God loves every hair!
Children's sermon
Object:
strands of hair
Good morning, boys and girls. How important are you to God? (let them answer) Remember how many people there are in the world and then ask yourself, "How important am I to God?" Does anyone know the answer? Are you more important than George Bush? (let them answer) Are you more important than me, your pastor? (let them answer) Do you think you are as important to God as Big Bird, Tiger Woods, Superman, or another famous person? (let them answer)
Are you more important than an eagle, a race horse, an elephant, or whale? (let them answer) Are you more important than a great tree or a beautiful flower? (let them answer) What about oceans, lakes, mountains, and rivers? Do you think you could be as important to God as the United States, China, or Brazil? (let them answer)
Jesus said that you are very important, so important that he knows the number of hairs that are on your head. I brought along a few strands of hair to see the number of hairs we must have on our head. (begin to count the hairs that you brought with you, until you finally give up) I can't count all of these hairs. It would take me all day and then I would have only counted a few of the hairs on my head.
Jesus wanted us to know how important we are to God. If he knows how many hairs each one of us has on our heads then he knows a lot about us. He knows how fast we can run, how high we can jump, and all of the thoughts we have in our head. No one knows us as well as God. He knows you better than your doctor, your teacher, and even your parents!
God knows us by name. He knows all about Brian, Kathy, Scott, Anne, and everyone else who is here this morning. God knows all about us, and still loves us! And because God knows us, he understands us, too. God understands toothaches and birthday parties. He hurts when we hurt and celebrates when we celebrate. Our God is a loving God.
So the next time you get a haircut, I want you to remember that God has all of your hairs numbered. He numbers them because he loves you and wants to know everything there is to know about you.
Are you more important than an eagle, a race horse, an elephant, or whale? (let them answer) Are you more important than a great tree or a beautiful flower? (let them answer) What about oceans, lakes, mountains, and rivers? Do you think you could be as important to God as the United States, China, or Brazil? (let them answer)
Jesus said that you are very important, so important that he knows the number of hairs that are on your head. I brought along a few strands of hair to see the number of hairs we must have on our head. (begin to count the hairs that you brought with you, until you finally give up) I can't count all of these hairs. It would take me all day and then I would have only counted a few of the hairs on my head.
Jesus wanted us to know how important we are to God. If he knows how many hairs each one of us has on our heads then he knows a lot about us. He knows how fast we can run, how high we can jump, and all of the thoughts we have in our head. No one knows us as well as God. He knows you better than your doctor, your teacher, and even your parents!
God knows us by name. He knows all about Brian, Kathy, Scott, Anne, and everyone else who is here this morning. God knows all about us, and still loves us! And because God knows us, he understands us, too. God understands toothaches and birthday parties. He hurts when we hurt and celebrates when we celebrate. Our God is a loving God.
So the next time you get a haircut, I want you to remember that God has all of your hairs numbered. He numbers them because he loves you and wants to know everything there is to know about you.
