Be ready!
Children's sermon
Object:
Good morning! How many of you have ever gone on a camping
trip? A trip where you will sleep in sleeping bags and be far
away from any civilization? (Let them answer.)
When we are planning to go on this kind of a trip, it's very
important that we be sure that we have everything with us that we
will need. Once we are out there in the woods or mountains there
will be no store or any place else to get the things we need, so
we need to be sure we have everything. We need to be ready. What
are some of the things we would need to take? (Let them answer
and write down the things they suggest on the pad. If they forget
important items, suggest them and add them to the list.) Well,
that's a good list. I think if we had all those things we would
be ready.
Now, children, the Bible tells us that there is another trip
we will all be going on one day, and it's very important to be
ready for that trip, too. Jesus will be coming back one day to
take us all with him to heaven. He tells us that we should be
ready for that trip. What do we have to do to be ready for that
trip? Do we need sleeping bags or tents? (Let them answer.)
Actually, there is only one essential thing which will make
us ready for that trip. Jesus is going to take everybody who
believes in him and loves him into heaven. So if you believe in
Jesus and you know that he died on the cross to pay for your
sins, you will be ready to make the trip with him. How many of
you are ready if he comes today? (Let them answer.)
That's great! I'm glad you are all his friends and you're
ready to go with him when he comes. Wouldn't it be wonderful if
everyone in the world was ready? Let's pray for that.
Dear Jesus: We are ready to go with you when you come for us. We
pray for all the people of the world who are not ready. Send your
Holy Spirit to convince the whole world of your truth so that
everyone will be ready when you come. Amen.
trip? A trip where you will sleep in sleeping bags and be far
away from any civilization? (Let them answer.)
When we are planning to go on this kind of a trip, it's very
important that we be sure that we have everything with us that we
will need. Once we are out there in the woods or mountains there
will be no store or any place else to get the things we need, so
we need to be sure we have everything. We need to be ready. What
are some of the things we would need to take? (Let them answer
and write down the things they suggest on the pad. If they forget
important items, suggest them and add them to the list.) Well,
that's a good list. I think if we had all those things we would
be ready.
Now, children, the Bible tells us that there is another trip
we will all be going on one day, and it's very important to be
ready for that trip, too. Jesus will be coming back one day to
take us all with him to heaven. He tells us that we should be
ready for that trip. What do we have to do to be ready for that
trip? Do we need sleeping bags or tents? (Let them answer.)
Actually, there is only one essential thing which will make
us ready for that trip. Jesus is going to take everybody who
believes in him and loves him into heaven. So if you believe in
Jesus and you know that he died on the cross to pay for your
sins, you will be ready to make the trip with him. How many of
you are ready if he comes today? (Let them answer.)
That's great! I'm glad you are all his friends and you're
ready to go with him when he comes. Wouldn't it be wonderful if
everyone in the world was ready? Let's pray for that.
Dear Jesus: We are ready to go with you when you come for us. We
pray for all the people of the world who are not ready. Send your
Holy Spirit to convince the whole world of your truth so that
everyone will be ready when you come. Amen.
