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The children stood
at the line I havd drawn in the dirt and are instructed to
jump to the person dressed as Jesus in a white sheet with
a gold sash and a yellow Jesus crown. (We ensured that ‘Jesus’
is far enough away that it is impossible to reach in one jump.) |
As they tried to jump but fail I was
able to remind them that we all fall short of God's glory in the
same way they fall short of the mark.
What is sin?...Sin is anything we think, say, do
or don't do that does not please God”.
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Jesus tells us to “Be perfect, therefore, as your Heavenly
Father is perfect.” (Matthew 5:48)
So we took the children through the Perfection
Egg Test and everyone failed!
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This helped the children to remember even though we
try to be perfect like God it is impossible. No one is perfect!
"There must be a different way -
God's
way"
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The children learnt...
God is loving but God is also just. The Bible says “God
is love …” (1 John 4:8b)
But the Bible also says “Yet
He does not leave the guilty unpunished.” (Exodus
34:7b)
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"Do
you see the problem?
God solved
the problem by sending His Son Jesus."
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skits that..
"Jesus is God, He came from Heaven to earth, He lived
a perfect life, He died on the cross to pay the penalty for
our sins, He rose from the dead and He is in Heaven now offering
us the free gift of eternal life."
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“For God so loved the world that He gave His one
and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish,
but have eternal life.”
(John 3:16)
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How
do we get this relationship with God and the gift of eternal
life?"
By Faith
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"Saving Faith is not
just knowing about God in your head.... Saving Faith is not
just temporary, Saving Faith is trusting in Jesus ALONE for
our eternal life."
The Bible says “Believe
in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved …”
(Acts 16:31) "
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| It as time to decide, they
could no longer have one foot in the world and one foot in
church.
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Jesus says ‘I stand at the door
and knock, if anyone hears my voice and opens the door,
I will come in…”
(Rev 3:20)
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All this fun, games, drama and skits led up to the point where
the children were encouraged to make a decision for Jesus.
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As I prayed with them, how wonderful
that so many raised their hands to ask Jesus to come into
their lives. |
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