Working for You

Let’s talk about a word that may be new to you. The word is advocate. An advocate is someone who helps you––who does what is best for you––who wants you to win.

When your parents go to a concert, a school play, a church pageant, or a ball game, in which you are participating, they are supporting you and wanting you to have a good experience. Parents are excellent advocates for their children.

Your doctor is another person who works on your behalf. Your doctor wants you to feel well and be healthy.

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SOURCE: Sermon Writer

Warmed by God’s Spirit

Emperor penguins are the largest of all penguins. They grow to be three feet high (demonstrate) and can weigh one hundred pounds. That is a big bird!

They live in Antarctica where it is very cold; mostly snow and ice. The way that Emperor penguins take care of their babies is quite interesting.

The mother penguin lays only one egg. She holds the egg on the tops of her feet to keep it off the ice. (Demonstrate) Soon after the egg is hatched she carefully moves the precious egg to the top of the father’s feet so she is able to go into northern waters where there are fish for her to eat.

The father penguin cares for the egg while holding it on his feet. He tucks a loose flap of his skin over the egg to keep it warm so it will hatch. The father spends about two months sheltering the egg, making sure it does not get cold. During that time the father penguin does not eat at all! He may lose up to one-half of his body weight.

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SOURCE: Sermon Writer