Question to children:
What important teaching does the Lord want to give us through the story of the prodigal son?
Answer: That we must value the Father's House. “I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you.” Luke 15:18
Question to intermediates:
What should we do when we sin?
Answer: Repent and ask God the Father for forgiveness. “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9
Question to adolescents:
Reading Revelation 2:16, comparing it with Luke 15:21, what blessing did the prodigal son receive after he repented?
Answer: He now had the right to live in his father’s house. And the son said to him: “Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.” Luke 15:21
Question to children:
Through Jesus we receive garments of salvation. How should our garments be at all times?
Answer: Cleansed from sin. "Let your garments always be white, and let your head lack no oil." Ec. 9:8.
Question for Intermediates:
How can we keep our garments of salvation clean? Answer: Living in sanctification. "Be holy, for I am holy." 1 Peter 1:16.
Question for Adolescents:
Reading Revelation 3:4, who are those who will walk in white garments with Jesus in eternity?
Answer: Those who have not defiled their garments of salvation with sin. "You have a few names even in Sardis who have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with Me in white, for they are worthy." Revelation 3:4.
Question to children:
What does the treasure represent in the parable that Jesus told?
Answer: The Bible, the Word of God. “Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.” Psalms 119:105.
Question for the Intermediates:
Who reveals to us the secrets of God’s Word?
Answer: The Holy Spirit. “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.” John 14:26.
Question for the Adolescents:
Reading Matthew 13:44, what does the man who found the treasure hidden in the field do?
Answer: He goes, sells everything he owns, and buys that field. “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.” Matthew 13:44
Question to children:
In which book does the Lord write the names of those who confess Jesus as their Savior?
Answer: In the book of life. “He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.” Rev 3:5.
Question to Intermediates:
What happens to those who confess Jesus as Savior?
Answer: They will be saved. "that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” Rom 10:9.
Question to Adolescents:
Reading Revelation 3:5, compared to Matthew 10:32, what are the benefits of confessing Jesus as Savior?
Answer: To be clothed in white robes, to have his name written in the book of life and to be confirmed before the Father and his angels. “Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven.” Matt 10:32.