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Sermons 4 Kids
Sermon of the Week
Proper 29 (34)
November 21, 2010
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Title: King Backward
Theme: Christ is King! Proper 29 (34) Year C
Object: A crown
Scripture: The people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at him. They said, "He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, the Chosen One." The soldiers also came up and mocked him. They offered him wine vinegar and said, "If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself." There was a written notice above him, which read:THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. Luke 23:35-38 (NIV)
This morning I am going to tell you a story about a king. As you know, a king usually wears a crown made of gold, silver, and precious jewels -- a crown similar to this one that I have with me this morning. The king in our story wore a different kind of crown. Listen as I tell you the story of "King Backward."
Once upon a time, a long time ago, there lived a King. He was no ordinary king. He was different from other kings because He did everything Backward from the way other kings did them. From the very day he was born, you could tell that this king was going to be different. Most kings are usually born in a palace, but this king was born in a stable surrounded by donkeys, sheep and cows. It wasn't a very big beginning for a king. In fact, very few people even knew that a king had been born. Only a handful of shepherds and three wise men got the word that a king had been born.
As the infant king grew into a man, he continued to be different from other kings. While most kings spent all of their time building up riches of silver, gold, and jewels, this king owned nothing at all. And while most kings surrounded themselves with servants, He chose to be a servant. He could often be found helping others.
As time went on, people became very unhappy with their King because He just didn't act the way that they thought a king should act. Instead of riding into town on a big white horse the way other kings usually did, their king rode into town on the back of a donkey. Was that any way for a king to act?
And the people He chose to be his friends! His closest friends were a bunch of smelly fishermen and He could often be seen visiting with the poor and eating with sinners.
Finally the people decided that they had put up with this King long enough. If He couldn't act the way a king should act, then they didn't want Him to be their king any more. They made a plan to have Him arrested and thrown into prison.
Their plan worked. When the day came for his trial, the King stood before the people. Instead of shouting "Hail to the King, Long live the King!" they shouted, "Crucify Him! He is not our king! Crucify Him!." So they crucified the King. They nailed Him to a cross; they put a crown made of thorns on his head; they poked Him with sharp sticks and made fun of Him. What a way for a king to die! After He was crucified, they took His body and put it in a borrowed tomb.
Wait, that isn't the end of the story. Remember ... this King was different! King Backward rose from the grave to live forever. Now, instead of being the Backward King, He is the Forever King. He is the King to anyone who chooses Him to be their King. Oh, there are still some people who call Him "King Backward," but those who know Him don't call Him that ... they call him King Jesus!
Jesus wants to be your king too, and if you choose Him to be your King, you will live happily forever, and forever after!
Dear Jesus, today we crown you King and Lord of our life. Amen.
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GROUP ACTIVITIES PAGE
COLORING PAGE: "The Crucifixion"
CROSSWORD PUZZLE (PDF) (HTML)
DECODER PUZZLE (PDF) (HTML)
WORD SEARCH PUZZLE (PDF) (HTML)
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION: "King Backward"
WORSHIP BULLETIN (WORD DOCUMENT) Save this document to your computer and personalize it with your church's name. Print side one then reinsert it into the printer and print side two.
NOTE: Some of these activities are in PDF format. PDF requires the Adobe Reader and will render the best print quality. If you don't have the latest Adobe Reader, download it free at Adobe.com.
If you do not have Microsoft Word or another program which will open the worship bulletin, you can download a free Word Viewer 2003 from Microsoft.
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A PRINT FRIENDLY VERSION OF THIS SERMON: "King Backward"
AN ALTERNATE SERMON FOR LUKE 23:33-43: "Christ the King"
A SERMON FOR THANKSGIVING: "My Top Ten Thanksgiving List"
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