Labor Day and Love (for the Sunday before Labor Day)

Labor Day is a special day for saying thanks to those who work hard to provide for us. This childrens' sermon points kids to the way our Heavenly Father provides everything we need -a world in which to live, air to breathe, food to eat - and encourages them to say THANKS!

All God’s Children Have Shoes (an object lesson using a shoe)

In Jesus' time, servants and and slaves went without shoes. So when Jesus told the story of a prodigal son who came home broken and barefoot only to be greeted by a father who brought him shoes, Jesus was pointing to the father's acceptance of his son as a son, not as a servant.

A Love Letter (An object lesson using assorted mail)

If we are a letter from Christ, what kind of letter are we? This children's sermon uses different types of mail to encourage children not to be junk mail, but to offer themselves as a personal letter from Christ.