Scars tell a story
Children's sermon
Object:
scars -- your scars and the children's scars
Good morning, boys and girls. This morning we read from the Bible about a special meeting between Jesus, who had been resurrected a week earlier, and his disciples. All of the disciples believed the resurrection except Thomas, who had not been in the room when Jesus met with the disciples a week earlier. Thomas had heard about it but didn't believe. He said that unless he saw for himself the wounds in the hands and side of Jesus, he would not believe.
Have you ever had a wound? (let them answer) Do you have any scars? (let them answer) I have a scar on my arm and one on my face. Can you see my scars? (let them answer) Let me see your scars. A lot of people have scars from when they fell or cut themselves. Tell me how you got your scar. (let the children talk about their scars)
Thomas wanted to see the scars on Jesus' body. He knew that Jesus had been crucified with nails and a spear. Someone who was pretending to be Jesus would not have those scars, and Thomas thought that the other disciples had been fooled by a pretender. How could a person have been crucified with nails driven though his hands and a spear thrown through his side still be living? Thomas wanted to see the scars.
If you told me you had fallen off of your bike and landed on your face and scraped your knees and hands, would you have scars? If you did not have any scars from your bike wreck, I would think you were telling me a story.
Thomas came to the room where all of the other disciples were staying. They did not know when Jesus was coming again, but the other disciples believed Jesus was resurrected. All at once, before they even noticed it, there was Jesus standing in front of them. They didn't hear the door open. He was just there. When Jesus saw Thomas he invited him to put his fingers in the wounds on his hands and side. Thomas almost fainted. There were the marks of the nails and the spear. They looked awful but Jesus was alive, very much alive, and he wanted Thomas to believe.
Thomas fell down on his knees and worshiped Jesus. Thomas said, "My Lord and my God." The scars convinced him, and he never doubted again.
Maybe the next time you take a look at one of your scars you will remember the day that Thomas saw the scars of Jesus and believed in him as his God.
Have you ever had a wound? (let them answer) Do you have any scars? (let them answer) I have a scar on my arm and one on my face. Can you see my scars? (let them answer) Let me see your scars. A lot of people have scars from when they fell or cut themselves. Tell me how you got your scar. (let the children talk about their scars)
Thomas wanted to see the scars on Jesus' body. He knew that Jesus had been crucified with nails and a spear. Someone who was pretending to be Jesus would not have those scars, and Thomas thought that the other disciples had been fooled by a pretender. How could a person have been crucified with nails driven though his hands and a spear thrown through his side still be living? Thomas wanted to see the scars.
If you told me you had fallen off of your bike and landed on your face and scraped your knees and hands, would you have scars? If you did not have any scars from your bike wreck, I would think you were telling me a story.
Thomas came to the room where all of the other disciples were staying. They did not know when Jesus was coming again, but the other disciples believed Jesus was resurrected. All at once, before they even noticed it, there was Jesus standing in front of them. They didn't hear the door open. He was just there. When Jesus saw Thomas he invited him to put his fingers in the wounds on his hands and side. Thomas almost fainted. There were the marks of the nails and the spear. They looked awful but Jesus was alive, very much alive, and he wanted Thomas to believe.
Thomas fell down on his knees and worshiped Jesus. Thomas said, "My Lord and my God." The scars convinced him, and he never doubted again.
Maybe the next time you take a look at one of your scars you will remember the day that Thomas saw the scars of Jesus and believed in him as his God.
