Encourage one another
Children's sermon
Object:
demonstrate how you whistle
Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you can do this?
(Whistle, and wait for the children to answer.) I remember when I
was your age. It took me a long time to learn to whistle. My
older brother and sister could whistle, but I couldn't do it.
I want to tell you the story about a girl your age. She couldn't whistle either. Some of her friends could whistle. That bothered her. She tried and tried. But she just couldn't whistle. She asked her parents to teach her to whistle. She asked her friends to teach her. They all tried. But she just couldn't whistle. She became very discouraged. She was just about to give up trying to learn to whistle. One of her best friends came to her. The friend told her, "Don't worry about whistling. One day you will wake up and you will know how. It will happen. Wait and see." This friend was very helpful. She kept on encouraging the girl. Then, one day the girl realized that she was beginning to understand how to whistle. She practiced and practiced. She got better and better. Soon she really could whistle. Thanks to the encouragement of her friend, she didn't give up.
This story reminds me of this morning's lesson. In the lesson it says to encourage one another all the more as you see the day approaching. The lesson is about early Christians. They were very discouraged at times, just like the girl learning to whistle was discouraged. But the lesson says to encourage those who get discouraged.
Here's what I want you to remember. There are times when you may be discouraged about things. You may not be able to whistle, or to blow bubble gum, or jump rope, or do something else. Don't be discouraged. The day will come when you can do it. You may have friends who become discouraged too. If you do, encourage them also. Remember that the early believers were often discouraged about things. The Bible tells us to encourage those who need our encouragement. See if you can encourage someone this week.
I want to tell you the story about a girl your age. She couldn't whistle either. Some of her friends could whistle. That bothered her. She tried and tried. But she just couldn't whistle. She asked her parents to teach her to whistle. She asked her friends to teach her. They all tried. But she just couldn't whistle. She became very discouraged. She was just about to give up trying to learn to whistle. One of her best friends came to her. The friend told her, "Don't worry about whistling. One day you will wake up and you will know how. It will happen. Wait and see." This friend was very helpful. She kept on encouraging the girl. Then, one day the girl realized that she was beginning to understand how to whistle. She practiced and practiced. She got better and better. Soon she really could whistle. Thanks to the encouragement of her friend, she didn't give up.
This story reminds me of this morning's lesson. In the lesson it says to encourage one another all the more as you see the day approaching. The lesson is about early Christians. They were very discouraged at times, just like the girl learning to whistle was discouraged. But the lesson says to encourage those who get discouraged.
Here's what I want you to remember. There are times when you may be discouraged about things. You may not be able to whistle, or to blow bubble gum, or jump rope, or do something else. Don't be discouraged. The day will come when you can do it. You may have friends who become discouraged too. If you do, encourage them also. Remember that the early believers were often discouraged about things. The Bible tells us to encourage those who need our encouragement. See if you can encourage someone this week.
