Children’s Sunday Sermon
January 7, 2024
Good morning, girls and boys. Who are your favorite cartoon heroes? Batman? Wonder Woman? Maybe Spiderman? Is there a sports figure that you look up to? How about policemen and women, firefighters, and other people who are there to help in our communities? Hopefully, some of you think of your parents or teachers as heroes. But it’s not hard to think of the greatest hero of all. In how He lived His life, Jesus set the best example of a hero.
Today’s lesson says that Jesus was “Baptized . . . in the River Jordan by John” (Mark 1:9). Many of us were baptized when we were babies to make us members of the Church. But why would Jesus, the Son of God, the greatest Teacher, and Hero of all time, need to be baptized?
Jesus always put Himself last and others first. By allowing John to Baptize Him, He showed us by His example what He meant when he said, “The first shall be last, the last shall be first.” That means that the person who thinks of others first, before thinking of himself, will be rewarded by God.
Now, think about the real heroes in your life. This week, let’s all think about those who follow the example of the Greatest Teacher of all — Jesus, the One who puts all others first.
