A trick
Children's sermon
Object:
a pair of glasses
See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit,
according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the universe, and
not according to Christ. (v. 8)
Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have ever been tricked? (let them answer) Sometimes it is fun to be tricked and other times it is not. On one April Fool's Day, someone switched my glasses with another pair of glasses. They didn't tell me what they were doing but while I was taking a shower they snuck into my room, took my glasses, and put another pair of glasses that looked exactly the same where I kept my glasses. After I had finished my shower, I put on the glasses that I thought were mine. Wow, I could hardly see anything. Everything was a blur. I could not read a word. I took the glasses off and looked at them carefully. I put them back on and I could not see a thing. Something had happened to my eyes while I was showering and it was awful. My wife told me that sometimes our eyes change a little. "Don't worry," she said, "you can see the doctor tomorrow and he will give you new glasses." I thought I was going to have an awful day. I couldn't read, I couldn't watch television, and I wouldn't be able to do any of the things I had planned. I tried to call the eye doctor but I could not even see the numbers on the phone. When my wife finished cleaning up after breakfast, she asked me what I needed help with. I told her that I needed her to make a call for me. She called. She told me that the eye doctor would not be able to see me for a couple of weeks. I was shocked. No glasses for weeks and I had all of this work to do.
Then everyone around started to laugh. They laughed and laughed about the April Fool's joke that they played on me. Someone gave me back my real glasses and I could see fine again. That was quite a trick and I wasn't too happy about it.
Did you know that the devil is trying to trick us all of the time? His tricks are not funny like the one with my glasses. The devil will try to make you change your mind. He will tell you that it is more important to have lots of money, clothes, cars, rings, drugs, and other things than to love, forgive, share, be kind, and believe in Jesus. The devil is so tricky. The devil will tell you that you should have a better bike than your friend next door who just got a new one for his birthday. The devil will try to change you into one of his people instead of being a follower of Jesus.
The next time you see a pair of glasses you can think about the trick everyone played on me. But while you are laughing, you can also think about how the devil is trying to talk you into being one of his people. Stick with Jesus and you will always be filled with love and good things that come from God. Amen.
Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have ever been tricked? (let them answer) Sometimes it is fun to be tricked and other times it is not. On one April Fool's Day, someone switched my glasses with another pair of glasses. They didn't tell me what they were doing but while I was taking a shower they snuck into my room, took my glasses, and put another pair of glasses that looked exactly the same where I kept my glasses. After I had finished my shower, I put on the glasses that I thought were mine. Wow, I could hardly see anything. Everything was a blur. I could not read a word. I took the glasses off and looked at them carefully. I put them back on and I could not see a thing. Something had happened to my eyes while I was showering and it was awful. My wife told me that sometimes our eyes change a little. "Don't worry," she said, "you can see the doctor tomorrow and he will give you new glasses." I thought I was going to have an awful day. I couldn't read, I couldn't watch television, and I wouldn't be able to do any of the things I had planned. I tried to call the eye doctor but I could not even see the numbers on the phone. When my wife finished cleaning up after breakfast, she asked me what I needed help with. I told her that I needed her to make a call for me. She called. She told me that the eye doctor would not be able to see me for a couple of weeks. I was shocked. No glasses for weeks and I had all of this work to do.
Then everyone around started to laugh. They laughed and laughed about the April Fool's joke that they played on me. Someone gave me back my real glasses and I could see fine again. That was quite a trick and I wasn't too happy about it.
Did you know that the devil is trying to trick us all of the time? His tricks are not funny like the one with my glasses. The devil will try to make you change your mind. He will tell you that it is more important to have lots of money, clothes, cars, rings, drugs, and other things than to love, forgive, share, be kind, and believe in Jesus. The devil is so tricky. The devil will tell you that you should have a better bike than your friend next door who just got a new one for his birthday. The devil will try to change you into one of his people instead of being a follower of Jesus.
The next time you see a pair of glasses you can think about the trick everyone played on me. But while you are laughing, you can also think about how the devil is trying to talk you into being one of his people. Stick with Jesus and you will always be filled with love and good things that come from God. Amen.
