Can I do it?
Children's sermon
Object:
a sticker you would use in Sunday school
These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: "Go nowhere
among the Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans, but go rather to the lost
sheep of the house of Israel. As you go, proclaim the good news, 'The kingdom of
heaven has come near.' " (Matthew 10:5-7)
Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you know the name of one of the disciples who worked with Jesus? (let them answer) Do you know how many disciples there were? (let them answer) What kind of work did the disciples do with Jesus? (let them answer) The names of the disciples were Andrew, Bartholomew, James, James the Less, John, Judas, Matthew, Peter, Philip, Simon, Thaddeus, and Thomas. They followed Jesus for almost three years in the land of Israel. But what did they do? Did they just walk around or sit by the water listening to Jesus? Did they have jobs? (let them answer) No one ever really said what each one did. We know that some of them were fishermen before they began to follow Jesus. One of them was a tax collector.
Today the Bible tells us about the time that Jesus told all of the disciples that he had something special for them to do. He gave them really good advice. He wanted them to go to all of the nearby villages and towns and tell the people that "The kingdom of heaven has come near." They were told to cure the sick, raise the dead, heal the people who had leprosy, and get rid of evil spirits.
What do you think the disciples thought? (let them answer) I would have thought, "Wow, can I do those things?" Jesus did not let them think about it too long. He sent them out with this to say, "The kingdom of heaven has come near."
Today, we are going to pretend that we are the disciples. I brought along some stickers and I want you to give them to people here in church. I don't think many of them have ever had someone visit them and say, "The kingdom of heaven has come near." But you can do it. Let's practice saying it one more time. (let them say it with you) "The kingdom of heaven has come near." (turn them around and begin to lead them down the aisles, stopping and giving people stickers and saying, "The kingdom of heaven has come near" -- it will be a new experience)
Boys and girls, you could be like one of Jesus' disciples. When the disciples went out and said this to the people in the villages, things really happened. People were cured, people who were so sick they could hardly move were given new life, and the evil spirits in the town flew away as fast as they could. It was a wonderful day. It was the beginning of their ministry and they did things like this often. The next time someone asks you what the disciples of Jesus did, you can tell them that you are a disciple of Jesus, also. Amen.
Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you know the name of one of the disciples who worked with Jesus? (let them answer) Do you know how many disciples there were? (let them answer) What kind of work did the disciples do with Jesus? (let them answer) The names of the disciples were Andrew, Bartholomew, James, James the Less, John, Judas, Matthew, Peter, Philip, Simon, Thaddeus, and Thomas. They followed Jesus for almost three years in the land of Israel. But what did they do? Did they just walk around or sit by the water listening to Jesus? Did they have jobs? (let them answer) No one ever really said what each one did. We know that some of them were fishermen before they began to follow Jesus. One of them was a tax collector.
Today the Bible tells us about the time that Jesus told all of the disciples that he had something special for them to do. He gave them really good advice. He wanted them to go to all of the nearby villages and towns and tell the people that "The kingdom of heaven has come near." They were told to cure the sick, raise the dead, heal the people who had leprosy, and get rid of evil spirits.
What do you think the disciples thought? (let them answer) I would have thought, "Wow, can I do those things?" Jesus did not let them think about it too long. He sent them out with this to say, "The kingdom of heaven has come near."
Today, we are going to pretend that we are the disciples. I brought along some stickers and I want you to give them to people here in church. I don't think many of them have ever had someone visit them and say, "The kingdom of heaven has come near." But you can do it. Let's practice saying it one more time. (let them say it with you) "The kingdom of heaven has come near." (turn them around and begin to lead them down the aisles, stopping and giving people stickers and saying, "The kingdom of heaven has come near" -- it will be a new experience)
Boys and girls, you could be like one of Jesus' disciples. When the disciples went out and said this to the people in the villages, things really happened. People were cured, people who were so sick they could hardly move were given new life, and the evil spirits in the town flew away as fast as they could. It was a wonderful day. It was the beginning of their ministry and they did things like this often. The next time someone asks you what the disciples of Jesus did, you can tell them that you are a disciple of Jesus, also. Amen.
