That's not fair!
Children's sermon
Object:
money (pennies, nickels, dimes, and one dollar bill)
Good morning! I've decided that I will give everybody some
money today. Do you all think that's a good idea? Would you all
like to get some money? (Let them answer.) Good! Hold out your
hands, and let me give each of you some money. (Give each child a
coin and give one child the dollar bill.) Now, you all got some
money, didn't you? How do you feel about the money you got? (Let
them answer. There will be some complaints that some got more
than others. If this doesn't happen, lead them by asking one who
got a penny how he or she feels about the one getting a dollar.)
I suppose you could say it is unfair that some get more
money than others, but remember that it is my money and I can do
what I want with it. If you feel envious that some got more than
others, you should think about the fact that I didn't have to
give anybody anything. I may have some reason for giving
different amounts to different people, reasons that you know
nothing about.
God gives His gifts much like I gave out the money today.
Some people are blessed to be born with Christian parents, and
they live their whole lives as Christians trying to do the things
God wants them to do. Others don't know anything about God and
they live very sinful lives, but when they are old and ready to
die, they hear about Jesus and believe in him. God gives each of
these people eternal life in Heaven. Does that seem fair to you?
(Let them answer.) We have no way of knowing why God does all the
things He does, but we have to understand that we can't know why
He does all that He does. We just need to be grateful that God
gives us eternal life with Him in Heaven. Let's thank God for
that.
Dear Father in Heaven: We're sorry that we are sometimes envious
of what You do for others. Please forgive us and make us thankful
for all the things that You do for us. Amen.
money today. Do you all think that's a good idea? Would you all
like to get some money? (Let them answer.) Good! Hold out your
hands, and let me give each of you some money. (Give each child a
coin and give one child the dollar bill.) Now, you all got some
money, didn't you? How do you feel about the money you got? (Let
them answer. There will be some complaints that some got more
than others. If this doesn't happen, lead them by asking one who
got a penny how he or she feels about the one getting a dollar.)
I suppose you could say it is unfair that some get more
money than others, but remember that it is my money and I can do
what I want with it. If you feel envious that some got more than
others, you should think about the fact that I didn't have to
give anybody anything. I may have some reason for giving
different amounts to different people, reasons that you know
nothing about.
God gives His gifts much like I gave out the money today.
Some people are blessed to be born with Christian parents, and
they live their whole lives as Christians trying to do the things
God wants them to do. Others don't know anything about God and
they live very sinful lives, but when they are old and ready to
die, they hear about Jesus and believe in him. God gives each of
these people eternal life in Heaven. Does that seem fair to you?
(Let them answer.) We have no way of knowing why God does all the
things He does, but we have to understand that we can't know why
He does all that He does. We just need to be grateful that God
gives us eternal life with Him in Heaven. Let's thank God for
that.
Dear Father in Heaven: We're sorry that we are sometimes envious
of what You do for others. Please forgive us and make us thankful
for all the things that You do for us. Amen.
