God gave John revelations of Jesus and what their plan was for the future. We can find hope and peace in that God has a plan and is in charge; that Jesus is our Savior; that they are conquering evil; and that they will make all things new. 1 John 2:28 says ^” And now, little children, abide in Him, that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming.” We abide with Jesus by staying connected to Him through seeking Jesus in prayer, Bible study, and through the work of the Holy Spirit.

Messages to the Churches — Revelations 1-3

This PowerPoint presentation gives the backdrop to teach the message of the letters to the churches found in Revelations 1-3. Jesus is here in the midst of His church. He sees us. He knows us. He encourages us on our walk to be ever more like Him – honoring God, loving others, and hating wickedness. We are His workmanship. It is by God’s power and His Holy Spirit within us that we become like Him. He is coming and will reward us.

God Wins! — Revelations 4-19

John sees many visions that demonstrate that God has a plan and will conquer evil. We just touch on a few as we learn that GOD WINS! Jesus conquers evil with His love and the Holy Spirit, which draw us to His side. That is what He really wants — He wants our friendship and love. He wants it so much that He was willing to die for us. He wants us and loves us so much that He will fight that which separates us — sin and evil. By the end He has proved how terrible the devil and evil really are. Then He casts them into the fire where they are gone forever! Peace and perfection will be restored. The craft is to make a white horse on a cardboard stick. We can ride like we are in the Lord’s army. We also touch on and are reminded that we can put on God’s armor to protect us from the evil one. We are protected by God’s truth, His gift of salvation, His righteousness, and faith in Him as our shield. We go forth with our feet prepared to tell others the Good News.

Riding Stick Horse craft — download pattern and directions

Jesus comes and makes all things new — Revelations 21-22

Jesus and all of heaven are anxiously waiting for the day when Jesus comes to take us home. We too are looking forward to when we can live with our Friend and Savior, Jesus Christ! He is preparing a place for us. We will see it in heaven and then there will be a time when God brings that special city, the New Jerusalem to earth and we will live with Jesus here forever! John tells us what he saw in Revelations 21-22. In this presentation we take a look at these visions. We’ll make a model of the New Jerusalem, complete with the 12 foundations, tree of life, and get creative with other additions. Of course Jesus will be there! Jesus ends by announcing again: “I am coming soon!”

The New Jerusalem model activity and print-outs