“Behold, I Come Quickly”

Revelation 22:12 “Behold, I come quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give every man according as his work shall be.”

In John 9, while passing the man who was born blind; Jesus answered His disciples “…I (we) must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work.”

Great hymns of the faith also encourage and admonish us with stirring words…”Am I a soldier of the cross?  A follower of the Lamb? And shall I fear to own his cause or blush to speak his name?  Must I be carried to the skies on flowery beds of ease, while others fought to win the prize and sailed thru bloody seas?”  The Scriptures admonish us to not be weary in doing well ” for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not”. (Gal.6:9 ) Many of you teach children week after week. Maybe you feel stuck with no one to relieve you?  I would like to encourage you to keep up this vital ministry. Don’t forget, He promises renewed strength to those who wait on Him.  He is coming very soon and promises a  rich reward for loving, diligent service. “Blessed are those servants whom the master finds alert and watching when He comes.  Truly I say to you, he will gird himself and have them recline at table and will come and serve them!” Luke 12:37 (amplified)  

Note: the background angels were cut out using parchment paper. The template for these as well as the worksheet and instructions for the other figures have been posted on kidsbible,wordpress.com.

Behold – worksheet

Good News…click on the translation button to see  “aunties bible lessons” offered in 50 languages…  you will need to (a)click on one of the 50 target languages offered and (b) enter this website in the space:  https://auntiesbiblelessons.wordpress.com/ (c)  then click the orange “translate “button.

    

   

“We Shall all be Changed”

We shall all be changed

We have already emphasized  the importance of watching and waiting for the LORD’S return. (August 30, 2011 Blog) In 1 Corinthians, Paul is explaining what will happen to our mortal bodies at that time… we will put on immortality – this is our incorruptible spiritual body that will never perish.

Butterflies are fragile but they are a good example of transformation (metamorphosis)…what was once a fuzzy,earthbound, sluggish bug completely changes into a beautiful, soaring creature with 2 pairs of large wings covered with iridescent scales in overlapping rows.

Instructions: The flowers are 3 different size circles.  Cut petals , slightly bend them forward and stack.  The centers are pepper !   Find a butterfly you like and copy it, cut out the wings provided in the butterfly worksheet, or have the kids draw their own.  To make the caterpillar you need 1  (12 inch) color pipe cleaner (chenille stems) for threading the body which will end in the feelers, and  2 other colors .  Fold these 2 colors in half (6 in. each) and cut.  You need will need a total of 6 for the body, 3 of each color. Wrap each one around a pencil, and thread as shown.  You might also add these to the apple baskets in the previous blog…

Butterfly worksheet

If you decide to use the butterfly here…I suggest printing one to make sure the sizing is correct.

The large wing should measure about 2 & 1/4 inch.

threading first part of body

 

threading rest of body

add eyes and curl feelers (smile optional)