Grade 1 - Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States

Sunday School Curriculum Grade 1
expensive. He was very happy that he finally found the perfect pearl he was looking for but it was
very expensive that the money he had was not enough to buy it. He kept thinking what shall I
do….what shall I do??? Where can I find enough money to buy this perfect pearl?
Ask the students if they have any ideas from where he can get the money?
Yes……finally, he had a bright idea……. he decided to sell all the other jewelry he had and with the
money he can buy this one big perfect pearl. So, he immediately took the box of jewelry from its safe
place and went and sold all the jewels and small pearls that were in it. He had so much money then
so, he ran to buy the perfect pearl before someone else would buy it. So, he paid all the money he had
and got the beautiful perfect pearl for himself. He was so happy that he had the perfect pearl even
when he gave all his money for it.
The Lord Jesus told us this story to teach us that going to heaven is just like this perfect pearl. We all
would be very happy to go to heaven just like this man who was very happy to get the perfect pearl.
Conclusion:
We do not need money to get to heaven and be happy with God. We can go to heaven when we
behave well, pray and read the Bible. We should always ask God to help us be with Him in heaven.
Application:
Pray always that we be with Jesus Christ when we go to heaven so we would be happy.
Ask one of the students to repeat the story in class for the rest of the students.
JANUARY 63