What is Trinity?
Children's sermon
Object:
a glass of water
Good morning! Today is the First Sunday after Pentecost,
which we also call Trinity Sunday. I know you've heard that word
"Trinity" used a lot, but does anyone know what it means? (Let
them answer.)
The Trinity is God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy
Spirit. Now, since each is God, does that mean that we have three
Gods? (Let them answer.) No, there is only one God, but He exists
in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Now, that is a
great mystery and we don't know how it can be, but it is true and
we know that it's true because the Bible tells us so.
Jesus often talked about the Father and the Spirit and made
it clear to people that he and the Spirit and God were all one.
As I said, it is a great mystery and we can't explain it, but let
me give you an example to help you understand a little about it.
What do I have here? (Show the water and let them answer.)
Yes, this is a glass of water and it's a liquid. Now, what would
happen to this water if I put it in a freezer? (Let them answer.)
Yes, it would freeze. Would it look different than it does now?
(Let them answer.) Yes, it would, but it would still be water.
Now, what would happen to the water if I heated it up until it
boiled? (Let them answer.) Well, it turns into a vapor and drifts
off into the air. But, even though it turns into a vapor, it's
still water. It looks and acts differently, but it's still water.
Maybe this will help you understand the Trinity; one God,
but this one God shows Himself to us in three different persons:
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Just as this water is only one, but
can look different when it is frozen or boiled.
Dearest God, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, we love You and we
know that You love us. Help us to accept the mystery of Your
existence as three persons in one God even though we can't fully
understand it. Amen.
which we also call Trinity Sunday. I know you've heard that word
"Trinity" used a lot, but does anyone know what it means? (Let
them answer.)
The Trinity is God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy
Spirit. Now, since each is God, does that mean that we have three
Gods? (Let them answer.) No, there is only one God, but He exists
in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Now, that is a
great mystery and we don't know how it can be, but it is true and
we know that it's true because the Bible tells us so.
Jesus often talked about the Father and the Spirit and made
it clear to people that he and the Spirit and God were all one.
As I said, it is a great mystery and we can't explain it, but let
me give you an example to help you understand a little about it.
What do I have here? (Show the water and let them answer.)
Yes, this is a glass of water and it's a liquid. Now, what would
happen to this water if I put it in a freezer? (Let them answer.)
Yes, it would freeze. Would it look different than it does now?
(Let them answer.) Yes, it would, but it would still be water.
Now, what would happen to the water if I heated it up until it
boiled? (Let them answer.) Well, it turns into a vapor and drifts
off into the air. But, even though it turns into a vapor, it's
still water. It looks and acts differently, but it's still water.
Maybe this will help you understand the Trinity; one God,
but this one God shows Himself to us in three different persons:
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Just as this water is only one, but
can look different when it is frozen or boiled.
Dearest God, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, we love You and we
know that You love us. Help us to accept the mystery of Your
existence as three persons in one God even though we can't fully
understand it. Amen.
