3. God loves me all the time

Sermon

Let’s see what is in today’s treasure chest! Who wants to know? Remember we only open the treasure chest when everyone is sitting down quietly. Now let’s open the chest!

Take out a scroll. Wow, this looks really old and really important. Unroll it and show the kids that it has a heart and some words on it. Let’s read what it says: “I have loved you with an everlasting love.” Jeremiah 31:3 – that’s a verse from the Bible, and it’s God speaking to us. Do you know what everlasting means? It means forever, and ever and ever (go on for a while until the kids get it!)

I have something else in the treasure chest to help us understand what that means.

Take out a paper plate clock, with hands that are easy to move. ask the kids what time God loves them – at 1 o’clock? All the time! At 2 o’clock? All the time! etc, when you’re good? All the time! When you’re naughty? All the time!

Lay hands on all the kids, asking God to help them to know that they are always loved, no matter what. End off by getting the kids to wrap their arms around themselves, and give themselves a big squeeze – this is like a hug from God.