Coats and canned goods
Children's sermon
Object:
coats and canned goods
Good morning, boys and girls. I brought two things that start with C today. Can you tell me what they are? (let them answer) Right. They're coats and canned goods. Let's see what we can find about them that is the same. They both cover up something. What do coats cover? (let them answer) Coats cover arms and chests and backs. What do cans cover? (let them answer) Cans cover the fruits or vegetables that are inside. Coats protect a person from the outside weather like rain or snow or cold. Cans protect the fruits or vegetables from the outside air that could make them spoil so we couldn't eat them. So coats and cans are both protecting something. They both have a very pretty outside. Coats come in all kinds of pretty colors. Sometimes they're plain colors and sometimes they have pretty buttons on them. Canned goods also have a pretty outside label. Each usually has a picture on it of what's inside.
Now let's see what's different about coats and canned goods. Coats are usually very soft. Are canned goods soft? (let them answer) No, if you dropped one on your toe you would know that canned goods are not soft at all. They are very hard. Can you eat coats? (let them answer) No, we don't eat coats, but we eat what's inside of canned goods. Can you think of anything else that's different about coats and canned goods? (let them answer)
In our lesson today, John the Baptist is telling people that anyone with two coats should share with someone who has none. He said that we should also share our food with those who don't have any. During the Advent and Christmas seasons we remember what John the Baptist said and you will see many groups like schools and churches collecting canned goods and food for people who don't have enough. We also collect used coats for people who don't have any money to buy them. Some places collect mittens for children who don't have any. (mention what your church, school, or community does for collecting coats, canned goods, or mittens) So, you see, we are doing what John the Baptist told us to do. But did he say to do it just at Christmas time? (let them respond) No, he didn't. People are hungry all year around. We need to remember to share our coats and canned goods all year!
Now let's see what's different about coats and canned goods. Coats are usually very soft. Are canned goods soft? (let them answer) No, if you dropped one on your toe you would know that canned goods are not soft at all. They are very hard. Can you eat coats? (let them answer) No, we don't eat coats, but we eat what's inside of canned goods. Can you think of anything else that's different about coats and canned goods? (let them answer)
In our lesson today, John the Baptist is telling people that anyone with two coats should share with someone who has none. He said that we should also share our food with those who don't have any. During the Advent and Christmas seasons we remember what John the Baptist said and you will see many groups like schools and churches collecting canned goods and food for people who don't have enough. We also collect used coats for people who don't have any money to buy them. Some places collect mittens for children who don't have any. (mention what your church, school, or community does for collecting coats, canned goods, or mittens) So, you see, we are doing what John the Baptist told us to do. But did he say to do it just at Christmas time? (let them respond) No, he didn't. People are hungry all year around. We need to remember to share our coats and canned goods all year!
