Harvest talk

[This is a talk given to infant and junior children for a harvest service in my local schools.]

[Needed: 5 rolls and 2 fish]

Intro:

I wonder if you have ever prayed a prayer like this: Dear God, please can I have a new bike. Amen.

And then you’ve been disappointed that you’ve not got a new bike.

Or maybe it was more like: Lord Jesus, please can I have a new Xbox. Amen.

But you wake up the next morning and there’s no Xbox waiting for you. And you’ve wondered whether God has heard you.

The bible says God has heard you, but it also says that God doesn’t give you everything you want. But He does give you everything you need!

And that is what Harvest is all about, God knows us, He knows everything about us and He gives us everything that He knows we need.

Here’s a true story from the bible:

Jesus and His followers were in the middle of nowhere and Jesus was teaching a huge crowd of 5000 men and probably lots more women and children.

But the crowd became really hungry after a while but the only food was 5 barley loaves and 2 fish which belonged to a little boy [hold up rolls and fish]. Jesus took this food, gave thanks to God and broke it up amongst the people.
And here’s the amazing thing: There was more than enough to feed all the people. In fact there were 12 baskets of leftovers!

You see Jesus provides everything we need. That is what Harvest is about.

But Harvest points us and reminds us of an even greater need, and that is to make peace with God. You see Jesus didn’t come to earth just to do miracles with bread and fish. No, He came to die on the cross and rise again from the dead so that we might have forgiveness with God for all the things we’ve done wrong.

So when we eat and drink, we should remember 2 things: Jesus gives us everything we need; and our greatest need is to be forgiven by God!