37 - Jesus Went to Heaven

References
Acts 1:9-14.
Notes for Servants
- ContemplateChrist ascending to heaven. He will come back again in the same way. Lift up your
heart to Him.
-  Always lift up your eyes to heaven where you can find your help.
-  What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, northe heart ofmanconceived, what God has prepared for
those who love Him.

Objectives
General: Our love for Christ who rose up to heaven.
Specific:
The children will be able to...
A. Believe that Jesus is alive.
B. Know that He is with us all the time even when we do not see Him.
C. Learn that Jesus wants us to love one another as He loves us.

Bible Verse

"Jesus is risen."
Luke 24:6

Teaching Aids
1. Felt figure and flannel board.
2. A big coloured picture of the Ascension, cotton to represent the clouds, and four wings for
two angels.

Instructions
(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.
(5) Servant may my start by ask the following:
+ Who rose from the dead?

+ What did He do after the Resurrection?

Story Time
After Christ had risenfromamong the dead, He appeared to the disciples. He encouraged them
during the period of forty days before His ascension. He spoke to them about the Kingdom of God and
about the church system. They asked Him: "Lord, what do youwant usto do?" He commanded them to
stay in Jerusalem.
The disciples were together. Christ blessed them. Suddenly, they saw Jesus rising up. He went
up to heavenas yousee inthis picture. They were looking upwards to Him saying, "Praise the Lord." They
saw two angels in white standing. The angels said to them, "Why are you standing there looking up at the
sky? This is Jesus, who has gone to heaven, will come back in the same way that you saw Him go up."
The apostles went back to Jerusalem. They were happy because of Christ's ascension. They sang a hymn:
"He went up to the highest heaven and sent to us the Paraclete".
* How many days did Jesus Christ appear after the Resurrection?
* What did He say to His disciples?
* What did the two angels say to the disciples and apostles?
* Will Christ come a second time? Let us repeat the verse together.
Note:
Draw the children’s attention to the fact that we pray with our faces toward the east because the
Lord Christ went up to heaven towards the east and will also come from the east.

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

Learning Activities
Activity Sheet.