Be like chameleons
Children's sermon
Object:
a chameleon or a picture of one
Good morning! Have you ever seen one of these? (Show the
chameleon or the picture and let them respond.) This is a
chameleon. Does anybody know what makes a chameleon different
than any other little lizard? (Let them answer.) Yes, a chameleon
can change color. It does that so that it can blend into its
surroundings and become hard to see, so that when an insect comes
by that it wants for dinner, it can grab it!
Saint Paul tells us that we ought to be kind of like
chameleons when we are trying to tell people about Jesus. What he
means is that we have to kind of blend in with people if we are
going to get them to listen to us. He doesn't mean we ought to do
something bad if we are around bad people so they will accept us.
He just means we have a better chance of getting them to listen
to us when we talk about Jesus if we don't seem strange or
different to them.
Now, do any of you have friends that don't go to church?
(Let them answer.) If you do have such friends, what do you think
God would like you to do? (Let them answer.) Yes, God wants you
to invite those friends to church, and if you seem quite strange
to them, they probably won't want to come with you.
So maybe if you are like the chameleon and try not to seem
strange to these people by being friendly and helpful, they will
listen to you and come to church with you. Let's ask God to help
us.
Dear Father in Heaven: We know that you want everyone in the
world to know about Jesus and all that he has done for us. Help
us to be friendly and helpful to others, so that they will listen
to us when we talk about Jesus. Amen.
chameleon or the picture and let them respond.) This is a
chameleon. Does anybody know what makes a chameleon different
than any other little lizard? (Let them answer.) Yes, a chameleon
can change color. It does that so that it can blend into its
surroundings and become hard to see, so that when an insect comes
by that it wants for dinner, it can grab it!
Saint Paul tells us that we ought to be kind of like
chameleons when we are trying to tell people about Jesus. What he
means is that we have to kind of blend in with people if we are
going to get them to listen to us. He doesn't mean we ought to do
something bad if we are around bad people so they will accept us.
He just means we have a better chance of getting them to listen
to us when we talk about Jesus if we don't seem strange or
different to them.
Now, do any of you have friends that don't go to church?
(Let them answer.) If you do have such friends, what do you think
God would like you to do? (Let them answer.) Yes, God wants you
to invite those friends to church, and if you seem quite strange
to them, they probably won't want to come with you.
So maybe if you are like the chameleon and try not to seem
strange to these people by being friendly and helpful, they will
listen to you and come to church with you. Let's ask God to help
us.
Dear Father in Heaven: We know that you want everyone in the
world to know about Jesus and all that he has done for us. Help
us to be friendly and helpful to others, so that they will listen
to us when we talk about Jesus. Amen.
