Children's Sermons

Free Children's Sermons

Hi, friends! Here's my growing list of children's sermons. I hope you find them useful for your worship service or as short devotionals.

Children's Sermons about the Bible - 9 children's sermons to help teach kids what the Bible is and why they can trust it

 

Children's Sermons about Creation and Adam Eve - 10 children's sermons that cover a variety of subjects from the first chapter of Genesis

 

Children's Sermons about the Fall and the Flood - 10 children's sermons about the Fall, Cain and Abel, Enoch, and Noah

 

Children's Sermons - The People Build a Tower, but God Builds a Family - 10 children's sermons about the Tower of Babel, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Esau, and Joseph 

 

Children's Sermons about the Exodus - 10 children's sermons on the major stories in Exodus through Joshua

 

Children's Sermons about the Ten Commandments - 11 children's sermons about why God gives us rules and each of the Ten Commandments

 

Children's Sermons about Samuel and David - 12 children's sermons about Samuel, Saul, David, and Abigail 

Children's Sermons on the Psalms

• Psalm 1 - Separating Ourselves from Sin
• Psalm 2 - Vain Rebellion 
• Psalm 3 - A Shield against Temptation
• Psalm 4 - He Gives Us Peace
• Psalm 5 - Teaching Children to Pray through the Scriptures
• Psalm 6 - How Does It Feel to Repent?
• Psalm 7 - Fear the Lord
• Psalm 8 - The Power of Praise
• Psalm 9 - The Courtroom of God
• Psalm 10 - "Why Did You Do That?"
• Psalm 30 - God's Punishment Doesn't Last Forever
  
• Psalm 51 - Wash Me Whiter than Snow
• Psalm 71 - God is Forever 
• Psalm 96 - Why Do We Sing in Church?
• Psalm 106 - Why Do We Say "Amen" When We Pray?
  

 

Children's Sermons on...

• Nehemiah - Working Together as the Body of Christ
  
• Proverbs 8 - God Wants Us to Be Wise
• Isaiah 43 - "See, I Am Doing a New Thing"
• Joel 2 - God's Holy Spirit for All Seasons!
• Joel 2 - Hope
  

Children's Sermons on the Gospels 

Early Life

• The Birth of John the Baptist - how does God answer prayer? 
• The Angel's Announcement to Mary - how does God fulfill His promises?
• The Name of Jesus - God Saves! - from the announcement to Joseph 
• The Birth of Jesus - God Became Man - Jesus experienced everything we do!
• Simeon and Anna - Jesus Presented in the Temple - learning from the older people in our lives
• King Herod and the Wise Men - letting Jesus be the king over our lives
• The Boy Jesus Staying Behind at the Temple - the importance of observing tradition

Matthew

• Matthew 3:13-17 - Jesus' Baptism - all about the meaning of baptism
• Matthew 4:1-11 - Jesus' Temptation - how can we resist temptation?
• Matthew 10:16 - Be Like Sheep, Snakes, and Doves 
• Matthew 12:39-41 - The Sign of Jonah 
• Matthew 12:46-50 - The Family of God 

 

Luke

• Luke 3:1-20 - The Preaching of John the Baptist - speaking God's words, no matter what happens
• Luke 4:1-13 - Jesus' Temptation - how can we resist temptation?
• Luke 4:16-21 - Jesus Reading in the Synagogue - why learn when we're young? 
• Luke 4:31-37 - The Demon-Possessed Man - why Christians don't need to be afraid of demons! 
• Luke 5:1-11 - The Miraculous Catch of Fish - what three things does Jesus want us to do? 
• Luke 5:12-16 - Healing the Man with Leprosy - what happens when we pray? 
• Luke 5:17-26 - Who Can Forgive Sins? - asking forgiveness for what we do wrong 
• Luke 5:27-30 - Who Does Jesus Want to Eat With? Everyone! 
• Luke 8:22-25 - Having Faith Like Jesus - Jesus Calms the Storm 
• Luke 8:26-39 - Many Vs One, Jesus Vs "Legion"
• Luke 8:40-56 - No Emergency to Jesus! - Raising the Dead Girl 
• Luke 10:4 - "Don't Stop"
• Luke 10:30-37 - Who Should We Help? Parable of the Good Samaritan 
• Luke 11:29-30 - The Sign of Jonah
• Luke 12:1 - Working Together to Get to Jesus 
• Luke 12:16-21 - Parable of the Rich Fool 
• Luke 13:1-9 - Jesus is Patient with Us! 
• Luke 14:1-11 - Humility 
• Luke 17:7-10 - Humble Servants 
• Luke 19:1-10 - Zacchaeus 
• Luke 21:5-19 - Stronger than Stones 

John

• John 1:1-18 - In the Beginning was the Word
  
• John 1:35-51 - Spending Time with Jesus
• John 1:35-39 - Spending Time with Our Friend Jesus 
• John 2:1-12 - Jesus Turns Water into Wine 
• John 2:13-25 - Zeal
• John 3:1-21 - Who Was Nicodemus?
• John 3:22-36 - Camping with Jesus
• John 4:1-42 - Jesus' Water and Food
• John 4:43-54 - Recognizing God's Activity in Our Lives
  

 

