In Sermon Illustrations: "Children"

Blueprints For Your Children’s Character

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Dec 15, 2020

There is a Minister who received an urgent note that said that a man in his congregation wanted to get a hold of him. The man’s problems have been 10 years in the making but have become urgent when the consequences of neglect suddenly materialized. The minister met the man at his office. He was a ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 22:6, Deuteronomy 7:9

Tags: Children, Parenting, Blueprints

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Children & Marriage  PRO

Contributed by Brian Bolton on Nov 14, 2005

Children & Marriage “No person really decides before they grow up who they’re going to marry. God decides it all way before, and you get to find out later who you’re stuck with.” Kirsten, age 10 “You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like sports, ...read more

Tags: Marriage General, Oneness, Faithfulness, Conflict, Communication  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Children's Prayers  PRO

Contributed by C Jordan on Apr 25, 2006

CHILDREN’S PRAYERS: Dear God: Please send a new baby for Mommy. The new baby you sent last week cries too much. Debbie, 7 Dear God: Who did you make smarter? Boys or girls? My sister and I want to know. Jimmy, 6 Dear God: How many angels are there in heaven? I would like to be the first kid in my ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Denomination: *other

Sing To The Children  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 25, 2002

SING TO THE CHILDREN A tradition that Evelyn Knowles has chosen for posterity is to sing to her babies. The very first time she held each of her newborn grandchildren cheek to cheek and heart to heart, they heard their grandmother softly sing-- Jesus loves me this I know, for the Bible tells ...read more

Tags: Parenting, Children

Teach The Children  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 10, 2002

TEACH THE CHILDREN Just a week before Christmas I had a visitor. This is how it happened... I just finished the household chores for the night and was preparing to go to bed, when I heard a noise in the front of the house. I opened the door to the front room and to my surprise, Santa himself ...read more

Tags: Christmas Eve, Christmas

Children's Prayers

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

CHILDREN’S PRAYERS: Dear God: Please send a new baby for Mommy. The new baby you sent last week cries too much. Debbie, 7 Dear God: Who did you make smarter? Boys or girls? My sister and I want to know. Jimmy, 6 Dear God: How many angels are there in heaven? I would like to be the first kid in my ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

In Their Eagerness For Their Children To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In their eagerness for their children to acquire skills and to succeed, parents may forget that youngsters need time ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Children And Their Fathers

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jun 16, 2009

CHILDREN AND THEIR FATHERS An old English proverb tells how important fathers are. It says: "A father is more than a hundred schoolmasters." Fathers are often more appreciated at different ages of their children. Mark Twain had the candour to admit a change in his perception of his father: "When I ...read more

Tags: Father's Day, Generational, Two Families

Denomination: Baptist

Children Of The King

Contributed by Nigel Heath on Aug 17, 2009

CHILDREN OF THE KING Living as a child of the King will be noticeable in the way others experience us. Madonna has been in the headlines over the last couple of years for famously trying and succeeding to adopt African children from Malawi. Whatever we think of Madonna’s actions or motives on ...read more

Tags: Adoption

Denomination: Baptist

To Children On School

Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 28, 2010

TO CHILDREN ON SCHOOL School is your job right now. It is where you spend a great deal of time, just like parents spent a great deal of time a work. School is where you learn important habits that are important to work. Like showing up on time. Being respectful. Doing your work to the best of your ...read more

Tags: Children

Denomination: Church Of God

The Wisdom Of Children

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010

THE WISDOM OF CHILDREN Patrick aged 10: "Never trust a dog to watch your food." Michael aged 14: "When your dad is mad and asks you, "Do I look stupid?" don't answer him." Joel, aged 10: "Don't pick on your sister when she's holding a cricket bat." Andrew aged 9: "Puppies still have bad breath ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Denomination: Brethren

Children At Risk

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

CHILDREN AT RISK According to recent reports, there are 120 million street children, 15 million AIDS orphans, 10 million child prostitutes, 2 million deaths/year from treatable ...read more

Tags: Children

Children On Silence  PRO

Contributed by Carl Greene on Feb 16, 2009

CHILDREN ON SILENCE Author Kathleen Norris used to play a game with elementary-school children in which she would make a deal with them. "First you get to make noise," she would bargain, "and then you’ll make silence." The time of noise was always predictably chaotic -- shouting, pounding and ...read more

Tags: Disciplines Silence

Denomination: Methodist

Children Are Not Things To Be Molded, But Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Children are not things to be molded, but are ...read more

Tags: Children

Children, Not Knowing That They Are Having An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Children, not knowing that they are having an easy time, have a good many hard times. Growing and learning and obeying the rules of their elders, or ...read more

Tags: Children

Children Are Entitled To Their Otherness, As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Children are entitled to their otherness, as anyone is; and when we reach them, as we sometimes do, it is generally on a point of sheer ...read more

Tags: Children

The Conscience Of Children Is Formed By The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

The conscience of children is formed by the influences that surround them; their notions of good and evil are the ...read more

Tags: Children

Children Are Not Things To Be Molded But Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Children are not things to be molded but are ...read more

Tags: Children

What Children Hear  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2002

WHAT CHILDREN HEAR I was reading the story of Jesus’ birth to my day-care children one morning. As usual, I stopped to see if they understood. "What do we call the three wise men?" I asked. "The three maggots," replied a bright 5-year-old. "What gift did the MAGI bring baby Jesus?" ...read more

Tags: Birth Of Jesus, Christmas

Ten Commandments, Children

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Ten Commandments, Children It’s like one little Sunday School boy who knew nothing of forgiveness… A Sunday school teacher was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five and six-year-olds After explaining the commandment to "honor" your Father and Mother, she asked, "Is there a commandment ...read more

Tags: Messianic Prophecies