36- The Parable of Good and Evil

In the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, One God, Amen

Lesson No. (36)

References:
Matthew 13:47-50.

Notes for Servants
-The world is like a wide sea and the people are like fish in the sea, without authority. Preaching
the gospel is like casting a net in the sea to catch fish for the glory of that who has authority over
the sea, and the servants are like the fishers of men, who cast the net and draw it, and when they
cast the net over the word of Christ, they become successful, otherwise they will fail. "We toiled
all night and caught nothing." There will be time for achieving the goal of the gospel and we are
sure that the word of God will not return empty. (Isaiah 55:10-11)

Objectives
General: God Separate the good from the Evil.
Specific:
The children will be able to ...
A. Understand that God loves us and wants us to be with him in heaven.
B. Learn that to go to heaven, we must be very good and obedient.
C. Know the deference between Good and bad.

Bible Verse

“Come, ye blessed of my Father,
inherit the kingdom prepared for you.”
(Matt. 25:34)

Teaching Aids
1. Felt figure and flannel board.
2. The servant can bring in with him a small net, and a paper boat or a drawing representing the
sea and the fishermen casting nets into the sea.

Instruction
(1) Review last week's lesson.
(2) Who remembers the verse?
(3) Remind the children about the church occasions for the coming week.
(4) Teacher should prepare the appropriate questions to emphasize the objectives during the
lesson.

Story Time
The Lord Jesus went to the sea and sat by its edges, and there many people surrounded Him to
listen to His sweet words. He told them this parable. "Again the kingdom of heaven is like a net which was
thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind. When it was full, men drew it ashore and sat down
and sorted the good into vessels but threw away the bad as they were useless and fit for nothing."
The people asked the Lord to explain to them this parable. The Lord said, "So it will be at the
close of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous, and throw them into
the furnace of fire. There men will weep and gnash their teeth. The righteous go to the everlasting life and
listen to the sweet voice, Come o blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the
foundation of the world."
Notes:
1- It is possible to draw a series of scenes. The first one, the Lord Jesus on the shore and the great
crowds gathering about Him listening to His words with reverence, the second scene, the fishermen
in a ship throwing the nets, and after the nets have become full of fish, they begin to draw them out,
and when they come to the shore, they begin to sort out fish. The third scene, the end of the world,
and the angels sort out the chosen from all parts of the world.
2- Tell the children that those who love Christ with all their hearts and keep His words and preach
them will be taken into heaven where they will live with the angels, listening to the Lord's sweet
voice, singing a new hymn, they learn the hymn there with all the Saints.

Discussion
1 - Follow up the story by talking about it with the children.
2 - Continue the discussion while they do the activity.

Learning Activities
Activity Sheet.