Children's Sermon #1 (within in Worship)
Gather—
Do you ever daydream? Or remember night dreams?
What do you dream about?
What do you think Jesus dreamt about while he was here on earth?
Book Experience— I found the picture book at my local library. If you can't find it, print photos of children from around the world and talk about how God has promised a light to all nations--to al the world and what that might look like.
Accept answers and highlight our call in the world. Explain to children that offering our prayers for others is one way we can love and care for the world anytime, anywhere. Hand out pieces of paper (could be shaped like clouds to symbolize dreams) and tell kids that they can write a prayer for the world or their dream for the world on the paper. Invite them to place this is the offering later in the service. You could also use their prayers for the prayers of the people time. Get creative!
Pray--God your dreams of peace and love for the world offer us hope. Thank you for loving us and being with us always. Thank you for being our light and help us to be lights for others. Amen
Children's Sermon #2 (Children's worship time)
Gather—
Do you ever daydream? Or remember night dreams?
What do you dream about?
What do you think Jesus dreamt about while he was here on earth?
Reading Experience--God’s Dream by Desmond Tutu and Douglas Abrams
Introduce book and tell a little bit about Tutu then read story
Reflection Questions:
What did you notice about what the other believes God dreams about?
How do you feel about God’s dreams?
Do you think the author left any out?
How do you know who loves you?
What would it be like if we could really hold hands with people from all over the world?
How do we learn about people in different parts of the world?
How do we reach out to those who may need to hear about God or experience love and care from other people?
Relate this also back to the offering our prayers up as a way of showing God's love and care in the world anytime and anywhere.
Bible Verse-- Read Isaiah 49:5-6
And now the Lord says, who formed me in the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob back to him, and that Israel might be gathered to him, for I am honored in the sight of the Lord, and my God has become my strength— (6) he says, “It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the survivors of Israel; I will give you as a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”
**option here is to work on memorizing the second part of verse 6 or Isaiah 42:6 which is similar.
"God’s Dream is about a world in which all of God’s children join hands in peace, reconciliation and unity. Even though we come from different lands, have different eyes and skin, and talk to God in different ways, we are still brothers and sisters. By “sharing, loving, caring” and “knowing we are family” we can “make God’s dream come true.” We have been called to be light to others, to care for them and share our lives with them." (quote from Children's Literature: A Resource; above link).
Activity--Prayers for the world…
Hand out pieces of paper (could be shaped like clouds to symbolize dreams) and tell kids that they can write a prayer for the world or their dream for the world on the paper. Invite them to place this is the offering later in the service. You could also use their prayers for the prayers of the people time. Get creative!
Pray-- God your dreams of peace and love for the world offer us hope. Thank you for loving us and being with us always. Thank you for being our light and help us to be lights for others. Amen
Materials: cut up slips of paper, colored pencils or markers, Bible, God’s Dream book
**use and adapt as needed for your setting giving credit where credit is due and not duplicating for profit purposes.
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