"Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other." -Romans 12;4-5
I love these verses! They remind me everytime that I am important to God. No matter how I am involved in with my church family, I am significant and important in God's eyes! I am a part of the body of Christ, and I am working for the Lord.
This past Sunday during children's church, we talked about missing the target God has for us. We allowed each student to shoot at a target with a Nerf gun. Everytime a student missed the target, we yelled "Sin!" We then went on to explain that everytime we sin, we miss the target God has planned for us. The target we are aiming for is to be more like Jesus.
Romans 3:23-27
I love these verses! They remind me everytime that I am important to God. No matter how I am involved in with my church family, I am significant and important in God's eyes! I am a part of the body of Christ, and I am working for the Lord.
This past Sunday during children's church, we talked about missing the target God has for us. We allowed each student to shoot at a target with a Nerf gun. Everytime a student missed the target, we yelled "Sin!" We then went on to explain that everytime we sin, we miss the target God has planned for us. The target we are aiming for is to be more like Jesus.
Romans 3:23-27
"23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. 24 Yet
God, with undeserved kindness, declares us not guilty. He did
this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our
sins. 25 For
God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right
with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his
blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back
and did not punish those who sinned in times past, 26 for
he was looking ahead and including them in what he would do in this
present time. God did this to demonstrate his righteousness, for he
himself is fair and just, and he declares sinners to be right in his
sight when they believe in Jesus.
27 Can we boast, then, that we have done anything to be accepted by God? No, because our acquittal is not based on obeying the law. It is based on faith. 28 So we are made right with God through faith and not by obeying the law."
After reading these verses and trying to explain them to the students, we had the students act out a court scenario. We had each student acting out an important role in the court system. After doing this, Jason, the judge, declared the little boy guilty for not being nice to his sisters; however, after assigning his punishment, Jason took away the punishment and said he would do it for him. It was our way of getting across that God declares us not guilty. Just like Jason took away this little boy's sins by taking his punishment, Jesus Christ took our punishment for our sins by dying on the cross.
The students enjoyed acting out this scenario so much that after having the students explain to us why we did this, we allowed them to act out another court situation. This time, Jason was being charged for eating all the ice cream without asking me if I would like any. I laughed hearing what our 'lawyers' discussed and debated about this topic and thought you would enjoy it as well. I can't remember word for word what was said; however, they were such good debaters I had to write it down as they were debating because it was cute and funny listening to these little girls debate such a funny topic. Lawyer 1 is a fifth grader and Lawyer 2 is a first grader. However, I think they both proved great points!
Lawyer 1: "I don't think he ate the ice cream because he has no evidence of eating it. There is nothing on his face or clothes."
Lawyer 2: "I think he is guilty. He doesn't have it on him because he wiped it off to hide that he ate it."
Lawyer 1: "He did not do it. Kristina ate it and is putting the blame on Jason to keep from getting blamed for it."
Lawyer 2: "I don't think Kristina ate it because her belly is skinnier than his." (At this point, I decided I loved this little girl and gave her a hug for saying that!)
Lawyer 1: "He did not do it. There is no evidence. Besides he doesn't even look like he could eat that much."
Lawyer 2: "I know he did it. I have ice cream on my shoes with his germs on it! I have video of him eating it." (As she says this, she takes out her phone and pretends to show us the video.)
I enjoyed this court scenario and thought you could use a smile that would come from reading all about it!
27 Can we boast, then, that we have done anything to be accepted by God? No, because our acquittal is not based on obeying the law. It is based on faith. 28 So we are made right with God through faith and not by obeying the law."
After reading these verses and trying to explain them to the students, we had the students act out a court scenario. We had each student acting out an important role in the court system. After doing this, Jason, the judge, declared the little boy guilty for not being nice to his sisters; however, after assigning his punishment, Jason took away the punishment and said he would do it for him. It was our way of getting across that God declares us not guilty. Just like Jason took away this little boy's sins by taking his punishment, Jesus Christ took our punishment for our sins by dying on the cross.
The students enjoyed acting out this scenario so much that after having the students explain to us why we did this, we allowed them to act out another court situation. This time, Jason was being charged for eating all the ice cream without asking me if I would like any. I laughed hearing what our 'lawyers' discussed and debated about this topic and thought you would enjoy it as well. I can't remember word for word what was said; however, they were such good debaters I had to write it down as they were debating because it was cute and funny listening to these little girls debate such a funny topic. Lawyer 1 is a fifth grader and Lawyer 2 is a first grader. However, I think they both proved great points!
Lawyer 1: "I don't think he ate the ice cream because he has no evidence of eating it. There is nothing on his face or clothes."
Lawyer 2: "I think he is guilty. He doesn't have it on him because he wiped it off to hide that he ate it."
Lawyer 1: "He did not do it. Kristina ate it and is putting the blame on Jason to keep from getting blamed for it."
Lawyer 2: "I don't think Kristina ate it because her belly is skinnier than his." (At this point, I decided I loved this little girl and gave her a hug for saying that!)
Lawyer 1: "He did not do it. There is no evidence. Besides he doesn't even look like he could eat that much."
Lawyer 2: "I know he did it. I have ice cream on my shoes with his germs on it! I have video of him eating it." (As she says this, she takes out her phone and pretends to show us the video.)
I enjoyed this court scenario and thought you could use a smile that would come from reading all about it!
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