The first miracle
Children's sermon
Object:
a bottle of wine and a bottle of water
Good morning! I have two bottles of liquid here, and I want
you to tell me what each of them is. (Show the bottles and let
them answer.) Yes, this one is wine, and this one is water. Did
you have any trouble telling which was which? Was it hard to
identify the wine as being quite different from the water? (Let
them answer.) No, of course not. Wine is a lot different from
water, and it's easy to tell the difference.
Once Jesus went to a wedding where it was expected that wine
would be served to the guests. Now they had been serving wine,
but it was running out. Perhaps they had more guests than they
had expected or they just hadn't bought enough. Jesus wanted to
help them out, so what do you think he did? Did he run to the
store and buy more wine? (Let them answer.) No, of course not. He
made wine right there for them. He had some big containers filled
with water and then he changed it into wine. How do you think he
did that? (Let them answer.) It was a miracle, wasn't it? We
don't know how miracles are done, but God can do anything, and
Jesus is God. Do you think the people who saw this miracle were
amazed when he did it? (Let them answer.) Yes, I'm sure they
were. I would be amazed if I had been there. Jesus did a lot of
miracles, but this was his first one. He did it right at the
beginning of his ministry.
Let's say a prayer thanking Jesus for all the wonderful
miracles he performed to show everyone that he was the Son of
God.
Dear Jesus: We thank you for coming into the world to teach us
and, by your many miracles, to prove that you are the Son of God,
the Savior of the whole world. Amen.
you to tell me what each of them is. (Show the bottles and let
them answer.) Yes, this one is wine, and this one is water. Did
you have any trouble telling which was which? Was it hard to
identify the wine as being quite different from the water? (Let
them answer.) No, of course not. Wine is a lot different from
water, and it's easy to tell the difference.
Once Jesus went to a wedding where it was expected that wine
would be served to the guests. Now they had been serving wine,
but it was running out. Perhaps they had more guests than they
had expected or they just hadn't bought enough. Jesus wanted to
help them out, so what do you think he did? Did he run to the
store and buy more wine? (Let them answer.) No, of course not. He
made wine right there for them. He had some big containers filled
with water and then he changed it into wine. How do you think he
did that? (Let them answer.) It was a miracle, wasn't it? We
don't know how miracles are done, but God can do anything, and
Jesus is God. Do you think the people who saw this miracle were
amazed when he did it? (Let them answer.) Yes, I'm sure they
were. I would be amazed if I had been there. Jesus did a lot of
miracles, but this was his first one. He did it right at the
beginning of his ministry.
Let's say a prayer thanking Jesus for all the wonderful
miracles he performed to show everyone that he was the Son of
God.
Dear Jesus: We thank you for coming into the world to teach us
and, by your many miracles, to prove that you are the Son of God,
the Savior of the whole world. Amen.
