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1 H s O F T H E r o f a t H Ordnary Mn and Womn... Supr Ordnary Powr 48 J s u s - R t u r n n g K n g H r o s o f t h F a t h C u r r c u l u m No part of ths currculum may b rpublshd wthout prmsson. Plas fl fr to copy for classroom us.

2 48 J s u s - R t u r n n g K n g Mmory Vrs: And so, dar frnds, whl you ar watng for ths thngs to happn, mak vry ffort to b found lvng pacful lvs that ar pur and blamlss n Hs sght. (2 Ptr 3:14 NLT) Lsson Goals: #1 - Undrstand how xtraordnary Jsus was #2 - Dscovr what obdnc wll lad Jsus to do #3 - Dsr to lt God do xtraordnary thngs n th lf of th ordnary studnt Audnc: Young, un-churchd larnrs Adaptabl for all ags, ncludng adults (S For mor tranng on Actvts pag) Scrptur to Study: Acts 1:6-11, Matthw 24, 1 Thssalonans 4:13-5:11, 2 Ptr 3: Cornthans 15 Isaah 9:6-7 Isaah 11 Psalm 146 Exodus 15:18 Luk 1: Tmothy 2:11-13 Rvlaton 22:1-5 Jsus-Rturnng Kng / pag 2

3 48 J s u s - R t u r n n g K n g Acts 1:6-11, Matthw 24, 1 Thssalonans 4:13-5:11, 2 Ptr 3:1-15 Who can tll m what a hro s? A hro s somon who s couragous and brav and compassonat. Thr ar hros and hrons n th Bbl. All of thm ar brav and couragous and mor, but not n th way you would xpct. Our hro: Jsus Hs Hroc Fat: Wll Oby God and Rturn for Hs Followrs Obyng God and rturnng for Hs followrs may not sound vry hroc, but lt s look at th facts and s what you thnk whn you hav hard th whol story As w hav lookd at lssons about Paul and Tmothy, w hav sn rfrncs to what th Bbl calls th last days. Paul told Tmothy that n th last days popl would b lovrs of thmslvs and of mony. Thy would b proud, abusv, ungratful and dsobdnt to thr parnts. Thy would lov plasur nstad of choosng to lov God. (2 Tmothy 3:1-5) Ths da of th last days was nothng nw whn Paul was wrtng Tmothy. Th last days wr mntond by th prophts Isaah, Hosa and Mcah. And thn, whl Jsus was stll on th arth, Hs dscpls askd Hm on day, Tll us whn ths thngs wll happn? And what wll b th sgn that t s tm for You to com agan and for ths ag to nd? (Matthw 24:3 NCV) You s, Jsus rturn s a sgn of th last days. Dd you know that Jsus s gong to rturn on day? Lt s rvw somthng that happnd aftr Jsus rsurrcton. Whn th dscpls wr all togthr wth Jsus, H told thm, th Fathr s th only On who has th authorty to dcd dats and tms. Ths thngs ar not for you to know. (Acts 1:7 NCV) Thn Jsus told thm that th Holy Sprt would b gvn to thm. Aftr Jsus had sad ths, H was lftd up nto havn and a cloud hd Hm from thm. Whn thy stood starng nto havn an angl askd thm what thy wr dong and thn told thm, Jsus, whom you saw takn up from you nto havn, wll com back th sam way you saw Hm go. (Acts 1:11 NCV) Isn t that grat nws? Now that you know Jsus s comng back, don t you want to b prpard? Wll, f th dats and tms arn t for us to know, how can w know whn H s comng back? Jsus actually xpland that vry thng to Hs dscpls. H warnd th dscpls to b carful. Many fals tachrs would com and try to fool thm. H also sad that thr would b lots of wars, but H told thm not to b afrad. Ths thngs must happn bfor th nd coms. (Matthw 24:6b NCV) Jsus contnud namng th thngs that must happn frst thr wll b tms whn thr s no food for popl to at, and thr wll b arthquaks n dffrnt placs. (Matthw 24:7 NCV) That may sound scary, but lt s thnk about t a mnut. Ar wars anythng nw? No, wars hav bn gong on for a long tm. How about whn thr s no food? Nothng nw thr, thr. Earthquaks? No. So how dos that hlp us know whn Jsus s rturnng? Jsus Hmslf xpland, Ths thngs ar lk th frst pans whn somthng nw s about to b born. (Matthw 24:8 NCV) Ys, ths ar thngs that hav bn around a long tm, but whn thy happn closr and closr togthr w can know that w ar gttng narr to th tm whn Jsus wll rturn. Jsus also sad somthng ls would happn bfor th nd coms, th Good Nws about God s kngdom wll b prachd n all th world, to vry naton. (Matthw 24:14 NCV) Jsus-Rturnng Kng / pag 3

