God gives us understanding
Children's sermon
Object:
a dictionary and a Bible
Good morning! Do all of you speak English? (Let them
answer.) Yes, I was sure you did, but does that mean you know
every single word in the English language? (Let them answer.) No,
of course you don't. Nobody does. There are probably thousands of
words that we don't know. For instance, look at this word. (Have
a very difficult, unusual word written down and show it to them.)
Can anybody tell me what that word means? (Let them answer.) How
could we find out what that word means? (Let them answer.) Yes,
we could look it up in the dictionary. Let's do that. (Look the
word up for them and read the definition.)
Now, are there some things in this book that are hard to
understand? (Show the Bible and let them answer.) Yes, of course
there are, but a dictionary won't help us because it isn't that
we don't know what the word means. It's just that it's hard
sometimes to understand what God is telling us. What do you think
we can do to get a better understanding of what the Bible is
saying to us? (Let them answer.) Here's what the Bible itself
tells us to do. The Bible says that we should pray and ask God to
have His Holy Spirit lead us to a better understanding. Let's do
that now.
Dear Father in Heaven: We really want to understand all that You
have given to us in Your Holy Bible. When we have trouble
understanding what You tell us in the Bible, we pray that You
will send Your Holy Spirit to show us what it means. Amen.
answer.) Yes, I was sure you did, but does that mean you know
every single word in the English language? (Let them answer.) No,
of course you don't. Nobody does. There are probably thousands of
words that we don't know. For instance, look at this word. (Have
a very difficult, unusual word written down and show it to them.)
Can anybody tell me what that word means? (Let them answer.) How
could we find out what that word means? (Let them answer.) Yes,
we could look it up in the dictionary. Let's do that. (Look the
word up for them and read the definition.)
Now, are there some things in this book that are hard to
understand? (Show the Bible and let them answer.) Yes, of course
there are, but a dictionary won't help us because it isn't that
we don't know what the word means. It's just that it's hard
sometimes to understand what God is telling us. What do you think
we can do to get a better understanding of what the Bible is
saying to us? (Let them answer.) Here's what the Bible itself
tells us to do. The Bible says that we should pray and ask God to
have His Holy Spirit lead us to a better understanding. Let's do
that now.
Dear Father in Heaven: We really want to understand all that You
have given to us in Your Holy Bible. When we have trouble
understanding what You tell us in the Bible, we pray that You
will send Your Holy Spirit to show us what it means. Amen.
