Calvary Children’s Ministry Blog

Topics: God love everyone; accepting others

Scripture: Romans 15:7

Needed: Bible, hand-held microphone

Sermon

(In this sermon, you will be interviewing the children with simple questions. Use the hand-held microphone to get the children’s responses so everyone can hear them. Every child does not have to answer all the questions. Just pick out two or three for each question.)

Good morning, children. Today, I want to talk to you about how we are all different, and how we are the same.

Interview questions:

1. What is your favorite subject at school?
2. What is your favorite TV show?
3. What is your favorite food?
4. What color are your eyes?

(You don’t have to use all the question.)

God made some people alike in some ways and different in others. Listen to Romans 15:7 to find out what God wants us to do for each other whether we are alike or different. (read or have an older child read Romans 15:7.) When we accept others, it means we want to show them God’s love by treating them in a kind and fair way. God loves everyone, and we should share his love with them.

Prayer

Dear God, we thank you that you love us. Help us to love others who are different than us. Amen.

Topic: God loves us; We can love others; We are all connected

Scripture: 1 John 4:19

Needed: strips of paper, tape, marker (pen or pencil), Bible

Sermon

Good morning, children. We are going to make something together this morning. (let one child help by tearing off the tape.) I’m going to start by naming someone who I know and care about. (write this name on a strip of paper, and then tape it into a loop. Ask several of the children for a name, looping each strip through the previous one to make a chain.) We have created a chain of people. We are all connected together by our relationship. This chain can remind us that because we are all connected, we can show God’s love to each other. Our verse today tells us a reason why we should love each other. (read or have a child read 1 John 4:19.) Because God has showed his love to us, we can share that love with others. Then they will share God’s love with someone else, and soon we have a chain of people showing God’s love to each other.

Prayer

Dear God, thank you so much for loving us. Help us to show your love to others. Amen.

Topic: God is a safe place

Verse: Nahum 1:7

Need: A turtle (even a toy one, as long as it has a hard shell) and a Bible

Sermon

Good morning, children. Today, I have something special with me. It is a turtle. Now, God loves all his animals in creation, and he gave many of them a special place where they can be safe. Do you know where the turtle’s safe place is? The turtle’s safe place is in his shell. Another word for a safe place is a refuge. So the turtle’s shell is his refuge.

We all have places where we feel safer than others. But what about a safe place from our fears, our anger, and our troubles. Our verse tells us a place where we can find refuge. (Read or have an older child read Nahum 1:7.) God can be our safe place. We can pray and know God will help us with our fears, anger, and troubles. And like the turtle’s shell, God is with us wherever we go.

Prayer

Dear God, We thank you that you love us. We thank you we can come to you in our times of trouble and you will help us. Amen.

Topic: God is bigger than the things we fear

Scripture: Isaiah 12:2

Need: Penny, book, Bible

Sermon

Good morning, children. Today, I have two items with me. (Show the children the penny and the book.) Which one is bigger? (Allow children to answer.) Can you think of something smaller than a penny? Can you think of something bigger than a book? What is the biggest thing you can think of?

We all have things that we are afraid of. Some fears are small like a penny. Other fears are bigger, like a book. Our Bible verse tells us about something that is bigger than our fears. (Read or have an older child read Isaiah 12:2.) God’s love and power is bigger than our fears and worries. When we are afraid, we might forget about God’s power. When we do, we need to pray and ask God to remind us that he is Bigger than our fears.

Prayer

Dear God, we thank you that you are bigger than our fears and worries. Help us to remember that your love and power is bigger than our fears, and you are there to help us. Amen.