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New Life - Session #8

Offering us the FREE gift of eternal life

Welcome to the New Life Persian Curriculum, click on the link below to download Lesson #8

Welcome, as the children arrive get them to colour the colouring pages and visual aids that will be used during the session.

Numerous Music videos have been downloaded to assist you with the children's Praise and Worship

REVIEW: Last session we learnt that He rose from the dead and He is in Heaven now, offering us the FREE gift of eternal life.

We learnt that Jesus ascending into Heaven and the wonderful promise of the Holy Spirit that is ours from God.

We will now teach you how you can share your faith with friends.

ENGLISH SALVATION VIDEOS: DOWNLOAD Kids Evangelism Explosion English 'Farley' Gospel Presentation DOWNLOAD All other English Salvation videos

TEACHING: When you start to share about your 'New Life in Jesus' you need to start by talking about Heaven 1•  Heaven is a free gift.

DRAMA: A free gift

First boy . I have a gift I want to give to you, but you have to work for it, first you must hop on one foot. now the other foot. great you have worked for your gift. (Open the box and give him a small gift )

Second girl. I have a gift I want to give to you because you look so nice, your hear is beautiful, your dress is lovely, you deserve this gift. (Open the box and give her a small gift )

Third child. I have a gift I want to give to you, you don't have to work for it and there is nothing you can do to deserve it, I just want to give you this gift because I love you with the love of the Lord.

(Open the box and give her a small gift and the poster rolled up in the box that says 'HEAVEN')

Heaven is a free gift .

•  Was the first gift a free gift? NO he had to work for it.

•  Was the second gift a free gift? NO she had to deserve it.

•  Was the third gift a free gift? YES she did nothing to earn it or deserve it that is how it is with the gift of eternal life in Heaven it is not something you work for or deserve.

"For the wages of sin is death; but the GIFT of God is eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord " Romans 6:23

CRAFT TIME: Print the 'Cross the Bridge Track' (Use visual aid) Give each child a small Bridge Track and a small Cross. Filling in the Romans 6:23 Bible verse and gluing the cross to bridge the gap between man and God.

MEMORY BIBLE VERSE: Ephesians 2:8

Split the children into four groups and have them shout their lines, then whisper etc

First group "For it is by grace you have been saved"

Second group " through faith-and this not from yourselves,"

Third group " it is the gift of God- not by works"

Fourth group " so that no one can boast."

Everyone shouts " Ephesians 2:8"

SO WHAT STOPS US FROM GETTING THIS GIFT?

2•  SIN We all sin and we cannot save ourselves. What is sin? Sin is anything we think , say , do or don't do that displeases God.

Remember the Long Jump to Jesus game?
(Get a child to recall that from Lesson #5 and act it out if time permits )

'All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God' Romans 3:23

We all sin, and we cannot save ourselves.

There must be a different way -

3•  GOD'S WAY On one hand, God loves us and doesn't not want to punish us; but on the other hand, God is just and must punish sin. God is love 1 John 4:8b He will by no means clear the guilty Exodus 34:7b

DO YOU SEE THE PROBLEM? 4•  God solved this problem by sending His son JESUS

GOSPEL IN A NUTSHELL DRAMA:

Jesus is God! (Jesus is standing on a chair that is covered with a gold cloth, dressed in His blue and white wrap, wearing a crown holding a sign that says 'GOD')

He came from Heaven to earth. (Jesus steps down from the chair, removes His crown and has a sign that says 'MAN')

He lived a perfect, POWERFUL life (Double thumbs up!)

He died on the cross .(Jesus holds both hands out and head sagging like He is on a cross)

And rose from the dead, (Jesus lifts His hands up and steps forward from the grave victoriously)

To pay the penalty for our sins and to purchase a place in Heaven for us . (Jesus lifts His hands up to Heaven praying)

Jesus is in Heaven now offering us the FREE GIFT of eternal us life (Jesus reaches under the golden chair and pulls out a gift that he holds out)

16  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

Optional: Ball toss game (Through ball from one child to the other shouting ONE word of John 3:16 before tosses the ball)

HOW DO WE GET THIS GIFT? 5•  BY FAITH!

Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved. Acts 16:31a (Print the Salvation Gift Box and get the children to practice)

DISCUSSION/REVIEW: •  Did any of girls give their life to Jesus?

•  Did any of boys give their life to Jesus?

•  Who can demonstrate the five finger Gospel Presentation (Use Visual aids as a reminder )

•  Remember the three gift skit? Why was the third gift a free gift? (The child did nothing to earn it or deserve it that is how it is with the free gift of eternal life)

•  Who will come up and show us their 'Cross the Bridge Track' can you demonstrate how you can use this to share your faith?

•  Did any of you manage to Long Jump to Jesus? NO Why? 'All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God'

•  Give out the small 'Gospel in a Nutshell' slips with Peanuts (Ensure there is no allergies) Show the children how to use this great little tool that will help them share the Gospel with their friends. " Do you want to see what I have inside my peanut? Look Jesus is God,

He came from Heaven to earth, He lived a perfect life..."

•  Who can recite John 3:16?
(Optional: Ball tossing game)

•  How do we get this gift? ( By faith )

•  Optional: Can anyone show us how to use the Salvation Gift Box?

A Persian Salvation video is available for download to help share your faith.

•  Print off the Cross and get the children to cut them out and stick them together, practice using this prop.

•  Print the 'Knock on the door' tack for them to take home, encourage them to use this to invite their friends to receive Jesus as their best friend.

PRAYER: Heavenly Father we thank you for these wonderful children that have opened their hearts and their minds and given their life to Jesus. Thank you that you will fill them with the Holy Spirit to help them share their faith with their friends. Give them courage to be bold in sharing their faith. Keep them safe in this world until they receive their free gift of eternal life. Help them to quickly turn from anything that displeases you. Cover them in the blood of Jesus. Amen

TAKE HOME BIBLE VERSES:

This being the last session give a small prize to the child that has saved all their Take Home tracks and Activities.

NEXT SESSION: This is the end of this eight part series I hope you have enjoyed these sessions

New Life Curriculum