The great name
Children's sermon
Object:
A birth certificate
I have here a very important document. This is a birth
certificate -- my birth certificate. This is important because it
says where I was born, when, and what my name is. The things on
this piece of paper will not change. I cannot change where and
when I was born. I can change my name, but I will not. My name is
important to me.
Your name is important to you. Sometimes a person gets upset if someone forgets his or her name. We don't like it if people mispronounce or misspell our names either. Our names are very, very important to us. They belong to us and we want to do everything we can to make sure that people remember our names and remember us.
We might know a lot about when and where a person was born. We might know that person's name. It is unlikely that we will know just when that person got that name. That is something we don't celebrate.
But Jesus had such an important name that we even make a holiday out of when he got his name. He got his name seven days after he was born -- on the eighth day. So today is New Year's Day, but it is also The Name Of Jesus day.
The Bible says Jesus' name is so important that "every knee should bend ... and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord." The Bible also says that God gave Jesus "the name that is above every name" (v. 9). That is why we never want to use Jesus' name in a way that dishonors it. We hold Jesus' name to be the most important name God could give. The name Jesus means "one who saves" and Jesus has saved us.
Dear Jesus: Thank you for saving us. We honor your holy name today as we begin a new year. In your name we pray. Amen.
Your name is important to you. Sometimes a person gets upset if someone forgets his or her name. We don't like it if people mispronounce or misspell our names either. Our names are very, very important to us. They belong to us and we want to do everything we can to make sure that people remember our names and remember us.
We might know a lot about when and where a person was born. We might know that person's name. It is unlikely that we will know just when that person got that name. That is something we don't celebrate.
But Jesus had such an important name that we even make a holiday out of when he got his name. He got his name seven days after he was born -- on the eighth day. So today is New Year's Day, but it is also The Name Of Jesus day.
The Bible says Jesus' name is so important that "every knee should bend ... and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord." The Bible also says that God gave Jesus "the name that is above every name" (v. 9). That is why we never want to use Jesus' name in a way that dishonors it. We hold Jesus' name to be the most important name God could give. The name Jesus means "one who saves" and Jesus has saved us.
Dear Jesus: Thank you for saving us. We honor your holy name today as we begin a new year. In your name we pray. Amen.
