Keeping secrets
Children's sermon
Object:
But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. (v. 36)
Object: a secret (shush)
Good morning, boys and girls. Do you know any secrets? (let them answer) Sometimes, I take my friend aside and tell him a secret. After I tell him the secret, I put my finger over my lips like this and I say, "Shuuush!" You know what "shuuush!" means, don't you? (let them answer) It means you shouldn't tell anyone.
Is that how you tell secrets? Do you go where no one can see you and tell your secret? Do you put your finger over your lips and say, "Shuuush?"
If you are really good at keeping secrets, you won't tell anyone else and neither will your friend. People may guess what your secret is about, but they'll never know the answer. Secrets can be hard to keep. Are you pretty good about keeping secrets? (let them answer)
I know someone who is very good at keeping secrets. For more than 2,000 years, this person has kept a secret. It is such a big secret that he is the only one who knows the answer. Do you know who's keeping this secret? (let them answer) It isn't Jesus. It's the Father in heaven. The Father knows a secret that no one else knows.
We know what the secret is about, but we don't know the answer. The secret is about when Jesus is coming back to start the new kingdom on Earth. What we don't know, is when Jesus will return. It is that big of a secret that no one has told the pastor or your Sunday school teacher. They don't know. Your best friend doesn't know. College professors don't know. The president of the United States doesn't know. Only the Father knows when Jesus is coming back to Earth.
This is the first Sunday of Advent and it's the time when we should be preparing for Jesus to come back. We did this last year and the year before, but Jesus didn't return. We do it every year because Jesus told us that he'll come back when the Father in heaven knows the time is right. It could be very soon or it could be a thousand years from now. Getting ready for Jesus is what Advent is all about so we prepare for Jesus as if he were returning tomorrow. That way we will be ready when the Father tells his secret and sends Jesus back into the world. The next time you tell a secret or hear one, remember that the Father in heaven has kept his secret for many years and he's still keeping it. Shuuush!
Object: a secret (shush)
Good morning, boys and girls. Do you know any secrets? (let them answer) Sometimes, I take my friend aside and tell him a secret. After I tell him the secret, I put my finger over my lips like this and I say, "Shuuush!" You know what "shuuush!" means, don't you? (let them answer) It means you shouldn't tell anyone.
Is that how you tell secrets? Do you go where no one can see you and tell your secret? Do you put your finger over your lips and say, "Shuuush?"
If you are really good at keeping secrets, you won't tell anyone else and neither will your friend. People may guess what your secret is about, but they'll never know the answer. Secrets can be hard to keep. Are you pretty good about keeping secrets? (let them answer)
I know someone who is very good at keeping secrets. For more than 2,000 years, this person has kept a secret. It is such a big secret that he is the only one who knows the answer. Do you know who's keeping this secret? (let them answer) It isn't Jesus. It's the Father in heaven. The Father knows a secret that no one else knows.
We know what the secret is about, but we don't know the answer. The secret is about when Jesus is coming back to start the new kingdom on Earth. What we don't know, is when Jesus will return. It is that big of a secret that no one has told the pastor or your Sunday school teacher. They don't know. Your best friend doesn't know. College professors don't know. The president of the United States doesn't know. Only the Father knows when Jesus is coming back to Earth.
This is the first Sunday of Advent and it's the time when we should be preparing for Jesus to come back. We did this last year and the year before, but Jesus didn't return. We do it every year because Jesus told us that he'll come back when the Father in heaven knows the time is right. It could be very soon or it could be a thousand years from now. Getting ready for Jesus is what Advent is all about so we prepare for Jesus as if he were returning tomorrow. That way we will be ready when the Father tells his secret and sends Jesus back into the world. The next time you tell a secret or hear one, remember that the Father in heaven has kept his secret for many years and he's still keeping it. Shuuush!
