What we have in common
Children's sermon
Object:
A piece of paper with a dot on it
(Hold the paper up so the children can see it.) What do I have
here? (Most will reply, "A dot!") This is a trick question. That
was what I wanted you to say. What is biggest -- the dot or the
paper itself? The paper is much bigger, isn't it? It is
interesting that no one (or "only a few") said that I had a piece
of paper. Most of you said I had a "dot."
I'm glad you answered that way because it gives me an opportunity to talk a little about what the Apostle Paul spoke of when he talked about Christians. When we look at each other, what do we usually see (especially adults)? We see our differences. We see that some of us are boys and some are girls. We see that some have black hair and others brown. We see differences in our skin color or perhaps differences in our language. We usually do not see all that we have in common with each other.
Paul talks about what we have in common. We are all people -- we have that in common. We also have the same Christian faith -- we are the same there. We are also all children because God is our parent. These are the things we have in common. We have big things in common. Little things -- like the color of our skin or the differences in the way we speak -- are what make each of us special and different from each other.
I'm glad we have so much in common. I am also glad we are so different!
I'm glad you answered that way because it gives me an opportunity to talk a little about what the Apostle Paul spoke of when he talked about Christians. When we look at each other, what do we usually see (especially adults)? We see our differences. We see that some of us are boys and some are girls. We see that some have black hair and others brown. We see differences in our skin color or perhaps differences in our language. We usually do not see all that we have in common with each other.
Paul talks about what we have in common. We are all people -- we have that in common. We also have the same Christian faith -- we are the same there. We are also all children because God is our parent. These are the things we have in common. We have big things in common. Little things -- like the color of our skin or the differences in the way we speak -- are what make each of us special and different from each other.
I'm glad we have so much in common. I am also glad we are so different!
