TOPIC: PROCLAIM ON THE HOUSETOPS June 25, 2023
1. STORY
John, a primary school student, was living with ten other boys in a
dormitory while attending boarding school. Though he was a Catholic no students knew
this. One day a new student, Jim, a
fervent Catholic, arrived. The young
students made fun of Jim when they saw him kneeling at his bed when saying his
morning and night prayers. John remembered that his mother told him to say
daily his morning and night prayers. One
evening when Jim was kneeling at his bed saying his night prayers, John also
knelt by his bed and also said his night prayers. When the other students saw this, they stopped
making fun of Jim. John and Jim followed
the teaching of Jesus: "What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the
light; what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops."
2. GOSPEL. MATTHEW 10:26-33
A) WHAT JESUS HAS TAUGHT US
Jesus has taught us many things. Here
are three examples:
i) He has taught us about God.
ii) He has taught us about men and women.
iii) He has taught us about life.
B) SPEAK IN THE LIGHT, PROCLAIM ON THE HOUSETOPS
Jesus instructs us to share his message with the whole world. He wishes us to bring this joyful news to those
near and far.
3. APPLICATION TO LIFE
A) WHAT JESUS HAS TAUGHT US
i) There is a God who created us, loves us and cares for us. He loves us so much that he has sent his only
son Jesus, to save us.
ii) We are God's children. We
must live a life of loving God, our others and ourselves. We must resist the temptations of being proud,
selfish, and revengeful.
iii) We know that life is like a journey which has a beginning and an end. We know that end of life is death which is not an end but the beginning of a new and happy life in heaven with God.
B) HOW TO PROCLAIM THE GOOD NEWS.
i) We must proclaim the good news to our family, at work, with friends
and with strangers.
ii) We do this by telling others what we believe as Catholics. There is a God who loves us, Jesus is our
savior, we must live a life of love and there is eternal life and death.
iii) We do this by our actions. We
are respectful of others; we try to help the needy according to our ability and
we are forgiving towards those who have offended us.
4. CONCLUSION
Little Jim was not afraid to say his prayers even though the other
students made fun of him. By his good
actions he influenced his fellow student, John, live out his faith. Jesus wants us to share what he taught us to
the whole world. We do this in our
family, at work, with our friends and strangers. We tell them about God, about Jesus and how to
live properly. We do this by our actions
of being kind to people, helping the needy and forgiving those we may have
offended us. We thank Jesus and ask him
for the strength to do as he has instructed us.
