Remembering
Children's sermon
Object:
enough pieces of string so that you can tie one on the finger of each
child
Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom." (v.
42)
Good morning, boys and girls. Today is the final Sunday in the church year. It is called Christ The King Sunday and it is a very special Sunday. Next week we start a brand new year of worship. In the new year we will have Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter, Pentecost, and a lot of other wonderful worship experiences.
But today is Christ The King Sunday and it is a day when we remember Jesus as the king of all nations and all people. In our gospel reading for the day, we find ourselves at the place where Jesus was crucified between two thieves. One of the thieves has no respect for Jesus. The other thief understands that Jesus is being crucified because he is a holy person and is not like him. This thief asks Jesus to remember him when Jesus returns to his heavenly Father.
All of us want to remember this day in the life of Jesus. It is the day when Jesus died for our sins. We want to remember the day. Like the one thief, we want Jesus to remember us.
I am sure that you will not forget about Jesus dying for all of us, but to make sure, I have brought along with me some strings. Do you know what these strings are for? (let them answer) That's right, they are strings that I am going to tie on your finger so that you will not forget Jesus. I know that Jesus will not forget you, but sometimes we get a little forgetful. This will help you remember. (tie a string on each child's finger) Now, everyone has a string tied on his finger. What will this string do? (let them answer) That's right, it will help us remember. What will we remember? (let them answer) That's right again -- the string will help us remember that Jesus died for us on the cross and he will remember us in his new kingdom. Isn't that great? (let them answer)
All day today when someone asks you to tell him/her why you have a string on your finger, you can tell that person the answer. Tell them that Jesus died for you and has promised you a place in his new kingdom. Amen.
Good morning, boys and girls. Today is the final Sunday in the church year. It is called Christ The King Sunday and it is a very special Sunday. Next week we start a brand new year of worship. In the new year we will have Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter, Pentecost, and a lot of other wonderful worship experiences.
But today is Christ The King Sunday and it is a day when we remember Jesus as the king of all nations and all people. In our gospel reading for the day, we find ourselves at the place where Jesus was crucified between two thieves. One of the thieves has no respect for Jesus. The other thief understands that Jesus is being crucified because he is a holy person and is not like him. This thief asks Jesus to remember him when Jesus returns to his heavenly Father.
All of us want to remember this day in the life of Jesus. It is the day when Jesus died for our sins. We want to remember the day. Like the one thief, we want Jesus to remember us.
I am sure that you will not forget about Jesus dying for all of us, but to make sure, I have brought along with me some strings. Do you know what these strings are for? (let them answer) That's right, they are strings that I am going to tie on your finger so that you will not forget Jesus. I know that Jesus will not forget you, but sometimes we get a little forgetful. This will help you remember. (tie a string on each child's finger) Now, everyone has a string tied on his finger. What will this string do? (let them answer) That's right, it will help us remember. What will we remember? (let them answer) That's right again -- the string will help us remember that Jesus died for us on the cross and he will remember us in his new kingdom. Isn't that great? (let them answer)
All day today when someone asks you to tell him/her why you have a string on your finger, you can tell that person the answer. Tell them that Jesus died for you and has promised you a place in his new kingdom. Amen.
