A Different Kind Of King
Children's sermon
Object:
a crown, and a crown of thorns
“Then he (thief on the cross) said, ‘Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.’”
Good morning royal children,
Welcome to our children’s message time. It is so fun to see you.
Who can tell me what a king or queen wears on their head? (children respond)
Yes, that’s right. Kings and queens wear crowns like this: (show and wear a crown or place a crown upon a volunteer child’s head)
Kings also wear royal clothing to show their control and authority. They wear purple and velvet robes. Sometimes they hold a scepter. A scepter is a wand that shows their power.
People in Bible times wanted a new king. They hoped Jesus would be their new king.
Jesus was a king. But Jesus was a different kind of king. Remember when our Lord Jesus was crucified by being hung on that dreadful cross? (children respond) To torture him and make fun of him as a king, they forced a crown of thorns on his head. (show a crown of thorns) How would that feel? It would feel terrible — painful and bloody.
And then at the same time, two criminals were also killed by being hung on nearby crosses.
One of the two criminals, while still alive, believed Jesus was a different kind of king and said, “remember me Jesus when you come into your kingdom.”
Then Jesus reassured the thief that when he died he would be with Jesus in paradise. Paradise is like heaven. The believing thief understood that Jesus was king, not over a country, but a spiritual king over the entire universe for all time and eternity. Can you imagine that? (children discuss)
So if Jesus is our king, then you and I are citizens of royalty. As citizens of royalty we believe and behave differently than unbelievers don’t we? (discuss)
Once a queen in England said to her children just before they went out among the public, “Remember, royal children, royal manners.” As citizens and children of king Jesus, how are we to practice royal manners? (children discuss)
Prayer: Jesus king, show us how to live seeing you are a different kind of king. Thank you for making us royalty by your sacrifice and death. Amen.
Good morning royal children,
Welcome to our children’s message time. It is so fun to see you.
Who can tell me what a king or queen wears on their head? (children respond)
Yes, that’s right. Kings and queens wear crowns like this: (show and wear a crown or place a crown upon a volunteer child’s head)
Kings also wear royal clothing to show their control and authority. They wear purple and velvet robes. Sometimes they hold a scepter. A scepter is a wand that shows their power.
People in Bible times wanted a new king. They hoped Jesus would be their new king.
Jesus was a king. But Jesus was a different kind of king. Remember when our Lord Jesus was crucified by being hung on that dreadful cross? (children respond) To torture him and make fun of him as a king, they forced a crown of thorns on his head. (show a crown of thorns) How would that feel? It would feel terrible — painful and bloody.
And then at the same time, two criminals were also killed by being hung on nearby crosses.
One of the two criminals, while still alive, believed Jesus was a different kind of king and said, “remember me Jesus when you come into your kingdom.”
Then Jesus reassured the thief that when he died he would be with Jesus in paradise. Paradise is like heaven. The believing thief understood that Jesus was king, not over a country, but a spiritual king over the entire universe for all time and eternity. Can you imagine that? (children discuss)
So if Jesus is our king, then you and I are citizens of royalty. As citizens of royalty we believe and behave differently than unbelievers don’t we? (discuss)
Once a queen in England said to her children just before they went out among the public, “Remember, royal children, royal manners.” As citizens and children of king Jesus, how are we to practice royal manners? (children discuss)
Prayer: Jesus king, show us how to live seeing you are a different kind of king. Thank you for making us royalty by your sacrifice and death. Amen.
