Who is the Spirit?
Children's sermon
Object:
a small electrical appliance with a cord
Good morning! Today is "Trinity Sunday." Can anyone tell me
what we mean when we speak about the "Trinity"? (Let them
answer.) Well, the word "Trinity" refers to three, so when we
speak about God as "Trinity," we are talking about three. Are
there three different Gods? (Let them answer.) No, we have only
one God, but there are three different persons in this one God.
Can anybody name them for me? (Let them answer.) Yes, we have the
Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Now, God the Son is Jesus, and God the Father is his father
and ours, but who is the Spirit? (Let them answer.) The Spirit is
the one who comes to us and makes us Christians. It is the Spirit
who comes to us in baptism and makes us God's people. It is the
Spirit who teaches us about God through the Bible. It is the
Spirit that gives us the power to believe in Jesus. Before the
Spirit empowers us, we are kind of like this electrical
appliance. (Show the appliance.) If I turn the switch on right
now, what will happen? (Let them answer.) That's right. Nothing
will happen because it's not plugged in. In order to do what it's
supposed to do, it has to be plugged in to a power source. The
same thing is true for us. Unless we are plugged into the Spirit
of God, we can't do what He wants us to do. God's Spirit gives
our spirit the power to believe in Jesus. Let's thank Him for
giving us that power.
Dear Holy Spirit: We thank You for giving us the power to believe
in Jesus and for teaching us through the Bible all we need to
know about God the Father, God the Son, and You, the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
what we mean when we speak about the "Trinity"? (Let them
answer.) Well, the word "Trinity" refers to three, so when we
speak about God as "Trinity," we are talking about three. Are
there three different Gods? (Let them answer.) No, we have only
one God, but there are three different persons in this one God.
Can anybody name them for me? (Let them answer.) Yes, we have the
Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Now, God the Son is Jesus, and God the Father is his father
and ours, but who is the Spirit? (Let them answer.) The Spirit is
the one who comes to us and makes us Christians. It is the Spirit
who comes to us in baptism and makes us God's people. It is the
Spirit who teaches us about God through the Bible. It is the
Spirit that gives us the power to believe in Jesus. Before the
Spirit empowers us, we are kind of like this electrical
appliance. (Show the appliance.) If I turn the switch on right
now, what will happen? (Let them answer.) That's right. Nothing
will happen because it's not plugged in. In order to do what it's
supposed to do, it has to be plugged in to a power source. The
same thing is true for us. Unless we are plugged into the Spirit
of God, we can't do what He wants us to do. God's Spirit gives
our spirit the power to believe in Jesus. Let's thank Him for
giving us that power.
Dear Holy Spirit: We thank You for giving us the power to believe
in Jesus and for teaching us through the Bible all we need to
know about God the Father, God the Son, and You, the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
