The Heavens Declare
Children's sermon
... Let the Children Come
Fifty-two Object Lessons For Children In Worship
Object:
Star and moon stickers
Good morning, boys and girls. Have you ever been out on a clear dark night and spent time looking up at the sky? Some people, whom we call astronomers, spend their lifetimes studying the skies. Have any of you ever looked through a telescope? It enables you to see many more stars and planets than you can see with your naked eye.
When I was young, I remember lying on the grass and looking up into the dark sky. I saw thousands of little sparkles in the sky. It made me feel very little indeed. I began to wonder about the stars. They are so far away. I wondered why there are so many of them and how far away they are and how big they are. And the more I wondered about those twinkling stars, the more I began to marvel at God's creation. I remembered that it was his hand that created them all, even the ones I could not see or that have not even been discovered by mankind.
I believe it must have been an experience very much like that which caused the psalmist, David, to write a song about the stars in the heavens. Maybe as a little boy on the hillsides outside Bethlehem he looked up and wondered.
Isn't it fun to think that the same kind of experience he had so long ago is still available to us! God reveals himself to us in his creations today.
The most exciting thing about seeing all of those stars is that the Bible tells me that the God who created them loves us even more than He does them. When I think about that, I don't feel so small anymore, but I feel very special.
The sticker may remind you to have a look at the heavens and see the glory of God's creation. (Pass out stickers.)
(Prayer of thanks to God for all the ways He reveals himself to us in his creation.)
When I was young, I remember lying on the grass and looking up into the dark sky. I saw thousands of little sparkles in the sky. It made me feel very little indeed. I began to wonder about the stars. They are so far away. I wondered why there are so many of them and how far away they are and how big they are. And the more I wondered about those twinkling stars, the more I began to marvel at God's creation. I remembered that it was his hand that created them all, even the ones I could not see or that have not even been discovered by mankind.
I believe it must have been an experience very much like that which caused the psalmist, David, to write a song about the stars in the heavens. Maybe as a little boy on the hillsides outside Bethlehem he looked up and wondered.
Isn't it fun to think that the same kind of experience he had so long ago is still available to us! God reveals himself to us in his creations today.
The most exciting thing about seeing all of those stars is that the Bible tells me that the God who created them loves us even more than He does them. When I think about that, I don't feel so small anymore, but I feel very special.
The sticker may remind you to have a look at the heavens and see the glory of God's creation. (Pass out stickers.)
(Prayer of thanks to God for all the ways He reveals himself to us in his creation.)
