Message for Children's Day

OCCASION: Children & Junior Youth Sunday THEME: Christ, Our Example. KEY TEXT: 1 Peter 2:21-23 As the sermon goes on, we shall make a couple of references to the passages read for us but the key text for today’s word is from 1 Peter 2:21-23. (Read…) Christ is our example in WORD and in DEED. As we can walk as Christ walked, we can talk as Christ talked. This is not a condition of one’s feet or lips, it is a condition of the heart. As a Teacher, Jesus did demonstrate how to live out his teaching to the disciples. Peter reminds us that Jesus left us an example to follow, 1 Peter 2:21. Let’s see what examples he left for us to follow; 1. Christ is our example in our baptism: - He not only acknowledged the practice of baptism but in humility, He submitted himself for the sacrament. In baptism we die with Christ and rise to new life in Him. 2. Christ is our example in our temptations: - Whether young or old, in children service, Junior Youth or belonging to the adult congregation, you have your level of temptation. (You can site examples with the respective generational groups) Even Jesus was tempted, 1 Corinthians 10:12. But just as He never gave in to temptation, He sets the pace for us to also emulate. How did He do it? He used the word of God to defend Himself when temptation came his way. Matt. 4:3-11 3. Christ our example in the proclamation of the word: - Just as He proclaimed the Kingdom of God and its righteousness, we must learn to do likewise. This admonishment doesn’t encompass only adult generational group but also the children and for that matter the Junior Youth as well, hence the theme for our week celebration, “The Child in Ministry” In Acts 1:8, the Lord Jesus Christ assures the church that when the Holy Spirit comes He will give her members power to become witnesses for Him in the world. The question is, are the children and Junior Youth members equally empowered to be witnesses? Do the children have a role in the ministry of the Church? The truth is,...