Children’s Sermon – Threefold cord – Ecclesiastics 4:12

Do you know what this special book is I have with me today? (show the Bible) It is a best seller. It is better seller than the Magic Tree House. It is a bigger seller than Harry Potter.

This book is not actually a book but a library. It is a collection of 66 books put together in two major sections or testaments.

The Bible contains stories that are very old. Stories that talk about the beginning of the Earth itself. It has stories about families like yours. It tell of Jesus and the people that spread Christianity after Jesus was crucified. It has action and intrigue, birth / death. It even speaks to us today.

Now I don’t mean that the book itself talks, but if you read it or have it read to you, it will give you advice and tell you how to be Godly children.

Today Reverend Riggles is going to talk to your parents about one scripture in particular, Ecclesiastics 4:12. ______________________, would you read us the scripture.

(let the child read the scripture)

When we read scripture, we should think on what we have read. We can talk to others about it. We can even read book’s about what we’ve read. And then we are to apply it to our own life.

Does anyone have any idea of what this scripture means?

Let me ask you some questions.

_____________, I need you to paint one of the classrooms. Is that a big job? Would you like some help? How about if ________________ could help you? What if _________________ helped you too? How does this job look now?

How about if instead of sending 70 plus people to Kentucky (you can replace this with any of your missions projects), we sent only one? Could we accomplish the same amount? Even if it were just Mr. Davenport?

We all know the fair is coming. If you could go by yourself, would it be fun? How about if you could go with one very best friend? What if you could go with a bunch of friends?

If you had a very big job and needed a rope, which one would you like to have with you (show several different diameter ropes).

“9Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. 10For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. 11Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone? 12And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.”

You are strong when you stand by yourself, even stronger when you stand with one friend and stronger still when we all stand together.

Today we stand united under God, getting ready for a great Sunday school year. Before my words of prayer are said, I fold my hands and bow my head:

“Dear God,
Thank you for bringing us all back safely. We are happy to see all our old friends and look forward to meeting new friends. We hope that you will look over our entire congregation and teach us all that we can rely on one another. Help our congregation to be a threefold cord.
Amen”