Children’s Address Idea (Please refer to Guidelines for Children’s Addresses in Worship document produced by the LCA Department of Liturgics - download guidelines ) Sunday of the Church Year: Last Sunday of the Church Year, Year B Main Point(i.e. what good news message do we want the children to hear?): Jesus is the king who died for his people. Scripture verse: John 18: 33-37 Application (if any) (eg. connection with Small Catechism, Baptism, Lord’s Supper, liturgical year or season): Aids (if any): The crucifix which is ordinarily on display or another crucifix. Address: Ask children to find and point to a picture of a king. Discuss why it may be difficult to recognize that Jesus on the cross is a king. Many people in Jesus’ day didn’t recognize him as a king, either. There are two parts to being a king: the first part is taking care of your people; the second part is having your people work for and support you. Most kings are more interested in the second part. But Jesus knew that the first part is more important. He took great care of everybody in the world – in fact he took our place and got the punishment we deserved when he died on the cross. When we get to heaven we won’t have any trouble at all knowing that Jesus is our King. Prayer: Dear Jesus, Thank you for being our King. Thank you for taking care of us. Help us recognize you as our King. Amen. You may wish to hand out “Growing Faith at Home” or another resource before the children return to their seats.
Children’s Address Idea (Please refer to Guidelines for Children’s Addresses in Worship document produced by the LCA Department of Liturgics - download guidelines ) Sunday of the Church Year: Last Sunday of the Church Year, Year B Main Point(i.e. what good news message do we want the children to hear?): Jesus is the king who died for his people. Scripture verse: John 18: 33-37 Application (if any) (eg. connection with Small Catechism, Baptism, Lord’s Supper, liturgical year or season): Aids (if any): The crucifix which is ordinarily on display or another crucifix. Address: Ask children to find and point to a picture of a king. Discuss why it may be difficult to recognize that Jesus on the cross is a king. Many people in Jesus’ day didn’t recognize him as a king, either. There are two parts to being a king: the first part is taking care of your people; the second part is having your people work for and support you. Most kings are more interested in the second part. But Jesus knew that the first part is more important. He took great care of everybody in the world – in fact he took our place and got the punishment we deserved when he died on the cross. When we get to heaven we won’t have any trouble at all knowing that Jesus is our King. Prayer: Dear Jesus, Thank you for being our King. Thank you for taking care of us. Help us recognize you as our King. Amen. You may wish to hand out “Growing Faith at Home” or another resource before the children return to their seats.