Obedience can be tough
Children's sermon
Object:
a fishing net and a small doll
Good morning! Have you ever seen pictures of a tall building
that was on fire? (Let them answer.) Sometimes, people will be
trapped on the upper floors of a burning building and the firemen
can't get to them. When that happens, the firemen will spread out
a big net and have the people jump into it. Now, the net they use
is much bigger than this one (show the net), but I brought this
just to demonstrate. One of you take this doll (hand the doll to
one child), and when I tell you to jump, you make the doll jump
into the net. (Have them hold the doll up high and let it fall
into the net when you say, "Jump!")
Now, if you were trapped high up in a burning building and
the firemen yelled up to you and told you to jump into their net,
would you do it? (Let them answer.) Yes, I think most of us would
do it, because if we didn't we would burn up. But would it be
easy to do it? (Let them answer.) No, it would not be easy. It
would be very hard and very scary, but we would do it.
Sometimes, your parents might ask you to do something that
you really don't want to do, but will you do it anyway? (Let them
answer.) I surely hope that you will, because we must be obedient
to our parents, and they do know what is best for us. Jesus was
always obedient to his Father in Heaven. When God asked him to go
to the cross and die there, do you think that was easy for him?
(Let them answer.) No, it was very hard, but he was obedient and
he did it. And because he was obedient, you and I have been
saved. Let's thank Jesus for being an obedient son.
Dear Jesus: We are so glad that you cared so much for us that you
were obedient to the Father and you were willing to suffer and
die for us. Help us also to be obedient to our parents and do
what they want us to do. Amen.
that was on fire? (Let them answer.) Sometimes, people will be
trapped on the upper floors of a burning building and the firemen
can't get to them. When that happens, the firemen will spread out
a big net and have the people jump into it. Now, the net they use
is much bigger than this one (show the net), but I brought this
just to demonstrate. One of you take this doll (hand the doll to
one child), and when I tell you to jump, you make the doll jump
into the net. (Have them hold the doll up high and let it fall
into the net when you say, "Jump!")
Now, if you were trapped high up in a burning building and
the firemen yelled up to you and told you to jump into their net,
would you do it? (Let them answer.) Yes, I think most of us would
do it, because if we didn't we would burn up. But would it be
easy to do it? (Let them answer.) No, it would not be easy. It
would be very hard and very scary, but we would do it.
Sometimes, your parents might ask you to do something that
you really don't want to do, but will you do it anyway? (Let them
answer.) I surely hope that you will, because we must be obedient
to our parents, and they do know what is best for us. Jesus was
always obedient to his Father in Heaven. When God asked him to go
to the cross and die there, do you think that was easy for him?
(Let them answer.) No, it was very hard, but he was obedient and
he did it. And because he was obedient, you and I have been
saved. Let's thank Jesus for being an obedient son.
Dear Jesus: We are so glad that you cared so much for us that you
were obedient to the Father and you were willing to suffer and
die for us. Help us also to be obedient to our parents and do
what they want us to do. Amen.