4 And thn, whn God s rady, H wll gv th word and Jsus wll oby. Th Lord Hmslf wll com down from havn wth a loud command, wth th voc of th archangl, and wth th trumpt call of God. And thos who hav dd blvng n Chrst wll rs frst. Aftr that, w who ar stll alv wll b gathrd up wth thm n th clouds to mt th Lord n th ar. And w wll b wth th Lord forvr. (1 Thssalonans 4:16-17 NCV) I don t know about you, but I can hardly wat How xctng t wll b So, now w know th tmng a lttl bttr and w know what to xpct as w wat for Jsus to rturn, but th tmng sn t xact. Thr s no way to know th xact day or hour. No on knows whn that day or tm wll b, not th angls n havn, not vn th Son. Only th Fathr knows. (Matthw 24:36 NCV) It has bn two thousand yars, mor or lss, snc Jsus mad ths proms and t hasn t happnd, yt. But don t for a mnut thnk that H has forgottn. Jsus hasn t rturnd yt, bcaus God s bng patnt wth you. H dos not want anyon to b lost, but H wants all popl to chang thr harts and lvs. (2 Ptr 3:9b NCV) You s, whn Jsus rturns, H dos so to tak Hs followrs hom to havn. Hs followrs ar thos who mad a dcson on day n thr lf to follow Jsus. So, whr do you stand? Hav you dcdd to follow Jsus? If not, thr ar a fw thngs you nd to know. 1) You ar a snnr, all of us ar. (Romans 3:23) 2) Snnrs dsrv dath. God offrs lf nstad. 3) Bfor you vn ralzd you ndd hlp, Jsus dd for you. (Romans 5:8) and 4) If wth your mouth you confss Jsus as Lord and trust that God rasd Hm from th dad... you wll b savd (Romans 10:9) Ar you rady to do that? Do you rmmbr whn w studd about our hro, Paul? Whn h knw hs lf had com to an nd, h talkd about th crown h would rcv n havn. Th crown wasn t just for hm, though. It s for vryon who longs for Jsus to rturn. Whn Hs rturn s what you ar longng for, and you ralz H s watng for popl to turn from thr sn and follow Hm, wth all of your hart you wll want to shar th Good Nws that you hav allowd to chang your lf. And whn that day fnally arrvs, onc w ar fnally wth Jsus, w wll rgn wth Hm forvr N x t W k Y O U c a n b a h r o, t o o Chrstmas Lsson: Zacharas Whn you lv a lf of fath n Jsus Chrst, you don t hav to lap tall buldngs to b a hro. On day, Jsus wll oby God and rturn for Hs followrs. H hasn t don that yt, bcaus God s bng patnt. God dosn t want anyon to d wthouth havng chosn to follow Hm. But th day wll com. Th way w lv whl w ar watng for Hs rturn s mportant. And so, dar frnds, whl you ar watng for ths thngs to happn, mak vry ffort to b found lvng pacful lvs that ar pur and blamlss n hs sght. (2 Ptr 3:14 NLT) Jsus-Rturnng Kng / pag 4

5 p r - s c Who can tll m what a hro s? A hro s somon who s couragous and brav and compassonat. Thr ar hros and hrons n th Bbl. All of thm ar brav and couragous and mor, but not n th way you would xpct. Our hro: Jsus Hs Hroc Fat: Wll Oby God and Rturn for Hs Followrs Obyng God and rturnng for Hs followrs may not sound vry hroc, but lt s look at th facts and s what you thnk whn you hav hard th whol story Dd you know that Jsus s gong to rturn on day? H told Hs dscpls H would. Jsus sad thr wr a lot of mansons n havn. H told Hs dscpls H was gong back to havn to gt th mansons rady for thm to mov thr on day. Th mansons can b for you, too. How wll w know whr th mansons ar and how to gt thr, though? Jsus told us that, too. H sad that w gt thr by followng Hm. If Jsus s gong to rturn, how wll t happn? Aftr Jsus cam back from th dad, H was lftd up nto havn and a cloud hd Hm from Hs dscpls who had bn wth Hm. Whn thy stood starng nto havn an angl told thm, Jsus, whom you saw takn up from you nto havn, wll com back th sam way you saw Hm go. (Acts 1:11 NCV) Isn t that grat nws? On day, whn God s rady, H wll tll Jsus to com back and Jsus wll oby. Jsus wll com down from havn wth a loud command. Thn thr wll b a trumpt call from God. And w wll b gathrd up n th clouds to mt Jsus n th ar. And w wll b wth Hm forvr. (1 Thssalonans 4:16-17 NCV) I don t know about you, but I can hardly wat How xctng And whn that day fnally arrvs, onc w ar fnally wth Jsus, w wll rgn wth Hm forvr h o o l l s s o n Jsus-Rturnng Kng / pag 5

