Jesus is the Reason for the Season

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I love children’s sermons (when kids are responsive and don’t just sit there like a deer in headlights). We are currently searching for a new church and visited First Presbyterian Church this weekend. During the children’s sermon, the pastor asked the children a handful of questions and the kids did their best to answer correctly. I’ll try and recreate it to the best of my memory.

Pastor: Does anyone know what we are preparing for this month?       
Kids: ….Christmas
Pastor: That’s right! And what makes Christmas special?
Kids: …Snow!
Pastor: Sure! And what else?
Kids: …Snowflakes!
Pastor: Ok… Anything else?
Kid: …Jesus?
Pastor: That’s right!! And what do we do to prepare for Jesus’ birth?
Kids: …
Pastor: What about this tree (points to tree)?
Kids: Christmas tree!
Pastor: That’s right! And why do we use this kind of tree?
Kids: …  …Jesus?
Pastor: …Yes, it does all go back to Jesus but…what kind of tree is this?
Kids: A Christmas tree!
Pastor: Yes. It’s also a green tree. What does the color green symbolize?
Kids: Jesus!
Pastor: Ok…yes, Jesus is always a good answer but…this is an evergreen tree. What does ever-green mean?
Kids simultaneously: Jesus! ...It’s green in the winter.

Pastor: Yes! It’s green in the winter. It’s also green in the summer, and the spring, and the fall. It’s always green and never dies. Just like Jesus and the everlasting life he brought us when we he was born in a manger. Christmas trees remind us of this as we prepare for his birth. Let’s pray.

The moral of the story: When in doubt, Jesus is the answer!

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