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A Children’s Sermon on Mark 1:9-15 — Lent 1

The Peaceable Kingdom by James Miller, c. 1850 (Public Domain)

Preface for Pastors and Parents

Below you’ll find a children’s sermon on Mark 1:9-15, the Gospel assigned for the first Sunday in Lent for year B of the lectionary. 

It feels a bit funny writing on a passage that includes the baptism of Jesus, having done so quite recently, but there you go. The lectionary does odd things sometimes. Actually this passage overlaps the recent selection on Jesus’ baptism, but includes more material after that. 

The real oddity about this passage is that Mark tells the story very differently than the other Gospels. Take the temptation in the wilderness. Matthew and Luke give lots of juicy details. Mark just mentions it in passing. 

Mark tells it all very briefly, but he adds several evocative details. Almost anything I say will be beyond the plain sense of the text. But then, that’s where storytelling kicks in. I get to imagine what the events and conversations were that make sense of those few details the evangelist happened to include. 

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As I thought about Jesus being with the animals, which Mark is clear about, I imagined one of the promises from Isaiah about the Messiah and animals. Let me know what you think of how I brought the two together.

So here we go with a children’s sermon on Mark 1: 9-15

A Children’s Sermon on Mark 1:9-15

Good morning kids! I’m so happy to see you in worship today. Thank you for coming up to hear the children’s sermon.

Today is the first Sunday in Lent. Lent is the 40 days (not counting Sundays) that we spend getting ready for the most important days in the Christian year: Good Friday, when Jesus went to the cross to die, and Easter, when he rose again to bring us new life.

Our story from the Gospel of Mark tells us of a time when Jesus spent forty days getting ready to start his work of teaching and healing and helping. 

So it’s a good story for the start of Lent. Jesus spent forty days getting ready for something important. And we are spending forty days in Lent getting ready for something important too.

Here’s how it happened.

Jesus Gets Baptized

Jesus’ cousin John the Baptist was out in the wilderness, washing people in the water of the Jordan river. Washing in the river showed people how God washes away all the bad things we do so we can learn to live God’s way.

One day Jesus came out to he wilderness and found John.

“Wow!” said John, “Jesus! It’s great to see you! Thanks for coming all the way out here!”

“Good to see you John,” said Jesus. “I would like you to wash me in the river too. I’m getting ready to do all the things my Father sent me to do. This is how I want to start getting ready.”

So down they went into the waters of the River Jordan. John dipped Jesus in the river, and brought him back up.

Then Jesus looked up and he saw something amazing. It looked like a dove flying down from the sky, but Jesus knew it was the Holy Spirit. The Spirit-Dove flew down, down, down, and landed right on Jesus’ shoulder.

Then another amazing thing happened. Jesus heard a voice coming straight out of the sky. He knew it was his Father speaking.

“You are my Son!” said God’s voice. “I love you so much! I’m so happy to see the man you’ve grown up to be!”

To The Wilderness

Then a strange thing happened. The Holy Spirit-Dove, took off from Jesus’ shoulder. It swooped around and it flew right at Jesus! Jesus jumped to get out of the way.

“Hey!” said Jesus. “What are you doing?”

Then it swooped around again, and made Jesus jump again. And again. And again!

Jesus started walking, then running, to keep ahead of this Holy Spirit dove.

“Stop that!” cried Jesus. “Why are you swooping at me?”

Then the Dove spoke. “Keep going!” it said. “You’re going the right direction. Keep moving!”

Farther and farther Jesus went, out into the wilderness.

Finally the Holy Spirit-Dove perched on a branch of a bush. So Jesus stopped too.

“Okay, Spirit,” said Jesus, “What was that all about?”

And the Dove spoke: “I drove you out into the wilderness on purpose. I want you to be tempted. By the Devil.”

“What?” asked Jesus, “That sounds terrible! Why do you want me to be tempted?”

“It’s a test,” said the Spirit Dove. “You need to know who you are. You need to know that you are strong.”

“Hmm,” said Jesus, “What if you just trust me on that? I mean, I know who I am already.”

“You have to actually be who you are,” said the Spirit. “You have to live as who you are, to live God’s way, even when there are temptations. That’s how you really know. “

“Okay,” said Jesus, “How long is this going to take? When can I go home? Do I have to stay all afternoon?”

“More than all afternoon,” said the Spirit Dove. “You’ll be out here being tempted for forty days.”

And then the Spirit-Dove flew away, just as Jesus called out “FORTY DAYS??”

The Animals

But the Spirit called back from the sky, “Don’t worry! You’ll have company!”

“I wonder what kind of company the Spirit will send me?” thought Jesus.

Just then, Jesus saw a rustling in the bushes. Then a fluffy white head poked through. It was a little lamb.

“Baaah” said the little lamb. 

“Little lamb!” said Jesus, “Where did you come from? did you wander away from your flock?”

“Baaah” said the lamb.

“You sound kind of sad,” Jesus said. “I bet you miss your mother. Come here and sit with me.” So the little lamb snuggled up against Jesus’ leg. He could feel it trembling. “Are you afraid, little lamb?” he asked.

Then he heard a low rumbling sound.

“I bet that’s why you are trembling,” said Jesus. “That sounds like a lion—and it’s nearby. But don’t worry.”

But then there was another low rumbling growl, and another rustle in the bushes. Then a lion poked his mighty head through the bushes. It looked at the little lamb and it rumbled its growl a third time.

“Hello, lion,” said Jesus. “I’m glad you came to keep us company. But don’t think this lamb is going to be your lunch. I’m going to help this lamb find its mother. Why don’t you come here and rest a while with us.”

So the lion laid down at Jesus’ feet, right next to the lamb, and all three of them had a little rest.

Then Jesus said, “Time to go. Good luck with your hunting, lion,” and he put the lamb across his shoulders and carried it away to find its flock and its mother.

The Angels

The next day when Jesus woke up he found he had even more company. There were two people glowing with light, dressed in the brightest white robes you can imagine. Jesus knew right away that they were angels.

“Hello,” said one of them, “My name is Gabriel, and I’ll be your server today. Is there anything I can get you?”

“Hey,” said the other, “I wanted to help Jesus. Why do you get to go first?” Then the second angel turned to Jesus and said, “Hello, my name is Michael, and I’ll be your server today. Is there anything I can bring you?”

Jesus laughed. “You don’t need to argue. I’m grateful to both of you for your company. But I don’t really need anything else. Just stay with me while I’m out here being tempted, okay?”

The Good News

When the time of temptation was all done, forty days after Jesus was baptized, Jesus came back to town. And from that day on Jesus went around teaching about the kingdom of God.

“I have good news for you!” Jesus would say. “The Kingdom of God has come close to you!”

People would ask, “What should we do?”

And Jesus would say, “Two things. First you need to learn to think in new ways—God’s ways. Second, you need to believe me when I tell you this good news: God’s kingdom has come to you!”

Wondering

I wonder what it was like for Jesus to know that God wanted him to be tempted and tested?

I wonder what it was like being all lone for forty days except for animals and angels?

I wonder what you would think if Jesus told you to think in new ways because God’s kingdom has come near?

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A Children’s Sermon on Mark 9:2-9 — The Transfiguration

Johann Georg Trautmann: The Transfiguration (1757), Städel Museum, public domain

Preface for Pastors and Parents

This Sunday is the Feast of the Transfiguration, the last Sunday before Lent, so I bring you a children’s sermon on Mark 9:2-9. 

