The children will learn the importance of hearing God’s word and responding to faith.
by Leah Pittsinger
TOPICS
Romans Road, Salvation
AS KIDS ARRIVE (10 minutes)
Sounds of Nature (Activity) Click here
OPENING PRAYER AND PRAISE (5 minutes)
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MEMORY WORK (12 minutes)
“If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” Romans 10:9 NIV
Write the verse on a white board or poster board and read it to the class. While sitting at a table, say one or two words of the verse and then roll the ball to a child. Then he or she will say a few more words and roll the ball to another child. Repeat the activity until the children are familiar with the verse and can recite it from memory.
SCRIPTURE READING AND DISCUSSION (15 minutes)
Introduction:
Last week we learned that eternal life is God’s gift to us because Jesus died for our sins. Today we will learn the importance of hearing the gospel message, believing in Jesus, and confessing our faith. Furthermore, we will learn about a very special job that every believer is given when we become followers of Jesus.
Read Romans 10:9-17 (Belief leads to salvation.)
Discussion Questions:
1. What is the “gospel?” (That Jesus lived a perfect life, died on the cross for our sins, was buried for three days, and then came back to life. Jesus proved He was God’s Son and gives us victory over sin and death when we believe in Him.)
2. How are we saved? (By declaring “Jesus is Lord” and believing in our hearts that God raised Him from the dead.)
3. What leads us to belief? (Our hearts.)
4. How do we confess/profess our faith? (With our mouths.)
5. Who does the Lord bless? (Those who call on His name.)
6. How can others know the good news of the gospel? (By hearing the message.)
7. Who is supposed to share the message? (Every believer!)
8. Will everyone believe the message? (No.)
9. What can be the result of hearing the message? (Faith.)
10. Then why is it important that we share the message of Jesus Christ with others? (So they too might be saved!)
Conclusion: Hearing, believing, and confessing our faith in Jesus leads to salvation. But not everyone who hears about Jesus will choose to follow Him. However, it’s important that we share the message of Jesus’ life with others because we never know if someone’s heart is ready to follow Him. God wants His children to spread the message so more people will believe and spend eternity with Him. Who can you tell about Jesus? Share the message with that person this week!
CLASS EXERCISE (10 minutes)
Believe (Game) Click here
ALTERNATE CLASS EXERCISE (10 minutes)
Megaphones of Praise (Craft) Click here
APPLICATION (4 minutes)
Sing the following words to the tune of “Hot Cross Buns” to review the lesson. If desired, children may create additional verses to the song.
Hear, believe, confess,
Hear, believe, confess,
The word of God, tells us so,
Hear, believe, confess
Hear, believe, confess,
Hear, believe, confess,
Tell the world, Jesus lives,
Hear, believe, confess
NEXT WEEK
Come back next week for the last lesson on The Roman’s Road.
CLOSING PRAYER (2 minutes)
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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 [PDF]