Jacob's Ladder Children's Sermon

Children’s Sermon
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Jacob’s Ladder (Genesis 28:10-22)

Have you ever wanted to walk right up to heaven and ask God a question?
§ Maybe someone you loved was sick, and you wanted to ask, “Why is this happening God?”
§ Maybe you hear a bible story that you can’t really understand, and you’d like to ask God what it means.
§ Maybe you just think it would be really cool to see and talk to God.

In the Bible there is a story about a man named Jacob who had a dream, and in his dream, heaven and earth were connected by a big ladder. This ladder had angels scurrying up and down it, and in his dream, God told Jacob a few things:
§ God told Jacob that the land Jacob was laying on was for him and for his children.
§ God told Jacob that his children and his children’s children and his children’s, children’s children would spread all over the earth and all the families of the earth will be blessed.
§ And this is my favorite part—God said these words to Jacob, “know that I am with you and will keep you wherever you go.”

When Jacob woke from his dream, he knew he had been in a special place, and that a special thing had happened to him.

I hope that you remember God’s words to Jacob. “know that I am with you and will keep you wherever you go.”

We will never have all the answers to the questions that we would ask God if we could, but it might help us with our questions to remember that God is with us, and God will keep us.

Let’s pray: Loving God
Help us to always remember
That you are with us
And you take care of us.
Amen.