I find this an extremely rich text (as you can see in my Monday meditation on it from three years ago). But the fun continues when one compares Mark’s version of the events with Matthew and Luke. One detail that emerges as distinctive to Mark: the disciples’ fear.

Luke’s version has more of a theological explanation of the conversation between Jesus, Moses, and Elijah. It’s in one crucial detail of the Greek text: Jesus, Moses, and Elijah were discussing Jesus’ upcoming “exodus” in Jerusalem. Two great old Testament figures who parted waters to cross on dry land refer to Jesus passion and resurrection as his very own “exodus.” 

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The original Exodus, out of Egypt via the Red Sea, was the paradigm of salvation for the Jews. Now we know that what Jesus is going to in Holy Week will be the new Exodus. He will take his followers on the journey of true salvation, even if he will only figuratively part the waters

But that’s not in Mark’s version. I just think it’s cool, and it should be more widely known, so I’m telling you. 

There is so much great stuff going on on Mark’s version that I can’t deal with all of it in one children’s sermon. Usually I’d choose by finding the most kid-friendly or kid-interesting detail. Today, in my children’s sermon on Mark 9:2-9, I think I’ll focus on the detail most unique to Mark.

A Children’s Sermon on Mark 9:2-9

Good morning kids! I’m so glad to see you here in worship this morning. You know, I’m always glad to see you, wherever we are. But it’s especially great that you are here on Sunday to worship God. 

Today is the very last Sunday before the season of Lent. Lent is the 40 days we spend getting ready for the biggest events of the Christian year: Good Friday when Jesus went to die on the cross, and Easter Sunday when Jesus rose up, alive again. 

Every year, on the last Sunday before Lent, we tell the story called “the Transfiguration.” We heard Matthew’s version last year. We’ll hear Luke’s version next year. But this year, we’ll hear Mark’s version. Each writer included a detail or two that the others left out. So today I’ll tell you Mark’s version.

Up the Mountain

One day Jesus gathered his very good friends, Peter, James, and John. He said “Hey guys, I’m going on a hike. I want you three to come with me.”

Peter said, “Okay, that sounds fun. But shouldn’t we get the others?”

James said, “Yeah, Andrew, and Nathaniel, and Thomas, and—you know. All the guys.”

John added, “And don’t forget Mary and Martha. You don’t want them to feel left out.”

Jesus said, “No, this hike is just for us. Just me and the three of you. I love all my other friends too. I’ll do other special things with them. But not today. Let’s go.”

So down the trail they went, towards a mountain.

Then Jesus led them up the side of the mountain. 

Up and up they went, till they were high up on the mountain.

Jesus stopped at a level place and Peter, James, and John sat down to rest.

The Transfiguration

While they were sitting there, Jesus said “Hey guys! Watch this!”

And suddenly Jesus looked totally different. His face and hands and feet shone with light, like Jesus had sunshine inside him. And his clothes turned the brightest white you can imagine—whiter than any clothes you’ve ever seen. 

Jesus was so bright Peter, James, and John had to close their eyes. In fact they put their heads down and covered their heads with their arms. They were pretty scared.

“What’s going on?” John whimpered. 

“I’m so scared!” James squeaked.

“Make it stop!” Peter moaned.

“Oh, sorry guys!” Jesus said. “I didn’t mean to scare you. I just wanted you three to get a look at my glory!”

“You’re what?” Peter asked, lifting his face to take a peek.

“My glory!” Jesus said joyfully. “This is a little bit of what I look like when I’m with my Father and the Spirit. I usually sort of keep it hidden. But I wanted you to see. Now give me a minute. I need to talk to some friends.”

Moses and Elijah

Then, as James and John looked up, suddenly there were two other people talking to Jesus.

“Aaah!” squeaked Peter. “Where did they come from?”

“Oh no!” said James, “I’m so scared.” 

“Who are they?” asked John, trembling like the others. 

”That’s a good question,” said Jesus. “Let me introduce two people you’ve read about in the Bible: this is Moses, and this is Elijah!”

“Aaaah!” screeched James. “Ghosts!”

But Moses and Elijah turned back to Jesus and the three of them talked quietly together.

What to Do?

Peter, James, and John started whispering to each other.

“What should we do?” asked John. 

“I think we should keep hiding our heads,” said James. “This is just too scary!”’

“Maybe we should say something,” said Peter.

“But what if we say the wrong thing?” said James.

“Yeah,” said John. “If we say something dumb, they might laugh at us!”

“I’m gonna say something,” said Peter. “I don’t care if they laugh. Maybe we’ll find out something. Maybe Jesus will tell us what to do. Won’t that be better then just being afraid?” 

So Peter gathered his courage and stood up. He sort of coughed to get everyone’s attention. “Excuse me? Jesus? Mr. Moses? Mr. Elijah? I was just wondering if we could build you some little houses up here. Or maybe just tents. Or booths. Anyway, one for each of you. What do you think?”

James and John started tugging on Peter’s clothes.

“Get down!” said John. 

“Be quiet!” said James. “That was the dumbest thing ever. Why would we build houses for them?”

But Jesus just looked at Peter and smiled.

Then a voice came from the sky! “Peter! James! John!” said the voice. “Pay attention to Jesus! He’s my very own Son! I love him so much! I want you to listen to what he says.”

But when they looked around, it was just Jesus standing there, looking normal. Moses and Elijah were gone.

Wondering

I wonder if you’ve ever seen something that made you afraid, even though it was something good?

I wonder what Peter, James, and John thought about having seen Jesus’ glory? 

I wonder if hearing the voice from the sky made them feel differently about what Jesus said when he taught?

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A Children’s Sermon on Mark 1:21-28

Christ in the Synagogue, Nikolay Ge (public domain)

Preface for Pastors & Parents

This Children’s sermon on Mark 1:21-28 matches up with the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany. I didn’t get to write it last week because my time was consumed by opening week rehearsals for a play at Cider Mill Stage in Endicott, New York. 

It went really well. (Thanks for asking!) Here’s a review from the Broom County Arts Council site if you don’t believe me. As I write, you have 3 more chances to see it this weekend, so if you can make it to Upstate New York’s Southern Tier, click on over to the Cider Mill Stage and get some tickets! 

Life is allowing a bit more room for writing just now, so I’m posting this in addition to the one I wrote for this Sunday. It’s a bit shorter than usual. I suspect that’s a good thing! 

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The Revised Common Lectionary is taking us through Mark 1-2 right now, giving us a window into the busy and surprising days of Jesus’ early ministry. 

In worship we encounter each text at a distance from the others, but I highly recommend a slow meditative journey through these stories. Mark shows Jesus doing such amazing things that he can’t avoid fame. 

And then, everybody wants what he offers: not just wisdom but healing of all kinds of maladies, whether of body or spirit. They come in droves and he can’t find a moment’s peace. He’s clearly overwhelmed, which explains a lot of things. Like when he begs people not to tell anybody about what he’s done for them. And like his flights to solitude and prayer. 

But that’s all context. Here we go with a children’s sermon on Mark 1:21-28.

A Children’s Sermon on Mark 1:21-28

Good morning kids! I’m so glad to see you here in worship today. Thanks for coming up to hear the children’s sermon.

