Thursday, July 17, 2008

Lesson 4 God Wants to Give Everyone Eternal Life

Serving the World as a Family

God wants to give eternal life


Read: John 3:1 - 21

Questions for Discussion:
Why did Nicodemus visit Jesus?
What did Jesus tell Nicodemus about eternal life?
When you think about living forever, what kind of questions do you have?
How does God give us eternal life?

As a family, go outside and look at the stars. Then take a few minutes trying to count as many as you can. Think about how, just as the stars seem to go on forever, God wants to spend eternity with us forever.

Key Thought: God has given us the gift of eternal life and we need to tell others about the gift in return.

Pray: And thank God for the gift of eternal life that he has offered to everyone.


Activities

Preschool:

Write God a Thank You card, telling Him that you are thankful for eternal life.

Lower Elementary:

With your parents’ permission invite a friend to spend the night. Tell your friend how God invites us to stay forever in heaven.

Upper Elementary:

Make a survey with some interview questions for two or three older Christian friends or adults. These questions will ask them about their experience with eternal life.
-How did you hear about eternal life?
-How old were you when you received eternal life?
-How do you react when you know you would live forever?
-How would you tell other about eternal life?

Teens:

Find out more about eternal life by doing some research on how long the earth has been around. How many changes have happened over the earth since it’s creation. How do you think that compares to eternity?

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