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What is Heaven Like? by Jennifer Tolbert
Have you ever been on a long car trip? How does it feel when you finally get home? A happy home is very special place. It is a place you know you belong. Your room is designed especially for you-reflecting all the things you like! Most importantly, it is a place where you are loved and cared for.
However, as special as our Earthly homes are, they can not compare with how wonderful our Heavenly homes are! Did you know God has made a room especially with you in mind? Heaven is going to be a wonderful place and hopefully it is filled with people with know and love. I know that I want you to be in heaven with me! Key Themes: 1. God created us so that we could someday live with Him forever! 2. Heaven is our goal! 3. God has a special plan to overcome sin so that we can be with him again! Memory Verse
18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matthew 28:18-20
Songs
Books of the New Testament
There is a Flag that Flies in the Castle of My Heart Heaven is a Wonderful Place He's Got the Whole World in His Hands My Father's House Oh You Can't Get to Heaven Saint's Medley Story
Begin Class with Songs, Games, Table Activity, or Sharing Time
Open Class in Prayer Introducing the Story Ideas 1. Let's Design a Mansion SAY: Let's pretend that you get to design a dream mansion! It can have everything you ever wanted in it! What would you want it to have? Allow the kids to share and make a list. They may say: waterslide, basketball court, a giant video game room, etc. Let them be as outrageous as possible. You could even give some suggestions, like a zoo in the backyard, to encourage them to dream big. Then, SAY: did you know that we have a home in heaven that will be better than even this house? There is not a home on earth that can compare with our home in heaven. 2. Unpack Your Bags What do we do when we visit a place here on Earth? We pack a bag, right? We take things we need while we are there. Here I have a bag of things I usually carry with me while I am here on Earth. Guess what, when we go to Heaven, we and UNPACK our bag. We won't need any of these things! Here are some items I can leave here on Earth, because I won't need them in Heaven. -Tissues: Sometimes on Earth, I get sad. I use tissues to blow my nose and wipe away the tears. The Bible tells me that God will wipe away my tears in heaven, so I won't need these. I can leave them behind. -Medicine: Just like the tissues, I won't ever get sick in heaven. I won't even get a headache! I won't need this medicine anymore. -Band-Aids: My special heavenly body won't get hurt anymore. I don't have to worry about falling down and scraping my knees or getting a thorn in my finger. -Flashlight or Candle: Here on Earth, when it gets dark at night I have to turn on this light to see what I am doing. Sometimes, the darkness makes me nervous, but I won't need this light in heaven. The Bible says that in Heaven, God's presence lights up everything and he shines all the time. There is never darkness. -House Key: I won't need this key to my house. I will have a new house and it won't need a key. There won't be any bad guys to break in to my house and steal my things. I won't need to lock it up. -Money or a Credit Card: I will have everything I need in Heaven. I won't have to work or earn money to buy things anymore. Everything is free! Plus, Jesus said I can't take this money with me anyway. I'm going to leave it behind too. Note: This list is by no means exhaustive! You can come up with some of your own too! For example, you may wear glasses! Your eyes will work perfectly again! Use as many as feels right for you! Story: The entire story of the Bible is map leading us to one special place-heaven. Heaven is God's special place where we can be friends and live with God again! We live here on Earth for a little while so that we can spend eternity with him in Heaven! Have you ever wondered what Heaven is like? God wouldn't leave something as important as Heaven a complete mystery! Jesus spent a lot of time explaining important things about heaven through his parables. He gave us information through a vision he gave the apostle John. He used the prophets, the transfiguration and the psalms to tell us important things about heaven. SHOW the story of What is Heaven Like? EMPHASIZE that:
Visual AidsGod is...
Connect the story back to God and his character. Explain how this story fits into God's overall story.
Activities
Mansions of Gold Birdhouses
Spray paint small birdhouses with gold paint before class. Allow kids to use Gold stickers and jewel stickers to create their own "bird mansion" and talk about how beautiful heaven will be.
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