Ever since Christmas, the Gospel stories we read in worship have told us, step by step, about the early days of Jesus’ grown-up ministry.

He went out to the River Jordan to be baptized.

Then he went to the wilderness to pray and prepare.

After that he started calling people to follow him, as he taught about the Kingdom of God. The first were Peter, Andrew, James, and John.

Preaching in Capernaum

One day Jesus and his new friends came to the town where Peter and Andrew lived. They went together to the synagogue. The synagogue was where God’s people came to pray, to study the Bible, and to learn God’s ways.

Jesus began to teach the people in the synagogue. As he taught, more and more people gathered ’round to listen.

“Did you hear what Rabbi Jesus said?” asked one.

 “Yeah,” said another. “It sounds different than our usual rabbi!”

“I know!” said the first. “Usually our rabbis say ‘the Bible says—’ or ‘Moses commanded—’. But this Jesus tells us what he thinks. He says ‘Truly truly I tell you—.’”

“Right!” said the other one. “And usually our rabbis say ‘Long ago, Rabbi So-and-So said this and that. But then Rabbi Such-and-Such said this other thing.’ They quote everybody from the past. But this Jesus says ‘You’ve heard people say blah blah blah. But I say to you—.’ “

“This is a whole new thing,” said the first. “It’s like this Jesus actually has authority!”

A Troubled Man

After Jesus had been teaching a while, a man wandered in from the street. Everybody in town knew this man. He had some really big problems. And so he caused really big trouble.

This man had problems deep inside, in his spirit. He said the strangest things. No one knew why he said and did such awful things. They said his spirit was dirty–like a dirty spirit had come inside him, and taken over.

Well, this man with the dirty spirit came up to Jesus, and he tried to start an argument.

“I know who you are!” shouted the way. “You’re Jesus! You’re from Nazareth! Why did you come here? Did you come to kill us? Oh sure! You’re God’s ‘holy one’ and you’re going to ruin everything!”

But Jesus stood up and said “Stop it! There’s a dirty spirit inside you and it doesn’t belong there. Come out, dirty spirit!”

And all of a sudden, the man was a normal person again. He stopped saying crazy awful things. The dirty spirit was gone.

Authority

Well, the people in the synagogue really had something to talk about then. They talked to each other. They told their families. And they told their neighbors.

“Who is this guy who can command a dirty spirit and make it go away?” they asked.

“How did this Jesus get such authority?” they wondered. 

Soon everybody far and wide had heard of Jesus—that Jesus taught in a new way and could drive away dirty spirits.

Wondering

I wonder what that man’s life was like after Jesus drove away the dirty spirit? 

I wonder how people felt inside about Jesus’ new way of teaching about the kingdom of God? 

I wonder what you would feel if you heard and saw Jesus teaching with authority?

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A Children’s Sermon on Mark 1:29-39

Christ Healing the Mother of Simon Peter’s Wife by John Bridges (public domain)

Preface for Pastors & Parents — and Theatre Goers

I’m happy to bring you a children’s sermon on Mark 1:29-39, after not being able to write for a couple weeks. I’m in a play at the Cider Mill Stage in Endicott, New York. As we ramped up toward opening night it got pretty intense. 

It’s a really fun play, a political farce called “The Outsider,” by Paul Spade Smith. Opening weekend went great as you can see in this review. And if you can get to the Southern Tier of Upstate New York, as I write you have three more chances to see it this weekend. Click here to get tickets!)

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But I digress. If you want to see my Monday Meditation on this week’s Gospel, it’s right here. And now I’ll jump in to my children’s sermon on Mark 1:29-39.

A Children’s Sermon on Mark 1:29-39

Good morning kids! I’m so happy to see you in worship this morning. Thanks for coming up to hear the children’s sermon.

In these weeks since Christmas, our stories from the Gospel of Mark have been telling us about the early days of Jesus’ ministry.

Jesus started his work by going to the River Jordan to be baptized by John.

Then he went out to the wilderness to pray and prepare.

When he came back from the wilderness, he began to teach about the Kingdom of God, and to call people to follow him. In Mark’s Gospel, the first people to follow Jesus were Peter, Andrew, James, and John.

They went to a synagogue, where Jesus taught and helped a man who had some deep troubles in his spirit.

And that’s where today’s story picks up.

House Guests

When they left the synagogue, Peter said, “Andrew and I live near here. Why don’t you stay with us tonight?” 

Jesus said “Thanks—but is there room for James and John too?”

“Sure!” said Peter. “We love having friends over. The more the merrier.”

“But your wife…” asked Jesus. “Will she be okay with three unexpected houseguests?”

“Absolutely!” said Peter. “She loves surprises.”

“Okay,” said Jesus, “If you’re sure.” 

“Sure, I’m sure,” said Peter. “Trust me. And here we are now.” 

They all went up the front walk. 

Peter opened the door and called out, “Honey! I’m home!”

But instead of greeting Peter with a hug and a kiss, she rushed to the door, eyes wide, saying “Shhh! Be quiet! My mom is sick in bed!”

“Oh, sorry!” said Peter. “I didn’t know. Oh, honey, this is Jesus. You know James, and John. They’re gonna stay with us tonight. What’s for dinner?”

“Good grief!” said his wife, “I wish you’d warned me. This isn’t really a good time… My mom has such a high fever, I’ve been doing everything I can to try to make her comfortable, but nothing helps. I’m so worried. And now so many guests…”

Jesus Helps

James and John were sort of looking at their sandals. They were embarrassed that they’d come at a bad time. 

But Jesus spoke right up. “May I see her? I think I can help.” 

Peter’s wife had only just met Jesus, but something about the loving look on his big brown eyes made her feel okay. 

“Sure,” she said. “Follow me.” 

She led Jesus into a bedroom where her mom lay on the bed. Her mom looked absolutely miserable. Her face was flushed from the fever. The sheets were wet with sweat, and she was moaning softly. 

Jesus quietly walked up beside her bed. He put his hand on her burning hot forehead. Then he closed his eyes for a moment. 

All of a sudden her color came back to normal and she sat up. She looked at Jesus and asked “Who are you?”

“This is Jesus, Ma,” said Peter’s wife. “He’s a friend of my husband’s. He and James and John are all staying here tonight.”

 “Three houseguests!” said Peter’s mother-in-law. “We better get dinner started!”

And she got up and headed for the kitchen. 

“But Ma!” said Peter’s wife. “Half a minute ago you were sick in bed!” 

“Well I’m fine now!” she said. “Let’s get to work!” 

Everybody laughed. It seemed kind of funny to go from being so sick with a fever to working on dinner just like that. But that’s the kind of person she was. 

A Crowd

While some of them helped with dinner, the others went outside. 

They told the neighbors how Jesus had healed Peter’s mother-in-law. Then the neighbors told some people in the shops.

Then those people told their families and their neighbors.

And pretty soon everyone who was sick and suffering was saying to their friends and relatives “Take me to Jesus! Maybe he’ll heal me too!”

They all made their way to Peter’s house. 

Now, since everybody knew somebody who was at least a little bit sick, pretty much every person in town gathered at Peter’s doorstep. Or in Peter’s yard. Or on the sidewalk out front. And down the street as far as you could see.

