One Way

Materials
An illustration or photo of the moon; an illustration or photo of a space rocket or the space shuttle

Activity
Q: "Do any of you know how far the moon is from the earth?"
A: 238,860 miles.. The moon looks close, but it is very far!

Q: Has anyone ever been to the moon?
A: In July 1969 the US spacecraft, Apollo 11, landed two men. Five more visits took people to the moon between 1969 and 1972. Now the United States wants to send people to the moon again!

Q: Would any of you like to go on a trip to the moon?
A: (Let kids raise their hands)

Q: What does it take to go to the moon?
A: A rocket, a spaceship, oxygen, food, a spacesuit, etc.

Q: Does anyone sometimes feel that God is a very far away, like the moon?
Q: Is reaching the moon difficult or easy? Does it seem easy or difficult to reach God?
Q: Can anyone reach God or only a few selected people, like those that have visited the moon?
Q: How can we reach God?

Application
The way to God is easy. Anyone can go to God.

Read the Scripture Text: John 14:5-14
Jesus said: 'I am the way, the truth and the life. No one can come to the Father except by or through me.'
If we want to reach God, we have to put our faith and trust in Jesus. Anyone can do it!

Jesus identifies himself as "the way, the truth, and the life." All have relevance. The "way" speaks of a connection, of the link between God and man. Jesus not only shows us the way, but he IS the way.