The Turtle's Refuge
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.