Children’s Sermon
The Joy of Giving
Read a story about giving —
• The Most Important Gift of All (David Conway, ISBN: 0769646182)
— the gift of love is the best gift
• Stone Soup (Marcia Brown, ISBN: 0689711034 or Jon Muth, ISBN: 043933909X)
— a community that is afraid to share learns how wonderful sharing can be
• Money, Money, Honey Bunny (Marilyn Sadler, ISBN: 0375833706)
— about freely giving to others and still having money left
• That’s What Friends Do (Kathryn Cave, ISBN: 0786851651)
— about the joy of friendship
• Explain how Week of Compassion enables us to share and show God’s love to our neighbors around the world who are hungry or afraid, or who just need a friend.
• Offer prayers for people in need and for our ability to show compassion for people who need friends.
1 Matthew 22:34–40
2 Luke 10:25–37 (Parable of the Good Samaritan)
Interactive Educational Materials — Children in other parts of this guide.
