Your family
Children's sermon
Object:
a can of oil, a house key, a newspaper, a kitchen chair, and an afghan
For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its name. (vv. 14-15)
Good morning, boys and girls. I brought with me some different items today that are clues to a very important word. If you put them all together you should be able to guess the important word. Are you ready to try and solve the mystery? (let them answer) Good, here is the first clue. (show the key) How many of you know what this is? (let them answer) That's right, it is a key, but a key to what? (let them guess) It is a key to a door, but what door? (let them answer) That's right, it is to the front door of a house. Let's try another clue. (hold up the oil can) What is this? (let them answer) That's right, it is a can of oil, but where is the oil used? (let them answer) Very good, it is used in a car, but what car? (let them answer) It could be your dad's car or your mother's car, couldn't it? How about a couple of more clues?
What do I have in my hand now? (let them answer) You are very good, it is a newspaper. Where do you find a newspaper? (let them answer) On your front porch, maybe in the driveway, sometimes in the paper box where you live are all right answers. Finally, I have a couple of other answers that should give you really good answers. Remember, we are looking for a very important word and all of these things should tell us what the word is. Take a look at these last two clues. First, I have a what? (show the chair and let them answer) That's right, it is a chair, but it comes from a very important place. Do you ever sit on a chair like this? (let them answer) Right, when you eat your breakfast, your lunch, and your dinner. This is a kitchen chair. Secondly, I have something that everyone likes, especially on cold evenings when we are sitting around watching television. What do we call this? (let them answer) Right, again, it is an afghan, and it could be one that your mother or grandmother made.
So what do you think the word is that I am looking for from you? We have a key to a front door, a can of oil for a car, a newspaper that Dad and Mom read, a kitchen chair that we sit on when we eat our meals, and an afghan that we wrap up in.
All of these things are important things to our what? (let them guess the word) Are they important to the church? No. Are they important to the school? I don't think so. Is there a special place for all of these things to be used? (let them answer) At home? Who lives in your home? (let them answer) That's right, your family and that is the answer to our mystery. The word is "family" and it is a very important word. Did you know that God made each of our families with love? He began with the love of a mother and father and then he added children. Families are created by God's love. The next time anyone asks you about your family, you can tell them that your family was made by God. Amen.
Good morning, boys and girls. I brought with me some different items today that are clues to a very important word. If you put them all together you should be able to guess the important word. Are you ready to try and solve the mystery? (let them answer) Good, here is the first clue. (show the key) How many of you know what this is? (let them answer) That's right, it is a key, but a key to what? (let them guess) It is a key to a door, but what door? (let them answer) That's right, it is to the front door of a house. Let's try another clue. (hold up the oil can) What is this? (let them answer) That's right, it is a can of oil, but where is the oil used? (let them answer) Very good, it is used in a car, but what car? (let them answer) It could be your dad's car or your mother's car, couldn't it? How about a couple of more clues?
What do I have in my hand now? (let them answer) You are very good, it is a newspaper. Where do you find a newspaper? (let them answer) On your front porch, maybe in the driveway, sometimes in the paper box where you live are all right answers. Finally, I have a couple of other answers that should give you really good answers. Remember, we are looking for a very important word and all of these things should tell us what the word is. Take a look at these last two clues. First, I have a what? (show the chair and let them answer) That's right, it is a chair, but it comes from a very important place. Do you ever sit on a chair like this? (let them answer) Right, when you eat your breakfast, your lunch, and your dinner. This is a kitchen chair. Secondly, I have something that everyone likes, especially on cold evenings when we are sitting around watching television. What do we call this? (let them answer) Right, again, it is an afghan, and it could be one that your mother or grandmother made.
So what do you think the word is that I am looking for from you? We have a key to a front door, a can of oil for a car, a newspaper that Dad and Mom read, a kitchen chair that we sit on when we eat our meals, and an afghan that we wrap up in.
All of these things are important things to our what? (let them guess the word) Are they important to the church? No. Are they important to the school? I don't think so. Is there a special place for all of these things to be used? (let them answer) At home? Who lives in your home? (let them answer) That's right, your family and that is the answer to our mystery. The word is "family" and it is a very important word. Did you know that God made each of our families with love? He began with the love of a mother and father and then he added children. Families are created by God's love. The next time anyone asks you about your family, you can tell them that your family was made by God. Amen.
