Use this Father’s Day devotion to honor dads and other special men. This brief children’s message focuses on fathers and other men who encourage the children in their lives.
Everyone needs encouragement from time to time. And dads are some of the best encouragers around. Celebrate this important role with the Father’s Day devotion below.
Note to Sunday school teachers: Be sensitive to different family situations. Remind students that God provides other helpers and encouragers in our lives, too.
Father’s Day Devotion: Dad, the Encourager
You’ll need:
- books (1 for every 2 kids)
First have the kids form pairs. Then give each pair a book. Have one partner walk across the room and back with a book balanced on his or her head. Have the other partner walk along and encourage the balancing partner. Then have the children change roles.
Afterward, gather back together. Ask the students:
- How did it feel to have someone there all the time encouraging you?
- What might it feel like to not have someone there to encourage you?
Read aloud Acts 11:22-24.
Ask:
- How does your father or another male family member encourage you?
- How does one of the men here at church encourage you?
- What are some ways we can encourage our fathers?
End this Father’s Day devotion in prayer. Give children a moment of silence to think about ways they receive encouragement. Then close by thanking God, our heavenly Father, for the gift of fathers and other men who encourage children.
“Encourage” students to go home and offer a hug and kind words to their encouragers. Challenge kids to do something nice and encouraging for Dad or another special man.
Are you looking for even more great kidmin ideas for Father’s Day? Then check out all of our Father’s Day posts.
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