Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III | "Radical Generosity: Holy Home Training" 7:30AM 11/08/26

Main message: The sermon, delivered on Children’s Sabbath, calls the church to practice “radical generosity” and truly make room for children by listening to them, protecting them, and supporting their wellbeing. Using the feeding of the 5,000, it argues that God can multiply even a child’s small offering when adults stop thinking only in terms of scarcity.

Key points:

• The preacher contrasts a scarcity mindset with Jesus’ model of abundance and sharing.
• “Holy home training” is used to describe the values that form children who know how to give, trust God, and live generously.
• The boy with the loaves and fish shows how God can use a child’s willingness to offer what he has.
• Adults and the church are challenged to answer children’s cries with advocacy, presence, and action, not just praise.
• The sermon highlights the real burdens children carry today: anxiety, poverty, violence, and injustice.
• Jesus’ command to let the children come serves as a call to remember children in decisions, policies, and community life.

Scriptures mentioned: John 6:1-13, Psalm 150, Psalm 139:23-24, Matthew 19:14