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*inspired by an AY post and other resources
**these are just some of my notes; they are unfinished
Starting question:
Does anyone remember what we learned about last week?
Now… this story isn’t just a story. Did you know that the Israelites were not the only ones saved by blood? We, too, are saved by blood. Whose blood are we saved by?
Jesus’ blood.
Think back to last week…we took a perfectly healthy lamb. It was one year old and a male and there was nothing wrong with it.
Now…Jesus was perfect. He didn’t steal, he didn’t lie, he didn’t cheat…he didn’t do ANYTHING wrong!
Now, let’s go back to the lamb - we stabbed the lamb, didn’t we? Look at it – it’s all full of holes and look at the blood coming out of the holes. It didn’t do anything wrong to the Israelites – but the Israelites had to kill it in order to be saved from getting killed.
Jesus was “stabbed” too. Does anyone know by whom?
Us. We stabbed Jesus – how? By sinning. Jesus didn’t do anything wrong, like this lamb. But – in order for us to be saved from death, God sent Jesus to die for us – so that we would be saved by His blood.
Just how bad is sin?
Let’s say it’s a really nice day outside and everyone’s going to the pool to swim. When you get to the pool, you see geese in it and all their droppings all over the pool. How do you feel?
It’s like that with our sins and God. He feels mad and disgusted by our sin. It hurts him when we lie or steal or cheat. It hurts him even more when we know it’s wrong, but do it anyway.
Let’s say “A” stepped on “B’s” toe and apologize. “B” would forgive her, right? Let’s say, “A” steps on her toe again. “B” would probably forgive her again. Now, let’s say “A” steps on “B’s” toe again and again. This time is a different story right? “B” would eventually stop forgiving “A” because “A” isn’t really sorry if she keeps doing it again and again. If “A” was truly sorry, then she would be careful not to step on “B’s” toe again.
When we are truly sorry about something like lying and cheating and stealing, we wouldn’t want to do that ever again. That’s what it means to repent. To feel sorry for sinning. And to never do them again.
What happens to our sin?
We’re sorry to have sinned and we turned away from it. But we did sin. And the bible says that people who sin will die. What happens now?
I put $1 on the table. And Sis. Sally takes it away from me to pay for her candy, promising to pay me back that dollar. She owes me a dollar now. But she won’t be able to pay it because she doesn’t have money. She’s sad because she can’t pay me back and now, I’m sad that she can’t pay me back. Then, “C” comes and gives me a dollar in Sis. Sally’s place. Now, I have a dollar. And Sis. Sally doesn’t owe me a dollar anymore because “C” paid it.
That’s what Jesus did. We all would die because of our sins. All of us. But – Jesus, who didn’t do anything wrong, came and died for us instead, so that we wouldn’t die. He paid for our sins when he died on the cross.
Does everyone understand so far?
Because of the sins of the entire world, Jesus came and had to die for us, even though he didn’t do anything wrong. We are now saved because of his blood.
Now…let’s go deeper into Jesus’ death.
We didn’t just stab the lamb, did we? We roasted it in the fire. The fire can stand for shame. What does shame mean?
Jesus was roasted…in shame. The people who beat him, took off ALL of his clothes. Everything. He was completely naked in front of everyone. That is so embarrassing, isn’t it?
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**these are just some of my notes; they are unfinished
Starting question:
Does anyone remember what we learned about last week?
Now… this story isn’t just a story. Did you know that the Israelites were not the only ones saved by blood? We, too, are saved by blood. Whose blood are we saved by?
Jesus’ blood.
Think back to last week…we took a perfectly healthy lamb. It was one year old and a male and there was nothing wrong with it.
Now…Jesus was perfect. He didn’t steal, he didn’t lie, he didn’t cheat…he didn’t do ANYTHING wrong!
Now, let’s go back to the lamb - we stabbed the lamb, didn’t we? Look at it – it’s all full of holes and look at the blood coming out of the holes. It didn’t do anything wrong to the Israelites – but the Israelites had to kill it in order to be saved from getting killed.
Jesus was “stabbed” too. Does anyone know by whom?
Us. We stabbed Jesus – how? By sinning. Jesus didn’t do anything wrong, like this lamb. But – in order for us to be saved from death, God sent Jesus to die for us – so that we would be saved by His blood.
Just how bad is sin?
Let’s say it’s a really nice day outside and everyone’s going to the pool to swim. When you get to the pool, you see geese in it and all their droppings all over the pool. How do you feel?
It’s like that with our sins and God. He feels mad and disgusted by our sin. It hurts him when we lie or steal or cheat. It hurts him even more when we know it’s wrong, but do it anyway.
Let’s say “A” stepped on “B’s” toe and apologize. “B” would forgive her, right? Let’s say, “A” steps on her toe again. “B” would probably forgive her again. Now, let’s say “A” steps on “B’s” toe again and again. This time is a different story right? “B” would eventually stop forgiving “A” because “A” isn’t really sorry if she keeps doing it again and again. If “A” was truly sorry, then she would be careful not to step on “B’s” toe again.
When we are truly sorry about something like lying and cheating and stealing, we wouldn’t want to do that ever again. That’s what it means to repent. To feel sorry for sinning. And to never do them again.
What happens to our sin?
We’re sorry to have sinned and we turned away from it. But we did sin. And the bible says that people who sin will die. What happens now?
I put $1 on the table. And Sis. Sally takes it away from me to pay for her candy, promising to pay me back that dollar. She owes me a dollar now. But she won’t be able to pay it because she doesn’t have money. She’s sad because she can’t pay me back and now, I’m sad that she can’t pay me back. Then, “C” comes and gives me a dollar in Sis. Sally’s place. Now, I have a dollar. And Sis. Sally doesn’t owe me a dollar anymore because “C” paid it.
That’s what Jesus did. We all would die because of our sins. All of us. But – Jesus, who didn’t do anything wrong, came and died for us instead, so that we wouldn’t die. He paid for our sins when he died on the cross.
Does everyone understand so far?
Because of the sins of the entire world, Jesus came and had to die for us, even though he didn’t do anything wrong. We are now saved because of his blood.
Now…let’s go deeper into Jesus’ death.
We didn’t just stab the lamb, did we? We roasted it in the fire. The fire can stand for shame. What does shame mean?
Jesus was roasted…in shame. The people who beat him, took off ALL of his clothes. Everything. He was completely naked in front of everyone. That is so embarrassing, isn’t it?
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