Thank you
Children's sermon
Object:
a dish of candy wrapped with a bow and a thank-you note
How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy that we feel
before our God because of you? (v. 9)
Good morning, boys and girls. The nicest thing happened to our family this week. Our neighbor, who had been gone for a couple of days, brought over this gift of candy in a dish. (show the candy dish) The candy was wrapped and there was a note tied to the dish. Our neighbor wanted to thank us for sending her some chicken and noodles on the day she came back from her trip. We thought it would be nice if her family had something to eat after coming home from a long trip. My family fixed the chicken and noodles, a nice salad, some rolls, and a pie for our neighbors. They wanted to thank us, so the neighbor lady brought over this beautiful dish with candy on it. And she wrote us the nicest note about being good neighbors. (show the thank-you note)
We learn to say, "Thank you" when we are very small. When someone brings us a gift we say, "Thank you." When someone gives us a toy, we say, "Thank you." When someone tells us that we are very good children we tell him or her, "Thank you." We should say, "Thank you" more often but sometimes we forget.
Saint Paul thanked God for the people that lived in a city called Thessalonica. The new church that Paul started in Thessalonica was a great joy to Paul and other followers of Jesus. Paul wrote a letter to the Thessalonians and told them how he thanked God for them every day. They were strong people who loved the church and loved the things that the church does when it is filled with the Spirit.
This was a congregation that cared for people who were injured, sick, lonely, hungry, or for people who needed a place to live or even to care for their neighbor's animals and farm. The people in Thessalonica loved God and worshiped God daily. They loved to share the good news about Jesus and told everyone they knew about how Jesus was now with his Father in heaven.
I hope Paul would feel this way about our congregation. If Paul was living today, would he thank God every day for the people of (name of congregation or town that you live in)? If he did, it would mean that we are like the Thessalonians. We care for our people by taking care of them when they are sick, hurt, lonely, hungry, without good clothes, without a good place to live, and all of the other things that Christians do when they know of someone hurting. Imagine Paul saying, "Thank you" to God for people like you and me. It would be wonderful.
The next time someone says thanks to you or brings you a gift or note of thanks I want you to remember how Paul gave thanks to God for the Thessalonians. Amen.
Good morning, boys and girls. The nicest thing happened to our family this week. Our neighbor, who had been gone for a couple of days, brought over this gift of candy in a dish. (show the candy dish) The candy was wrapped and there was a note tied to the dish. Our neighbor wanted to thank us for sending her some chicken and noodles on the day she came back from her trip. We thought it would be nice if her family had something to eat after coming home from a long trip. My family fixed the chicken and noodles, a nice salad, some rolls, and a pie for our neighbors. They wanted to thank us, so the neighbor lady brought over this beautiful dish with candy on it. And she wrote us the nicest note about being good neighbors. (show the thank-you note)
We learn to say, "Thank you" when we are very small. When someone brings us a gift we say, "Thank you." When someone gives us a toy, we say, "Thank you." When someone tells us that we are very good children we tell him or her, "Thank you." We should say, "Thank you" more often but sometimes we forget.
Saint Paul thanked God for the people that lived in a city called Thessalonica. The new church that Paul started in Thessalonica was a great joy to Paul and other followers of Jesus. Paul wrote a letter to the Thessalonians and told them how he thanked God for them every day. They were strong people who loved the church and loved the things that the church does when it is filled with the Spirit.
This was a congregation that cared for people who were injured, sick, lonely, hungry, or for people who needed a place to live or even to care for their neighbor's animals and farm. The people in Thessalonica loved God and worshiped God daily. They loved to share the good news about Jesus and told everyone they knew about how Jesus was now with his Father in heaven.
I hope Paul would feel this way about our congregation. If Paul was living today, would he thank God every day for the people of (name of congregation or town that you live in)? If he did, it would mean that we are like the Thessalonians. We care for our people by taking care of them when they are sick, hurt, lonely, hungry, without good clothes, without a good place to live, and all of the other things that Christians do when they know of someone hurting. Imagine Paul saying, "Thank you" to God for people like you and me. It would be wonderful.
The next time someone says thanks to you or brings you a gift or note of thanks I want you to remember how Paul gave thanks to God for the Thessalonians. Amen.
