet. My wife is the beautiful woman in blue leading the songs between the girl and the man. Enjoy!