What Is Work?
Children's sermon
Open My Eyes
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Object:
No special material is needed.(If you're looking for the children's sermon "How Many Times?"click here.)
Purpose: To help children understand the nature of work.
Material: No special material is needed.
Note: A good time to use this is Labor Day Weekend.
Lesson: Tomorrow is a special day in our country. Do you know what it is called? ... (Labor Day) Do you know why we have a Labor Day? ... It is to honor all the people who work. On your feet are shoes that I assume your parents bought for you at the store. Now the people in the store did not make those shoes; someone else did. That was their work; just as the people in the store work to help you buy things. Working is a very important part of our life together. It is what people do to accomplish something that needs to be done.
One of the difficult lessons of life that boys and girls have trouble learning is that there is joy in work when working accomplishes something. Coloring a picture with crayons is work, but it is also fun when you feel the pleasure of having a finished picture that is nicely colored and you can share that picture with someone. Learning to ride a bike is hard work; but once it is accomplished, it helps you travel fast and far. Cleaning up your room is hard work, but when it is done, it looks nice and usually you are able to find your things better when you need them. Every day we all have work that needs to be done,
and we should be thankful that we have things to do and the strength and ability to do it. We should also be thankful for those who have done things for us.
Possible Times To Use This Illustration In The Home:
• When a child is asked to do some work around the house.
• When a child asks the parents why they have to go to work.
• When a child wonders why he or she has to go to school. (Part of getting an education is being prepared for one's life's work.)
Scriptural Background: ''But we exhort you, ... to aspire to live quietly, to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we charged you; so that you may command the respect of outsiders, and be dependent on nobody'' (1 Thessalonians 4:10-12).
Material: No special material is needed.
Note: A good time to use this is Labor Day Weekend.
Lesson: Tomorrow is a special day in our country. Do you know what it is called? ... (Labor Day) Do you know why we have a Labor Day? ... It is to honor all the people who work. On your feet are shoes that I assume your parents bought for you at the store. Now the people in the store did not make those shoes; someone else did. That was their work; just as the people in the store work to help you buy things. Working is a very important part of our life together. It is what people do to accomplish something that needs to be done.
One of the difficult lessons of life that boys and girls have trouble learning is that there is joy in work when working accomplishes something. Coloring a picture with crayons is work, but it is also fun when you feel the pleasure of having a finished picture that is nicely colored and you can share that picture with someone. Learning to ride a bike is hard work; but once it is accomplished, it helps you travel fast and far. Cleaning up your room is hard work, but when it is done, it looks nice and usually you are able to find your things better when you need them. Every day we all have work that needs to be done,
and we should be thankful that we have things to do and the strength and ability to do it. We should also be thankful for those who have done things for us.
Possible Times To Use This Illustration In The Home:
• When a child is asked to do some work around the house.
• When a child asks the parents why they have to go to work.
• When a child wonders why he or she has to go to school. (Part of getting an education is being prepared for one's life's work.)
Scriptural Background: ''But we exhort you, ... to aspire to live quietly, to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we charged you; so that you may command the respect of outsiders, and be dependent on nobody'' (1 Thessalonians 4:10-12).
