Friday, January 30, 2015

Children's Church Lesson: God's House (John 14:1-14)

Story
Say: Have you ever thought about heaven?  What do you think heaven is like?  (Take answers)  Those are great answers.  In today’s story Jesus shares a little bit about heaven. 

Read “God’s House” in any story bible, or read John 14:1-14.

Lesson
Say: What is God’s house in heaven like? (Big, room for everyone) Why was Jesus going to heaven? (To get it ready for everyone) How do we get to heaven to be with God?  (Jesus is the way!) 
Jesus teaches us two things about heaven in this story.  The first thing he teaches us is that there is room for everyone in heaven!  That is great news isn’t it?!

The Second thing that Jesus tells us about heaven is that he is the only way to get to heaven.  What did Jesus mean by that (take answers).  That’s right!  Jesus made a way for us to get to heaven.  Jesus loves us and wants us to go to Heaven one day. How do we get to Heaven? We have to believe that Jesus died and came back to life. We must know that Jesus died for the wrongs we have done. We must tell Jesus we are sorry for our sins and ask Him to forgive us. Then, we must ask Jesus to come into our heart and help us live for God in all we do. Jesus promises to stay with us forever and take us to Heaven one day. If you want to know more about Jesus, talk to us anytime about it.  

Big Idea
Jesus is the way to heaven!  We go to heaven when we admit our sin and accept his gift.   

Memory Verse
Jesus said “I am the way, to God.” -  John 14:6

Prayer- Ask for Joys and Requests
Take a minute to see if the children have any prayer requests or prayer joys Say a short prayer thanking God loving us and asking Him to help us love others.  

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