Who's the smartest?
Children's sermon
Object:
a picture of Albert Einstein or another well-known genius
Good morning! I have a picture here of a man who is well
known, at least to most of the older people here. Do any of you
recognize who this is? (Let them answer.) This is Albert
Einstein, and a lot of people think he was the smartest man in
the whole twentieth century. He did things with mathematics that
are far beyond my understanding and probably beyond what anybody
in this church today can understand. He was a really smart guy!
Who do you think was the smartest person who ever lived?
(Let them answer.) I know that the smartest person who ever lived
was Jesus. Even when he was a young boy of twelve, he was able to
talk with the wisest men in his country, and they were all amazed
at what he knew. Of course he wouldn't be talking to them about
mathematics. What do you think he would talk to them about? (Let
them answer.) He would talk to them about God and all the things
that God considers important. Why do you think Jesus would know
so much about God? (Let them answer.) Yes, of course. Jesus is
God, so he knows all about God. He was human just as we are, but
he was also God. How he could be both is a great mystery, but
it's true.
Now you and I can never be as smart as Jesus, but we can
believe in him. And believing in him is all that he asks us to
do. It doesn't take a genius to get into Heaven. It just takes
somebody smart enough to do what God tells them to do. Are you
that smart? Do you know that believing in Jesus is all you have
to do to get into Heaven? (Let them answer.) Good! If you know
that, you're as much of a genius as you will ever have to be.
Let's thank God for making us His people so that we can believe
in Jesus.
Dear Father in Heaven: We praise You and thank You for showing us
that the way for us to get into Heaven is to believe that Your
Son Jesus is our Lord and Savior. We don't have to be geniuses to
know this wonderful truth. Thank You. Amen.
known, at least to most of the older people here. Do any of you
recognize who this is? (Let them answer.) This is Albert
Einstein, and a lot of people think he was the smartest man in
the whole twentieth century. He did things with mathematics that
are far beyond my understanding and probably beyond what anybody
in this church today can understand. He was a really smart guy!
Who do you think was the smartest person who ever lived?
(Let them answer.) I know that the smartest person who ever lived
was Jesus. Even when he was a young boy of twelve, he was able to
talk with the wisest men in his country, and they were all amazed
at what he knew. Of course he wouldn't be talking to them about
mathematics. What do you think he would talk to them about? (Let
them answer.) He would talk to them about God and all the things
that God considers important. Why do you think Jesus would know
so much about God? (Let them answer.) Yes, of course. Jesus is
God, so he knows all about God. He was human just as we are, but
he was also God. How he could be both is a great mystery, but
it's true.
Now you and I can never be as smart as Jesus, but we can
believe in him. And believing in him is all that he asks us to
do. It doesn't take a genius to get into Heaven. It just takes
somebody smart enough to do what God tells them to do. Are you
that smart? Do you know that believing in Jesus is all you have
to do to get into Heaven? (Let them answer.) Good! If you know
that, you're as much of a genius as you will ever have to be.
Let's thank God for making us His people so that we can believe
in Jesus.
Dear Father in Heaven: We praise You and thank You for showing us
that the way for us to get into Heaven is to believe that Your
Son Jesus is our Lord and Savior. We don't have to be geniuses to
know this wonderful truth. Thank You. Amen.
