Does That Make You A Christian?
Children's sermon
THE BIG INFLUENCE OF SMALL THINGS
Exegetical Aim: We must be baptized to be effective disciples for Christ.
Props: Optional: Baptismal font or deliver the sermon near the Baptismal pool.
Lesson: Good morning! (response) I want to talk to you about Baptism but I have a few questions I want to ask you first. Here's the first one: Who knows how to spell "hamburger"? (response) Single out one of the children. How do you spell it? (response) That's pretty good spelling. Hamburger is a big word. What was the first thing you had to learn before you could spell hamburger? (the alphabet) Why is it important to learn the alphabet first? (response) What if you only learned to spell hamburger and that's it? Would that help you learn how to spell Washington and hippopotamus and ketchup? (no) Why? (response)
Let me ask someone else. Who knows what 9+9 equals? (response) Single out another one of the children. What does it equal? (response) That's pretty good math. 9+9 is not easy. What was the first thing you had to learn before you could add 9+9? (to count) Why is it important to learn to count first? (response) What if you just learned only to add 9+9? Would that help you in adding 233+541 and figuring out 23x48? Would it help you figure out the square root of 91? (no) Why not? (response)
Application: What if I told you, "I am a Christian. I can spell Christian: C--H--R--I--S--T--I--A--N." Now, does that make me a Christian? (response) Why? (response) What do I have to do first to be a Christian? (response) We have to believe in Jesus. We have to be obedient to God. We also have to be baptized and show our love for God and one another. You see we can't simply spell Christian and be a Christian. We have to learn the Christian alphabet of love and how much faith counts. We also have to be baptized. When Jesus began his ministry, he started it by being baptized. Jesus understood that it's important to start with the basics.
Let's Pray: Lord, I pray that with your help, this church will teach the ABC's and the 123's of faith to these children so that, all their lives, they might live out their Christian faith. Amen.
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Baptism Of The Lord
Acts 10:34--43
No Partiality
Exegetical Aim: God shows no partiality.
Props: Thumb tacks with assorted colored heads, some sheets of typing paper, and corkboard.
Lesson: Today I am preparing a project. And for the project I have to hang some paper on this corkboard. I have this paper here and I need to attach the paper to the board. Can you help me with this? (response) Give the box of tacks to the children. I need some of you to hand these to me when I ask for one. That way I can put the paper up more quickly. If there are several children, select a few helpers. Hold the first piece of paper to the board. Will someone hand me a tack, please? As the children offer you some, act as though you can't decide which one to use. I don't know. Should I use a red one or a blue one? Which one will hang the paper better? (response) What do you mean it doesn't matter? Some of them are blue, some are red, some are white, and some are yellow. There must be a difference. I'll show you. Hand me a yellow tack. Attach the paper. Hey, that works pretty well. Let's see if the red one does as well. Hand me a red tack. Continue with the other colors, putting a sheet of paper on the corkboard for each color tack.
You know what? You are right. It doesn't matter the color of the tack. They all hold the paper up just as well. It doesn't matter what they look like.
Application: In the Bible, Peter said that God doesn't care where people are from or what they look like. He said God is not partial to one person over another. What matters to God is that we follow Jesus and live holy lives. Address the children respectively: Are you better because you are white? (response) Are you better because you are black? (response) Are you better because you are from name a part of town? (response) Are you better because you are from name another part of town? (response) Let's be careful. We should not think poorly of people because they look different or come from a different place. God shows no partiality to people and neither should we.
Let's Pray: Lord, you accept us as much as you do another. We are all different but we are all included in your love. Amen.
?
Props: Optional: Baptismal font or deliver the sermon near the Baptismal pool.
Lesson: Good morning! (response) I want to talk to you about Baptism but I have a few questions I want to ask you first. Here's the first one: Who knows how to spell "hamburger"? (response) Single out one of the children. How do you spell it? (response) That's pretty good spelling. Hamburger is a big word. What was the first thing you had to learn before you could spell hamburger? (the alphabet) Why is it important to learn the alphabet first? (response) What if you only learned to spell hamburger and that's it? Would that help you learn how to spell Washington and hippopotamus and ketchup? (no) Why? (response)
Let me ask someone else. Who knows what 9+9 equals? (response) Single out another one of the children. What does it equal? (response) That's pretty good math. 9+9 is not easy. What was the first thing you had to learn before you could add 9+9? (to count) Why is it important to learn to count first? (response) What if you just learned only to add 9+9? Would that help you in adding 233+541 and figuring out 23x48? Would it help you figure out the square root of 91? (no) Why not? (response)
Application: What if I told you, "I am a Christian. I can spell Christian: C--H--R--I--S--T--I--A--N." Now, does that make me a Christian? (response) Why? (response) What do I have to do first to be a Christian? (response) We have to believe in Jesus. We have to be obedient to God. We also have to be baptized and show our love for God and one another. You see we can't simply spell Christian and be a Christian. We have to learn the Christian alphabet of love and how much faith counts. We also have to be baptized. When Jesus began his ministry, he started it by being baptized. Jesus understood that it's important to start with the basics.
Let's Pray: Lord, I pray that with your help, this church will teach the ABC's and the 123's of faith to these children so that, all their lives, they might live out their Christian faith. Amen.
?
Baptism Of The Lord
Acts 10:34--43
No Partiality
Exegetical Aim: God shows no partiality.
Props: Thumb tacks with assorted colored heads, some sheets of typing paper, and corkboard.
Lesson: Today I am preparing a project. And for the project I have to hang some paper on this corkboard. I have this paper here and I need to attach the paper to the board. Can you help me with this? (response) Give the box of tacks to the children. I need some of you to hand these to me when I ask for one. That way I can put the paper up more quickly. If there are several children, select a few helpers. Hold the first piece of paper to the board. Will someone hand me a tack, please? As the children offer you some, act as though you can't decide which one to use. I don't know. Should I use a red one or a blue one? Which one will hang the paper better? (response) What do you mean it doesn't matter? Some of them are blue, some are red, some are white, and some are yellow. There must be a difference. I'll show you. Hand me a yellow tack. Attach the paper. Hey, that works pretty well. Let's see if the red one does as well. Hand me a red tack. Continue with the other colors, putting a sheet of paper on the corkboard for each color tack.
You know what? You are right. It doesn't matter the color of the tack. They all hold the paper up just as well. It doesn't matter what they look like.
Application: In the Bible, Peter said that God doesn't care where people are from or what they look like. He said God is not partial to one person over another. What matters to God is that we follow Jesus and live holy lives. Address the children respectively: Are you better because you are white? (response) Are you better because you are black? (response) Are you better because you are from name a part of town? (response) Are you better because you are from name another part of town? (response) Let's be careful. We should not think poorly of people because they look different or come from a different place. God shows no partiality to people and neither should we.
Let's Pray: Lord, you accept us as much as you do another. We are all different but we are all included in your love. Amen.
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