Growing In Love
Children's sermon
The Giant Book Of Children's Sermons
Matthew To Revelation
Object: a measuring tape
Good morning, boys and girls. Do you know how tall you are? (speak to one child at a time) How tall are you? Sometimes we know how tall we are and sometimes we just guess. But I brought with me this morning a measuring tape so I can tell you just how tall you are. Let me measure a couple of you now and after the service is over, if you would like for me to, I will measure every one of you. (proceed to measure several of the children and tell each one how tall he/she is) Have you always been that tall? Were you this big when you were born? How did you get to be as tall as you are? (let them answer) You grew. How much have you grown in the last year, would you say? (let them answer)
Growing up is really fun. Someday you are going to be as tall or taller than your mom and dad. You may weigh as much or even more. You will be big enough to drive a car and wear clothes as big as your dad's suit or your mom's dress. You may even be tall enough to dunk a basketball. That's what happens when our bodies grow and we get big.
But there are other ways to grow besides just getting big in our bodies. When we learn in school, our minds grow. We can spell bigger words and do harder math problems. Our voices grow also. They get bigger, deeper, or higher, and they will become more beautiful if we practice with them.
There is still another way to grow, and that is to grow in love so that our love is more like Jesus' love. Jesus was filled with God's love. He loved everyone, even those who hated him. Jesus had a love so big that he could forgive even the people that crucified him.
Growing in love will let you share the things you like the most with other people. You can share your time in love. You can share your money in love. You can share your games and your friends in love. You can even share your mother and dad with other people when you are growing in love. That is a grown--up kind of love, when you can share it with others. Growing up is so much fun when it is filled with love. It allows you to be free and do what God wants you to do.
We can use a measuring tape to find out how big we are getting. But growing up in love cannot always be seen so easily, even though it is a much more important kind of growing than just getting taller.
One of the first things that Jesus taught all of his disciples was to grow in love. And one of the things that you and I who want to be followers of Jesus must do is to grow in love.
The next time we see someone trying to find out how tall they are, see if you can think about how you could measure someone growing in love. If you can see someone else grow in love, that means that you are growing in love as well. Try it; you'll like it.
Good morning, boys and girls. Do you know how tall you are? (speak to one child at a time) How tall are you? Sometimes we know how tall we are and sometimes we just guess. But I brought with me this morning a measuring tape so I can tell you just how tall you are. Let me measure a couple of you now and after the service is over, if you would like for me to, I will measure every one of you. (proceed to measure several of the children and tell each one how tall he/she is) Have you always been that tall? Were you this big when you were born? How did you get to be as tall as you are? (let them answer) You grew. How much have you grown in the last year, would you say? (let them answer)
Growing up is really fun. Someday you are going to be as tall or taller than your mom and dad. You may weigh as much or even more. You will be big enough to drive a car and wear clothes as big as your dad's suit or your mom's dress. You may even be tall enough to dunk a basketball. That's what happens when our bodies grow and we get big.
But there are other ways to grow besides just getting big in our bodies. When we learn in school, our minds grow. We can spell bigger words and do harder math problems. Our voices grow also. They get bigger, deeper, or higher, and they will become more beautiful if we practice with them.
There is still another way to grow, and that is to grow in love so that our love is more like Jesus' love. Jesus was filled with God's love. He loved everyone, even those who hated him. Jesus had a love so big that he could forgive even the people that crucified him.
Growing in love will let you share the things you like the most with other people. You can share your time in love. You can share your money in love. You can share your games and your friends in love. You can even share your mother and dad with other people when you are growing in love. That is a grown--up kind of love, when you can share it with others. Growing up is so much fun when it is filled with love. It allows you to be free and do what God wants you to do.
We can use a measuring tape to find out how big we are getting. But growing up in love cannot always be seen so easily, even though it is a much more important kind of growing than just getting taller.
One of the first things that Jesus taught all of his disciples was to grow in love. And one of the things that you and I who want to be followers of Jesus must do is to grow in love.
The next time we see someone trying to find out how tall they are, see if you can think about how you could measure someone growing in love. If you can see someone else grow in love, that means that you are growing in love as well. Try it; you'll like it.
