Prophet Jesus
Children's sermon
Object:
a loaf of bread
I'm sure you had breakfast this morning. But can you
imagine a large group of people, 5,000 of them, who have gone out
to a place where there were no grocery stores or restaurants?
They didn't bring any food with them. They were there a long
time. Guess what happened? (Let them answer.) That's right!
They got hungry -- very hungry.
Jesus felt sorry for all the hungry people. He told his disciples to make all those people sit down. One boy there -- probably about your age -- had some bread. Perhaps it was like this loaf of bread. Andrew, one of the disciples, asked Jesus, "What good would just one loaf do with so many hungry people?" But Jesus asked the people to be seated anyway.
Then do you know what he did? (Let them answer.) He did what many of us do -- he gave thanks to God for what he had. Then he did something we could not do -- he fed 5,000 people! Not only did he feed them until everyone was full, there were even pieces left over! Wow. The people began to wonder about Jesus and were deciding that he who could feed so many people and make so many people well must surely be the prophet sent from God.
Do you remember what the people wanted to do to Jesus? (Let them answer.) They wanted to make him their king. But Jesus was not that kind of king. He did not come to feed people or make them well. He came to save them from their sins and save us from our sins. He came as the Messiah -- the Savior of the world. He came for something more important than a meal!
Jesus does more than just bless our meals as well. He is more than just a heavenly wish-granter. He is our Savior. He came because we cannot save ourselves. He came because he is more powerful than we are. He came as God's son to set us free from our sins. When I think about all that Jesus said and did, I am amazed and filled with wonder. (Conclude by giving each of the children some of the bread.)
Dearest Jesus: You are great and wonderful. Thank you for saving us. Amen.
Jesus felt sorry for all the hungry people. He told his disciples to make all those people sit down. One boy there -- probably about your age -- had some bread. Perhaps it was like this loaf of bread. Andrew, one of the disciples, asked Jesus, "What good would just one loaf do with so many hungry people?" But Jesus asked the people to be seated anyway.
Then do you know what he did? (Let them answer.) He did what many of us do -- he gave thanks to God for what he had. Then he did something we could not do -- he fed 5,000 people! Not only did he feed them until everyone was full, there were even pieces left over! Wow. The people began to wonder about Jesus and were deciding that he who could feed so many people and make so many people well must surely be the prophet sent from God.
Do you remember what the people wanted to do to Jesus? (Let them answer.) They wanted to make him their king. But Jesus was not that kind of king. He did not come to feed people or make them well. He came to save them from their sins and save us from our sins. He came as the Messiah -- the Savior of the world. He came for something more important than a meal!
Jesus does more than just bless our meals as well. He is more than just a heavenly wish-granter. He is our Savior. He came because we cannot save ourselves. He came because he is more powerful than we are. He came as God's son to set us free from our sins. When I think about all that Jesus said and did, I am amazed and filled with wonder. (Conclude by giving each of the children some of the bread.)
Dearest Jesus: You are great and wonderful. Thank you for saving us. Amen.
