Keep Your Promise
Children's sermon
The Giant Book Of Children's Sermons
Matthew To Revelation
Object: something that you could borrow, like a gallon of milk or a loaf of bread
Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have ever borrowed something? (let them answer) We borrow lots of things, don't we? Does your mother ever send you next door or to someone's house to borrow a gallon of milk or some bread? (let them answer)
When I was a little boy I used to go to my neighbor's house and borrow bread or milk or coffee. They were always so nice about lending me whatever I needed. Do you know why? (let them answer)
When you borrow something, what do you have to do? (let them answer) That's right, you have to give it back. If you borrow a tool you must give the tool back. If you borrow food, then you must buy some new food at the store the next time you go to the store and replace what you borrowed. Borrowing and giving back makes good neighbors.
Jesus borrowed something once. Do you know what he borrowed? (let them answer) It is the lesson for today. Do you remember that he needed a donkey and didn't have one? So what did he do? (let them answer) That's right; Jesus had to borrow a donkey. We don't know the name of the man that he borrowed it from, but we do know that Jesus knew him. When he sent the disciples to borrow the donkey, he told them to tell the owner he would send the donkey back right after he was finished riding it. Jesus knew how to be a good borrower. He promised the man when he borrowed the donkey that he would return it.
I suppose you remember the story of now Jesus rode that donkey into the city of Jerusalem and how the crowds came out of their houses and lined the streets to cheer him. It was a wonderful kind of parade. Jesus rode among the people, and they broke off branches from the palm trees to wave at him and shout praises. Some of the people even took off their coats to make a kind of carpet and let the donkey walk on them so that Jesus would know how much they thought of him. It was a thrilling day for everyone, probably even the donkey. We call this day Palm Sunday and it is one of the great days in the church year.
But the thing that I remember is the way that Jesus kept his promises. When he was through with the donkey, I just know that he returned it to the man who owned it. That is the kind of a person Jesus is. When God and Jesus make a promise, they keep it.
Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have ever borrowed something? (let them answer) We borrow lots of things, don't we? Does your mother ever send you next door or to someone's house to borrow a gallon of milk or some bread? (let them answer)
When I was a little boy I used to go to my neighbor's house and borrow bread or milk or coffee. They were always so nice about lending me whatever I needed. Do you know why? (let them answer)
When you borrow something, what do you have to do? (let them answer) That's right, you have to give it back. If you borrow a tool you must give the tool back. If you borrow food, then you must buy some new food at the store the next time you go to the store and replace what you borrowed. Borrowing and giving back makes good neighbors.
Jesus borrowed something once. Do you know what he borrowed? (let them answer) It is the lesson for today. Do you remember that he needed a donkey and didn't have one? So what did he do? (let them answer) That's right; Jesus had to borrow a donkey. We don't know the name of the man that he borrowed it from, but we do know that Jesus knew him. When he sent the disciples to borrow the donkey, he told them to tell the owner he would send the donkey back right after he was finished riding it. Jesus knew how to be a good borrower. He promised the man when he borrowed the donkey that he would return it.
I suppose you remember the story of now Jesus rode that donkey into the city of Jerusalem and how the crowds came out of their houses and lined the streets to cheer him. It was a wonderful kind of parade. Jesus rode among the people, and they broke off branches from the palm trees to wave at him and shout praises. Some of the people even took off their coats to make a kind of carpet and let the donkey walk on them so that Jesus would know how much they thought of him. It was a thrilling day for everyone, probably even the donkey. We call this day Palm Sunday and it is one of the great days in the church year.
But the thing that I remember is the way that Jesus kept his promises. When he was through with the donkey, I just know that he returned it to the man who owned it. That is the kind of a person Jesus is. When God and Jesus make a promise, they keep it.
