Object
Lots of different kinds and sizes and shapes of keys: old-fashioned keys, keys on quirky key rings, a two-footlong honorary key (as “a key to the city”), hotel keys (both the traditional kind and the plastic card kind with the electronic code), etc. Also have a lock which can be opened by one of the keys.

Object Lesson
Each of these keys suggests an appealing quality. This key lets you into an ornate hotel room…this old key is itself ornate…this one hangs on a key ring you could never lose…this one promises shelter…this one is a ticket to a prestigious vehicle. (Explain the fantastic places and opportunities that each key offers.)
Then explain that only the one key will fit this lock.

Application
Some people judge their lives by the keys they possess. An education is the key to a good job, a good job is a key to power and wealth, a car key to a new sports key shows you are going places, a key to a large house reveals security and comfort.

But according to scriptures there is only one destination that is important and one key that will open that destination to you. That final destination determines where you will spend your eternity and the only key to open the way to heaven is Jesus Christ.

Some say there are many different ways to God, and many ways to experience God. There are many ways to get to different places, but if your destination is God, there is only ONE WAY! This is what Jesus meant when be said, “I am the way.”

He made claims about himself that no other leader has made. Jesus didn’t say he pointed to the way, or that he knew the way, or even that he could teach the way. He said he is “the way.”

Scripture
John 14:5-14

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