That evening, one by one Jesus visited with a whole lot of those people. And he healed a whole lot of those people. 

Not everybody, of course. After all, it was just one evening, and eventually they all needed to go to bed.

Some Time Alone

But early in the morning, while everybody was still in bed, Jesus decided he needed something more than sleep. He needed some time by himself. He needed to spend time alone with God, his Father, praying. 

So Jesus snuck out of the house.

He walked to a place where there were no houses, and no people to interrupt him. I don’t know if it was up on a hill or out in the woods, but Jesus found a secret place to be alone and pray.

Then when the sun came up, everybody in the house woke up. They looked around. Where was Jesus?

Peter said “Maybe he went out to heal some more people.”

So Peter, Andrew, James, and John went outside. The crowd was still there, but nobody had seen Jesus. They looked in the front yard. They looked on the sidewalk. They looked up and down all the streets nearby. Jesus just wasn’t there.

Finally they went to a lonely place beyond all the houses. And there was Jesus, praying. 

“Hey Jesus!” said Peter, “Everybody is waiting for you back at the house.” 

“I know,” said Jesus. “But I’m not going back. You ready to head out?”

Peter, Andrew, James, and John were confused. 

“What do you mean you aren’t going back?” said Peter. “Don’t you know those people are all waiting for you to heal them?”

“I know,” said Jesus, “But I need to go to the other towns too. I need to tell them about the kingdom of God. That’s what my Father sent me to do.” 

So Jesus and his friends went from town to town, teaching about the Kingdom of heaven and healing people along the way.

Wondering 

I wonder why Jesus didn’t stay and heal everybody before traveling on? 

I wonder how the other people in town felt when they found out Jesus had left town?

I wonder if you’ve ever hoped Jesus would heal or help you in some way? 

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A Children’s Sermon on Mark 1:4-11 — The Baptism of Christ

James Tissot, The Baptism of Jesus (public domain, via Brooklyn Museum)

Preface for Parents and Pastors

This Sunday is “The Baptism of the Lord,” the first Sunday after Epiphany, so I bring you a children’s sermon on Mark 1:4-11. 

Some churches will be celebrating Epiphany, since that’s the bigger holy day, technically, and it didn’t fall on a Sunday. If that’s true for you, you can find a children’s sermon for the Epiphany Gospel reading through this link. 

The lectionary uses Matthew’s and Luke’s versions of this story on this Sunday in years A and C, but it selects somewhat different details to include each time. As a result there are some things in this passage that won’t show up in other years. And I suspect they are the things kids might find pretty interesting. I’ll focus on those things in my children’s sermon on Mark 1:4-11.

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A Children’s Sermon on Mark 1:4-11

Good morning kids! I’m so glad to see you in worship today. Thanks for coming up to hear the children’s sermon.

Today in the Church year we think about the day Jesus got baptized. Maybe you’ve been in church when we baptized someone. Sometimes it’s a little baby, whose parents love God and follow Jesus. Sometimes it’s a grown-up who has just started loving God and following Jesus.

Either way, that person comes up to the water. That person gets washed in water — either a tiny bit of water or a whole lot of water. 

And as they are washed in the water, we speak God’s promises to that person: God promises to love that person forever and for always. God promises to wash away the bad things that person has done or will do. Because of God’s promises, the baptized person can always know they are loved, and accepted, and forgiven, no matter what. 

People who love God were getting baptized even before Jesus was around! Here’s how it all got started.

John the Baptist

Our story today happens before Jesus started to do all the famous things he did. It was before Jesus healed sick people. It was before Jesus taught people about the Kingdom of heaven. 

Before Jesus did anything to show he was the Messiah, Jesus’ cousin John was working hard to help people get ready. 

John went way outside of town, out in the wild lands by the Jordan River. Out in the wild lands, John would tell anyone who would listen that the Messiah was coming. 

Somehow lots of people from the towns and villages heard about John. Lots and lots of people went out to the wild lands, and John would help them to get ready for the Messiah.

John’s Clothes

One day John was sitting by the river bank when a group of people arrived to listen to his message. There were a couple kids in the group. The kids were curious. So they went up to ask John some questions.

“Are you John the Baptist?” the boy asked.

“Yep!” said John. “My name is John, and I baptize people—I dip them in the water—so people call me ‘John the Baptist.’”

“We were wondering” said the girl, “Why you wear that rough wooly blanket for clothes.”

“Oh this?” said John. “I wear this because it’s all I have. I made it myself!”

“You did?” asked the girl. “How did you do that? And—why did you do that?”

“Well,” said John, “It’s kind of a long story. A couple years ago I moved out here to the wild lands.”

“Yeah,” said the boy, “Why did you move out here, away from town?”

“I wanted to get ready for the Messiah,” said John, “And long ago, the prophet wrote, ‘Prepare a way for the Lord! Make a path in the wild lands!’ So I thought I would do that.”

“Oh,” said the boy. 

“Well,” said John, “After a while my clothes were wearing out. But there were lots of camels out here. Every year camels shed their old wool coats and grow new ones. So I gathered all the camel hair I could, and made this. Just in time too, because my old clothes fell apart! I hold it on with this leather belt, see?”

“Yeah,” said the girl. “I see. But it looks funny.”

“Yeah,” said John. “It does look funny.”

John’s Food 

Just then the boy noticed John was having lunch.

“What’s that you’re eating?” he asked. 

“Bugs,” said John. “Want some?”

“Ew! Gross!” said both kids, backing away a bit. 

“It’s locusts,” said John. “They aren’t that bad if you roast them. Here, you can dip them in this honey.”

“No thanks,” said the girl. 

“Why do you eat that?” said the boy. 

“Because I’m hungry,” said John. “Like I said, I’ve been out here a couple years. I’ve had to learn what I can eat so I can stay alive. But God put all kinds of good things in the world. You sure you don’t want some?”‘

“Uh, no thanks,” they said. 

The Messiah?

“Hey John?” asked the girl after a bit. “Are you the Messiah? A lot of people think you’re actually the Messiah.”

“Nope,” said John. “The Messiah is coming soon though. He’s gonna be so great—I’m not even good enough to tie his shoes.”

“What’s the Messiah going to do that’s different from you?” asked the boy.

“I just wash people’s outsides with water,” said John. “But the Messiah will wash people inside, with the Holy Spirit. And look! Here he comes now!”

Just then Jesus came up to John and gave him a big hug.

“Hi cousin!” Jesus said, “Time for you to baptize me, just like everybody else.”

“Okay,” said John. “If you’re sure.”

“I’m sure,” said Jesus.

Jesus Baptized

So Jesus and John went down into the water. John dipped Jesus in the River Jordan, just like everybody else.

When Jesus looked up, God the Holy Spirit was fluttering down from the sky and landed right on Jesus’ shoulder.

And as they listened, the voice of God the Father said, “Jesus, you’re my very own son! I’m so happy to see the person you’ve grown up to be! I’m so proud of you!”

Wondering

I wonder what it was like meeting John with his funny clothes and funny food?

I wonder what it was like being with Jesus, and the Spirit and the Father all at once?

I wonder how we should live, if we’ve been baptized too?

