On becoming a saint
Children's sermon
Object:
sports page showing NFL standings
Good morning! I have here the sports page from the paper,
and here it shows the standings of the NFL teams. There is one
team from New Orleans called the "Saints." Let's see how they are
doing. (Show the standing of the Saints team.) Now let's suppose
you wanted to become a member of this football team. What would
you have to do? (Have a discussion about the difficult
requirements for becoming an NFL football player.) I guess we
would all admit that the requirements are stiff, and not many of
us would qualify, right? (Let them answer.)
Today is "All Saints' Day." Do you think this is a day to
honor the New Orleans Saints football team? (Let them answer.)
No, of course not. So who are the saints that we honor today?
(Let them answer.) Today we are honoring all the saints who have
lived before us and are now in Heaven with God. Now, how did they
become saints? (Let them answer.) To become a saint of God, only
one thing is required. You must believe in Jesus Christ as your
Lord and Savior. Do all of you believe that Jesus is the Son of
God, that he came to earth and died on the cross to pay for our
sins? (Let them answer.) Well, if you believe that, you are a
saint, right now at this minute! Do you think that is as hard as
becoming a New Orleans Saints football player? (Let them answer.)
No, it's not that hard, but it is much, much more important!
Being a football player only lasts a little while, maybe ten or
fifteen years at the most, but being a saint lasts forever.
Let's thank God for making us His saints.
Dear Father in Heaven: We praise You and thank You for making us
Your saints and promising us that we will spend eternity in
Heaven with You and all the saints that have gone there before
us. Amen.
and here it shows the standings of the NFL teams. There is one
team from New Orleans called the "Saints." Let's see how they are
doing. (Show the standing of the Saints team.) Now let's suppose
you wanted to become a member of this football team. What would
you have to do? (Have a discussion about the difficult
requirements for becoming an NFL football player.) I guess we
would all admit that the requirements are stiff, and not many of
us would qualify, right? (Let them answer.)
Today is "All Saints' Day." Do you think this is a day to
honor the New Orleans Saints football team? (Let them answer.)
No, of course not. So who are the saints that we honor today?
(Let them answer.) Today we are honoring all the saints who have
lived before us and are now in Heaven with God. Now, how did they
become saints? (Let them answer.) To become a saint of God, only
one thing is required. You must believe in Jesus Christ as your
Lord and Savior. Do all of you believe that Jesus is the Son of
God, that he came to earth and died on the cross to pay for our
sins? (Let them answer.) Well, if you believe that, you are a
saint, right now at this minute! Do you think that is as hard as
becoming a New Orleans Saints football player? (Let them answer.)
No, it's not that hard, but it is much, much more important!
Being a football player only lasts a little while, maybe ten or
fifteen years at the most, but being a saint lasts forever.
Let's thank God for making us His saints.
Dear Father in Heaven: We praise You and thank You for making us
Your saints and promising us that we will spend eternity in
Heaven with You and all the saints that have gone there before
us. Amen.
