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Slide 2 MEMORY VERSE COME YOU BLESSED OF MY FATHER, INHERIT THE KINGDOM (MATTHEW 25:34). Slide 3 FISHERMANS NET ALL FISHERMAN HAVE A NET THAT THEY USE TO CATCH FISH FISHERMAN WOULD THROW THE NET INTO THE WATER, AND FISH WOULD GET CAUGHT IN IT HOW MANY FISH DO YOU THINK THEY CATCH WITH THIS NET? Slide 4 JESUS STORY ONE DAY, AS JESUS WAS TEACHING THE PEOPLE, HE TOLD THE STORY OF A FISHERMAN AND HIS NET. THE FISHERMAN THREW THEIR NETS INTO THE SEA TO CATCH FISH Slide 5 JESUS STORY WHEN THEY THREW THE NET INTO THE SEA, THE FISHERMAN COLLECTED MUCH FISH BUT, NOT ALL OF THE FISH THAT WERE CAUGHT WERE GOOD TO EAT!!! Slide 6 JESUS STORY SO THE FISHERMAN LOOKED AT EACH FISH AND SEPARATED THE GOOD ONES FROM THE BAD. THE GOOD ONES WERE PUT INTO CONTAINERS THE BAD ONES WERE PUT IN THE GARBAGE Slide 7 WHY USE STORIES? WHY DID JESUS USE STORIES TO TEACH THE PEOPLE? THE LORD USED STORIES TO MAKE A POINT ABOUT HEAVEN. THE LORD KNEW THAT WITHOUT THE STORIES, IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT FIR THE PEOPLE TO KNOW WHAT THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE. Slide 8 MEANING OF THE STORY WHO ARE THE FISH? ALL PEOPLE WHO ARE THE FISHERMAN? THE ANGELS WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN THE FISH WERE SEPARATED INTO GOOD AND BAD FISH? THE GOD PEOPLE WERE SENT TO HEAVEN AND THE BAD PEOPLE WERE SENT TO HADES Slide 9 HOW CAN WE BE GOOD? HOW CAN WE BE GOOD LIKE THE ANGELS? READ THE BIBLE PRAY TO GOD GO TO CHURCH READ ABOUT THE SAINTS OBEY THE LORDS COMMANDMENTS BE KIND AND LOVE ONE ANOTHER WORK HARD PERFORM THE SACRAMENTS Slide 10 MEMORY VERSE COME YOU BLESSED OF MY FATHER, INHERIT THE KINGDOM (MATTHEW 25:34).