Time Flies
Children's sermon
From a Mustard Seed
Children's Sermons
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Message: Have you noticed how sometimes the time seems to fly by very quickly and you hardly believe it has gone, and at other times it goes so slowly that you can't wait for something to end? That happens to us all. Today I want to give you a list of things. I want you to tell me if these are things that would go by quickly or slowly for you.
1. A whole day in school when you are doing extra work to catch up for when the teacher was absent the day before.
2. Your favorite television show.
3. Playing during the afternoon with your best friend.
4. Doing a lot of homework.
5. Sleeping at night.
6. Being out shopping with your mom or dad.
7. Eating a bowl of your favorite ice cream.
8. Sitting through a church service.
9. Winter.
10. School vacations.
11. Summer vacation.
12. Your entire life.
That was very good! Now you know what I mean when I say some things seem to make time go faster even though it is always passing at the same speed. The Bible takes a look at our lives - from the time we are born until the time we die - and it says that is a short period of time. It may not seem short to you, but if you talk to your grandparents or someone else who is older, they will say it is very short! But that is why God wants us to remember something very important about our lives on earth. They are only the beginning of something even greater!
The Bible says God holds us from everlasting to everlasting. That means that after we finish our lives here on earth, then we go to Jesus' presence and enjoy being with Him forever. So while we are here on earth we need to spend our time serving Christ and getting ready to meet Him face to face.
1. A whole day in school when you are doing extra work to catch up for when the teacher was absent the day before.
2. Your favorite television show.
3. Playing during the afternoon with your best friend.
4. Doing a lot of homework.
5. Sleeping at night.
6. Being out shopping with your mom or dad.
7. Eating a bowl of your favorite ice cream.
8. Sitting through a church service.
9. Winter.
10. School vacations.
11. Summer vacation.
12. Your entire life.
That was very good! Now you know what I mean when I say some things seem to make time go faster even though it is always passing at the same speed. The Bible takes a look at our lives - from the time we are born until the time we die - and it says that is a short period of time. It may not seem short to you, but if you talk to your grandparents or someone else who is older, they will say it is very short! But that is why God wants us to remember something very important about our lives on earth. They are only the beginning of something even greater!
The Bible says God holds us from everlasting to everlasting. That means that after we finish our lives here on earth, then we go to Jesus' presence and enjoy being with Him forever. So while we are here on earth we need to spend our time serving Christ and getting ready to meet Him face to face.
