Who do you say I am?
Children's sermon
Object:
your church bulletin
Good morning, boys and girls. I brought our church bulletin
with me this morning. (Show the bulletin.) The bulletin tells us
many things about our church. First, it tells us what today's
service will be about. It also tells us who many of the important
people are in our church. It says here that (name) is our
minister, that (name) is our education director, that (name) is
our choir director, that (name) is our organist ... (change this
to fit your congregation).
This bulletin reminds me of this morning's lesson. The bulletin lists people and what they do in our church. Our lesson tells the story about Jesus and his disciples. They had traveled to many villages. There Jesus told people about God. He healed the sick and many people followed him. These people were trying to figure out who Jesus really was. You see, they didn't know who he was. All the Jewish people knew that some day God was going to send them a great hero. This person was supposed to be a powerful leader and king. Jesus was a kind and gentle person. They weren't certain that Jesus was the person they were waiting for.
In our lesson, Jesus asked his disciples this question: "Who do you think I am?" One disciples, whose name was Simon Peter, raised his immediately. He answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God." Simon Peter knew exactly who Jesus was, didn't he? He didn't have to sit there and say, "Well, now, let me think about this." He knew the answer. It was a great answer to an important question. Jesus told Peter that Peter answered correctly. Jesus also told Peter that the question was so important that God gave Peter the answer.
I want you to remember Simon Peter this week. He immediately knew the answer to the question, "Who do you think I am?" Remember that the answer is: Jesus is the Son of God. That means that Jesus is our savior. Jesus is the person who God sent to us.
This bulletin reminds me of this morning's lesson. The bulletin lists people and what they do in our church. Our lesson tells the story about Jesus and his disciples. They had traveled to many villages. There Jesus told people about God. He healed the sick and many people followed him. These people were trying to figure out who Jesus really was. You see, they didn't know who he was. All the Jewish people knew that some day God was going to send them a great hero. This person was supposed to be a powerful leader and king. Jesus was a kind and gentle person. They weren't certain that Jesus was the person they were waiting for.
In our lesson, Jesus asked his disciples this question: "Who do you think I am?" One disciples, whose name was Simon Peter, raised his immediately. He answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God." Simon Peter knew exactly who Jesus was, didn't he? He didn't have to sit there and say, "Well, now, let me think about this." He knew the answer. It was a great answer to an important question. Jesus told Peter that Peter answered correctly. Jesus also told Peter that the question was so important that God gave Peter the answer.
I want you to remember Simon Peter this week. He immediately knew the answer to the question, "Who do you think I am?" Remember that the answer is: Jesus is the Son of God. That means that Jesus is our savior. Jesus is the person who God sent to us.
