Live in harmony
Children's sermon
Object:
a musical melody played by your organist or pianist
Note: Prior to the lesson ask your organist or pianist to be
prepared to play, 1 -- a short melody, pleasing to the ear,
followed by, 2 -- a few cords that do not fit together.
Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you like music? (Let them answer.) I've asked our organist/pianist to play two short melodies for us. I'd like you to listen to them. Tell me which you like best. Here's the first (organist plays the pleasing melody). How many of you like that music? (Let them raise their hands.) Here is the second (organist plays chords that don't go together). How many of you liked that music? (Let them raise their hands.) The first sounded much better didn't it? It was played in what we call "harmony." That means that the notes were pleasing to our ears. The music makes us feel good about ourselves, our lives, and others. We like to hear music like this. On days when everything in our life is going well, that might be the music that describes how we feel.
Can anyone tell me what was wrong with the second sample of music? (Let someone answer.) The notes didn't sound right. They made us feel uncomfortable. The notes were not in harmony with one another. When we have bad days, where everything goes wrong, our life sounds like those notes.
The notes in harmony with one another -- the melody that we liked to hear - reminds me of today's lesson. Paul tells Christians to "live in harmony with one another." He also tells us to love one another, be respectful to others, and be happy when others are happy. That means that we should try to live our lives like the beautiful music that we've heard. When we live in harmony with people around us, people soon notice that we are wonderful people.
When you hear music that makes you feel good inside, remember the words of Paul. Be like that music. Live in harmony with everyone around you. When you do that you are doing what Jesus taught. When you do that you are helping create God's kingdom.
Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you like music? (Let them answer.) I've asked our organist/pianist to play two short melodies for us. I'd like you to listen to them. Tell me which you like best. Here's the first (organist plays the pleasing melody). How many of you like that music? (Let them raise their hands.) Here is the second (organist plays chords that don't go together). How many of you liked that music? (Let them raise their hands.) The first sounded much better didn't it? It was played in what we call "harmony." That means that the notes were pleasing to our ears. The music makes us feel good about ourselves, our lives, and others. We like to hear music like this. On days when everything in our life is going well, that might be the music that describes how we feel.
Can anyone tell me what was wrong with the second sample of music? (Let someone answer.) The notes didn't sound right. They made us feel uncomfortable. The notes were not in harmony with one another. When we have bad days, where everything goes wrong, our life sounds like those notes.
The notes in harmony with one another -- the melody that we liked to hear - reminds me of today's lesson. Paul tells Christians to "live in harmony with one another." He also tells us to love one another, be respectful to others, and be happy when others are happy. That means that we should try to live our lives like the beautiful music that we've heard. When we live in harmony with people around us, people soon notice that we are wonderful people.
When you hear music that makes you feel good inside, remember the words of Paul. Be like that music. Live in harmony with everyone around you. When you do that you are doing what Jesus taught. When you do that you are helping create God's kingdom.
