Lesson 5 Jesus Is The Only Way to Heaven

Serving the World as a Family
Jesus is the Only Way to Heaven

Read: John 3: 5- 7, Luke 23: 32 - 43

Questions for Discussion:
How did the criminal get to heaven?
Why do you think the criminal believed in Jesus?
Why did Jesus have to die for our sins?
What did Jesus mean when He said: “if you really knew me, you would know My
Father as well?”
If Jesus is the only way to heaven, what about all the people who died before He
died on the cross?

As a family, talk about how other religions think there are other or many ways to heaven, but that Jesus is the only way! ! You may choose to research other religions on line or at the library if you do not know many off the top of your head.

Key Thought: Jesus is the only way to be saved!

Pray and thank God for sacrificing his Son, so that we can be made righteous.


Activities

Preschool:
Help your child put together a puzzle. Explain that just like there is only way to put together the puzzle, there is only one way to heaven.

Lower Elementary:
Invite a friend to church next week, who doesn’t go anywhere else?

Upper Elementary:
With Parent Permission climb a tree or go hiking. Think about the fact that no matter how high you go, even in a space ship, there is only one way to get to heaven.

Teens:
Read Matthew 7:13 – 14. What kinds of things have you seen in the last year that have shown these verses true to you? How can you avoid the wide road, and stick to the narrow