I Am The Beginning And The End
Children's sermon
The Giant Book Of Children's Sermons
Matthew To Revelation
Object: a stepladder
Good morning, boys and girls. Today, we have some verses from the book of Revelation where Jesus, the Christ, says that he is the beginning and the end of everything. He is the first and the last, or the A and the Z of the alphabet. In other words, there is nothing before Jesus and there will not be anything after him.
Let me show you what I mean. I brought along with me a stepladder. You are able to do a lot of things with a stepladder. You can wash walls, paint houses, clean cupboards, change light bulbs, and lots of other things. It has steps. It has a first step and a last step. There are no steps before the first step and there are no steps after the last step. If you have to reach above the last step, you are going to do what? (let them answer) That's right; you are going to fall. If you wanted to step before the first step, there is what? (let them answer) That's right; nothing. The ladder has a first step and it has a last step. There is the beginning and the end of the ladder.
So that is the way it is with Jesus. He wanted everyone to know that he was there before the world was made. He was there when the Father created the heavens and the earth, the land and the sea. He was there when the Father created people. He was with all of the great heroes like Abraham and David, and he has been with all of the heroes and their people ever since. Now Jesus is telling us he is going to be with us to the very end, to the last. There is nothing beyond the Christ.
The next time you see a ladder and you look at the steps and you see that there is a first step and there is a last step, maybe you will think about Jesus and how he has always been with us and always will be with us. Jesus said, "I am the beginning and the end."
Good morning, boys and girls. Today, we have some verses from the book of Revelation where Jesus, the Christ, says that he is the beginning and the end of everything. He is the first and the last, or the A and the Z of the alphabet. In other words, there is nothing before Jesus and there will not be anything after him.
Let me show you what I mean. I brought along with me a stepladder. You are able to do a lot of things with a stepladder. You can wash walls, paint houses, clean cupboards, change light bulbs, and lots of other things. It has steps. It has a first step and a last step. There are no steps before the first step and there are no steps after the last step. If you have to reach above the last step, you are going to do what? (let them answer) That's right; you are going to fall. If you wanted to step before the first step, there is what? (let them answer) That's right; nothing. The ladder has a first step and it has a last step. There is the beginning and the end of the ladder.
So that is the way it is with Jesus. He wanted everyone to know that he was there before the world was made. He was there when the Father created the heavens and the earth, the land and the sea. He was there when the Father created people. He was with all of the great heroes like Abraham and David, and he has been with all of the heroes and their people ever since. Now Jesus is telling us he is going to be with us to the very end, to the last. There is nothing beyond the Christ.
The next time you see a ladder and you look at the steps and you see that there is a first step and there is a last step, maybe you will think about Jesus and how he has always been with us and always will be with us. Jesus said, "I am the beginning and the end."
