I Never Heard His Name

“Go and preach the good news to everyone in the world.”  Mark 16:15 (CEV)

Props: table and chairs, snack food and drinks, plates, cups

Have 8 or 10 children sit around the table.  Bring out the snacks and drinks and serve one or two children the entire time you are talking.  Do not serve any snacks or drinks to the others. 

             Some people have heard the name of Jesus.  In fact, they have heard His name over and over again.  They have heard about His love and how He came to die for our sins.  Some of you have heard about Him and His love; you hear about it once, twice or even three times a week.  Maybe you hear about it every day.  But there are children and adults in this world who have never heard His name even once.

            Think about these kids who now have so many snacks.  They have more here than they could eat by themselves.  If they ate and drank all of this, they would explode!  But there are kids at this same table who don’t have even a little to eat or drink.  They have nothing.  That isn’t very fair.

            That’s the way it is around the world with the message of God’s love.  Some people have heard it so much when others have heard it so little.  It’s not fair!  It’s our job to spread the message of God’s love to others.

            Some of you may be thinking, “How can I spread the message of God’s love to someone in another country?”  The answer is, start where you are.  Start with the kids in your neighborhood and in your class at school.  Tell them about the love of God and Jesus. 

            Remember, Jesus said, “Go and preach the good news to everyone in the world.”  Let’s make sure everyone gets a chance to hear about His love!