Can’t Go There

Revelation 21:8, 27; 22:15

Props: various signs depicting requirements for entry into different places (e.g., “Members Only,” “No Shoes, No Shirt, No Service,” “No Children,” etc.); “No Liars” sign

Have you ever not been allowed to go somewhere? Maybe you were too young, too old, or not tall enough. All kinds of places don’t let people in for different reasons. (Display signs as you speak). Some places, like certain clubs, don’t allow non-members in. Many stores don’t let people in unless they’re wearing shoes. Some offices and businesses don’t let children in. Maybe you haven’t thought about it, but there is also a list of people who can and can’t go into heaven.
The list of people who can get into heaven is very long. It includes everyone who has asked God to forgive their sins and has let Jesus be in control of their life. It is everyone who has lived for God and has obeyed Him. You can make sure that your name is on the list of people allowed into Heaven by turning your life over to God.
God also has a list of people that He won’t let into Heaven. That list includes everyone who does not live for Him. But God makes it very plain in the Bible that no liars will get into Heaven. (Display “No Liars” sign). He takes lying so seriously that He made it a part of the list of people that can’t get into Heaven.
I don’t want to do anything that would keep me out of Heaven, and I know that you don’t want to either. You have to make up your mind to live for God and to live a life of honesty– being truthful in everything you say and do.