It can be difficult to imagine or understand, but we can We might not know what Heaven will look like,īut we can be sure that God will take away all of our sadness and tears and He promises that one day He will take all As we communicate this message to kids, we want to remind them that God can take even the worst things in our lives and make them beautiful.īeginning and the end of all things.
We can know that what God has in store for us is bigger and better than anything we can possibly imagine. To be sure, we cannot know with certainty what will happen as our earthly bodies slip away, but the main message of eschatology should be one of hope. In fact, it can be hard for adults to understand the themes of Revelation or to grasp what awaits us after life on earth has passed away. It’s everything you need to jump start your teaching plan.
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Ask Him to help you never be distracted by things of lesser importance.The printable file above includes the complete lesson plan on Revelation 21:1-7 plus bonus coloring pages and worksheets. Ask the child where we find Jesus’ words. We might not be able to sit at His feet physically like Mary did, but we can read His words. Talk about ways we can learn from Jesus today. Remind them to not let the other things drown out your voice or they will not hear the directions to the surprise. Turn on the television, play music, or create other distractions. Play a game of giving your child directions to follow to a surprise. We should never listen to someone who tells us to leave Jesus. Mary chose to listen to Jesus and ignore Martha.
She could choose to let Martha make her leave Jesus or choose to listen to Jesus and not let Martha distract her. Mary had to choose to whom she would listen. Do the ‘big things first’ activity with your child mentioned in games and activities. We must be careful not to prioritize things over God. Emphasize that she wasn’t doing bad things, just at the wrong time. Speak about how Martha was too busy doing good things to spend time with Jesus. Introduce the idea of good, better, best. If too many items are overwhelming your child, select one category such as food and have them list which foods are more important to them.
Write God at the top and then other things in descending order of importance. Include items such as the Bible, praying, or having a relationship with Jesus. Say something like cat and dog and allow your child to choose which they feel is more important and why. Is it more important to read the Bible or a comic book? Is it more important to go to church or a sporting event? Play a game of more important. Many times, in life, we will have to choose between what is more important or less important. The little treats distracted them (or not) from the much bigger treat. If they choose to take the side paths, they will be left without the turns needed to reach the big treat.Īfter you finish the game, talk about distractions. Your child may choose to go only up the straight path to the big treat. Explain that each square is one step and they only get ten steps for the game. At the end of the straight path, place a box with a much better treat. At the end of these detours, place a single visible treat. At various points along the path, place sheets of paper going off the pathway. Create a game by placing ten sheets of paper on the floor in a straight line. When Jesus came to visit Mary and Martha, how did they react? Martha was very worried about everything being perfect. Think about what food would be served and what decorations might be used. Ask your child what they would do if the most important person they can think of was coming to visit? Talk with your child about what preparations would be made.
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