Snakespeak
Children’s Sermon 22 February 2026 Hey, guys. I’ve got a question for you. What do you think about snakes? I’ve always liked them, myself. My mom didn’t, but I did. I even had a pet snake for a little while. Her name was Sarah. She used to curl up in my hand because she enjoyed the warmth. She never once bit me. Sarah was a good snake. You don’t even have venomous snakes out here, which is nice. We had copperheads and rattlers where I grew up. But even then, I couldn’t much complain. You know why? Because rattlers are polite. No, really. They’ll warn you. They’ll give you the chance to walk away. Rather decent of them. But you know what I’ve never seen a snake do? Talk. Never seen a talking snake. Have you? Well, one of the stories that we read this morning, from the book of Genesis, has a talking snake. He convinces Adam and Eve to disobey God’s warning. That’s another thing that I’ve never seen a snake do, is lie. Animals are pretty honest. So what do you think that story means? Whom...
