Sharing With Others
Children's sermon
The Giant Book Of Children's Sermons
Matthew To Revelation
Object: an item of canned food that might be given to a food pantry
Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have ever given food, toys, or clothes to share with another family at Thanksgiving, Christmas, or some other time? (let them answer) Do you want to tell me what you gave? (let them answer) Those are really good gifts to share with someone who would not have that if it were not for you. When you give like that, you are going to make someone very happy, and not only are they going to thank you for your sharing, but they are also going to thank God for having people remember them.
God teaches us a lot of things, but one of the things that he teaches us most often is to share the things that we have with others. Sometimes he wants us to share our time so that we can go and visit people who are sick or in prison, or who are new in town and have no friends, and things like that. Other times God wants us to share our talent so that people with good voices sing in choirs, and people who can paint, make beautiful pictures, and people who can take care of a house make their homes beautiful. That is sharing talent.
But then sometimes God asks us to share things like our food with people who are poor or can't work because they are old or injured and have run out of money. That is when we do things like collecting food to give to a food pantry. Jesus says that when you do this for the poor people, then it is just like giving it to him. That is really something because we all want to share our things and our lives with Jesus. When we give to the poor, we are giving to Jesus. When we share any of our lives with people who need it, we are sharing our life with Jesus.
All of us want to share Jesus and this is one way that we can do it well. So the thing to remember today is that when you give to some person who needs it, you have given it to Jesus and he thanks you for it.
Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have ever given food, toys, or clothes to share with another family at Thanksgiving, Christmas, or some other time? (let them answer) Do you want to tell me what you gave? (let them answer) Those are really good gifts to share with someone who would not have that if it were not for you. When you give like that, you are going to make someone very happy, and not only are they going to thank you for your sharing, but they are also going to thank God for having people remember them.
God teaches us a lot of things, but one of the things that he teaches us most often is to share the things that we have with others. Sometimes he wants us to share our time so that we can go and visit people who are sick or in prison, or who are new in town and have no friends, and things like that. Other times God wants us to share our talent so that people with good voices sing in choirs, and people who can paint, make beautiful pictures, and people who can take care of a house make their homes beautiful. That is sharing talent.
But then sometimes God asks us to share things like our food with people who are poor or can't work because they are old or injured and have run out of money. That is when we do things like collecting food to give to a food pantry. Jesus says that when you do this for the poor people, then it is just like giving it to him. That is really something because we all want to share our things and our lives with Jesus. When we give to the poor, we are giving to Jesus. When we share any of our lives with people who need it, we are sharing our life with Jesus.
All of us want to share Jesus and this is one way that we can do it well. So the thing to remember today is that when you give to some person who needs it, you have given it to Jesus and he thanks you for it.