Children's Sermons on Acts

Acts 9 - Tabitha - Loving God and Helping Others

Children's Sermons on Romans

• Romans 1:8-10 - Praying for Christians Around the World
• Romans 1:18-20 - Why We Believe in God 
• Romans 2:1-16 - Knowing AND Following God's Commands
• Romans 2:17-29 - A Change of Heart
• Romans 3:1-20 - Turning Our Attention away from Hypocrites and toward God
• Romans 3:21-31 – Placing Our Faith in God’s Better Deal
• Romans 4 - Not Paid Wages but a Gift
• Romans 5 - While We Were Still Sinners...
• Romans 6 - Dying and Living with Jesus
• Romans 7 - How Do We Know the Rules?
• Romans 8 - Calling God "Abba"
• Romans 8 - Can't Break Christ's Love 
• Romans 9 - Caring for Others Enough to Tell Them about Jesus 
• Romans 10 - Believing in Your Heart and Confessing with Your Mouth 
• Romans 11 - Trusting God without Knowing the Details of His Plan 
• Romans 12 - Like Parts of a Body 
• Romans 13 - God Establishes Authority 
• Romans 14 - Essentials vs. Non-Essentials of the Faith 
• Romans 15 - Serving Others Like Jesus 
• Romans 16 - Shining Like Phoebe
  

Children's Sermons on More New Testament Letters...

2 Corinthians 5:17 - Being a New Creation

Galatians 1 - Believing the Truth

Galatians 3 - Clothed in Christ

Ephesians 4 - Being Like God

Colossians 1 - The Image of the Invisible God

2 Thessalonians 2 - Hold Fast to the Bible

1 Timothy 1 - Playing on Jesus' Team

1 Timothy 6:6-19 - What Brings Us Joy? (short drama script and questions)

2 Timothy 2:15 - Using Our Tools

2 Timothy 3:14-16 - Instructions for Life

 

Children's Sermons on Revelation

• Revelation 1 - Taking Scripture to Heart
• Revelation 2-3 - Report Card from Jesus
  
• Revelation 2 - Letter to Ephesus - Testing the Apostles 
• Revelation 2 - Letter to Smyrna - Facing Persecution
• Revelation 2 - Letter to Pergamum - White Stones and New Names!
• Revelation 2 - Letter to Thyatira - Gift of the Morning Star
• Revelation 3 - Letter to Sardis - Jesus is Proud to Know Us!
• Revelation 3 – Letter to Philadelphia – Jesus Has the Key!
• Revelation 3 - Letter to Laodicea - What Makes Jesus Want to Throw Up?
  
• Revelation 4 - The King on the Throne 
• Revelation 5 - Worshiping the Lamb
  
• Revelation 21-22 - The New Jerusalem
  

 

Holidays Children’s Sermons

Happy Holy Days! I mean, Holidays! (Hey, so that’s where the word “holidays” came from.)

Sacred or secular, the Christian Church can celebrate every holiday in a way that honors God. Here are my ideas for each of the major American holidays. My hope is that you can also adapt these for similar holidays outside the U.S. fairly easily as the Christian themes should apply throughout the world.

Advent and Jesus’ Return – We’re looking forward to Jesus coming back just like the people were looking forward to Him coming the first time

                                                                                   

Mary’s Christmas Song – The Magnificat shows us what we should praise God for

The Advent Wreath – God will keep His promise of a resurrection when Jesus comes again

Advent and the Signs of Jesus’ Return – What will the Second Coming be like?

Being Ready for Jesus’ Return – How can we prepare if we don’t know when Jesus will return?

Christmas - More Blessed to Give than to Receive – Why do we give gifts for Christmas?

New Year? New You! – God is always ready to do a new work in our lives!

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – Let’s Celebrate Our Unity! – God loves diversity, but He unites us in Christ

The Meaning of Ash Wednesday – A reminder of our punishment is also a reminder of our redemption

What is Lent? And Why do We Celebrate It? – An encouragement to follow Christ’s example of obedience for 40 days

Presidents’ Day – A Great Time to Pray – God tells us to pray for our leaders, whether we like them or not

Who was Valentine? – Valentine’s beliefs gave him the courage to celebrate God’s gift of love

St. Patrick Loves His Enemies! – Patrick did the ultimate good for his enemies, just like Jesus wants us to do

Palm Sunday – Welcoming Jesus into Our Hearts – We can welcome Jesus into our hearts, just like the people welcomed Him into the city

How Did Jesus Come Back to Life? – God’s power and His goodness were working together

The Resurrection – Jesus’ resurrection shows us what our resurrection will be like

Mother’s Day – Listening Like King David – All mothers will take it as a ‘thank you’ if their children obey them

Memorial Day – Remembering ALL the Lord’s Soldiers – We honor those who have died in military service and those who have died in service to Christ

Father’s Day – Jesus’ Softer Side – Jesus gives a new idea of what a father’s love looks like

Independence Day (July 4th)  – two lessons to choose from: 1) Jesus gives us an even greater freedom than the Revolutionaries, or 2) Agree or Disagree with statements about the history and current spiritual state of the nation

Labor Day – Thank God for Work! – God invented work for us all to be helpful to each other

Halloween – We Know the Real Story about Death – We believe not in ghosts and zombies, but in a Resurrection

All Saint’s Day – Following in the Footsteps of the Faithful – We remember the examples of Christians who have gone before us

Veterans Day – Celebrating Our Armed Peacekeepers – We thank veterans for being peacemakers

Thanksgiving in Every Circumstance – We can always thank God for something