Christ the King
Children's sermon
Object:
a crown or a picture of a crown
Good morning! Can anybody tell me what we call this Sunday
in the church? (Let them answer.) This is Christ The King Sunday,
the day we remember that Jesus is our King. Now what does a king
wear on his head? (Let them answer.) Yes, that's right. A king
wears a crown on his head to show that he is a king. Here is a
crown that I brought with me today. Let me put it on __________'s
head (or show the picture and rephrase the question that
follows). Now, does having a crown on his/her head make
__________ a king? (Let them answer.) No, of course it doesn't,
and the opposite is also true. The absence of a crown doesn't
mean that the person is not a king. The crown is just a symbol
that a king may or may not wear at any given time.
Did Jesus ever wear a crown? (Let them answer.) Well, he
never wore a crown like this, but they did put a crown of thorns
on him when he was crucified. They also put a sign on his cross
which said that he was the "King of the Jews." Do you think they
did this to honor him because they really thought he was a king?
(Let them answer.) No, they did it only to make fun of him. The
people who killed him didn't really think that he was a king.
But you and I know that Jesus was a king then and he is a
king now. And since he is the king, what do you and I have to do
to show that we believe he is the king of the whole world? (Let
them answer.) The most important thing we do is to obey him, to
do what he wants us to do. In any kingdom, what the king says,
goes! He's the boss! So we need to honor our King by trying to do
what he tells us to do.
Let's say a prayer to ask for our King's help in doing what
he wants us to do.
Dear King Jesus: We want to honor you as our King. Please give us
the strength and the courage to always do what you want us to do.
Amen.
in the church? (Let them answer.) This is Christ The King Sunday,
the day we remember that Jesus is our King. Now what does a king
wear on his head? (Let them answer.) Yes, that's right. A king
wears a crown on his head to show that he is a king. Here is a
crown that I brought with me today. Let me put it on __________'s
head (or show the picture and rephrase the question that
follows). Now, does having a crown on his/her head make
__________ a king? (Let them answer.) No, of course it doesn't,
and the opposite is also true. The absence of a crown doesn't
mean that the person is not a king. The crown is just a symbol
that a king may or may not wear at any given time.
Did Jesus ever wear a crown? (Let them answer.) Well, he
never wore a crown like this, but they did put a crown of thorns
on him when he was crucified. They also put a sign on his cross
which said that he was the "King of the Jews." Do you think they
did this to honor him because they really thought he was a king?
(Let them answer.) No, they did it only to make fun of him. The
people who killed him didn't really think that he was a king.
But you and I know that Jesus was a king then and he is a
king now. And since he is the king, what do you and I have to do
to show that we believe he is the king of the whole world? (Let
them answer.) The most important thing we do is to obey him, to
do what he wants us to do. In any kingdom, what the king says,
goes! He's the boss! So we need to honor our King by trying to do
what he tells us to do.
Let's say a prayer to ask for our King's help in doing what
he wants us to do.
Dear King Jesus: We want to honor you as our King. Please give us
the strength and the courage to always do what you want us to do.
Amen.
