“The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. Do you think the rich man should give Lazarus some food and help him? (Yes.) The poor man, Lazarus, keeps begging the rich man to give him some food, or even some leftovers from the rich man’s dinner, but the rich man won’t give him anything. The other is a rich man, and we don’t know his name. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.” At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. That’s why we try to tell people about God so that they can believe in God and go to Heaven and not have to go to Hell when they die. It’s sad when people go to Hell because nothing good is there. We will get to go live forever in Heaven with God and Jesus and everyone else who believed in God and died.īut what happens if we don’t believe in God and we do the wrong things that God doesn’t want us to do? Then, what will happen when we die? (We’ll go to Hell.) LessonĪsk students, If we believe in God and do the right things that God wants us to do, what will happen when we die? Then, have each group act out what they think happens when someone dies. Give them a few minutes to think of their skit. Needed: Bibles Intro Activity: Acting It Outĭivide students into groups of two or three. But it is even more comforting to know that You have power over death and the grave and that one day we will be in heaven with You-and then there will be no more tears.Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids the importance of following the Bible and telling other people about God. He sees our tears and He keeps our tears in a bottle.ĭear Jesus, it is comforting to know that when we cry, You cry with us. I am glad that He loves us so much that He hurts when we are hurting. We all cry, and I am glad that we have a Savior who weeps too. I imagine that when she saw that, Mary's tears of sadness turned to tears of joy. When they arrived at the tomb, Jesus said to some of the men who were with them, "Take away the stone." Then Jesus called in a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!" And Lazarus walked out of the grave. It was a cave with a large stone across the entrance. Jesus went with Mary and Martha and some others to visit the grave where Lazarus was buried. That isn't all that Jesus did listen to what happened next. The Bible tells us that when Jesus saw Mary weeping because her brother had died, He cried too. His sisters, Mary and Martha, sent word to Jesus and asked Him to come and heal Lazarus, but when Jesus arrived, Lazarus had already died. Jesus had a friend named Lazarus who became very sick. But now it is too late, and peace is hidden from you." (Luke 19:41-42 NLT)Īnother time, the Bible tells us that Jesus cried when friends of His were hurting. Luke tells us that as Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it and said, "I wish that even today you would find the way of peace. The Bible also tells us that Jesus cried when He saw people who were missing out on what God wanted for them. It says, "While Jesus was here on earth, he offered prayers and pleadings, with a loud cry and tears." (Hebrews 5:7 NLT) The Bible tells us that Jesus cried when He prayed for others. We all cry, don't we? Did you know that Jesus cried? The shortest verse in the entire Bible says, "Jesus wept." I know of at least three things that made Jesus cry.
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