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A Children’s Sermon on Luke 2:22-40 — The Presentation

Rembrandt, Simeon and Anna in the Temple (public domain)

Preface for Pastors and Parents

For the First Sunday after Christmas Day in Year B of the lectionary (or if you happen to be celebrating the Feast of the Presentation) I offer you a children’s sermon on Luke 2:22-40. It’s a beautiful text. The only trouble is that it has four distinct parts, and I worry I can’t give all of them their due. 

As I wrote in a Monday Meditation on this passage, 

there is the discussion of the law’s required sacrifices for firstborn male babies, 

then there is the encounter with Simeon who bursts into song,

followed by Simeon’s “blessing” which really sounds more like a “warning,”

and finally there is the Holy Family’s encounter with the prophet Anna. 

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That’s a lot.

Normally I would choose just one of these and leave the others behind. But this time around it seems fitting to just tell the story, fleshing it out here and there. After all, this scene is more an event than a lesson or a moral. You can tell me in the comments section or by email what you think about this approach to my children’s sermon on Luke 2:22-40.

A Children’s Sermon on Luke 2:22-40

Good morning kids! I’m so glad to see you here in worship today. Thanks for coming up to hear the children’s sermon. 

Today is the first Sunday after Christmas Day.

In the Church it is actually still Christmas. The birth of Jesus is so wonderful, so amazing, so important, that every year we spend twelve whole days celebrating it. 

The Bible tells us only a few stories between the day Jesus was born and when he was all grown up. Today’s story is one of them.

To Jerusalem

About a month after Jesus was born, Mary and Joseph took him up to Jerusalem, to the Temple. They had to travel all the way from Bethlehem. They needed to do a special ceremony for Jesus there. 

“But Joseph!” said Mary. “We don’t have the animal we need for the ceremony. Everything we own is back in Nazareth.”

“Don’t worry, Mary,” said Joseph. “The Lord will provide. Plus, I still have a little bit of the money we brought on our trip.” 

To the Shop

Just outside the temple there was a shop. the sign said “Animals for Temple ceremonies: Best prices in Jerusalem!” 

“Let’s go in here,” Joseph said.

And they did. As they passed through the door, a little tinkling bell rang and the shopkeeper came and stood behind the counter.

“How can I help you?” she asked.

“We need to buy what is needed for the ceremony for a firstborn child,” Joseph said.

“Ah, well, congratulations to you!” said the shopkeeper. “You’ll be wanting a lamb then. Can I show them to you?”

Joseph dug through his coin purse. Then, with a worried look, he glanced at Mary. “I’m afraid we don’t have enough money for a lamb. We’ve been traveling for many weeks, and—“

“Say no more!” said the shopkeeper. “Moses wrote that if one cannot afford a lamb, one may bring two small birds. How do these look?” And she placed a small bird cage with two doves onto the counter.

“Yes please,” said Joseph, handing the shopkeeper some coins. “Thank you very much.”

In the Temple

At nearly that same time, inside the Temple, two old friends were meeting. 

One was a very old woman, named Anna. She was eighty four years old. For years she had never left the temple. She spent most of her time praying to God—and sometimes God gave her special messages to give to other people. 

The other was a very old man named Simeon. He often came to the temple to pray as well, so he had known Anna a long time.

“Anna! my old friend!” said Simeon, coming to give her a hug.

“Who are you calling ‘old‘?” Anna joked. “It’s so good to see you, Simeon. What brings you to the Temple today?” 

“Well, Anna,” said Simeon quietly, “you remember I told you that God revealed a secret to me?”

“Right,” said Anna. “You said God wouldn’t let you die before you saw the Messiah.” 

“Yes,” said Simeon. “And this morning I think the Spirit gave me a little push. I think that the Holy Spirit wanted me to come to the Temple today. I think maybe today is the day!”

The Holy Family

Just then, Mary and Joseph came through the big front doors of the temple. Mary had the baby Jesus in her arms. Joseph carried the little cage with the birds. 

They stood there, blinking, as their eyes adjusted to the shadows inside after the bright sunlight outside. So, as it happened, Simeon and Anna saw Mary and Joseph before Mary and Joseph saw much of anything.

Thy came right over to the Holy Family. When she realized strangers were approaching, Mary huddled a little closer to Joseph. 

“Excuse me, Madame” said Simeon, “I didn’t mean to frighten you. My name is Simeon, and this is my friend Anna. I see that you came with a baby.” 

“Yes,” said Mary softly. “My firstborn son. His name is Jesus. Oh—And I’m Mary. And this is Joseph.”

“If you don’t mind,” said Simeon, “May I see his face?”

Mary pulled back the blanket, and Simeon bent closer. He looked and he looked. 

Then he stood up and Mary saw his old eyes filled with wonder. 

“Yes!” he said softly. “I know! I know who he is!” Then he looked into Mary’s eyes, and said “Do you know who he is?” 

“Well of course,” said Mary, pulling a bit farther away. “He’s my son, Jesus.” 

“Yes, he’s your son,” said the old man, “but he is so much more! He is the one we’ve all been waiting for. He is the Messiah!”

A Blessing

“I have a blessing for you,” said Simeon. “Decisions will be made because of this little one.”

“Decisions?” asked Mary, wondering at Simeon’s odd words.

“Many who are low will rise up because of him. Some who are high will trip and fall down over this little one.” 

And then he looked deep–so deep–into Mary’s eyes. “And you—I must warn you. It will be hard for you with this one. Like a sword in your own soul.” 

Then the strange, but gentle old man reached out his hands. “May I?” he asked. “May I hold him?”

Mary paused a moment. But then she put Jesus in Simeon’s arms. 

Simeon’s Song

Then as he held Jesus close to his heart Simeon began to sing him a song . It went something like this:

You’ve let me see your saving Son 

and now in peace I’ll sleep. 

You’ve always planned this Holy one 

would guide and feed your sheep. 

All will see truth in his light 

and we will shine with glory bright.

And Anna was so excited she started telling everyone who came to pray in the Temple about the baby Jesus.

Wondering 

I wonder how Simeon and Anna felt seeing Jesus after waiting so long? 

I wonder how Mary felt hearing Simeon say Jesus would make her life hard? 

I wonder what you would sing if you got to hold the baby Jesus?

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A Children’s Sermon on John 1:6-8, 19-28 — Advent 3

Nicolas Poussin, Saint John Baptizing in the River Jordan (public domain)

Preface for Pastors and Parents

We are coming up on the 3rd Sunday in Advent so I bring you a children’s sermon on John 1:6-8, 19-28. In the logic of the lectionary Advent 3 is always about John the Baptist, though our Advent wreaths always have a pink candle this week for Mary’s joy. (Years A and B include Mary’s joyful song as a Psalm option on Advent 3, but that’s as close as we come to consistency.)

This emphasis on John the Baptist may not match our culture’s, or our own, eager emphasis on Christmas, but there is a logic to it. Advent is not Christmas. the Twelve Days start on December 25. Advent is about getting ready for that future event. And since you and I are grown-ups, we need to get ready for Jesus in grown up ways. He comes to us with his adult call to turn, to follow, to live new ways.

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Or maybe I should say that only if we prepare for the grown-up call of Jesus will we be able to even vaguely appreciate the wonder of his birth as God incarnate. So John, pointing to grown-up Jesus, helps us become ready, to wait wisely, for Baby Jesus.

