God calls you
Children's sermon
Object:
a telephone
Good morning, boys and girls. What am I holding? (Show the
telephone and let them answer.) That's right, a telephone. Have
any of you ever received a call on a phone? (Let them answer.)
Well, God calls us, and God talks to us. God doesn't need a
telephone to do it.
When God wants to tell us things, God does it in many ways. That's what I want to talk to you about this morning. I want you to know that God can use you to talk to people. In a minute I'm going to tell you how God does that.
First I want to tell you about a man called Paul. We read a lot about Paul in the Bible. In today's Bible story, Paul tells us that God called him to be an apostle. Paul was called to tell all people about God's gospel. Paul also says that we are all called to belong to Jesus.
Who do you think God uses to call us? (Let them answer.) Well, God uses our pastor. Our pastor tells us about God. God uses our parents. Our parents tell us many things, like the difference between right and wrong. God uses our Sunday school teachers. Our teachers tell us about Jesus and the Bible.
Most important of all, God calls children like yourselves. God calls us to love one another. Would you like to be an apostle of God? (Let them answer.) Here is how you can do it. If the telephone rings at your house and you answer it, or if someone comes to visit, tell those persons that God is using you, just as God used Paul.
You are called this week, the week before Christmas, to be an apostle for God, to tell the good news.
When God wants to tell us things, God does it in many ways. That's what I want to talk to you about this morning. I want you to know that God can use you to talk to people. In a minute I'm going to tell you how God does that.
First I want to tell you about a man called Paul. We read a lot about Paul in the Bible. In today's Bible story, Paul tells us that God called him to be an apostle. Paul was called to tell all people about God's gospel. Paul also says that we are all called to belong to Jesus.
Who do you think God uses to call us? (Let them answer.) Well, God uses our pastor. Our pastor tells us about God. God uses our parents. Our parents tell us many things, like the difference between right and wrong. God uses our Sunday school teachers. Our teachers tell us about Jesus and the Bible.
Most important of all, God calls children like yourselves. God calls us to love one another. Would you like to be an apostle of God? (Let them answer.) Here is how you can do it. If the telephone rings at your house and you answer it, or if someone comes to visit, tell those persons that God is using you, just as God used Paul.
You are called this week, the week before Christmas, to be an apostle for God, to tell the good news.
