God is light
Children's sermon
Object:
a night light
Good morning, boys and girls. Are any of you afraid of the dark? (Let them answer.) I think just about everyone in this church was afraid of the dark at one time. How many of you have a night light to help you sleep at night? (Let them answer and show the night light.)
I want to tell you about a little girl about your age who was afraid of the dark. When she went to bed at night she would cry, "Please turn on the light, I'm afraid." Then someone would come to her room and turn on a lamp, or her closet light or the hall light. Has that ever happened to any of you? (Let them answer.)
Her parents wanted to help her get to sleep. So, they bought a night light, like this one. They put it in her room. She was able to turn it on herself at night. Her night light had a warm glow to it that really made her feel safe. Whenever she went to bed from then on she had no problem getting to sleep because she felt safe with her night light.
This night light makes me think of God. In this morning's lesson the Bible says that God is light and in him there is no darkness at all. The Bible says that when we walk in the light we are walking like other Christians. When I think of God being like this night light I think of God spreading a light over a world of darkness. So, tonight when you go to bed, remember to turn on your night light. If you don't have one, someone probably turns on a lamp or a hall light for you. Remember that God is like a night light. In God there is no darkness at all.
I want to tell you about a little girl about your age who was afraid of the dark. When she went to bed at night she would cry, "Please turn on the light, I'm afraid." Then someone would come to her room and turn on a lamp, or her closet light or the hall light. Has that ever happened to any of you? (Let them answer.)
Her parents wanted to help her get to sleep. So, they bought a night light, like this one. They put it in her room. She was able to turn it on herself at night. Her night light had a warm glow to it that really made her feel safe. Whenever she went to bed from then on she had no problem getting to sleep because she felt safe with her night light.
This night light makes me think of God. In this morning's lesson the Bible says that God is light and in him there is no darkness at all. The Bible says that when we walk in the light we are walking like other Christians. When I think of God being like this night light I think of God spreading a light over a world of darkness. So, tonight when you go to bed, remember to turn on your night light. If you don't have one, someone probably turns on a lamp or a hall light for you. Remember that God is like a night light. In God there is no darkness at all.
