Two Father's Day Children's Sermons

Father’s Day Children's Sermons – 

Option #1: Jesus’ Softer Side

Use this Father’s Day children’s sermon to give kids a new way to think of their father’s love.

Scripture: Matthew 23:37

Needed: picture of a hen and her chicks

 

Children’s Sermon: Say, today is all about fathers, the men in our families. What are some manly things your fathers do? (Suggestions might be watching or playing sports, working with tools, working at certain types of jobs, doing certain types of chores, shaving their face, etc.)

(Show your picture of a hen and her chicks.)

Does this picture look very manly to you?

It doesn’t look very manly to me because it has a hen, a female chicken, with her baby chicks. But Jesus, a man, said…

 

(Read Matthew 23:37b.)

Why do you think Jesus wants to gather us up like a hen gathers her chicks?

I think it’s because He wants to keep us close to love and protect us. And fathers are like that too, aren’t they? They’re manly, but they still want to keep us close so that they can love and protect us.

When you think about your fathers today and when you think about Jesus, think of a hen pulling her chicks close.

 

Closing Prayer: Father God, we thank You for fathers. You are our Heavenly Father, and You gave us our human fathers to love and protect us. Help us to love and respect them, just as we love and respect You. In Jesus’ name we pray, amen.

 

 

 

Option #2: May Your Father's Name be Respected

Needed: Nothing

 

Scripture: Matthew 6:9 or Luke 11:2

 

 

Children's Sermon: Say, Let's pretend I'm your dad. Imagine if one of your friends came up to you and started saying bad things about me, things that weren't true. How would you make that feel? 

 

Imagine if someone said their dad could beat up your dad. How would you feel about that?

 

What if they said their dad was a better dad than your dad?

 

What if someone lied to you and said your dad isn't really your dad, and they lied and said they were dad?

 

With all that in mind, tell me what you think this verse means.

 

 

(Read Matthew 6:9 or Luke 11:2.) 

What does it mean for us to pray for God's name, our Father in Heaven's name, to be holy? It means we want people to respect our Father in Heaven and understand how special He is. We don't want people to  say wrong things about God or lie about Him or say another god is better than He is or say He's not really God. We want people to respect Him and treat Him as special, because He is. 

Closing Prayer: God, our Father in Heaven, we pray that we would remember to respect You and treat You as special like You deserve. And we pray that other people would respect You too. In Your Son Jesus' name we pray. Amen.