A real superman
Children's sermon
Object:
a Superman doll, picture, or comic book
Good morning! Does anyone recognize who this is? (Show the
doll or picture of Superman and let them answer.) Yes, that's
Superman. Now Superman didn't always go around dressed like this,
did he? Sometimes, he seemed to be a different person. When he
wasn't being Superman, who was he? (Let them answer.) Yes, he was
Clark Kent, the reporter. When he was Clark Kent, did anybody
know he was Superman? (Let them answer.) No, he looked just like
a normal man. But was he still Superman? (Let them answer.) Yes,
he was. But people didn't see him as he really was.
This is kind of like what happened with Jesus when he was
transfigured up on the mountain. His friends had been with him
for quite awhile, but they had never seen him as he really was.
Up on that mountain, for the first time, they saw him as he
really was. (Describe the transfiguration event.) When he came
back down the mountain with them, he again looked like he had
always appeared to them. But just like Clark Kent was still
Superman even when he wasn't wearing the Superman clothes, Jesus
is still God no matter how he appears to his friends.
Someday, you and I and all the other people in the world who
believe in Jesus will also see him as he really is. He is going
to come back to earth in all his glory and then he will look just
like he did up on that mountain. Isn't that going to be
wonderful? Are you looking forward to seeing Jesus as he really
is? (Let them answer.) Yes, of course you are, and so am I and
all the other people of the world who believe in him. Let's say a
prayer asking Jesus to keep us safe until he does return to take
us to Heaven.
Dear Jesus: We praise you for all that you are and for all that
you have done for us. Please keep us safe in your loving hands
until that day when you return to take us to Heaven where we will
see you as you really are, just as Peter and James and John did
on that mountain. Amen.
doll or picture of Superman and let them answer.) Yes, that's
Superman. Now Superman didn't always go around dressed like this,
did he? Sometimes, he seemed to be a different person. When he
wasn't being Superman, who was he? (Let them answer.) Yes, he was
Clark Kent, the reporter. When he was Clark Kent, did anybody
know he was Superman? (Let them answer.) No, he looked just like
a normal man. But was he still Superman? (Let them answer.) Yes,
he was. But people didn't see him as he really was.
This is kind of like what happened with Jesus when he was
transfigured up on the mountain. His friends had been with him
for quite awhile, but they had never seen him as he really was.
Up on that mountain, for the first time, they saw him as he
really was. (Describe the transfiguration event.) When he came
back down the mountain with them, he again looked like he had
always appeared to them. But just like Clark Kent was still
Superman even when he wasn't wearing the Superman clothes, Jesus
is still God no matter how he appears to his friends.
Someday, you and I and all the other people in the world who
believe in Jesus will also see him as he really is. He is going
to come back to earth in all his glory and then he will look just
like he did up on that mountain. Isn't that going to be
wonderful? Are you looking forward to seeing Jesus as he really
is? (Let them answer.) Yes, of course you are, and so am I and
all the other people of the world who believe in him. Let's say a
prayer asking Jesus to keep us safe until he does return to take
us to Heaven.
Dear Jesus: We praise you for all that you are and for all that
you have done for us. Please keep us safe in your loving hands
until that day when you return to take us to Heaven where we will
see you as you really are, just as Peter and James and John did
on that mountain. Amen.
