Exercising our faith
Children's sermon
Object:
an exercise book
Proclaim the message; be persistent whether the time is favorable or
unfavorable; convince, rebuke, and encourage, with the utmost patience in teaching.
(v. 2)
Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you like to exercise? (let them answer) Exercise can be pretty hard work. I brought a book with pictures that tells you how to exercise. Let's take a look at the kind of exercises this book wants you to do. (show them the pictures) You can't just exercise only when you want to. You must do the exercises that are best for you every day or at least three times a week, and you must do the exercises long enough that every part of your body feels like it has been pushed to the limit. Even people who do it every day must still go through some pain. Why do we do this? (let them answer) We do it because it keeps our bodies in shape and allows us to do other things that we couldn't do like climb mountains, run for miles, work hard at our jobs, and keep our bodies healthy. There are days when you don't feel like exercising but you think about all of the good things it does for you. You go to the gym or spa and make the effort. It is a plan.
There is another book that also has a plan for exercising our witness to Jesus called the Bible. In this book, Saint Paul teaches us how we must never back away from telling others about Jesus. Sometimes our witness is our lives. This means that we live the way Jesus taught us to live. We worship God, we honor our parents, we are honest and loving, and we give respect to everyone we know. Sometimes we are asked to speak about our faith.
When people are doing bad things, we need to tell them they should stop doing them in the name of Jesus. Sometimes we are asked to convince them of the truth about Jesus and teach them the way Jesus wants us to act and speak. When people curse or cuss, we need to tell them that this is bad and must be stopped in the name of Jesus. When people steal or are not honest, we must tell them to return the property or tell the truth. When people make fun of other people and hurt their feelings we must explain that Jesus teaches us to respect other people.
There are the good times when people do what is right and we should encourage them and tell them how good it is when they are kind and helpful. This is the way of Jesus.
Our Bible is a great book for learning how to live our lives and be witnesses for Jesus. It has a plan for us to live our lives better and stronger in our faith to God. Exercise is good. It makes our bodies strong. Witnessing to Jesus is also good exercise for our faith. It keeps us strong and ready to share Jesus and all of his teachings with the rest of the world. Amen.
Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you like to exercise? (let them answer) Exercise can be pretty hard work. I brought a book with pictures that tells you how to exercise. Let's take a look at the kind of exercises this book wants you to do. (show them the pictures) You can't just exercise only when you want to. You must do the exercises that are best for you every day or at least three times a week, and you must do the exercises long enough that every part of your body feels like it has been pushed to the limit. Even people who do it every day must still go through some pain. Why do we do this? (let them answer) We do it because it keeps our bodies in shape and allows us to do other things that we couldn't do like climb mountains, run for miles, work hard at our jobs, and keep our bodies healthy. There are days when you don't feel like exercising but you think about all of the good things it does for you. You go to the gym or spa and make the effort. It is a plan.
There is another book that also has a plan for exercising our witness to Jesus called the Bible. In this book, Saint Paul teaches us how we must never back away from telling others about Jesus. Sometimes our witness is our lives. This means that we live the way Jesus taught us to live. We worship God, we honor our parents, we are honest and loving, and we give respect to everyone we know. Sometimes we are asked to speak about our faith.
When people are doing bad things, we need to tell them they should stop doing them in the name of Jesus. Sometimes we are asked to convince them of the truth about Jesus and teach them the way Jesus wants us to act and speak. When people curse or cuss, we need to tell them that this is bad and must be stopped in the name of Jesus. When people steal or are not honest, we must tell them to return the property or tell the truth. When people make fun of other people and hurt their feelings we must explain that Jesus teaches us to respect other people.
There are the good times when people do what is right and we should encourage them and tell them how good it is when they are kind and helpful. This is the way of Jesus.
Our Bible is a great book for learning how to live our lives and be witnesses for Jesus. It has a plan for us to live our lives better and stronger in our faith to God. Exercise is good. It makes our bodies strong. Witnessing to Jesus is also good exercise for our faith. It keeps us strong and ready to share Jesus and all of his teachings with the rest of the world. Amen.
