Children’s Sermon on Luke 5:1-11 – The Miraculous Catch of Fish

Use this children’s sermon about being fishers of men to teach kids the three things Jesus wants us to do.

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11

 

Needed: Nothing

 

Children’s Sermon: Ask, What are Christians supposed to do?

 

Affirm all reasonable answers, then say, Our Scripture passage today tells us three things Christians are supposed to do.

 

(Read Luke 5:1-11)

 

What were people doing? (Crowding around Jesus and listening to the word of God.) That’s the first thing Christians are supposed to do. We’re supposed to gather around Jesus and listen to Him to teach us.

 

How does Jesus teach us today? (Through the Bible, through listening to Him when we pray, through pastors and teachers.)

 

Why did Simon let down the nets? (Because Jesus said to do it.) The second thing we’re supposed to do as Christians is obey Jesus. We listen to Jesus teach us, then obey what He tells us to do.

 

What did Jesus mean when He said Simon was going to fish for people? It means that instead of bringing fish into his boat, Simon was going to bring people to Jesus. That’s the third thing we’re supposed to do as Christians. After we learn from Jesus and obey what He tells us, we’re supposed to go tell other people about Him so that they can believe in Him too.

 

Closing Prayer: Jesus, help us to take the time to listen to You teaching us. Help us to obey what You tell us to do. Help us to tell other people about You so that they can believe in You too. Amen.