Childrens Sermon Service

Good morning, boys and girls. Have you ever tried to describe God or Jesus to someone? (Wait for a show of hands.) I've heard many people try to describe God. Sometimes they used big words that I didn't understand. Has that ever happened to you? (Let them answer.) I know sometimes when people talk about God and Jesus, they may use big words that even they don't understand. Here's an example. I read it in a book of famous quotations like the one I'm holding. Quotations are things that people say. Some of these become famous statements. Some of the statements have big words. This book is full of big words. It also has short words, too. (Show the book.) Someone used these words to describe God: "The presence of a superior reasoning power ... revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God." I didn't understand that, did you? There were too many big words for me. Paul calls those "lofty words." Here's an easy way to describe God: "God is love." That's a simple and easy way to describe God isn't it?

Paul says in this morning's lesson that when you talk about God and Jesus you don't need to use big "lofty" words. Use words that everyone understands. Here's a way I like to think of Jesus. It is easy to understand. Most of you know this already. "Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so." If I repeat that will you say it with me? Let's say it so everyone in church can hear it: "Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so." That was great! Those weren't big, lofty words were they? Those were short and easy words. They were simple words. Paul says that you don't need big "lofty" words to describe God or Jesus. Just remember God is love, and Jesus loves me. That's what this morning's lesson is about. Simple words.