God's prophets tell the truth
Children's sermon
Object:
newspaper story about the inauguration of the President
Good morning! Here is a newspaper story about the
inauguration of our new President. Every four years we elect a
new President and we install him as President this month. Before
the election last November, there were all kinds of predictions
about who would win the election. Some people thought Mr. Gore
would win and some thought Mr. Bush would win. Obviously, some
were right and some were wrong. Predicting the future is not
easy. People who prophesy about who will win and who will lose
are often wrong.
Now, when God's prophets predict what will happen in the
future, are they ever wrong? (Let them answer.) No, they are
never wrong because God knows everything and He lets them know
what to say. A long time before Jesus was born, the prophets of
God told a lot of things about him. When he came into the world,
all those predictions came true.
Once, when Jesus was preaching in his own home church, he
read what one of the prophets had said about him hundreds of
years before he was born. Then he told the people that this
prediction of that prophet was coming true right before their
eyes. Do you think the people of his hometown believed him? (Let
them answer.) No, they didn't believe him, but we know that what
he said was true.
Let's thank God for giving us real prophets who tell us the
truth.
Dear God: Thank You for sending real prophets to Your people who
tell the truth about all things. We know that we can trust them
because they have Your word. Amen.
inauguration of our new President. Every four years we elect a
new President and we install him as President this month. Before
the election last November, there were all kinds of predictions
about who would win the election. Some people thought Mr. Gore
would win and some thought Mr. Bush would win. Obviously, some
were right and some were wrong. Predicting the future is not
easy. People who prophesy about who will win and who will lose
are often wrong.
Now, when God's prophets predict what will happen in the
future, are they ever wrong? (Let them answer.) No, they are
never wrong because God knows everything and He lets them know
what to say. A long time before Jesus was born, the prophets of
God told a lot of things about him. When he came into the world,
all those predictions came true.
Once, when Jesus was preaching in his own home church, he
read what one of the prophets had said about him hundreds of
years before he was born. Then he told the people that this
prediction of that prophet was coming true right before their
eyes. Do you think the people of his hometown believed him? (Let
them answer.) No, they didn't believe him, but we know that what
he said was true.
Let's thank God for giving us real prophets who tell us the
truth.
Dear God: Thank You for sending real prophets to Your people who
tell the truth about all things. We know that we can trust them
because they have Your word. Amen.
