A very special seed
Children's sermon
Object:
a seed catalog
Good morning, boys and girls. How many of your parents plant
gardens in the spring? (Let them answer.) How many of you help
them plant their gardens? (Let them answer.) I brought a catalog
that shows many different kinds of things you can grow in a
garden. (Show the catalog.) You can buy seeds for every plant
shown in this catalog. So, as I plan my garden, I'm going to see
pictures of what results from the seeds that I plant.
My seed catalog makes me think of this morning's lesson. In the lesson Jesus says that he is like a seed that falls into the earth and dies. Why do you suppose that Jesus told his disciples that he is like a seed? (Let them answer.) The answer is that Jesus knew that his time on earth was coming to an end. He was trying to tell his disciples that he was soon going to die. But, he had something else to tell them. He wanted them to know that he would rise from death. This was hard to explain. So, he said that he was like a seed. If a seed is to become a plant it must be buried before it can bud forth. After it is buried, a seed grows into a wonderful plant. If it is a flower it is very beautiful. If it is a vegetable it provides us with food. What Jesus said about himself came true. Jesus died on the cross. He was buried. Like a seed, he rose from his grave. Jesus had to do this for a reason. He had to die to save us.
The next time you see a catalog like this one, or the next time you help your parents plant a garden, remember Jesus. Jesus is like a seed. For the seed to become a beautiful plant, it must be buried. Jesus died to save us.
My seed catalog makes me think of this morning's lesson. In the lesson Jesus says that he is like a seed that falls into the earth and dies. Why do you suppose that Jesus told his disciples that he is like a seed? (Let them answer.) The answer is that Jesus knew that his time on earth was coming to an end. He was trying to tell his disciples that he was soon going to die. But, he had something else to tell them. He wanted them to know that he would rise from death. This was hard to explain. So, he said that he was like a seed. If a seed is to become a plant it must be buried before it can bud forth. After it is buried, a seed grows into a wonderful plant. If it is a flower it is very beautiful. If it is a vegetable it provides us with food. What Jesus said about himself came true. Jesus died on the cross. He was buried. Like a seed, he rose from his grave. Jesus had to do this for a reason. He had to die to save us.
The next time you see a catalog like this one, or the next time you help your parents plant a garden, remember Jesus. Jesus is like a seed. For the seed to become a beautiful plant, it must be buried. Jesus died to save us.
