Title: Shining Jesus
Contents Hallelujah! Our children, how have you been following the love of Jesus for the past week? Did you miss the teacher a lot? The teacher also missed you very much. For the past week, the teacher has been thinking, 'How can I share the Word of God with our children in a fun and easy way?' Then I went to the market and bought this guy.1)
Wow, isn't she really pretty? Because apples are so pretty, there must be a song that says, “♪My face is like an apple~, it’s pretty too.♬”. This apple is not only pretty, but also smells, hmm, it's very nice. But it wasn't so pretty and shiny from the start. He used to look like this.2) It's a bit messy, isn't it? You made such a messy apple so polished, sir. Are you okay with your work?
The teacher has a secret to clean apples beautifully. When I had a friend I liked when I was in school like you, the teacher would wipe the apple like this and put it on the friend's desk with a note saying, 'I like you.' The teacher was very happy to see the friend who was happy to receive the apology.
Today the teacher will teach you how to clean an apple. You too, clean apples beautifully and present them to your parents, your favorite friends, and our teachers who work hard for you. Then you will be very happy. Now, let's make this messy, ugly looking apple into a pretty, shiny apple. Take a good look.
First, I will wash the apples with water. After wiping the apples with water like this, did they become much cleaner? But it's still not shiny. Then go to the next step, voila!3)
You can use this. If you don't have a handkerchief, you can use a clean towel or cotton cloth. The underwear you're wearing is made of cotton. But if you wipe it with underwear, it would be a bit strange, wouldn't it?
If you blow and wipe it like this, it will shine even more. Well, it's already starting to shine. right? Now the apples have been cleaned beautifully. So, who are you going to give this apple to? From the beginning, the teacher saw that ○○ was listening very intently. So, I will give this apology to ○○. I will give the other one to a child who listens intently to the end.
Now, shall we go back to today's message? Jesus took three disciples, Peter, James, and John, and went up to the mountain to pray. Jesus prayed fervently, and the disciples were tired and fell asleep. But how much did you sleep? While the disciples were sleeping, something amazing was happening. The disciples who woke up feeling a strange energy were so surprised. The gates of heaven opened, and Moses and Elijah came down from heaven to talk with Jesus. And looking at Jesus, his clothes were so white and shiny that no detergent in the world could do that. The face of Jesus also changed.
When Peter saw this scene, he was ecstatic and said, “Jesus, let’s build a hut on this mountain and let us live here.” I said. Then the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son. You listen to him.” I heard a voice saying
The teacher knows the secret to polishing the apples to a glossy finish. However, God has the amazing power to make our children shine like jewels and transform them into beautiful angels. Just as an apple that was dirty in the hands of a teacher turned into a beautiful, shiny apple, in the hands of God, our friends will shine like jewels and become beautiful people like angels.
I hope that all of our ○○ church children will shine like Jesus in the touch and breath of God.
|1| Prepare two apples, leave one intact and polish the other to a glossy finish. First, take out the cleaned apple and show it.
|2| Show unwashed apples.
|3| He takes out a white cotton handkerchief and shows it.