Calvary Children’s Ministry Blog

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.

Topic: God is with me, Jesus is God, the Bible helps us know God

Scripture: Psalm 118:6

Needed: Small fan, small pieces of paper, Bible

Sermon

Good morning, children. Have you ever seen the wind? Why not? We may not be able to see the wind, but we can see what the wind does. (Use a small fan to blow pieces of paper.) We can also feel the wind. (Blow the fan on your face. Have the children hold up their hands some they can feel the wind from the fan.)

Just like the wind, we cannot see God. Trusting God even though we cannot see him is called faith.  But we do have the Bible that tells us about God. The Bible tells us that Jesus was God coming down to earth so we could see him, touch him, and hear him. That’s why it is important for us to read the Bible, especially the stories about Jesus. The Bible tells us what God is like and how we can know him.

Even though we cannot see God, he is always with us. (Read or have an older children read Psalm 118:6.) It is good to know that God is with us.

Prayer

Dear God, thank you for being with us. Thank you for giving us the Bible so we can know you. Amen.

Topic: Father’s Day

Scripture: Proverbs 1:8

Needed: Bible

Sermon

Quotes for father’s day:

Anonymous: The greatest gift I ever had came from God, and I call him Dad!

Fanny Fern: To her the name of father was another name for love.

Kent Nerburn: It is much easier to become a father than to be one.

Anne Geddes Any man can be a Father but it takes someone special to be a dad.

Unknown: A father is a guy who has snapshots in his wallet where his money used to be.

Small boy’s definition of Father’s Day: It’s just like Mother’s Day only you don’t spend so much.

One night a father overheard his son pray: Dear God, Make me the kind of man my Daddy is. Later that night, the Father prayed, Dear God, Make me the kind of man my son wants me to be.

“Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and don’t reject your mother’s teaching” Proverbs 1:8. Our parents can teach us many things. Oh, they make mistakes just like we do, but we can still learn from them. God gave them to us to love us, teach us, guide us, and keep us safe. Let’s thank God for our parents.

Prayer

God, we thank you for our parents. Help us to listen to the things they are trying to teach us. Amen.