A word of encouragement
Children's sermon
Object:
a pencil and paper
Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you know how to
write your name? (Hold up the pencil and paper and let them
answer.) For those who can write their names, do you remember
when you learned to do it and how someone encouraged you to keep
working at it?
This morning I'm going to tell you a story about a little girl about your age who was always encouraging people. That means she was always saying nice things to help someone. Those nice things helped that person to feel better or to work harder.
Her brother was learning to ride a bike. He kept falling. She encouraged him to keep trying. Her encouragement helped. He soon learned to ride by himself. A neighbor became ill. The little girl sent her a get well card. The card was encouragement to the neighbor. The girl's friend was learning how to jump rope, but was having trouble with it. The girl encouraged her friend to learn. The girl's grandmother was having a hard time walking up stair steps. When her grandmother visited, the little girl always helped her walk up stairs. In this way, she encouraged her grandmother.
The little girl had one problem. She went to Sunday school and church every Sunday. She would hear about how she should do things that Jesus wanted her to do. She thought to herself, "I'm just a little child. I can never do all those things that older people do. I try to be a Christian, but I don't know how to be one." So, one Sunday she decided to ask her Sunday school teacher how she might be a better Christian. Her teacher was very surprised that the little girl would ask such a question.
Her teacher responded this way to her question: "Think of all the things that you do to encourage others around you. When you give a word of encouragement to others you are doing what Jesus wants you to do." This morning's story from the Bible says to "encourage one another." When you do that you are doing what Jesus wants. Remember this week to give a word of encouragement to someone. You will be surprised at the response you receive.
This morning I'm going to tell you a story about a little girl about your age who was always encouraging people. That means she was always saying nice things to help someone. Those nice things helped that person to feel better or to work harder.
Her brother was learning to ride a bike. He kept falling. She encouraged him to keep trying. Her encouragement helped. He soon learned to ride by himself. A neighbor became ill. The little girl sent her a get well card. The card was encouragement to the neighbor. The girl's friend was learning how to jump rope, but was having trouble with it. The girl encouraged her friend to learn. The girl's grandmother was having a hard time walking up stair steps. When her grandmother visited, the little girl always helped her walk up stairs. In this way, she encouraged her grandmother.
The little girl had one problem. She went to Sunday school and church every Sunday. She would hear about how she should do things that Jesus wanted her to do. She thought to herself, "I'm just a little child. I can never do all those things that older people do. I try to be a Christian, but I don't know how to be one." So, one Sunday she decided to ask her Sunday school teacher how she might be a better Christian. Her teacher was very surprised that the little girl would ask such a question.
Her teacher responded this way to her question: "Think of all the things that you do to encourage others around you. When you give a word of encouragement to others you are doing what Jesus wants you to do." This morning's story from the Bible says to "encourage one another." When you do that you are doing what Jesus wants. Remember this week to give a word of encouragement to someone. You will be surprised at the response you receive.
