John 14:23-29

Script:

Pastor: Good morning boys and girls! Welcome! Let’s say good morning to our friend Sammy. Ready? One, two, three: Good morning, Sammy!

Sammy: Good morning, boys and girls! Pastor, can you tell us about the Holy Spirit?

Pastor: The Holy Spirit was sent by God after Jesus ascended to Heaven. The Holy Spirit lives in each baptized believer and guides us in our walk with Jesus.

Sammy: But how does the Holy Spirit teach us and guide us?

Pastor: The Holy Spirit helps us to see the truths we read about in the Bible. We also can learn more about the Word of God, Jesus, by the help of the Holy Spirit.

Sammy: Can we see the Holy Spirit? I mean, we have all of these images of Jesus in our church. But what about the Holy Spirit?

Pastor: The Holy Spirit is not someone we see, but we can feel the presence of the Spirit throughout our day. The Holy Spirit is always with us because He is the gift from God we receive because of Jesus’s work on the cross.

Sammy: So I can’t see Him?

Pastor: A lot of times in the Bible or in artwork based on scripture, we see the Holy Spirit as a dove.

Sammy: I like doves. They are really pretty.

Pastor: Yes they are. When you see a dove in artwork, you can think about the Holy Spirit. But even if you don’t see a dove, know that the Holy Spirit is always with us. Boys and girls, will you pray with me? Dear Jesus, Thank you for the gift of the Holy Spirit. Thank you for sending the Holy Spirit to teach and guide us. We ask for your blessing upon each of your children today. In Jesus’s name we pray. Amen.

“And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.  And He will send forth His angels with a great trumpet blast, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other” (Matthew 24:30-31).

That day will come when it comes.  Meanwhile, what are we to do with today.  This is the day that you have been given.  Live each day without desiring anything more than what the Lord gives you.  Do not be caught up by the anxieties of this age.  These words are easy to say, but this is a difficult enough struggle for each one of us.  Be led by the One who has called you into faith and saves you.

Lord, I want to be one of the special ones and know when these things will come to pass.  As you instructed Paul, so instruct me so that if I am to boast, it will be in You, for by my weakness, I have become strong in You.  Take me away from the constant propaganda of this age to listen to Your word of truth.  In You, the source of all life, I can learn how to live life.  Guide me into the life You offer me this day.

Lead me, Lord Jesus, and let me know full well that the final day will come.  Whether in one or ten thousand years, You know.  All I have is this day which You have given me.  Help me to live in this day which You have given me and do the things You give me to do.  Lead me according to Your word to hold fast to the truth which You have revealed so that I may learn more about what it means to be faithful to this calling You have given me.  Amen.