Need a Name Tag?

Need a Name Tag? Message: Letting people see you’re a Christian Scripture: Matt. 7:16 “You will know them by their fruits.” (NKJV) Prop: A name tag saying “Hello, my name is (your name)” How do you like my name tag? Pretty cool, huh? It says, “Hello, my name is Steve.” I wore it so people can tell who I am. That’s why people wear name tags. So other people can tell who they are. It reminds me of the time when all the animals in the zoo decided to wear name tags. It was the giraffe’s idea. She thought it would make it easy for people to tell which animal was which if they each wore name tags. So the giraffe wore a tag that said, “Hello, I’m a giraffe.” And the lion wore a tag that said. “Hello, I’m a lion.” And the elephant wore a tag that said, “Hello, I’m an elephant.” All the animals in the zoo had tags. But the monkey was a real joker. He loved playing tricks. So one night, when all the animals were asleep, he went around and switched everyone’s name tags. The next morning when the zoo opened the giraffe was wearing a tag that said, “Hello, I’m a zebra.” The lion had a tag that said, “Hello, I’m an alligator.” And the elephant had a tag that said, “Hello, I’m a penguin.” Of course, people laughed and laughed when they saw them. When the animals discovered what had happened, they were very angry with the monkey. But the monkey said, “Look, we don’t need name tags. People can tell just by looking at us what kind of animal we are.” Fortunately for the monkey, they all agreed, and they all took off their name tags. Well, I got to thinking: what if we all wore name tags that said, “Hello, I’m a Christian.”? Then people could tell we love the Lord. But, on second thought, maybe the monkey was right. Maybe people should be able to tell we’re Christians just by watching us. The Bible says, “You will know them by their fruits”. It means that if we behave like Christians, people will be able to tell we’re Christians – even without a name tag! What about you? Do you behave in such a way that people would say, “That person must be a Christian.”? Or do you need a name tag? Let’s pray: Eternal Father, we want to please You and we want to be good witnesses for You, so please help us to always act in such a way that people will say, “He must be a Christian.” “She must be a Christian.” We ask this in Jesus’ name. Amen. From www.ChildrensSermonsOnline.net © Copyright 2010 by Steven Rudolph. All rights reserved.