6 a c t v t s Mmory Vrs Actvty - Prnt th mmory vrs on larg, wht cloud shapd pcs of papr. Dcorat wth cotton balls. Contnu addng hros nams and hroc fats to your Hros Bannr. Sng Whn W All Gt to Havn, I ll Fly Away, I Hav Dcdd to Follow Jsus, Joy to th World or othr pras songs rlatd to th lsson. Lstn to Fly by FFH, Whr I Blong by Buldng 429, W Shall Bhold Hm, by Sand Patty and Th Halllujah Chorus of Handl s Mssah. Mak small papr dolls of Jsus. Past thm to a small craft stck. Thn, nsrt th craft stck nto a marshmallow. Talk about Jsus ascnson and th raptur of blvrs on day Mak trumpts by rollng constructon papr nto th shap of a con. Talk about th trumpt call of God (1 Thssalonans 4:13-18). For mor tranng: Rad and dscuss John 14:1-6 n lght of th lsson. For mor tranng: Rad and dscuss 2 Ptr 3:1-15a. Now, focus on th mmory vrs. Pur and blamlss mans wthout spot and wthout blam. Hr Ptr says t should b our utmost concrn that w b found not only wthout th actualty of blam, but also wthout vn th possblty of moral blam. * Dscuss practcal ways to put ths vrs nto practc. For mor tranng: Rad th followng comparsons and dscuss n lght of th lsson: Matthw 24: 32-33, Zodhats, Spros, Th.D, Th Complt Word Study Dctonary: Nw Tstamnt. AMG Publshrs. Chattanooga, TN p Jsus-Rturnng Kng / pag 6

7 And so, dar frnds, whl you ar watng for ths thngs to happn, mak vry ffort to b found lvng pacful lvs that ar pur and blamlss n Hs sght. 2 Ptr 3:14 Jsus-Rturnng Kng / pag 7

8 H s O F T H E r o f a t H Ordnary Mn and Womn... Supr Ordnary Powr H r o n T r a n n g Jsus-Rturn ng K ng H r o s o f t h F a t h C u r r c u l u m No part of ths currculum may b rpublshd wthout prmsson. Plas fl fr to copy for classroom us.

9 h r o t r a n n g Scrptur: Acts 1:6-11, Matthw 24, 1 Thssalonans 4:13-5:11, 2 Ptr 3:1-15 Mmory vrs: And so, dar frnds, whl you ar watng for ths thngs to happn, mak vry ffort to b found lvng pacful lvs that ar pur and blamlss n hs sght. (2 Ptr 3:14 NLT) Our Hro: What dd our hro do that was so hroc? What can you do to b a Hro of th Fath? HS What powr do Hros of th Fath possss? Do you hav th powr? W hav talkd about a lot of hros of th fath. Rad 2 Tmothy 4:6-8 and Hbrws 12:1-3. How do ths vrss connct wth our lsson? Jsus-Rturnng Kng / pag 9

10 h d d n m s s a g Can you crack th cod to fnd th Hddn Mssag? Unscrambl th words n parnthss to fnd out how you should b lvng as you wat for Jsus rturn. And so, dar frnds, whl you ar watng for ths thngs to happn, mak vry ffort to b found lvng pacful lvs that ar (rup) and (lblamss) _ n Hs sght. 2 Ptr 3:14 Jsus-Rturnng Kng / pag 10

11 w o r d s a r c h N N L H J P T S O G F H B R E G O D A C C E O T S E U H E T P I L I H O R L I T T P N H A E R A D E A N E S U E E F A M I N E M C R E F I L E R U P E V I L L A I T G A T P S W A N O L S R A W B H L I S V E U I A L P S C Q I G S U N D W R A S E V U S N P B A S S I E I A I A O I R T E L U A E D R U K I D E N L K S E E O T A E L A A R C W E T D G O R S R E D E D N J H L A S T D A Y S T U G - last days - Jsus wll rturn - wars - arthquaks - famn - Good Nws sprad - n clouds - God s patnt - lv pur lf Jsus-Rturnng Kng / pag 11

12 h Answr Pag d d n m s s a g Can you crack th cod to fnd th Hddn Mssag? Unscrambl th words n parnthss to fnd out how you should b lvng as you wat for Jsus rturn. And so, dar frnds, whl you ar watng for ths thngs to happn, mak vry ffort to b found lvng pacful lvs that ar pur and blamlss n Hs sght. 2 Ptr 3:14 Jsus-Rturnng Kng / pag 12

13 w o r Answr Pag d s a r c h N N L H J P T S O G F H B R E G O D A C C E O T S E U H E T P I L I H O R L I T T P N H A E R A D E A N E S U E E F A M I N E M C R E F I L E R U P E V I L L A I T G A T P S W A N O L S R A W B H L I S V E U I A L P S C Q I G S U N D W R A S E V U S N P B A S S I E I A I A O I R T E L U A E D R U K I D E N L K S E E O T A E L A A R C W E T D G O R S R E D E D N J H L A S T D A Y S T U G - last days - Jsus wll rturn - wars - arthquaks - famn - Good Nws sprad - n clouds - God s patnt - lv pur lf Jsus-Rturnng Kng / pag 13

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