Anyway, like it or not, it’s John. And he’s in kind of a funny situation in today’s text. So let’s see what happens in this children’s sermon on John 1:6-8, 19-28.

(By the way, you can see my Monday Meditation on this text here.)

A Children’s Sermon on John 1:6-8, 19-28

Good morning, kids! I’m so glad to see you. I’m glad you are here in worship today, and I’m especially glad you came up to hear the children’s sermon.

Today is the third Sunday in Advent. We are getting ready to celebrate Jesus coming into the world at Christmas. The fact that Jesus was born, God’s very own baby boy, is so amazing that we have to spend four whole weeks just getting ready.

John the Baptist

In our story from the Gospel this morning John the Baptist was helping people get ready for Jesus. Jesus was all grown up. He was almost ready to start telling people about the kingdom of heaven.

Jesus’ cousin John was down by the river. As people came by, John would say “Get ready! My cousin Jesus is coming soon! He’s really amazing!”

People would ask John, “What should we do to get ready?”

And John would say. “First, learn to think differently–think God’s way about things. Second, let me wash you in the river to show you’re starting a whole new life.”

A Visit from the Leaders

One day, while John was talking a little group of people walked up to him together. Everyone saw who they were and made room for them. Everyone recognized the newcomers. They were the leaders, from the city.

“Welcome!” said John. “I’m glad you’vecome. It’s time to get ready for the Messiah.”

“That may be,” said one of the leaders, “but we have some questions to ask you.”

“Okay, sure,” said John. “But first I need to finish telling these people how to get ready.”

“No,” said the man. “first you need to answer our questions.” (He was kind of bossy.)

Then the newcomers stood in a little circle around John. (They were actually kind of pushy.)

“But nothing is more important than getting ready for the Messiah!” said John.

Questions from the Leaders

“First question:” said the man, ignoring what John had said. “Are you the Messiah?“

“No, I’m–,” said John.

But the man cut him off. “Second question: Are you Elijah?”

“No, I’m–,” said John.

But the man cut him off again. “Third question: Are you the prophet?”

“No, I’m–,” said John.

But the man cut him off again. “Well then who are you?” said the man. “Tell us now! We don’t have all day.”

“I’ve been trying to tell you,” said John. “My name is John. People call me ‘John the Baptist’ because, to help people get ready for the Messiah, I dip them in the river.”

Just about then a head poked into the circle between two of the leaders. It was John’s cousin Jesus! Jesus didn’t say anything. He just caught John’s eye and waved, then he pulled his head back and disappeared into the crowd.

Permission

“Well that’s what we want to ask about next,” said the man. “What right do you have to baptize all these people if you aren’t the Messiah, and you aren’t Elijah, and you aren’t the Prophet? Who said you could do this? Who gave you permission? Speak up!”

“Actually,” said John, “I didn’t ask anybody’s permission. My cousin Jesus is the Messiah. I know that getting ready for him is the most important thing in the world. So I came out here to the river and started calling out to people.”

“What?” said the man. “How dare you?”

“I guess it’s like the prophet Isaiah said,” said John. “I’m just a voice, crying out on the wilderness ‘Prepare a straight road! the Lord is coming!‘”

“But you can’t just do that without our permission!” said the man.

“I kind of can,” said John. “The Messiah is more important than you.”

“How can you say that?” said the man.

“He is!” said John. “He’s so important I’m not even good enough to tie his shoes. Plus, he’s actually right here! Today! In this crowd!”

The leaders started looking over their shoulders to see if they could spot the Messiah in the crowd. But mostly they just said “Grumble, grumble, grumble.”

But John said “You know, you guys should really make sure you’re ready for the Messiah. You should learn to think about things the way God thinks. Hey, if you want, I’ll dip you on the Jordan River. That will show everyone you are starting a whole new life.”

Wondering

I wonder how the leaders felt when they heard John didn’t have anyone’s permission to talk about Jesus?

I wonder if the leaders ever decided to get baptized and get ready for the Messiah?

I wonder what you and I can do to get ready for Jesus this Christmas?

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A Children’s Sermon on Mark 1:1-8 — Advent 2

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Preface for Pastors and Parents

This Sunday is Advent 2 of Lectionary Year B, so I bring you a children’s sermon on Mark 1:1-8. I have long thought that it’s a cool text—at least ever since I started taking Mark’s Gospel more seriously. 

That was a change for me, sparked by a great theatrical performance. I’d previously thought Mark was the abbreviated, somewhat clumsy, and kind of disorganized Gospel. Then the tour of a British actor’s one-man show reached Princeton’s McCarter Theatre. He had memorized the whole book of Mark in the good old KJV, and his performance was to simply recite it. 

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His oral presentation was so vivid and fresh I felt like I was hearing Mark’s Gospel for the first time—which, in a way, I was. Hearing the whole thing at once meant I heard it as a piece of literature, noticing themes and phrases that echoed from end to end.

Anyway, suddenly I had “ears to hear”—as Jesus himself said three times in Mark. It helped me to tune in to the kind of thing I focus on on this children’s sermon on Mark 1:1-8. 

(It you want a children’s sermon that focuses more on what John the Baptist says, you could adapt this one on Matthew 3:1-12, or this one on Luke 3:1-6.)

A Children’s Sermon on Mark 1:1-8

Good morning kids! I’m so glad to see you here in worship today. Thanks for coming up to hear the children’s sermon. 

Today is the second Sunday of Advent. Advent is the four weeks we spend getting ready for Jesus to come to us. 

At Christmas, we celebrate that Jesus was born—and that is such amazing good news that we need four whole weeks to get ready.

How Do You Tell the Story?

Our story this morning comes from the Gospel of Mark. In fact it is the very beginning of the Gospel of Mark. 

In the Bible there are four books that tell the story of Jesus. One is by Matthew. Another is by Mark. The third is by Luke. And the last one is by John.

Each of those four books is called a “Gospel.” The word “Gospel” means “Good News.” Each book about Jesus’ life tells us the Good News about Jesus coming to us. 

But here’s the funny thing. Each of the four Gospels tells the story of Jesus’ life a bit differently. 

Maybe that’s not too surprising. Each person knows Jesus a little bit differently from anybody else. So each writer tells the story of Jesus differently. Each writer wants to make sure we see the things that writer thought most important.

John: Before the World Was Made

John starts his story way, way back in time. He starts before God even created the world! 

“In the beginning,” says John, “there was the Word…. and the Word was God… and the word became flesh, and dwelt among us.” 

John wants us to know that Jesus is God, and he came to live with us and help us know God. That’s Good News.

Matthew: The First Chosen Family

Matthew starts the story much later. Matthew starts when God first chose one family from all the world to be his very own. 

God chose Abraham and Sarah, and all their family after them. God loved them, and helped them and drew them close, for centuries. Jesus was born into that beloved family. And that’s Good news too. 

Luke: The Birth of Jesus

Luke starts his story much later still, centuries later. Luke starts Just before Jesus was born. 

Luke tells us how God sent the Angel Gabriel to tell the good News. First Gabriel came to say John the Baptist would be born to lead people to Jesus. Then Gabriel came to Mary to say Jesus would be born as Mary’s son and God’s son. And that’s very good news. That’s Christmas.

Mark’s Starting Point

Mark started the story in still another way. When Mark wanted to tell the Good News of Jesus, he didn’t talk about creation, or God’s first chosen family, or even about Christmas. 

