God's blueprints
Children's sermon
Object:
a picture of a house and a set of blueprints
But how then would the scriptures be fulfilled, which say it must happen in this way? (v. 26:54)
Good morning, boys and girls. Did everyone get a palm today? (let them answer) Today many Christians will think about the entire passion of Jesus. This means they will think about everything that happened to Jesus in the days before he died. The whole story will be told including the great parade where Jesus entered Jerusalem and the people waved palm branches and felt the presence of God in their lives. People will remember the last night Jesus celebrated Passover with his disciples, how Judas betrayed him, and how Jesus was arrested in the garden. They will remember when the Jewish and Roman leaders sentenced Jesus to die. Soon they will think about when Jesus climbed up the long hill to Calvary and when he died on the cross.
How did all of this happen to Jesus? Was it just bad luck? (let them answer) Were the Jewish and Roman leaders just a lot smarter than Jesus and his disciples? (let them answer)
I brought along a picture of a house. It is a beautiful picture and the people who live in this house have it hung above their fireplace. But the house wasn't built by following a picture of it.
Let me show you something else. These are called blueprints and they are the plans for this house. Every person who worked on the building of this house read these blueprints. One person drew up the plans but many people helped build the house. The plans say how big the basement should be and what the kitchen, bathrooms, and bedrooms should look like. These are really important drawings and the builders check here if they have a problem.
God had a plan. He told the plan to the teachers, rabbis, prophets, and scribes. The whole plan was in the scriptures and said that the Son of God would die on a cross at the hands of some very mean people. It would not be an easy death and the people close to the Son of God would run away in fear that it could happen to them, too.
Jesus followed the plan. It wasn't easy. The night before Jesus died on the cross, he asked God to think about the plan and whether he wanted to change it and let Jesus live longer. But God the Father decided not to change it so that people like you and me could be forgiven for our sins and welcomed into God's kingdom. God had a great plan and Jesus fulfilled it, just as the Bible said would happen.
Good morning, boys and girls. Did everyone get a palm today? (let them answer) Today many Christians will think about the entire passion of Jesus. This means they will think about everything that happened to Jesus in the days before he died. The whole story will be told including the great parade where Jesus entered Jerusalem and the people waved palm branches and felt the presence of God in their lives. People will remember the last night Jesus celebrated Passover with his disciples, how Judas betrayed him, and how Jesus was arrested in the garden. They will remember when the Jewish and Roman leaders sentenced Jesus to die. Soon they will think about when Jesus climbed up the long hill to Calvary and when he died on the cross.
How did all of this happen to Jesus? Was it just bad luck? (let them answer) Were the Jewish and Roman leaders just a lot smarter than Jesus and his disciples? (let them answer)
I brought along a picture of a house. It is a beautiful picture and the people who live in this house have it hung above their fireplace. But the house wasn't built by following a picture of it.
Let me show you something else. These are called blueprints and they are the plans for this house. Every person who worked on the building of this house read these blueprints. One person drew up the plans but many people helped build the house. The plans say how big the basement should be and what the kitchen, bathrooms, and bedrooms should look like. These are really important drawings and the builders check here if they have a problem.
God had a plan. He told the plan to the teachers, rabbis, prophets, and scribes. The whole plan was in the scriptures and said that the Son of God would die on a cross at the hands of some very mean people. It would not be an easy death and the people close to the Son of God would run away in fear that it could happen to them, too.
Jesus followed the plan. It wasn't easy. The night before Jesus died on the cross, he asked God to think about the plan and whether he wanted to change it and let Jesus live longer. But God the Father decided not to change it so that people like you and me could be forgiven for our sins and welcomed into God's kingdom. God had a great plan and Jesus fulfilled it, just as the Bible said would happen.
