God will provide
Children's sermon
Object:
a can of tuna and a slice of bread
Good morning! How many people do you think are in church
this morning? (Let them guess.) Well, I haven't counted, but
that's a good enough guess. Let's just say there are _____
people here today. Now let's suppose I wanted to feed everyone
lunch today and this is all I have to feed them. (Show the tuna
and bread.) Do you think this is enough food for all those people
to eat? (Let them answer.) No, of course it isn't. There isn't
enough here for everyone to even have one bite.
Once when Jesus was preaching, he faced this same problem.
He had more than 5,000 people come to hear him preach, and they
were hungry. All he had to feed them was five loaves of bread and
two fish. Would that be enough to feed more than 5,000 people?
(Let them answer.) No, it certainly wasn't, so what do you think
he did? (Let them answer.) Jesus blessed the food and looked up
to Heaven, knowing that God would provide what was needed. The
disciples then passed out bread and fish to everyone, and do you
know what? Not only was there enough for all those people, but
they also wound up with twelve baskets full of leftovers! How do
you suppose Jesus did that? (Let them answer.) Yes, it was a
miracle and there is a lesson there for us. If we trust God, He
will provide what we need. That doesn't mean He will always
perform miracles, but it does mean that we can trust Him to give
us what we truly need.
Let's thank God for promising to provide what you and I
need.
Dear Father in Heaven: We thank You for promising to provide what
we need in this life and for promising to give us eternal life in
Heaven when this life is over. Amen.
this morning? (Let them guess.) Well, I haven't counted, but
that's a good enough guess. Let's just say there are _____
people here today. Now let's suppose I wanted to feed everyone
lunch today and this is all I have to feed them. (Show the tuna
and bread.) Do you think this is enough food for all those people
to eat? (Let them answer.) No, of course it isn't. There isn't
enough here for everyone to even have one bite.
Once when Jesus was preaching, he faced this same problem.
He had more than 5,000 people come to hear him preach, and they
were hungry. All he had to feed them was five loaves of bread and
two fish. Would that be enough to feed more than 5,000 people?
(Let them answer.) No, it certainly wasn't, so what do you think
he did? (Let them answer.) Jesus blessed the food and looked up
to Heaven, knowing that God would provide what was needed. The
disciples then passed out bread and fish to everyone, and do you
know what? Not only was there enough for all those people, but
they also wound up with twelve baskets full of leftovers! How do
you suppose Jesus did that? (Let them answer.) Yes, it was a
miracle and there is a lesson there for us. If we trust God, He
will provide what we need. That doesn't mean He will always
perform miracles, but it does mean that we can trust Him to give
us what we truly need.
Let's thank God for promising to provide what you and I
need.
Dear Father in Heaven: We thank You for promising to provide what
we need in this life and for promising to give us eternal life in
Heaven when this life is over. Amen.
