A Place Of Light
Children's sermon
The Giant Book Of Children's Sermons
Matthew To Revelation
Object: a night light
Good morning, boys and girls. Today is going to be a special day because we are going to discover something about the world that we are going to live in forever and how it is going to be different from the one that we live in today. Did you know that you were going to live forever? (let them answer) Well, you are going to live forever, and that is one of the things that the Christian faith is all about. Jesus promised us that because he died for our sins and we believe in him, that we would live forever with him and his Father in heaven.
What is heaven going to be like? That's what everyone wants to know. Some people wish that God would take a movie of heaven and show it to us, so that we could know how wonderful it is. But God has his own reasons for not taking a movie or showing us in this way. We are going to have to wait until the right time to find out.
There was a man named John who thought a lot about heaven. He prayed and dreamed about it a lot. He even wrote a book in the Bible that talked a lot about heaven and what it would be like. One of the things that he said is what I am going to tell you about right now. I brought along with me something that a lot of you use. (take out the night light) Do you know what this is? (let them answer) That's right; a night light. Do you know when you use it? (let them answer) You're right again. You use it at night, so that, if you must get up and walk around, you will not trip and fall. Night is very dark, and unless you are outside, and the moon is very bright, it is hard to see. A night light helps keep us from falling in the dark.
John discovered that heaven was never going to be dark. There was never anything to be afraid about, like falling in the dark, or not being able to see something and bumping into it. He talked about God's glory as being so bright that we would not even need a sun or a moon. He said the Father would supply more light than we would need during the day, and Jesus would be like a lamp for us at night. What John meant was that there is nothing to fear about the new world that we are going to live in forever. Everything will be light and beautiful and nothing bad will ever happen to us.
That is wonderful, and we are glad to know that in heaven Jesus will be with us forever, and that we will never have to worry, for even a moment, about anything. Jesus is like a night light that keeps us from falling, or even having to worry about falling. God bless you.
Good morning, boys and girls. Today is going to be a special day because we are going to discover something about the world that we are going to live in forever and how it is going to be different from the one that we live in today. Did you know that you were going to live forever? (let them answer) Well, you are going to live forever, and that is one of the things that the Christian faith is all about. Jesus promised us that because he died for our sins and we believe in him, that we would live forever with him and his Father in heaven.
What is heaven going to be like? That's what everyone wants to know. Some people wish that God would take a movie of heaven and show it to us, so that we could know how wonderful it is. But God has his own reasons for not taking a movie or showing us in this way. We are going to have to wait until the right time to find out.
There was a man named John who thought a lot about heaven. He prayed and dreamed about it a lot. He even wrote a book in the Bible that talked a lot about heaven and what it would be like. One of the things that he said is what I am going to tell you about right now. I brought along with me something that a lot of you use. (take out the night light) Do you know what this is? (let them answer) That's right; a night light. Do you know when you use it? (let them answer) You're right again. You use it at night, so that, if you must get up and walk around, you will not trip and fall. Night is very dark, and unless you are outside, and the moon is very bright, it is hard to see. A night light helps keep us from falling in the dark.
John discovered that heaven was never going to be dark. There was never anything to be afraid about, like falling in the dark, or not being able to see something and bumping into it. He talked about God's glory as being so bright that we would not even need a sun or a moon. He said the Father would supply more light than we would need during the day, and Jesus would be like a lamp for us at night. What John meant was that there is nothing to fear about the new world that we are going to live in forever. Everything will be light and beautiful and nothing bad will ever happen to us.
That is wonderful, and we are glad to know that in heaven Jesus will be with us forever, and that we will never have to worry, for even a moment, about anything. Jesus is like a night light that keeps us from falling, or even having to worry about falling. God bless you.
