34 - The Parable of The Ten Virgins

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

Lesson No. ( 34 )

References: 

Matthew 25. 

Notes for Servants 

i (Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes will find so doing). Blessed to you O dear if you are ready for saving yourself ..... keep it pure without blemish in front of Jesus. i What if Jesus came and found me asleep? Isn't my fate will be with the refused, no doubt? The busy life and the world's problem trying to make the believer go far from being awakened. The bible teaches us " Wake up you who sleep, arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light." It is the hour now to wake up praying always with all prayers and supplication in the spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints. 

Objectives 

General: Prepare ourselves for heaven. 

Specific: 

The children will be able to ... 

1. Learn more about heaven that they may have more interest to go there. 
2. Understand that our real life is not on earth, but in heaven. 
3. Know that in order for anyone to go to heaven we must be of good deeds. 

Bible Verse 

“Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet Him.” 

( Matthew 25:6 ) 

Teaching Aids 

None. 

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) Servant may start by the following: Why Jesus was talking to the people using parable?  (5) Teacher should prepare the appropriate questions to emphasize the objectives during the lesson.

Story Time 

Jesus mentioned to the multitude about a story of ten virgins who were invited to a wedding .... everyone had a lamp and they were going out to meet the bridegroom, but five of them entered and five were refused .... five of them were wise and the others were foolish. The foolish ones took their lamps and took no oil with them, in case if their lamps were going out, they could lighten them again. As for the wise, they took oil in their vessels with their lamps but while the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept. At midnight a cry was heard: behold the bridegroom is coming, go out to meet him. 

Thenallvirgins arose and fixed their lamps while the foolish discovered that they had no oil, so they went to ask the wise saying give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out. The wise answered saying we cannot lest there should not be enough for us and you .... but go rather to buy for yourselves. But while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding and the door was closed. Afterwards, the other virgins came also, saying Lord, Lord open to us, but he answered and said: surely I say to you I do not know you. 

After that Jesus turned His speech to the multitude saying: watch therefore for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the son of man is coming. 

After the teacher tells the story in an exciting and attractive style he lets the children expect the symbols of the story through questions. 

Who are the wise (the ready) and who are the foolish(who are not ready) and what is the oil ( the deeds) and who is the bridegroom (Jesus) what is the meaning of we do not have enough for us and you? 

What is the meaning of the door was closed? (on the day of judgement there will be no use of repentance). In this way the children write in their notebooks. 

+ Adaptation: 

If laziness comes upon you to hinder praying or reading God's word or going to the churchly down and making the sign of the cross on yourself and perform the order. 

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.