Childrens Sermon Service

He also said to the crowds, "When you see a cloud rising in the west, you immediately say, 'It is going to rain'; and so it happens. And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, 'There will be scorching heat'; and it happens." (vv. 54- 55)

Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you watch the weather station on television? (let them answer) Isn't it amazing? They tell you when it is going to rain and when it is going to snow. They can even tell you if it is going to rain only on the other side of town. They can warn us of hurricanes and tornadoes so we can find safety. They tell us when it is too hot or too cold for us to be outside.

I brought a weather map with me showing the entire United States. Do you see the different colors? That tells us how warm or cold it is going to be. It also has a lot of words explaining the details. Some people get up in the morning, rush out, get the paper, bring it in, and turn to the weather page. They also have the television tuned to the weather station and if the weather is really bad they listen to the radio to find out if there are school delays or other details. Farmers are always interested in the weather because they need days of sunshine, days of dry weather, and rainy days to grow good crops. People that fly airplanes depend upon the weatherman to tell them where it is safe to fly. The people that take care of our roads need to know how much snow is coming and if the wind will be blowing down lots of tree limbs. Weather is very interesting.

Jesus tells us in the Bible that when there are clouds in the west, we will get rain and when the wind is from the south we will have very hot sunshine. Jesus said there are other things that we should be paying attention to, also.

Jesus wanted people to be in touch with God so that we will be able to understand what is needed and when Jesus is going to return to us. When we see sickness and hunger, we should share our medicine and food. When we see people without houses and jobs, we must care for them, as well. When we see children without mothers and fathers, we need to be able to care for them.

There are a lot of signs besides the weather. We stand around when these things are happening and we forget all about them because they are not happening to us. If they happened to us we would want help and we would want it very fast.

Jesus said to be very alert to the signs. Some of those signs are saying that Jesus is coming back to us and that we should get ready for him. Amen.