Sunday, October 6, 2013, was the
first time I ever delivered a Sunday School sermon for all children belonging
in the intermediate department. Below
is my sermon’s rough draft. Of course,
it was not the actual words I used during actual delivery; I was mostly
speaking in Tagalog (so that the children can understand it better). Also, I didn’t use this as guide at all
during my actual sermon (forgot to bring it), but the flow and content of the
sermon has been parallel to this rough draft below. Additional note: in the draft, I put the expected
responses of the children on my questions (these are the italized words in parentheses). And, essentially, during the actual, the
expected responses have been spot on).
Can you name who is this?
(Wolveriiiiiiiiine!)
Right. That’s Wolverine. How about this next one, can you name him?
(Huuuuulk!)
Right again! That’s the Hulk. Next…
(Captain America!)
Yes. Captain America. And the last one…
Correct! Spider-Man.
Now, what is the common thing
about Wolverine, Hulk, Captain America, and Spider-Man?
(They are superheroes!)
Yes. They are all superheroes. They have superpowers, and they use them to
save other people’s lives and fight evil.
Pretty cool of them, right?
However, these superheroes –
Wolverine, Hulk, Captain America, and Spider-Man – are fictional. They do not exist in real life.
Moreover, even IF they are real,
they are only merely Men. And though they
have used their superpowers to save lives, those same superpowers can’t save
them from the greatest danger that all of humanity faces: the curse of sin and
death. They will need a Superhero themselves
to save them from this.
In real life, there is only one
true Superhero. Do you know who he is?
(JESUS!)
You are right, the ONLY real-life
Superhero is Jesus! And unlike
Spider-Man and Captain America, Jesus actually exists in real life. And best of all? He can save us from sin and death! Wow.
Hulk, incredibly super-strong as he may be, can’t do that. Only Jesus can.
JESUS IS THE ONLY SAVIOR
According to 1 John 4:14: “…the
Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.”
Superheroes have saved the world,
but only in fiction. Moreover, the
extent of their “saving of the world” is so miniscule compared to the magnitude
of Jesus’ “saving the world.” Jesus is the only one who has literally saved the
world from Hell.
Jesus is the only Savior of the
world. Salvation from death and sin can be found in no one else but in him alone
(John 14:6).
THE LORD PROTECTS ME ALWAYS
In fiction, superheroes use their
superpowers to protect people and fight evil.
In real life, only the Lord has true superpowers and the only one that can
protect us from evil. Once you make
Jesus your personal Superhero and Savior, he promises to protect you from the
evils and dangers that surround you. He
promises to fight for you. It is said in
Exodus 14:14: “The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
Moreover, Romans 8:31b states, “If
God is with us, who can be against us.”
Jesus is the only real-life Superhero.
He is more powerful than Superman.
He is bigger than all of the “supervillains” – fear, temptation, bullies,
tests, etc. – you face in your life. And
if he’s your Superhero, then you have nothing to fear.
THE LORD IS MY AVENGER
Who here knows of the superhero
team, Avengers? Who here have seen the movie?
Now, do you know what is the
meaning of “avenger”? It means someone who takes vengeance or the
one committing revenge. Take note of
this: the Lord said in Deuteronomy 32:35: “Vengeance is Mine.” What does that mean? It means only the Lord has the right to take vengeance
on someone! Remember that the Lord will
fight for you. Thus, He will surely be
the one who will avenge you from those who have done evil to you.
If we take vengeance on our own,
instead of letting God, then it means we do not trust Him. Not only that, but we insult Him. It means we don’t think of him as a just and
powerful Superhero, that he is incapable of giving us justice. So if we truly trust Him as our Superhero, we
will not be vengeful – doing revenge on our own – but will rather surrender to
God the offense on us and let him be our Avenger.
Jesus will surely be happy if we
let him be our Avenger.
So always remember:
1.) JESUS IS THE ONLY SAVIOR
2.) THE LORD PROTECTS ME ALWAYS
3.) THE LORD IS MY AVENGER
Let us be thankful for these
truths. And let us be thankful that
Jesus is our Superhero!
4 comments:
Hi,
The Jesus pictures are just what I need for my kids' room. Please tell us where they originated from; I am habing a hard time with my Internet search.
Thanks in advance,
Kim
I'm sorry, I really don't know where it's from. They just popped out of my Facebook news feed one day, without any further information about the place they were taken from.
Thank you for the wonderful and creative lesson! Although you did this in 2013, the lesson is just as relevant today and more so with the craze on superheroes still strong!
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