Jesus feeds us all!
Children's sermon
Object:
air
Good morning, boys and girls. Doesn't the world look beautiful right now? Today, I want to talk about the great world that we live in and how much God has given us. For instance, have you ever run out of air? (take a deep breath) Would you like to take a deep breath with me? Maybe we could take two or three breaths just to see if there is enough air in the church for all of us. (have everyone breathe deeply at least several times) How many breaths do you think it would take to use up all of the air in the church? (let them answer) Let's have everyone in the church take a deep breath at the count of three. (count to three and take a deep breath) Guess what, there is still plenty of air.
God made sure that we wouldn't run of breath, didn't he? (let them answer) He sure is good to us. Let me tell you a story. Jesus was teaching people near the Sea of Galilee. The people came from everywhere. There was plenty of green grass, a beautiful hill on which they could sit, and blue water. It was a perfect setting.
While everyone else was having such a good time, the disciples were worried about the crowd. It was getting late and they were not close to any place where the people could get food. There were over 5,000 men there plus women and children and no food or very little food. Some of the people had not eaten since morning. Would that make you hungry? (let them answer)
The disciples pulled Jesus aside and asked him to send the people home so they could eat. Because Jesus knew what to do, he asked all of the people to sit down. Then the disciples brought forward a small boy who had some fishes and bread. Jesus blessed the food and the disciples began to pass the food around to everyone who was there. They were amazed! What started out as only a few fish and some bread continued to multiply. Some people had two or three helpings and there was still some left. As a matter of fact when everyone had their fill there were still twelve baskets left. Can you imagine that kind of abundance? (let them answer) On that one day Jesus fed 5,000 men plus many women and children. So, if you think God just gives us air you are mistaken. God gives us a great abundance of it and we need to pray that everyone shares in it and we need to thank him for it.
God made sure that we wouldn't run of breath, didn't he? (let them answer) He sure is good to us. Let me tell you a story. Jesus was teaching people near the Sea of Galilee. The people came from everywhere. There was plenty of green grass, a beautiful hill on which they could sit, and blue water. It was a perfect setting.
While everyone else was having such a good time, the disciples were worried about the crowd. It was getting late and they were not close to any place where the people could get food. There were over 5,000 men there plus women and children and no food or very little food. Some of the people had not eaten since morning. Would that make you hungry? (let them answer)
The disciples pulled Jesus aside and asked him to send the people home so they could eat. Because Jesus knew what to do, he asked all of the people to sit down. Then the disciples brought forward a small boy who had some fishes and bread. Jesus blessed the food and the disciples began to pass the food around to everyone who was there. They were amazed! What started out as only a few fish and some bread continued to multiply. Some people had two or three helpings and there was still some left. As a matter of fact when everyone had their fill there were still twelve baskets left. Can you imagine that kind of abundance? (let them answer) On that one day Jesus fed 5,000 men plus many women and children. So, if you think God just gives us air you are mistaken. God gives us a great abundance of it and we need to pray that everyone shares in it and we need to thank him for it.
