The Gospel
According to Kids

Isn't it amazing what children can come up with at times? Whether they are revealing an early grasp of some aspect of the Christian faith or innocently proclaiming their own hilarious version of the Gospel, kids are a constant source of entertainment and delight. We have gathered some fun examples that we believe you will enjoy. And if you have a good one to share, please send it to us, and we may feature it here!

Six-year-old Chloe prays over dinner, "Dear Jesus,  bless this food to our body. Thank you for our friends and family even though they are far away. Please help Ashley with her big test tomorrow and please help Hannah spell good and help Daddy with his broken foot to get better." Then she paused for a moment and said. . . "and just help mom with everything,  Amen!"

During Sunday school, Jennifer asked her four-year-old students, “How can you get a clean heart?” Danny answered very emphatically, “Soap and water!” Jennifer responded with, “But . . . “ She got no further, because Danny said just as firmly, “There’s no buts about it!”

One evening, Kayla told her mother that she had prayed and now Jesus was in her heart. Her three-year-old brother, Johnny, asked, “What did she say?” His mommy replied, “She said that Jesus was in her heart!” Johnny said woefully, “Poor Jesus.”

In Chehalis during the “Great Flood of 1996,” Mark was in the car with his two daughters, Christy and Jennifer, when they came to a flooded intersection (the water was about 18 inches deep). After watching several other cars make it through, Mark decided he could make it too. As he drove into the water, he could hear the car’s fan hitting the water. About then the car died. Now what? There was nothing else to do but pray. After he asked the Lord to help them, the car fired right up, and with no more problems they drove right out of the water. Jennifer, age seven, made this statement, “Isn’t the best thing about being a Christian, that when you pray, Somebody answers?”

Caitlyn, age seven, used a pair of scissors to cut up several items at home one day (drapes, clothes, etc.), but when it came to confessing that she was the one who “did the deed,” she wouldn’t. She spent quite a bit of time in her room before she owned up to her guilt. When she finally decided to confess, she told her dad that at the moment she apologized to Jesus, “His vacation bags were packed and He was walking out the door.” I guess she got to Him just in time!

After hearing Teacher Wayne give the Sunday school review on the parable of the Rich Man, Tucker, age four, told his grandma, “There was a man who wouldn’t share. And he didn’t pray over his food, so he died!”

Following the funeral of a friend, Patty, Michelle picked up her children, Josh and Nichole (ages four and three), from the babysitter so they could go to the graveside service with her. Afterward, while driving home, Nicole asked, “Where is Patty?” to which Josh answered, “Did you see that box?” Nicole said yes, and Josh told her, “Part of Patty is in the box and part of her is in Heaven.” Nicole took this quite literally and began asking the following questions which Josh answered as best he could:

Nicole: “Her feet?”
Joshua: “The box.”
Nicole: “Her hands?”
Joshua: “The box.”
Nicole: “Her head?”
Joshua: “The box.”
Nicole: “Her smile?”
Joshua: “In Heaven.”

He truly had it figured out!

Mom (Tami) and Lisa, age six were riding in the van one day and Lisa was asking about salvation. Tami asked her if she had asked Jesus into her heart. There was a moment of silence and then Lisa replied, “I did, and He said yes.”

Patrick was in a scuffle at school, and in looking for a way to line up his opponent, shouted, “Thou shalt not commit adultery!”

Lisa likes to go to the altar and pray at church during the final song. One Sunday during the sermon she asked her mom, “Can I go pray now?” Mom replied, “Not yet,” only to have the same dialogue a couple more times at about two-minute intervals. Finally her mom asked why she wanted to go so soon. “So I don’t have to shut my eyes before I get there,” Lisa answered. The picture became clear: by the time Lisa put away her hymnbook and headed to the altar, sometimes the final prayer began before she reached her destination, and the devout child couldn’t see where she was going.

Aunt Lindia was giving Catey and Cameron a ride in her car, and Cameron, in the back seat, was picking on his sister. Aunt Lindia told him to stop, saying, “Maybe I couldn’t see you, but Jesus could.” After a moment’s reflection, Cameron, remembering that he’d learned sin makes Jesus sad, asked, “Was He cryin’ or writin’ it down?”

Marylee was babysitting young Michelle, who made a small disaster while preparing some toast with butter and sugar. As Marylee was surveying the scene, prior to responding, Michelle piped up, “I’m so glad we have the love of God in our hearts!”

While Caitlyn, age seven, was looking at a picture of her grandfather (Ellen’s dad), this conversation occurred:

Caitlyn: “Why is he smiling?”
Ellen: “Because when Jesus came into his heart, it made him happy.”
Caitlyn: “That’s not how I felt when Jesus came into my heart.”
Ellen: “How did you feel?”
Caitlyn: “It made me queasy.”
Ellen: “Why?”
Caitlyn: “I could feel Him moving around in there; He was moving the furniture around! He had probably melted the sin spots down and made them into furniture. Since He had come all the way from Heaven, He was probably fixing the place up to look more like Heaven.”

All this as a response to a Christian’s smile in a photo!

One of Alicia’s prayers at five years old: “Dear Jesus, help me to have a good day. Help me and Randy to be good. Help mom and dad. Help me not to make a big mess. Amen”