Better than Superman!
Children's sermon
Object:
a Superman comic book
Does everyone know about Superman? He is a regular man, but
when he puts his cape on he can do some amazing things. He
becomes "Superman" who can leap over tall buildings, fly through
the air, see through things with X-ray vision, and has strength
to bend steel in his hands. He becomes someone truly amazing. I
like the Superman comics. Some years ago we had Superman movies.
There have been several Superman television series.
But Superman is just a story. One of the men who played Superman on television a long time ago ended up killing himself. Another man, who played Superman in the movies, got injured in a horse-riding accident and now cannot move any of his lower body. These men played Superman, but they really were not Superman. The Superman stories are just that -- stories.
We are also just regular people. We look at each other and none of us is able to leap over the church building. None of us can fly through the air. None of us can see with X-ray vision. None of us can take steel and bend it with our bare hands. We are just regular people.
Yet we are more than regular people. We are people God loves. We are special people. God sent Jesus to suffer and die for us -- and for all people.
When the apostle Paul wrote to the church in Corinth, he said that since he found out about all that God has done through Jesus, he sees people differently. He said, "We regard no one from a human point of view ... if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation." Because of Jesus, we see that people are very special. Things are different. Now we value everyone and would never want to hurt anyone. God helps us see that all people are like Superman because they are special. They cannot do amazing things themselves, but God has done an amazing thing for them. He sent Jesus.
The lesson for us is this: all people are special and important.
Dearest God: Help us treat everyone with special respect and love. Amen.
But Superman is just a story. One of the men who played Superman on television a long time ago ended up killing himself. Another man, who played Superman in the movies, got injured in a horse-riding accident and now cannot move any of his lower body. These men played Superman, but they really were not Superman. The Superman stories are just that -- stories.
We are also just regular people. We look at each other and none of us is able to leap over the church building. None of us can fly through the air. None of us can see with X-ray vision. None of us can take steel and bend it with our bare hands. We are just regular people.
Yet we are more than regular people. We are people God loves. We are special people. God sent Jesus to suffer and die for us -- and for all people.
When the apostle Paul wrote to the church in Corinth, he said that since he found out about all that God has done through Jesus, he sees people differently. He said, "We regard no one from a human point of view ... if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation." Because of Jesus, we see that people are very special. Things are different. Now we value everyone and would never want to hurt anyone. God helps us see that all people are like Superman because they are special. They cannot do amazing things themselves, but God has done an amazing thing for them. He sent Jesus.
The lesson for us is this: all people are special and important.
Dearest God: Help us treat everyone with special respect and love. Amen.