Mark says “Here’s the beginning of the Good News about Jesus!”

And then he starts telling what happened when Jesus was all grown up.

John the Baptist

In fact, before Mark tells about anything Jesus did or said, Mark tells about John the Baptist, Jesus’ cousin.

John the Baptist went outside the city, down by the Jordan River and told the people Jesus was coming.

“Get ready!” he would say. “My cousin Jesus is coming! He’s the Messiah the prophets wrote about!”

“How should we get ready?” the people asked.

“Learn to think in new ways!” John said. “Learn to think about everything the way God thinks!”

“That sounds hard,” they said, “How can we get started?”

John said, “You can do two things to start off. First, admit that you’ve thought in wrong ways and done wrong things. Second, let me wash you in the river to show God is helping you start a whole new life!”

Good News

So that was Mark’s way of starting the story of Jesus. For Mark, the Good News starts when we begin to make our lives ready for Jesus. We admit we’ve done wrong things. We learn to think new ways. And God helps us begin to live as people who belong to Jesus.

Wondering 

I wonder where you would start if you told the story of Jesus? 

I wonder what it felt like to hear John say we need to learn to think and live in new ways.

I wonder what you and I might do to get ready for Jesus to come?

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A Children’s Sermon on Mark 13:24-37 — Advent 1

Household Staff of Curraghmore House, Portlaw, Co. Waterford, 1905 (no known copyright restrictions)

Preface for Pastors and Parents

This Sunday is the beginning of Advent, so here’s a children’s sermon on Mark 13:24-37, just for you. We are starting “Year B” of the lectionary, so for the next long while our focus will be on Mark’s versions of things — though there will be more than a few side trips into the other Gospels.

Every year the lectionary kicks off Advent, not with attention to the coming of Jesus at Christmas, but with the coming again of Jesus at the end of the age. As we transition from Year A to year B there is a kind of logical flow to this. Year A concluded with three weeks in Matthew 25, three different visions of the Last Judgment. (A party, an investment plan, and loving your neighbor.) Mark 13:24-37 seems like a simple continuation of the topic.

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It is potentially scary stuff, actually. I never feel like scaring children is really Jesus’ way of doing things. It doesn’t really embody the “good” in the “Good News.” So I’ll try to avoid that in my children’s sermon on Mark 13:24-37. There’s a little parable hidden in this text. Maybe I’ll see where that takes me…

A Children’s Sermon on Mark 13:24-37

Good morning kids! I’m so glad to see you here in worship this morning. Thanks for coming up to hear the children’s sermon. 

Today is a very special day in the life of the Church. Today is the first Sunday of the season of Advent. This is the start of a whole new year for the Church. Every year we start with Advent. Advent is four Sundays when we get ready for Jesus to come into our world.

When I think of Jesus coming, I think about Christmas, when Jesus was born. But every year at the start of Advent we think about the future, when Jesus will come back to us, at the end of the age. That’s what today’s story from the Gospel is about. 

Jesus had a lot to say about when he would come back. Let’s imagine we were there listening when the subject came up.

Scary stuff?

One evening Jesus and his friends were sitting around the campfire talking.

“Jesus?” asked Mary. 

“Yes Mary?” answered Jesus. 

“We were talking today,” Mary said, “Peter and I, and some of the others, and we all agreed: We’re kind of scared.”

“Oh really?” said Jesus. “That’s too bad. What is it you’re scared about?”

“About the end of the age,” said May. “About when you come back from heaven.”

“I see,” said Jesus, “What part seems scary to you?”

Mary said, “You said the sun and moon would even go dark. You talked about the stars falling. That’s scary!”

“Well,” said Jesus, “that stuff does sound scary. But didn’t I also tell you that at the end there’s going to be a big party?”

“Yeah,” said Mary. “And you told us about how we should be ready by using everything you give us to love our neighbors. But we’re still scared.”

When Will He Come?

“You know, Mary,” said Jesus, “I don’t really want you to be scared. I just want you to be ready.”

“I think there’s one thing that would help me not be scared,” said Mary. “And it would help me be ready too.”

“What’s that?” said Jesus. 

“If you told us exactly when you’ll be coming back,” she said. “Then we could plan ahead. We could relax till maybe a day or two before you came, then we could pack and get all organized right on time.”

“Oh,” said Jesus. “There’s just one problem. I don’t actually know when I’m coming back.”

“What?!?” said Mary and Peter and James and John all at once.

“How can you not know?” Mary asked. 

Jesus shrugged his shoulders. “Only my father knows. Anyone who tells you they know when I’m coming is wrong. Or they’re trying to trick you.”

“Then how can we know when to be ready?” said Mary.

“I want you to be ready all the time. Let me tell you a story.”

A Story

Once upon a time there was a King. He had a lot of people who worked for him in the palace. Some of them cooked. Some of them cleaned. Some of them stood guard in case enemies attacked.

The king had noticed that when he wasn’t looking, some of his servants didn’t do their work.

One time he went into a part of the palace he usually didn’t go into—and everything was a big mess. Nobody had been doing the cleaning.

Another day he was planning to eat dinner at a friend’s palace. But then the friend had to leave town, so the king stayed home—but at dinner time the cooks hadn’t made any food for him. They hadn’t even gotten anything at the market. 

And late one night he went up to the roof to thank the soldiers for guarding the palace—but when he got there, they were all asleep!

“How come you are sleeping!” he said. “Wake up! You’re supposed to be guarding my palace!” 

But the guards said “It’s been peaceful for so long, we didn’t think we had to bother.”

“What should I do?” the king thought to himself. “I want my subjects to run my Kingdom right all the time. It shouldn’t get sloppier. It should get better and better—even when I’m not looking.” 

He thought, and he thought. Then he had an idea.

A Big Meeting

The king called all his palace staff together in his big courtyard.

“I am going on a trip!” he announced. “Please have everything ready for me when I return!”

The chief housekeeper stepped forward. “How long will you be gone?” she asked. “We’ll close down most of the rooms while you’re gone so we don’t have to keep cleaning all the time.”

“I’m not sure how long I’ll be gone,” the king said, “Might be tomorrow. Might be next year. But I want every room ready all the time—just in case I come back!” 

Then the chief cook stepped forward. “But we need to know when you’re coming. If we cook food every day while you’re gone it will all go to waste!”

“Nonsense!” said the king. “If I am not here for a meal, then give the food to the hungry people in town. Then you will be ready for my return—and all my people will be taken care of.”

Then the chief guard stepped forward. ”I think the guards should have a vacation until you return. They need a break. We can’t all stand guard 24 hours a day!”

“Take turns,” said the king. “Your job is to always keep watch. While one rests, another must stand guard. You don’t want me to come back when you are sleeping and have to wake you up—again.”

So the king taught everyone to keep his Kingdom ready, whether he came back that night, or the next, or the next. 

Wondering

I wonder how the housekeepers, cooks, and guards felt about always having to be ready?

I wonder how the king felt, knowing his palace was clean, his people were fed, and his Kingdom was safe?

I wonder what you and I can do to be ready for Jesus to come back?

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A Children’s Sermon on Matthew 25:31-46

A Special Mirror to Show the Image of God? — CC by Phil Dean (phil41dean) 2.0

Preface for Pastors and Parents

A children’s sermon on Matthew 25:31-46? Tough challenge. It’s an amazing text, of course. But it’s potentially really scary. That threat of eternal torment by fire is over-the-top.

