You Can't Hide The Light
Children's sermon
The Giant Book Of Children's Sermons
Matthew To Revelation
Object: a box with a hole in one end and a blanket that will shut out the light attached to the other end
Good morning, boys and girls. Today we are going to have a little fun and also learn something about Jesus. I brought a special box with me that I want to share with you. I want you to put your head in the box and shut out all of the light with the blanket. I want you to see how dark it is inside of that box. Then when you tell me that it is dark, really dark, I am going to open up this tiny hole in the other end of the box and see if you can see the light, and also if the light lets you see the inside of the box. (begin the experiment with several of the children)
The whole box is dark. We have a lot of darkness and only one small bit of light. What I want you to learn is that all of the darkness in the whole world cannot shut out a little bit of light. The little bit of light can be seen in the biggest amount of darkness. Do you understand what I mean? (let them answer)
The reason that we shared this little experiment is because it is what the Bible teaches us about Jesus. Jesus is like the light. He is only one person in the world, but he is such a strong person that he can overcome, or be stronger than, all of the rest of the people in the world. Jesus is light, Jesus is good. There is nothing wrong with Jesus at all, and wherever Jesus is, he will bring his goodness with him.
Let's say that there is a lot of sin in the world. All of us make sin, and are a part of sin. There is so much sin in the world you might think that we could not get rid of it. But that is not true. Jesus is like the light in the darkness. He gets rid of the sin by just being there. When you have sin in your heart, and you can have a lot of it, then ask Jesus to share your life with you, and your sin will go away. Jesus will forgive you your sin and you will have no more.
That is why I want you to put your head in the box. The box is like a world full of sin. We don't think that we will ever get rid of sin, but the Bible teaches us that when Jesus came into the world, he was like a light, and wherever he went he made the darkness, or the sin, leave so that people could live without living in sin.
Maybe you want to make your own box when you go home. Then you can remember how glad we are to have Jesus in our lives so that we don't live in the dark, but rather in the light. God bless you all.
Good morning, boys and girls. Today we are going to have a little fun and also learn something about Jesus. I brought a special box with me that I want to share with you. I want you to put your head in the box and shut out all of the light with the blanket. I want you to see how dark it is inside of that box. Then when you tell me that it is dark, really dark, I am going to open up this tiny hole in the other end of the box and see if you can see the light, and also if the light lets you see the inside of the box. (begin the experiment with several of the children)
The whole box is dark. We have a lot of darkness and only one small bit of light. What I want you to learn is that all of the darkness in the whole world cannot shut out a little bit of light. The little bit of light can be seen in the biggest amount of darkness. Do you understand what I mean? (let them answer)
The reason that we shared this little experiment is because it is what the Bible teaches us about Jesus. Jesus is like the light. He is only one person in the world, but he is such a strong person that he can overcome, or be stronger than, all of the rest of the people in the world. Jesus is light, Jesus is good. There is nothing wrong with Jesus at all, and wherever Jesus is, he will bring his goodness with him.
Let's say that there is a lot of sin in the world. All of us make sin, and are a part of sin. There is so much sin in the world you might think that we could not get rid of it. But that is not true. Jesus is like the light in the darkness. He gets rid of the sin by just being there. When you have sin in your heart, and you can have a lot of it, then ask Jesus to share your life with you, and your sin will go away. Jesus will forgive you your sin and you will have no more.
That is why I want you to put your head in the box. The box is like a world full of sin. We don't think that we will ever get rid of sin, but the Bible teaches us that when Jesus came into the world, he was like a light, and wherever he went he made the darkness, or the sin, leave so that people could live without living in sin.
Maybe you want to make your own box when you go home. Then you can remember how glad we are to have Jesus in our lives so that we don't live in the dark, but rather in the light. God bless you all.
