| LESSON OBJECTIVE |
After completing this lesson, the children will understand that
even they have committed sin at one point in their lives. They will also see sin
for what it really is, a serious problem in everyone's life.
(Note: Attended only by itself, this lesson may create some despair
or hopelessness in young children. Therefore, everyone should be encouraged
to do the assigned homework and attend the next three lessons.)
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| AS KIDS ARRIVE (15 minutes) |
Work Folders: Have the children's
work folders available as they arrive.
My
Prayer of Faith (Activity) Click
here
After the children complete this activity, have them place it in their
folder to be used later.
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| OPENING PRAYER AND PRAISES
(8 minutes) Further info? Click here |
After prayer, ask the children about their homework assignment.
They were to read about the tower of Babel in Genesis 11:1-8
Discuss the following question:
In the story about the tower of Babel, what were the people trying to do that
was so wrong? (They were trying to reach God through their own
efforts)
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| MEMORY WORK (10 minutes) |
Romans 3:23 "For
all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" NIV
Divide the class into two or more
teams. The challenge is for each team to outdo the other(s) in saying
the memory verse and reference in a creative way. The teacher will
lead one team, and a helper lead the other team(s). Teams alternate
saying the verse and its reference. Example: The leader of team 1
will have his/her kids say the verse while hopping on one foot. The
leader of team 2 will respond by having the kids say the verse while
clapping after each word. Team 1 then says the verse while turning
around in circles. Team 2 while doing the twist, and so on. There
really is no winner, but the kids will have a lot of fun, and they
will unknowingly memorize the verse.
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| CLASS EXERCISE (10 minutes) |
Sin is Gross (Object Talk)
Click here
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| ALTERNATE CLASS EXERCISE (5 minutes) |
Sin Revealed (Object Talk)
Click here
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| SCRIPTURE READING AND DISCUSSION (15 minutes) |
Introduction:
During Jesus' ministry, he was tested many times by the Pharisees
and teachers of the law. They wanted to trap Jesus into breaking Jewish
law. In our story today, the Pharisees tried to get Jesus to disobey
the law for punishing someone caught in sin. They knew Jesus was compassionate
and went from town to town forgiving people of their sin. But would
Jesus punish someone for sinning according to the law?
John 8:1-11 (A Woman Caught Sinning)
Discussion Questions:
1. Did the lady come to Jesus on her own? (no) Why do you
think that was? (Discuss possibilities.)
2. What was the lawful punishment supposed to be for this lady's sin?
(To be stoned to death.)
3. Could the woman escape the punishment for her sin on her own? (No.)
4. What did Jesus do after the Pharisees made their accusations?
(He wrote something on the ground)
5. Jesus said "Whoever is without sin, let him be the first to
throw a stone at the woman. Why didn't anyone throw a stone at the
woman? (No one was without sin.)
6. What did Jesus tell the woman after everyone had left?
(To go and leave her life of sin.)
7. Why did Jesus say, "Go now and leave your life of sin?"
(brief discussion)
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| CLASS EXERCISE (10 minutes) |
Old Enough to Know (Activity)
Click here
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| CLOSING EXERCISE (10 minutes) |
Verse Worksheet 1 Click here [PDF]
Have the children take Verse Worksheet 1 from their folder, and have
them paraphrase the second two
verses. (Romans 3:23, and Romans 6:23a.) The remainder will be completed
at the end of lessons 3. When finished, have the kids place the worksheet
back in their folders to use next week.
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| APPLICATION (5 minutes) |
Last week (yesterday) we learned that Heaven is a free gift, and
it cannot be earned. No matter how much money someone may have, or
no matter how many good things they do, it will not get them to Heaven.
Today we learned that everyone is a sinner. No one is perfect. Sin
is anything that goes against God's Will, even the little things we
do that may not seem too bad. Little lies, a little cheating, pretending
not to hear your parents call you, it is all sin. Sin can be a thought,
an action, or even not doing something you should. And because of
this sin, we are separated from God. In fact, the Bible says that
the wages, or payment, for this sin is death. We will see this more
clearly next week, and in the weeks to come, we will discover God's
answer to our sin, and how we can have eternal life with Him.
A familiar Bible story to some of you is when Cain killed his brother
Abel. For homework this week, I want you to read about this is Genesis
4:1-14. When we meet again for our next lesson on Salvation, have
an answer to the following questions:
1. What were the real reasons Cain killed his brother Abel?
2. How was Cain punished for his sin?
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| CLOSING PRAYER (5 minutes)
Further info? Click here |
Prayer Box
Have each child take one card out of the box. (If they draw their
own name, have them put it back and try again) Have a few minutes
of silent prayer, so each child can pray for the person on their card.
After praying, have them write their name on the back of the card.
Close the lesson with prayer.
When finished, have each child put the card back into the box for
next week.
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| NEXT WEEK |
Encourage all the children to return next week. There are more games,
activities and fun things to do, but more importantly, everyone will
learn more about Salvation.
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| TAKE HOME PAGE |
Give one copy to each child at the end of the class to take home. Click here for NIV or KJV
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