Resurrection
Children's sermon
Object:
an obituary section from the newspaper
Good morning! I don't suppose many of you read the newspaper
regularly, but every day in the paper they print a section like
this one. (Show the clipping.) This is called an obituary
section. It's a list of all the people in our town who have died
recently. It tells about the person's age and family and a lot of
other stuff about their life.
In the time of Jesus, they didn't have newspapers. But if
they did have one, there would have been a really interesting
obituary for a guy named Lazarus. It would have told about
Lazarus who had two sisters. He died and was buried in a tomb.
But then, they would have said that after he was dead and buried,
he was brought back to life by Jesus! He came out of the tomb and
rejoined his family. Wouldn't that have been an exciting
obituary? (Let them answer.)
Well, none of the people listed here have been brought back
to life by Jesus -- yet! But, every one of these people who have
recently died will be brought back to life by Jesus -- if -- they
believed in him when they died. Jesus tells us, "I am the
resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though
they die, will live." Jesus has promised to bring everyone back
from the dead if they believe in him. Do all of you believe in
Jesus? (Let them answer.) Good! Then you do not have to worry
about death. Jesus will give all of you eternal life with him in
heaven. Let's thank him for that.
Dear Lord, Jesus: We thank you so much for giving us eternal life
so that we never have to worry about death. Amen.
regularly, but every day in the paper they print a section like
this one. (Show the clipping.) This is called an obituary
section. It's a list of all the people in our town who have died
recently. It tells about the person's age and family and a lot of
other stuff about their life.
In the time of Jesus, they didn't have newspapers. But if
they did have one, there would have been a really interesting
obituary for a guy named Lazarus. It would have told about
Lazarus who had two sisters. He died and was buried in a tomb.
But then, they would have said that after he was dead and buried,
he was brought back to life by Jesus! He came out of the tomb and
rejoined his family. Wouldn't that have been an exciting
obituary? (Let them answer.)
Well, none of the people listed here have been brought back
to life by Jesus -- yet! But, every one of these people who have
recently died will be brought back to life by Jesus -- if -- they
believed in him when they died. Jesus tells us, "I am the
resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though
they die, will live." Jesus has promised to bring everyone back
from the dead if they believe in him. Do all of you believe in
Jesus? (Let them answer.) Good! Then you do not have to worry
about death. Jesus will give all of you eternal life with him in
heaven. Let's thank him for that.
Dear Lord, Jesus: We thank you so much for giving us eternal life
so that we never have to worry about death. Amen.
