You Are Jesus' Magnifying Glass
Children's sermon
The Giant Book Of Children's Sermons
Matthew To Revelation
Object: a magnifying glass
Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have ever worked or played with a magnifying glass? (let them answer) A lot of you! I brought one along with me so that we could look through one and see how helpful it is for seeing something that would be hard to see without it. (take out the magnifying glass and read some very small print or look at the particles that make up a page of paper) Isn't that something, that a piece of glass can help us see so much that we might miss if we did not use it? For some people a magnifying glass is really important in their work. I know that jewelers use them to work on watches, and doctors use them in some operations. Other people find them just as important.
A magnifying glass is something that you look through to see something else. A disciple of Jesus is like a magnifying glass. Did you know that? (let them answer) That's right, a disciple is someone who helps us to see God and believe in him a lot better than we could, without the disciple.
Let's think about Peter or Paul, or any of the other disciples, and remember how much we have learned about Jesus and the teachings of God because of the way that they were and what they said. Jesus knew how important they were, and one of his very last prayers that he said on earth was a prayer for his disciples, saying how thankful he was for those who helped others believe in God. Jesus was telling us that he knew that his disciples were like magnifying glasses for other people, and that they helped the people in Jerusalem and other cities believe in the true God.
You can be a magnifying glass for Jesus also. When you tell your friends how much you love Jesus and why you love him, you are being a magnifying glass. That's right. And when you do this you are just like Peter or Paul or any other disciple. You can tell people how God loves you, forgives you, and makes a place in heaven for you to share with him at just the right time.
Did you ever think that someone would call you a magnifying glass? (let them answer) You are, every time that you show someone else Jesus and what he means to you.
The next time you see a magnifying glass, I hope that you will remember what we said today, and that you will always he a disciple of Jesus Christ.
Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have ever worked or played with a magnifying glass? (let them answer) A lot of you! I brought one along with me so that we could look through one and see how helpful it is for seeing something that would be hard to see without it. (take out the magnifying glass and read some very small print or look at the particles that make up a page of paper) Isn't that something, that a piece of glass can help us see so much that we might miss if we did not use it? For some people a magnifying glass is really important in their work. I know that jewelers use them to work on watches, and doctors use them in some operations. Other people find them just as important.
A magnifying glass is something that you look through to see something else. A disciple of Jesus is like a magnifying glass. Did you know that? (let them answer) That's right, a disciple is someone who helps us to see God and believe in him a lot better than we could, without the disciple.
Let's think about Peter or Paul, or any of the other disciples, and remember how much we have learned about Jesus and the teachings of God because of the way that they were and what they said. Jesus knew how important they were, and one of his very last prayers that he said on earth was a prayer for his disciples, saying how thankful he was for those who helped others believe in God. Jesus was telling us that he knew that his disciples were like magnifying glasses for other people, and that they helped the people in Jerusalem and other cities believe in the true God.
You can be a magnifying glass for Jesus also. When you tell your friends how much you love Jesus and why you love him, you are being a magnifying glass. That's right. And when you do this you are just like Peter or Paul or any other disciple. You can tell people how God loves you, forgives you, and makes a place in heaven for you to share with him at just the right time.
Did you ever think that someone would call you a magnifying glass? (let them answer) You are, every time that you show someone else Jesus and what he means to you.
The next time you see a magnifying glass, I hope that you will remember what we said today, and that you will always he a disciple of Jesus Christ.
