Where you came from
Children's sermon
Object:
a rearview mirror
"But as for you, continue in what you have learned and firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it." (v. 14)
Good morning, boys and girls! How many of you came to church in a car this morning? (allow answers) Who drove you to church? (allow answers) Do you ever watch people while they are driving the car? (allow answers) What do they do? (allow answers) Those are all good answers! One thing that drivers of cars do a lot is check their rearview mirrors. Who knows what a rearview mirror is? (allow answers) A rearview mirror is the mirror in the middle of the windshield that the driver can use to see the road behind him -- to see the place he came from, you might say.
How many of you have watched out the back window as you drove away from somewhere? (allow answers) Maybe you were driving away from home, away from a camp, or a relative's house. Were you happy or sad to be driving away from that place? (allow answers) We often watch out the back window when we are sad to see something go. Maybe we had a lot of fun at camp, or want to stay longer and play with our cousins. But as the Bible says: everything has its time and everything has its season. Things come to an end and we have to move on.
That doesn't mean that we need to forget about things who times have passed. In our lesson today, Saint Paul reminds his young friend Timothy to check the "rearview mirror" of his life every now and then so that Timothy will remember where he came from. Our verse says: "Continue in what you have learned and firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it." Paul's advice is good for all of us, not just Timothy. As we move forward in our lives, we should look to the future to make our plans. But we should also check our rearview mirrors every now and then. Where we have come from is an important part of who we are. Whether you are meeting new people at school, moving to another town, or joining a new organization, the things you have learned and experienced in the past will shape your present and future.
What are some things that you have learned in the past that will help you in the future? (allow answers) We are learning all the time -- everything from learning to tie our shoes at home to learning about godly living in Sunday school or at church.
As you move forward in your life, remember to take time every now and then to check your rearview mirror and remember the lessons you have learned in the places you've come from. Amen.
Good morning, boys and girls! How many of you came to church in a car this morning? (allow answers) Who drove you to church? (allow answers) Do you ever watch people while they are driving the car? (allow answers) What do they do? (allow answers) Those are all good answers! One thing that drivers of cars do a lot is check their rearview mirrors. Who knows what a rearview mirror is? (allow answers) A rearview mirror is the mirror in the middle of the windshield that the driver can use to see the road behind him -- to see the place he came from, you might say.
How many of you have watched out the back window as you drove away from somewhere? (allow answers) Maybe you were driving away from home, away from a camp, or a relative's house. Were you happy or sad to be driving away from that place? (allow answers) We often watch out the back window when we are sad to see something go. Maybe we had a lot of fun at camp, or want to stay longer and play with our cousins. But as the Bible says: everything has its time and everything has its season. Things come to an end and we have to move on.
That doesn't mean that we need to forget about things who times have passed. In our lesson today, Saint Paul reminds his young friend Timothy to check the "rearview mirror" of his life every now and then so that Timothy will remember where he came from. Our verse says: "Continue in what you have learned and firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it." Paul's advice is good for all of us, not just Timothy. As we move forward in our lives, we should look to the future to make our plans. But we should also check our rearview mirrors every now and then. Where we have come from is an important part of who we are. Whether you are meeting new people at school, moving to another town, or joining a new organization, the things you have learned and experienced in the past will shape your present and future.
What are some things that you have learned in the past that will help you in the future? (allow answers) We are learning all the time -- everything from learning to tie our shoes at home to learning about godly living in Sunday school or at church.
As you move forward in your life, remember to take time every now and then to check your rearview mirror and remember the lessons you have learned in the places you've come from. Amen.
