What's an evangelist?
Children's sermon
Object:
a pad of paper
Good morning! Saint Paul once wrote to his young friend,
Timothy, and told him to '"do the work of an evangelist." What's
an evangelist? (Let them answer.) Well, let's see if we can
figure it out. If we take an English word and add an "ist" to it,
it means that the person we are describing does that particular
thing. For instance, if I write the word "type" on this pad
(write the word), and I want to describe someone who types, I add
an "ist" to it (do so and drop the E), I am describing someone
who types. If I write the word "drug" (write the word on the
pad), and I want to describe someone who works with drugs, I add
an "ist" (do so and add a G), and we have druggist.
Now, let's write the word "evangel." "Evangel" means "good
news." So if we add the "ist" to it we will have a word that
means somebody who tells the good news. What good news do you
think Paul was talking about? (Let them answer.) Yes, he meant
the good news about Jesus. He was telling Timothy to tell
everybody the good news about Jesus. What is that good news? (Let
them answer.) The good news is that Jesus died to pay for our
sins and rose from the dead. Everybody needs to hear that news.
They did then and they do now.
What about you and me? Do you think God wants us to be
evangelists? (Let them answer.) Yes, of course He does. We also
need to tell everybody the good news about Jesus. Let's ask God
to help us do that.
Dear Father in Heaven: We know that You want all of us to be
evangelists who tell the good news about Jesus. Give us the
strength and the courage to do that every chance we get. Amen.
Timothy, and told him to '"do the work of an evangelist." What's
an evangelist? (Let them answer.) Well, let's see if we can
figure it out. If we take an English word and add an "ist" to it,
it means that the person we are describing does that particular
thing. For instance, if I write the word "type" on this pad
(write the word), and I want to describe someone who types, I add
an "ist" to it (do so and drop the E), I am describing someone
who types. If I write the word "drug" (write the word on the
pad), and I want to describe someone who works with drugs, I add
an "ist" (do so and add a G), and we have druggist.
Now, let's write the word "evangel." "Evangel" means "good
news." So if we add the "ist" to it we will have a word that
means somebody who tells the good news. What good news do you
think Paul was talking about? (Let them answer.) Yes, he meant
the good news about Jesus. He was telling Timothy to tell
everybody the good news about Jesus. What is that good news? (Let
them answer.) The good news is that Jesus died to pay for our
sins and rose from the dead. Everybody needs to hear that news.
They did then and they do now.
What about you and me? Do you think God wants us to be
evangelists? (Let them answer.) Yes, of course He does. We also
need to tell everybody the good news about Jesus. Let's ask God
to help us do that.
Dear Father in Heaven: We know that You want all of us to be
evangelists who tell the good news about Jesus. Give us the
strength and the courage to do that every chance we get. Amen.
