M&M's

1 Samuel 16:11–13 NIV

So he asked Jesse, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse answered. “He is tending the sheep.” Samuel said, “Send for him; we will not sit down until he arrives.” So he sent for him and had him brought in. He was glowing with health and had a fine appearance and handsome features. Then the Lord said, “Rise and anoint him; this is the one.” So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon David. Samuel then went to Ramah.

Introduction:

Good morning VCS Students! (Good morning!)

It’s great to be here today. Many of you don’t know me yet, but you know my boys. As a matter of fact, I want my boys to come up here and help me teach today’s sermon.

Let’s welcome my boys, Jaden, Jude and Jaxon.

I want to play a game with you all and I am going to ask you a question, and I want for you to point to my son who you think is the answer to the question that I am going to ask.

Are you ready?

Who is the best drawer of my sons? Point at him. Ok boys, what’s the answer? If you guessed Jaden, you are correct!

OK, next question. Which one do you think is the best at sports? It’s Jude!

Ok next question. Which one do you think has the best memory? It’s Jaxon!

Last one, which one do you think should the President of the United States of America when he grows up?

OK, that’s a very hard question to ask.

So let me tell you the story about the time when the Prophet Samuel had to pick one of Jesse’s sons to be the next King of Israel.

When the Prophet walked into the home of Jesse, he saw not 3, but 7 boys! One of them was going to be the next King.

Now before Samuel got there, God had spoken to him and told him this, “Don’t look at how tall he is, or how handsome he is. The Lord doesn’t look at the outside appearance, but he looks at his heart.”

So Samuel needed to do something very difficult, he needed to somehow look at the inside of each son in order to see what God sees.

Why do you think God looks at the inside? (hands raised)

Let me give you an example of this...

In this bag of M&M’s I have different colors of candy. Does the color on the outside make a real difference? Of course not, it’s the chocolate inside the M&M’s that makes the M&M’s good.

This is why God looks on the inside of us. He wants to know when he looks inside of us, does he see love? Does he see kindness? Does he see gentleness? Does he see goodness? What are we full of?

God knows that what you are full is how you will treat other people.

Let’s get back to our story...

Jesse brought out 7 of his boys and Samuel said, “None of these boys are the next King.” So Jesse said, I have one more boy that I did not bring out. So he brings out David, who was the youngest. Let’s bring Jaxon back up here.

When David came up, the Prophet saw what God saw. He saw that inside of him was everything needed to be a King. So anointed David to be the King of Israel.

Conclusion

Who you are becoming and where you will go in life is determined by who you are inside. Fill your heart with love, kindness, gentleness, and goodness. These are the things that God is looking for when he sees you.

Never count yourself out because of the outside! God is looking at the inside of you.

Prayer

BIG SURPRISE

Today, I am giving each of your teachers a bag of M&M’s for the entire school. That’s reminder, that it’s what is on the inside that counts!