He came to tell the truth
Children's sermon
Object:
an empty plate
Good morning, boys and girls. I brought an empty plate with me
this morning. Did you know that once there were some cookies on
this plate? Let me tell you about the cookies. There was a boy
about your age. He had a problem. He couldn't tell the truth. Has
that ever happened to any of you? (Let them answer.) Let me tell
you what happened to the boy. One day while the boy was playing,
his mother baked some cookies and put them on this plate. The
boy's mother stepped out of the house briefly. The boy, who was
hungry, saw the cookies and ate them. When his mother returned to
the house, she saw the empty plate and asked, "Who ate the
cookies?" The boy answered, "I don't know." The boy didn't tell
the truth, did he? (Let them answer.) Later in the day, the boy
went outside and didn't shut the front door. Then his mother
asked, "Did you go out without shutting the front door?" The boy
replied, "No, I shut the door." Still later, when the boy was
thirsty, he turned on the water to fill his cup. He didn't turn
off the faucet completely, however. When his mother saw this, she
asked, "Did you forget to turn off the water?" The boy replied,
"I turned it off."
When the boy went to bed, he had something to tell his mother.
He said, "Mom. I have something to tell you. I ate the cookies on
the plate. I forgot to shut the front door. I also forgot to turn
off the water." So, before he went to bed, he told the truth.
This story reminds me of this morning's lesson. In the lesson
Jesus tells us that he came into the world to testify to the
truth. The truth he came to tell us is that he is God's son. He
came to tell us about God's love. The truth he came to tell us is
that if we follow him we will know the truth. We will know God's
love.
The next time someone asks you a question, think of Jesus. He
came to tell the truth. The truth is that he is God's son. He
came to tell us about God's love.
