Week 2: Heaven and Hell
Dear
parents,
Fusion
is continuing its series on the End Times, and this week we examined heaven and
hell.
Many
people have misconceptions about heaven and hell. Heaven is sometimes seen as a
place where “good” people play harps and sit around on clouds all day. Hell is
seen as the place where all the “bad” people end up—a really hot lava cave or
something.
Our
groups examined Matthew 7:13-14, two verses that are part of the Sermon on the
Mount, one of the richest portions of teaching in the New Testament. Jesus
declares a simple yet profound truth: The path to hell is wide and easy, but
the path to heaven is narrow and difficult. It’s easier to follow the path to
hell because that path doesn’t require sacrificing our selfishness and
following Jesus and pursuing God with everything we have.
God
doesn’t randomly send people to hell or allow people into heaven—it’s based on whether
we’ve chosen to follow Jesus and receive his gift of forgiveness for our sins.
If we have, then we can be confident that we’ll spend eternity with God.
Here
are some questions you might want to ask your teenager to fuel discussion about
this week’s lesson:
- Do you think most teenagers believe that heaven and hell are real places? Do you most of your friends believe they’re real places?
- Does it matter if heaven and hell are real places? Why or why not?
- Why is the path to heaven so narrow and difficult? Why is the path to hell so broad and wide and easy to find?
I
pray that you and your family have a blessed week!
FOR KEEPS [MEMORY
VERSE]
“But
the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few
ever find it”
(Matthew 7:14).
(Student’s will have
opportunity to recite their verse on Sundays during WAKE UP)