Mighty God - Junior Church

Who here remebers there little brother or sister being born?

It can be a very exciting time..

Waiting, and waiting - and then it happens - your whole life is changed!

Christmas is a little like that - but, well Better!

The nation of Israel waited a long time for the Messiah.

One of Israel’s prophets named Isaiah wrote this special description of the Christ that was to come.

Listen carefully to the names that he gives:

Isaiah 9:6 NIV

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Today we’re going to focus on the second name that was given: Mighty God. Mighty means strong and powerful.

So, we’re going to play a game called ‘stronger or weaker’!’

Stronger or Weaker Game

During Game - Say: “Wow, what could be stronger than an elephant!?” Allow the kids a few responses and then say: “What about the person who made the elephant?”

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Bubble Questions - Which animal do you think is the strongest?

A baby isn’t really stronger than an elephant,

so why would Isaiah call this Baby Might God!?

Who has heard of a behemoth?

It’s One of the most dangerous animals that the Bible talks about.

We don’t really know exactly what kind of animal it is. Maybe like a hippo, or maybe like an elephant.

Listen carefully to what God says about this animal in Job 40:15–19!

Can you do actions as we go...

15 “Look at Behemoth,

   which I made along with you

   and which feeds on grass like an ox.

16 What strength it has in its loins,

   what power in the muscles of its belly!

17 Its tail sways like a cedar;

   the sinews of its thighs are close-knit.

18 Its bones are tubes of bronze,

   its limbs like rods of iron.

19 It ranks first among the works of God,

   yet its Maker can approach it with his sword.

Wow, that sounds like a big strong scary creature but God says

that he made even the strongest animals,

and even the strongest things in this world are not as strong as him!

Nothing is stronger than God!!!

long before Jesus was born, Isaiah said that the Messiah would be Mighty God!

When Jesus was born in a stable in Bethlehem he was just a little baby (hold up the baby picture).

How could that little baby be mightier than a whale, or an elephant, or a rhino?

Well, Listen carefully to this verse from Colossians 1:16 about Jesus:

16 For in him (Jesus) all things were created: things in heaven and on earth … all things have been created through him and for him.

That means that Jesus existed before he was born, and he was even there before the world was created!.

He is God, because everything was created through him!

And so He is VERY MIGHTY!

Application

The Bible says that Jesus saves us from our sins.

Because Jesus is Mighty God we can trust that he really does have the power to save us and to forgive our sins!

Jesus is powerful enough to conquer death and give us life forever with Him.

It also means that Jesus is our strength when we are weak.

Sometimes you might feel weak or sad.

Well, We can come to Jesus and be reminded that true strength comes from him.

The Mighty God coming as a little baby is a wonderful reminder that things are not always as they seem.

Sometimes life seems unfair, and we might see people in this world doing wrong things.

It doesn’t mean that they are really the strong ones, or are really in charge.

Jesus is the Mighty God, and he is really in charge, even when it might not seem like it.

Jesus may have come as a baby - looking weak,

BUT HE is Mighty God.

And we can trust Him to save us,

and trust him when we are weak.

Review Questions

What was the animal we spoke about in Job 40?

Who created the behemoth?

Why can we trust Jesus?