My heroes
Children's sermon
Object:
pictures of heroes like George Washington, John Glenn, Michael Jordan
And what more should I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak,
Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets -- who through faith
conquered kingdoms, administered justice, obtained promises, shut the mouths of
lions, quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the sword, won strength out of
weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. (vv. 32-34)
Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have a hero? (let them answer) Tell me the name of your hero. (let them answer) I am sure they are wonderful people. I brought along some pictures of some people that we call heroes. Tell me if you know who they are. (hold up your pictures and see if they can identify them) Very good, we all know George Washington and Michael Jordan. John Glenn was the first American to fly in space and he did it twice. These are only a few of our heroes.
When Saint Paul wrote the book of Hebrews he mentioned his heroes: Gideon, Barak, Sampson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and all of the prophets.
I thought about some of our great Christian heroes. Have you ever heard of Billy Graham? Billy Graham has preached around the world and has led many people to Jesus. I would call him a great hero. There was a woman who lived in India among the poorest people in the world. Her name was Mother Teresa and she shared the love of Jesus with people who were very poor. She gave them medicine, taught them how to read, and fed them when they were hungry. She made the whole world think more about the poor. She is certainly a hero. How about Martin Luther King Jr.? He was a great preacher who lived and died to bring all of God's people together. He taught that the love of Jesus was for all colors of people. Martin Luther King Jr. was a great Christian hero. Many of us have heard this name: Wenzao Han, a Chinese leader, was the first president of the Christian church in China. It isn't easy to be a Christian in China but Wenzao Han was a superhero of the church. There are other heroes like a Japanese man named Kagawa and a Catholic Pope named John the 23rd. They gave great leadership and taught that the church should be kind to the poor and to respect each other as children of God. Christians all around the world are sharing the love of Jesus. They are real heroes.
I hope that someday we will hear your name mentioned as a great Christian hero who brought Jesus Christ to all the people in the world. Amen.
Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have a hero? (let them answer) Tell me the name of your hero. (let them answer) I am sure they are wonderful people. I brought along some pictures of some people that we call heroes. Tell me if you know who they are. (hold up your pictures and see if they can identify them) Very good, we all know George Washington and Michael Jordan. John Glenn was the first American to fly in space and he did it twice. These are only a few of our heroes.
When Saint Paul wrote the book of Hebrews he mentioned his heroes: Gideon, Barak, Sampson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and all of the prophets.
I thought about some of our great Christian heroes. Have you ever heard of Billy Graham? Billy Graham has preached around the world and has led many people to Jesus. I would call him a great hero. There was a woman who lived in India among the poorest people in the world. Her name was Mother Teresa and she shared the love of Jesus with people who were very poor. She gave them medicine, taught them how to read, and fed them when they were hungry. She made the whole world think more about the poor. She is certainly a hero. How about Martin Luther King Jr.? He was a great preacher who lived and died to bring all of God's people together. He taught that the love of Jesus was for all colors of people. Martin Luther King Jr. was a great Christian hero. Many of us have heard this name: Wenzao Han, a Chinese leader, was the first president of the Christian church in China. It isn't easy to be a Christian in China but Wenzao Han was a superhero of the church. There are other heroes like a Japanese man named Kagawa and a Catholic Pope named John the 23rd. They gave great leadership and taught that the church should be kind to the poor and to respect each other as children of God. Christians all around the world are sharing the love of Jesus. They are real heroes.
I hope that someday we will hear your name mentioned as a great Christian hero who brought Jesus Christ to all the people in the world. Amen.
