The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep. 6 “At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’ 7 “Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. 8 The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’
9 “‘No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’ 10 “But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.
11 “Later the others also came. ‘Lord, Lord,’ they said, ‘open the door for us!’
12 “But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know you.’
13 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.
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Message: Good Morning! How is everyone doing today? I'm glad you are here. I had something important I wanted to ask you about.
I wanted to ask you some questions about Heaven today. Do you know where Heaven is? [let them answer] "Up in the Sky"? okay. Do you think people fight in heaven or do you think people get along? "Get along". Okay--I think so too. Do you think anybody is hungry in heaven or do you think everyone will have enough to eat? I'll bet you are right; I don't think anyone will go hungry in Heaven either.
Do you know who is in charge of Heaven? God! That's right! God is like a King isn't he? He's the King of Heaven. Is he the king of anywhere else? Yes, he is--he's the king of the earth too. He's the king of everywhere.
Do you think there is anything that God wants us to do here in his Kingdom on Earth? [let them answer] 'be nice', 'love', 'help', etc. You're right. While we are in God's Kingdom here, he wants to us to love each other and help each other. And every time we do that--every time we show love to someone, or bring food to the food pantry for someone who is hungry, or help someone who needs help--we are helping to show God's Kingdom on Earth.
That's pretty special isn't it. We don't have to be in Heaven with God to be part of his Kingdom--we are part of his Kingdom now. And we don't have to know exactly where Heaven is or what it looks like to share God's love with each other here on earth.
Let's say a prayer about that:
Dear God:
We thank you for being King of Heaven and of Earth. Help us show Heaven on Earth by sharing your love with everyone everywhere. Amen
9 “‘No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’ 10 “But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.
11 “Later the others also came. ‘Lord, Lord,’ they said, ‘open the door for us!’
12 “But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know you.’
13 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.
Materials: None
Message: Good Morning! How is everyone doing today? I'm glad you are here. I had something important I wanted to ask you about.
I wanted to ask you some questions about Heaven today. Do you know where Heaven is? [let them answer] "Up in the Sky"? okay. Do you think people fight in heaven or do you think people get along? "Get along". Okay--I think so too. Do you think anybody is hungry in heaven or do you think everyone will have enough to eat? I'll bet you are right; I don't think anyone will go hungry in Heaven either.
Do you know who is in charge of Heaven? God! That's right! God is like a King isn't he? He's the King of Heaven. Is he the king of anywhere else? Yes, he is--he's the king of the earth too. He's the king of everywhere.
Do you think there is anything that God wants us to do here in his Kingdom on Earth? [let them answer] 'be nice', 'love', 'help', etc. You're right. While we are in God's Kingdom here, he wants to us to love each other and help each other. And every time we do that--every time we show love to someone, or bring food to the food pantry for someone who is hungry, or help someone who needs help--we are helping to show God's Kingdom on Earth.
That's pretty special isn't it. We don't have to be in Heaven with God to be part of his Kingdom--we are part of his Kingdom now. And we don't have to know exactly where Heaven is or what it looks like to share God's love with each other here on earth.
Let's say a prayer about that:
Dear God:
We thank you for being King of Heaven and of Earth. Help us show Heaven on Earth by sharing your love with everyone everywhere. Amen
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