Finding a saint
Children's Activity
Object:
Teachers or Parents: The misconception that the word "saint" can
only be applied to those special people in church history who
have achieved greatness by martyrdom or tremendous sacrifice must
be erased from the minds of our children. The Bible assures us
that all those who believe in Jesus as their Savior are saints.
In this Gospel account of the raising of Lazarus from the dead,
we see that Jesus affirms that everyone who believes will see the
glory of God. Everyone who believes is a saint.
*Ask the children to form two groups. All the "saints" are
to get into one group and all that are not saints are to get into
the other. It doesn't really matter how they form the groups
because if they all go into the "saints" group, you can question
them as to why they believe they are saints to be sure they
understand what makes us saints. If they form two groups or even
only one group of "non-saints," the same discussion can be used
to establish that all who believe are saints.
*Read from the Bible the beginning of one of Paul's letters
such as Ephesians 1:1 addressed to "the saints, which are at
Ephesus." Ask them if they can identify who he was writing to. Is
he writing to some special people at this city or to all the
people there who believed in Jesus? This will give you a good
opportunity to clearly establish that "saints" are all who
believe.
Sunday school assembly opening:
*Prepare letters for all the children addressed to them as
"Saint Bob," "Saint Susan," and so forth. The letter can say
something simple like "God loves you" or something somewhat
longer if you wish. The point you want to make is that they are
the addressee, a "saint of God."
only be applied to those special people in church history who
have achieved greatness by martyrdom or tremendous sacrifice must
be erased from the minds of our children. The Bible assures us
that all those who believe in Jesus as their Savior are saints.
In this Gospel account of the raising of Lazarus from the dead,
we see that Jesus affirms that everyone who believes will see the
glory of God. Everyone who believes is a saint.
*Ask the children to form two groups. All the "saints" are
to get into one group and all that are not saints are to get into
the other. It doesn't really matter how they form the groups
because if they all go into the "saints" group, you can question
them as to why they believe they are saints to be sure they
understand what makes us saints. If they form two groups or even
only one group of "non-saints," the same discussion can be used
to establish that all who believe are saints.
*Read from the Bible the beginning of one of Paul's letters
such as Ephesians 1:1 addressed to "the saints, which are at
Ephesus." Ask them if they can identify who he was writing to. Is
he writing to some special people at this city or to all the
people there who believed in Jesus? This will give you a good
opportunity to clearly establish that "saints" are all who
believe.
Sunday school assembly opening:
*Prepare letters for all the children addressed to them as
"Saint Bob," "Saint Susan," and so forth. The letter can say
something simple like "God loves you" or something somewhat
longer if you wish. The point you want to make is that they are
the addressee, a "saint of God."
