Big Sin, Little Sin
Children's sermon
A Time To Plant
52 Children's Sermons
Object:
Tape measure, yardstick, or ruler
I need a helper this morning. (Choose a youngster to assist you.) Let's see how tall you are. (Measure height.) You are getting tall. Stretch out your arm and let's measure that. (Measure arm.) No doubt about it, you are really growing.
We can measure all sorts of things: tables, rooms, walls, you name it and we can measure it. But what about sin? First of all, what is sin? (Help children with appropriate responses.) Sin is what we do wrong. Sin is what we do that hurts God or hurts other people. Sin could be telling a lie or stealing something; sin is being mean and cruel to others. We sin when we do those things we know are wrong.
So how do we measure sin? What sins are big and what sins are little? Is telling a lie a little sin and cheating on a test a big sin? Is it worse to hurt someone's feelings or to ignore someone who needs our help? Can we measure these things with our yardstick?
We try to measure sin. Sometimes we say, "At least what I did was not as bad as what she did!" We try to make our sin look little and someone else's sin look big. But the Bible teaches us that sin is sin, wrong is wrong. Even though some things might seem worse than others to us, in God's eyes, it's all the same. We really can't measure it. We can't say one sin is worse than another.
You see, God doesn't want us to waste time trying to figure out what sins are big and what sins are little. God doesn't want us to think our sins are somehow less important than someone else's sin. God wants us to spend our time choosing to do those things that will make him happy. God wants us to love him and to love others. If we really try to do that, we won't have time to worry about measuring sin.
God bless you. This week, see if you can find special ways to show God that you love him.
We can measure all sorts of things: tables, rooms, walls, you name it and we can measure it. But what about sin? First of all, what is sin? (Help children with appropriate responses.) Sin is what we do wrong. Sin is what we do that hurts God or hurts other people. Sin could be telling a lie or stealing something; sin is being mean and cruel to others. We sin when we do those things we know are wrong.
So how do we measure sin? What sins are big and what sins are little? Is telling a lie a little sin and cheating on a test a big sin? Is it worse to hurt someone's feelings or to ignore someone who needs our help? Can we measure these things with our yardstick?
We try to measure sin. Sometimes we say, "At least what I did was not as bad as what she did!" We try to make our sin look little and someone else's sin look big. But the Bible teaches us that sin is sin, wrong is wrong. Even though some things might seem worse than others to us, in God's eyes, it's all the same. We really can't measure it. We can't say one sin is worse than another.
You see, God doesn't want us to waste time trying to figure out what sins are big and what sins are little. God doesn't want us to think our sins are somehow less important than someone else's sin. God wants us to spend our time choosing to do those things that will make him happy. God wants us to love him and to love others. If we really try to do that, we won't have time to worry about measuring sin.
God bless you. This week, see if you can find special ways to show God that you love him.
