Children's Sunday School Topic Page

Forgiveness

"Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you." (Ephesians 4: 32)

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ACTIVITIES
	All Sins Forgiven	The message from 1 Peter 3:18 that Jesus died for our sins to bring us to God is revealed in this puzzle	Approx 10 minutes Grades 2 3 4 5
	My Prayer of Faith	Children learn about the Prayer of Faith and then develop their own prayer for when the time is right.	Approx. 15 minutes Grades 4 5 6 7
	Forgive Others Maze	Kids try to find which cartoon character leads to the topic of the day "Forgive Others"	Approx. 7 minutes Grades 2 3 4 5 6
	Gifts of Love	An activity about showing forgiveness to others, as a true act of Godly love.	Approx. 20 minutes Grades 1 2 3 4 5 6
BULLETIN BOARDS

CRAFTS
	Seventy Times Seven	How many times should I forgive? A delightful craft to show how often we should forgive one another.	Aprox. 18 minutes Grades 1 2 3 4 5
	Father, Forgive Them	As Jesus hung on the cross, He asked his Father to forgive. An excellent teaching craft.	Approx. 20 minutes Grades 1 2 3 4 5
	A Special Card from God	Children will be curious about what the message might be if God sent them a Valentines card.	Approx. 20 minutes Grades 1 2 3 4 5 6
	White as Snow	A happy snowman to remind the kids their sins are like deep red cloth, but they can be as white as snow" Isaiah 1:18	Aprox. 20 minutes Grades 1 2 3 4 5
GAMES

LESSONS
	Love is Forgiving	Lesson 3 from the "True Love" series about love being forgiving.	1 week Grades 1 2 3 4 5 6
	The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant	Lesson on forgiveness from the Parable Jesus told about the Unmerciful Servant in Matthew 18: 21-35.	1 Week Grades 1 2 3 4 5 6
OBJECT TALKS
	God's Forgiveness	This Object Talk will help demonstrate the power of God's forgiveness over our sins by melting it away.	Approx. 5 minutes Grades 2 3 4 5
	New Life in Christ	Baptism expresses the forgiveness of our sins and the freedom to live a new life in Christ.	Approx. 10 minutes Grades 3 4 5 6
	Sin Spoils	A little bit of mold can ruin a sandwich. Likewise, without Jesus, even a little bit of sin can keep us out of heaven.	Approx. 8 minutes Grades 1 2 3 4 5 6
	Sins Revealed	This Object Talk will help kids see that you can not hide sin or pretend something never happened, because every sin is revealed in the end.	Approx. 5 minutes Grades 1 2 3 4
	Filthy Rags	Can a filthy rag ever become completely clean? With Jesus we can!	Approx. 8 minutes Grades 1 2 3 4 5 6
	Forgive and Forget	Forgiveness is sweeter than a dozen apples.	Approx. 7 minutes Grades 2 3 4 5 6
	Fully Cleansed	It takes more than doing good things to be born again, it takes the cleansing blood of Jesus.	Approx. 5 minutes Grades 1 2 3 4 5 6
SKITS/STORIES
	Power of Forgiveness	The story of Joseph and how he was able to forgive his brothers. Forgiving others is what God wants us to do.	Approx. 5 minutes Grades 1 2 3 4
	Loving Like Jesus	Part 3: A brilliant young student gets out her apology, and also learns a valuable lesson about love.	Approx. 10 minutes Grades 2 3 4 5 6
	The Monkey and the Lion	A skit about forgiving the shortcomings of others to see their true worth.	Approx. 15 minutes Grades 2 3 4 5 6
SONGS