It brings to mind a lit class long ago where we read James Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. In one scene a priest teaches children to fear hell, talking about sticking your finger in a candle’s flame, imagining it consuming one’s whole self, and for all eternity. Gruesome. It’s actually all I remember of the novel.

I can’t stand that approach personally. It doesn’t honor how Jesus treated actual children. It can’t be what he wanted us to do with this text. 

We get fixated on this story of the Last Judgment. It is the social justice version of judgment, in which everything hangs on how our treats neighbors in need. That grabs us in important ways.

But as a consequence it totally blocks out the two previous parables of the last judgment, where everything hangs on being ready for the party, or on using the resources Jesus gives you to make him a profit. Those are very different, equally biblical pictures of judgment.

Personally, I want to take all three versions of judgment in Matthew 25 seriously, but my imperfections are so obvious that I’m thrown back on Paul, begging for mercy and trusting Jesus’ goodness and hoping “works” really do count for nothing. 

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It’s an unusual piece of Jesus’ teaching, so a children’s sermon on Matthew 25:31-46 has tp work around, or take account of, some difficulties. I suspect I’ve tried to answer too many questions here!

Let’s see it evolves if I just start by retelling the story.

A Children’s Sermon on Matthew 25:31-46.

Good morning, kids! I’m so glad to see you here in worship this morning. Thank you for coming up to hear the children’s sermon.

For three weeks our stories about Jesus have come from the same chapter of the Bible. It’s chapter 25 of the Gospel of Matthew. Jesus tells three stories to help us imagine when he  will come back to us at the end of the age. 

I don’t think Jesus wanted us to be scared about when he comes back. Jesus loves us, and promises to take us home to be with him forever. I think, though, that Jesus really wanted us to be ready for him to come. But what does it mean to be ready? To answer that, Jesus told these three different stories.

Jesus and Mary

Jesus had been telling these stories to Peter one night as they sat beside the campfire. All the while, Mary, Martha’s sister, was quietly listening. Finally, she spoke up.

“Jesus,” she said, “I liked your stories about when you come back again. But I’m still wondering what exactly I can do to really be ready?”

“Tell me what you don’t understand, Mary.” Jesus said,

“Well,” Mary said, “In your first story the bridesmaids were supposed to have extra oil for their lamps. I don’t think you actually want me to go buy oil. And in the second story the employees had to invest the Boss’s money. But I don’t have even one big bag of money to invest. What do you really want me to do?”

“It’s actually pretty simple,” Jesus said. ”Remember when I said what the two most important commandments are?”

“Sure,” Mary said. “Love God with everything, and love your neighbor as yourself.”

“Right,” Jesus said. “Do those things and you’ll be ready when I come.”

“What do you mean—specifically?” said Mary. 

“If you keep growing your love for God,” Jesus said, “spending time with God, learning about God, singing songs about God, trying to do what God teaches, then that will fill you up. It will be like extra oil in your lamp. And then love your neighbors. That’s how you invest in my Kingdom.”

Loving As Yourself

“But what I guess I don’t know for sure is how to love my neighbors,” Mary said.

“Ah,” Jesus said, “that’s what I’ve been trying to show you from the beginning. When someone is sick, I try to heal them. When everybody gets hungry, I try to feed them. When I see a stranger, like someone from another country, I try to make them feel welcome. Stuff like that.”

“Yeah, I guess you do that stuff a lot, Jesus,” Mary said. “How do you have the energy to try to help all those other people?”

“That’s the thing, Mary,” Jesus said. “I try not to think of them as ‘other people.’ I try to think of them as… well, as me. As part of myself.”

“You mean like part of the same family, maybe?” asked Mary. “Like the way Martha is my sister, and Lazarus is my brother? Since we’re connected it makes it easier for me to care for them.” 

“Yeah,” said Jesus, “but I see people as even closer to me than family. Like we’re all part of the same big body. You remember how all people are made on God’s own image?”

“I remember you talking about it,” Mary said. 

“Well, imagine if we had a special mirror to see people how God sees them,” Jesus said. “Every person’s reflection in that mirror would look like God! If I see God in me, and I see God in you, then really we’re connected. If I see you need something, and you are really part of me, then of course I want to help you, that’s what it’s all about.”

“Um,” said Mary, “that’s what what’s all about?’

“When I come back at the end of the age,” said Jesus. “Picture it like this:” 

Those Who Loved

Everyone in all the world will be there. And I’ll be able to talk with each one. 

To some people I’ll say “Thank you for everything you did for me!”

And they’ll say “What do you mean, Lord? What did we ever do for you?”

I’ll say “Well that time I was so hungry that I was starving you gave me some of your food! And that time I was sick and couldn’t get out of bed, or work on my farm, you came and took care of me. You even harvested my vegetables. And then that time when I got in trouble and had to go to jail? It was so nice of you to come and visit me.” 

And they’ll say “Wait a minute, Jesus! You were never in jail! When did I ever give you food or help you when you were sick? And you don’t even have a farm!”

Then I’ll say “Of course you did! You cared for people made in God’s image. And I’m in God’s image too! Those people are all connected to me, like parts of my body. When you cared for them you cared for me.” 

Those Who Didn’t

But then I’ll have to say to some of the people, “How come you didn’t ever help me?Remember when I was so hungry but you wouldn’t give me food? When I was sick, you wouldn’t take care of me. And when I was in trouble and had to go to jail you wouldn’t even visit me! When I came from another country you weren’t nice to me at all. That’s not how it was supposed to be.”

 “But what do you mean, Jesus?” they’ll ask.

”You should have looked closer,” I’ll say. “When you saw someone hungry, or sick, or lonely, or in prison, if you looked you would have seen if they’re made in God’s image.”

“But what difference does that make?” they’ll say. “Isn’t everybody made in God’s image?”

 And I’ll say, “If you had looked close enough to see they are in God’s image, and you cared for them, you would have cared for me.” 

Then everyone will head off down the road they had been on all along. The ones who loved me by loving their neighbors will head straight into my father’s kingdom.

But How Much?

Mary sat very quietly for a while. 

Jesus said “Looks like you still have some questions, Mary.”

She looked up. “I do. I’m worried, Jesus. I try to live the way you teach but there are so many people with problems! How can I feed all the hungry people? How can I visit all the prisoners? How can I care for all the sick people? How can I—”

 ”Wait a minute, Mary,” Jesus said. “I never said you had to feed everybody, or heal everybody. Even I don’t feed and heal everybody.” 

“Oh,” said Mary, surprised. “You don’t?”

“Nope.” said Jesus. “I help the ones I meet. When I get close enough to see God’s image in someone, then I can care for them—I can love them as myself. But there are millions and millions of people in the world. You’ll never even meet them all.”

Mary was quiet again. “So how do I know if I’ve done enough?”

“Ah,” said Jesus. “I think that’s the wrong question. There is no ‘enough’ in love. The better question is, are you leaning to see my image in your neighbor? Are you learning to love?” 

Wondering

I wonder how you and I can learn to see Jesus’ image in the people around us?

I wonder if there are people we already love as ourselves?

I wonder who you and I will meet this week who shine with Jesus image?

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