Like a butterfly
Children's sermon
Object:
an encyclopedia with pictures of caterpillars, cocoons,
and butterflies
Good morning! Today is a very special Sunday. Can anybody
tell me why this Sunday is special? (Let them answer.) Yes, today
is Easter Sunday. This is the day we celebrate the resurrection
of Jesus from the dead. They killed him on the cross, but God
made him alive again, and he came out of the tomb on that first
Easter morning.
Now, we have several things that we use as symbols of
Easter. One of the symbols of Easter is the butterfly. Can
anybody tell me why the butterfly is used as a symbol of Easter?
(Let them answer.) Let me show you some pictures that will help
you understand why the butterfly symbolizes Easter. (Show the
pictures in the encyclopedia pointing out how the caterpillar
goes into the cocoon and emerges as a butterfly.) So, just as the
caterpillar goes into the dark cocoon and later emerges as a
butterfly, Jesus went into the dark grave and emerged from it
completely perfect in every way. Do you see why we use the
butterfly as an Easter symbol? (Let them answer.)
Okay, let's thank God for Easter.
Dear Heavenly Father: We thank You for raising Jesus from the
dead on that first Easter morning and for promising us that we
too will be raised from the dead to live with You forever in
Heaven. Amen.
tell me why this Sunday is special? (Let them answer.) Yes, today
is Easter Sunday. This is the day we celebrate the resurrection
of Jesus from the dead. They killed him on the cross, but God
made him alive again, and he came out of the tomb on that first
Easter morning.
Now, we have several things that we use as symbols of
Easter. One of the symbols of Easter is the butterfly. Can
anybody tell me why the butterfly is used as a symbol of Easter?
(Let them answer.) Let me show you some pictures that will help
you understand why the butterfly symbolizes Easter. (Show the
pictures in the encyclopedia pointing out how the caterpillar
goes into the cocoon and emerges as a butterfly.) So, just as the
caterpillar goes into the dark cocoon and later emerges as a
butterfly, Jesus went into the dark grave and emerged from it
completely perfect in every way. Do you see why we use the
butterfly as an Easter symbol? (Let them answer.)
Okay, let's thank God for Easter.
Dear Heavenly Father: We thank You for raising Jesus from the
dead on that first Easter morning and for promising us that we
too will be raised from the dead to live with You forever in
Heaven. Amen.
