Jesus Christ the King
Children's sermon
Object:
a picture of Jesus on the throne in glory
Today is Christ the King Sunday. On this day we celebrate the majesty and power of Jesus Christ. We read scriptures about all of the marvelous things he has done and we celebrate his victory over all the evil in the world. We also talk about his death on the cross and his resurrection on Easter Day. When Jesus died and was resurrected, he won the ultimate battle: the battle over death.
(show the picture) This is a picture of Jesus on his throne. We don't know what he really looks like, so this is just one artist's idea. He's sitting on the throne like a king. He is powerful and richly dressed. He is strong and important, and he is the ruler of all things. Listen to today's reading again. This scripture tells us what a big deal Jesus really is. See if you can remember some of the amazing things these verses say about Jesus. (read verses 11-20)
What do you think? What are some of the amazing things this passage says about Jesus? (see if they can tell you) He is the image of the invisible God. He's the firstborn of creation. Everything in heaven and earth were created for him. He is really important and powerful! Jesus is the biggest and best of all the heroes the world has ever known.
The best part is that this king -- this hero -- wants to be your friend. He wants to give his power to you and teach you to see the world the way he does. It's not easy. Seeing things the way he does is really pretty hard. But being with Jesus means that you are playing for the winning team. You share in his power. You share in his strength. All the riches of his kingdom will be shared with you.
We've all read stories about kings and battles. We all know about good guys and bad guys. The neat thing about this story and this good guy is that it's all real. Jesus is real, and he is sitting on a throne in his heavenly kingdom. There are still bad guys in the world. But the good guys win in this story. They won the minute that Jesus was raised from the dead and death had no power anymore. Christ is the King of all.
Prayer: Thank you, God, for your Son. Thank you raising him from the dead to be our king. Amen.
(show the picture) This is a picture of Jesus on his throne. We don't know what he really looks like, so this is just one artist's idea. He's sitting on the throne like a king. He is powerful and richly dressed. He is strong and important, and he is the ruler of all things. Listen to today's reading again. This scripture tells us what a big deal Jesus really is. See if you can remember some of the amazing things these verses say about Jesus. (read verses 11-20)
What do you think? What are some of the amazing things this passage says about Jesus? (see if they can tell you) He is the image of the invisible God. He's the firstborn of creation. Everything in heaven and earth were created for him. He is really important and powerful! Jesus is the biggest and best of all the heroes the world has ever known.
The best part is that this king -- this hero -- wants to be your friend. He wants to give his power to you and teach you to see the world the way he does. It's not easy. Seeing things the way he does is really pretty hard. But being with Jesus means that you are playing for the winning team. You share in his power. You share in his strength. All the riches of his kingdom will be shared with you.
We've all read stories about kings and battles. We all know about good guys and bad guys. The neat thing about this story and this good guy is that it's all real. Jesus is real, and he is sitting on a throne in his heavenly kingdom. There are still bad guys in the world. But the good guys win in this story. They won the minute that Jesus was raised from the dead and death had no power anymore. Christ is the King of all.
Prayer: Thank you, God, for your Son. Thank you raising him from the dead to be our king. Amen.
