Jesus has promised to return, but we don’t know when this will happen. He told a story once about an owner who went away from home, leaving his servants in charge of different tasks (Mark 13:13). Garry told this story tonight using felt characters:
The story tells us to ‘keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back—whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn. 36 If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping.’ (Mark 13:34-35) God has entrusted us with work to be doing: telling other people what He has done, looking after other people, helping others and doing what is right in God’s eyes. He wants us to keep meeting together and to encourage each other. Our task is to remain awake and alert, carrying out the tasks He has entrusted us to do faithfully and gladly.
The children enjoyed retelling the story afterwards!
