Finders keepers?
Children's sermon
Object:
a $10 bill
Good morning, boys and girls. Have any of you ever found
money? (Let them answer.) I brought a $10 bill with me this
morning because it reminds me of this morning's lesson, which
tells us to do to others as you would have them do to you.
Let me tell you a story about what this means. Once there was a girl about your age. She had worked hard to save some money. She saved $10. It was a very special time for her. She was going to the mall with her parents. She had planned for a long time to buy something that she wanted very much. As you might guess, she was excited. When the family arrived at the mall, one of her parents went with her to the store where she was to buy what she wanted. On the way to the store the girl accidentally dropped her $10 near the show window of another store. She didn't see that she had dropped it. Another girl, whom she didn't know, was also standing by the window looking into the shop. The other girl saw the $10 bill drop. Just as the girl who dropped the money walked away, the other girl thought for one second, "What should I do? Should I keep the $10 or return it to the girl?" She must think quickly. What do you suppose she did? (Let them answer.) She stooped down. She picked up the $10. She ran to the other girl. She said, "Excuse me. I think you dropped your money back there." The girl to whom the $10 belonged at first looked shocked. She realized the $10 bill belonged to her. She realized that she had dropped it. Can you imagine how you would have felt if you were the girl who dropped the $10? (Let them answer.) How would you have felt if you were the girl who had returned the money? (Let them answer.)
Remember what today's lesson says? It says, "Do to others as you would have them do to you." The girl who found the money returned it because she would have wanted someone to return it to her, had she lost it. This week see if you can treat other people the way you would want them to treat you. Thank you for coming this morning.
Let me tell you a story about what this means. Once there was a girl about your age. She had worked hard to save some money. She saved $10. It was a very special time for her. She was going to the mall with her parents. She had planned for a long time to buy something that she wanted very much. As you might guess, she was excited. When the family arrived at the mall, one of her parents went with her to the store where she was to buy what she wanted. On the way to the store the girl accidentally dropped her $10 near the show window of another store. She didn't see that she had dropped it. Another girl, whom she didn't know, was also standing by the window looking into the shop. The other girl saw the $10 bill drop. Just as the girl who dropped the money walked away, the other girl thought for one second, "What should I do? Should I keep the $10 or return it to the girl?" She must think quickly. What do you suppose she did? (Let them answer.) She stooped down. She picked up the $10. She ran to the other girl. She said, "Excuse me. I think you dropped your money back there." The girl to whom the $10 belonged at first looked shocked. She realized the $10 bill belonged to her. She realized that she had dropped it. Can you imagine how you would have felt if you were the girl who dropped the $10? (Let them answer.) How would you have felt if you were the girl who had returned the money? (Let them answer.)
Remember what today's lesson says? It says, "Do to others as you would have them do to you." The girl who found the money returned it because she would have wanted someone to return it to her, had she lost it. This week see if you can treat other people the way you would want them to treat you. Thank you for coming this morning.
