In grace, God gives us gifts not because we are good, but because HE is good.

1. Children’s Sermon
- Workers in the
Vineyard
In grace, God gives us
gifts not because we
are good, but because
HE is good.
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Central Teaching Truth
God is generous and treats us all
alike
Bible Text
Story of the Workers in the
Vineyard (Matthew 20:1-15)

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Resources
Obtain M&M (snack) rewards or
other rewards like bookmarks etc.
for everyone

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What to do/ say
1. Begin by asking the children if
they like to play ‘Let’s pretend’.
Who do they like to pretend to
be? Ask children what they
would like to be when they
grow up?
2. Do any of them ever pretend to
be servants? Would they like to
be servants when they grow up?
Probably not!

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3. Announce that you are going to
have a pretend game now and give
out some jobs that some
volunteers can pretend to do for
you. Perhaps someone could
pretend to clean your car. Someone
else could pretend to cook your
dinner. Others could make your
bed, tidy your bookshelves, iron
your clothes or whatever. Come
prepared with a list relevant to your
situation. Finally, ask the rest to
pretend to hang up your coat. Then
call a halt to the proceedings, and
announce that it is time for the
payments to be made for the work
done. Everybody receives one
snack.

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Debrief
Talk about what has taken place
and ask whether the children think
it is fair that everybody received
the same reward. Sometimes life
doesn’t seem fair…. but God is
always fair. But I never told you i
was going to give anyone a gift. A
gave you a gift for helping me
because I am a generous person. I
didn’t give it to you because you
were good, but because I am good.
God gives us gifts, not because we
are good, but because HE is good.

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