Wisdom From Proverbs -- 3
Children's sermon
Sunflowers, Sparrows, and Salt
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Object:
The coloring side of the activity page for today
A wise person watches what he or she says.
Scripture: Proverbs 9:10; 23:12; 4:24; 17:28; Psalm 141:3
Visual Aids: The coloring side of the activity page for today
Handouts: Activity sheets
Advance Preparations: Copy enough activity pages for each child to have one.
The Sermon:
The book of Proverbs in our Bible tells us many things we can do to be wise. Being wise means that we make good choices for a happy life. Proverbs 9:10 tells us that the beginning of wisdom or the first thing to do is to have fear of the Lord. This means knowing that our God is so great there is nothing greater, and it means knowing we should love and obey him.
Jesus also said that a wise person listens to what he says and obeys him. So, to be wise first of all, we take Jesus to be our Lord, listen to his teaching and obey him. This is a wise choice. Something else we learned from Proverbs is to be wise. We make the choice of listening to our teachers and learn all we can. This would be at school and Sunday school, too (Proverbs 23:12).
Now we will look at what Proverbs has to say about how we use our mouth. One of the easiest and fastest ways to get into trouble or to cause trouble, is by what we say. It's our mouth that tells lies, argues, insults someone, calls them names, or makes fun of them. Some mouths use bad words and some are tattletales. Yes, our mouths can be troublemakers. God wants his people to watch what they say, to be kind and holy with our mouths. Proverbs 4:24 says, "Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you."
Crooked and devious speech means the bad things, things that are not good, helpful or kind. *In the book of Psalms, someone there knows about trouble with a mouth, "Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips" (Psalm 141:3).
They were asking God for help. It's a good idea for us to ask for help from God, too. Isn't it interesting that all these hundreds of years ago, people were having the same problem? It is the problem with their mouths. The book of Proverbs also tells us that even a fool can look wise if he keeps his mouth shut (Proverbs 17:28).
Let's think about this. Good can come from our mouths, too. We can say kind words to others to make them feel better. We can smile and say cheerful things. We can tell or sing about Jesus. We can tell someone we love him or her.
If an owl was really wise, he'd say, "A wise person watches what he or she says." So, let's try.
*Use visual aids
Scripture: Proverbs 9:10; 23:12; 4:24; 17:28; Psalm 141:3
Visual Aids: The coloring side of the activity page for today
Handouts: Activity sheets
Advance Preparations: Copy enough activity pages for each child to have one.
The Sermon:
The book of Proverbs in our Bible tells us many things we can do to be wise. Being wise means that we make good choices for a happy life. Proverbs 9:10 tells us that the beginning of wisdom or the first thing to do is to have fear of the Lord. This means knowing that our God is so great there is nothing greater, and it means knowing we should love and obey him.
Jesus also said that a wise person listens to what he says and obeys him. So, to be wise first of all, we take Jesus to be our Lord, listen to his teaching and obey him. This is a wise choice. Something else we learned from Proverbs is to be wise. We make the choice of listening to our teachers and learn all we can. This would be at school and Sunday school, too (Proverbs 23:12).
Now we will look at what Proverbs has to say about how we use our mouth. One of the easiest and fastest ways to get into trouble or to cause trouble, is by what we say. It's our mouth that tells lies, argues, insults someone, calls them names, or makes fun of them. Some mouths use bad words and some are tattletales. Yes, our mouths can be troublemakers. God wants his people to watch what they say, to be kind and holy with our mouths. Proverbs 4:24 says, "Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you."
Crooked and devious speech means the bad things, things that are not good, helpful or kind. *In the book of Psalms, someone there knows about trouble with a mouth, "Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips" (Psalm 141:3).
They were asking God for help. It's a good idea for us to ask for help from God, too. Isn't it interesting that all these hundreds of years ago, people were having the same problem? It is the problem with their mouths. The book of Proverbs also tells us that even a fool can look wise if he keeps his mouth shut (Proverbs 17:28).
Let's think about this. Good can come from our mouths, too. We can say kind words to others to make them feel better. We can smile and say cheerful things. We can tell or sing about Jesus. We can tell someone we love him or her.
If an owl was really wise, he'd say, "A wise person watches what he or she says." So, let's try.
*Use visual aids
