Matthew 3:1-2;
Matthew 4:12-13;17
In those days John the Baptist came
preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of
heaven is at hand!” ...Now when Jesus heard that John had been put in prison,
He departed to Galilee. And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in
Capernaum,.... From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for
the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
Our important Bible words for this
lesson are AT HAND. What does “AT
HAND” mean? AT HAND means
something that is going to happen soon! It is going to happen right away!
John told his disciples that the kingdom of heaven was
AT HAND! John prepared the way for Jesus and
then John was thrown into prison. Then Christ began to tell His disciples that
the kingdom was AT HAND.
YES
OR
NO
NOTE TO PARENT:
Please add your child’s name to the blanks for
this exercise.
If your mother tells you to
wash your hands because lunch is almost ready that means that lunch is
AT HAND.
John said that the kingdom was
AT HAND.
______’s birthday is AT HAND.
Mommy’s birthday is AT HAND.
The day that _____ will get a driver’s license is
AT HAND.
The day to go to Bible class is AT HAND.
The day _____ will get married is AT HAND.
Jesus said that the kingdom was AT HAND.
If Mommy says, “Hop in the car so we can go get a Sno Cone!”, that means
the time to get a Sno Cone is AT HAND!
The day ______ will go to college is
AT HAND.
AT
HAND
GAME
Take turns naming
things in your lives as a family that are
AT HAND.
DO
YOU
REMEMBER?
Name two people in this lesson
who taught that the kingdom was AT HAND.
What does
REPENT mean?
What does AT HAND
mean?
