SUNDAY SCHOOL CURRICULUMN TOPICS:
TOPIC 1: SALVATION
A free five-week Sunday school lesson series designed
specifically for those students who are ready to receive Jesus into
their hearts, or who are starting to ask questions about being
baptized. The goal of this series is to help such children realize
that the decision to accept Jesus is something they need to do on
their own and that in doing so they can have New Life in Christ.
ADDITIONAL SERIES RESOURCES:
Salvation Railroad (Bulletin Board)
All aboard the Salvation Railroad! A quick reminder of the different
steps every child should understand before being baptized. You
can easily create this bulletin board using basic shapes.
Baptism, Believing, Born Again, Confession, Salvation
MATERIALS:
 Light blue construction paper for sky
 Medium green construction paper for grass
 White construction paper for clouds
 Yellow and dark blue construction paper for lettering (about
3 inches high)
 Black construction paper for engine and wheels
 Orange construction paper for rail cars
 Black maker for lettering (believes, pray, repent, confess,
baptism)
 Black yarn (thick) for track
 Yellow construction paper for border (optional)
This bulletin board is great for use in a children's class on
salvation. The different cars can represent weekly topics to discuss
with the children to help them understand their need for
forgiveness, how God sent His son to save us from our sins, and
why we are baptized.
Lesson 1 - Heaven is a Free Gift Lesson 5 - Trusting in Christ Alone
After completing this Sunday school lesson, the children will In this Sunday school lesson, the children will discover that
understand that it is impossible for someone to get to Heaven on faith is the key to receiving the gift of Salvation. Out of faith we
his or her own efforts. The next two lessons address the issues are able to trust in Christ alone, confess His Holy name before
that all persons are sinners and this sin causes separation from others, be repentant of our sins, and finally in obedience to His
God. The last two lessons explain how God sent His only Son to Word, be baptized.
pay the price for our sins and how it is by placing our trust in
Jesus alone that we can be saved.
Lesson 2 - Am I a Sinner? LESSON 1 - HEAVEN IS A FREE GIFT
After completing this Sunday school lesson, the children will
understand that even they have committed sin at one point in TOPICS
their lives. They will also see sin for what it really is, a serious
Believing, Born Again, Faith, Grace, Heaven, Salvation
problem in everyone's life.
Lesson 3 - The Cost of Sin
I. AS KIDS ARRIVE (10 minutes)
After completing this Sunday school lesson, the children will
realize that because of sin they are separated from God, and that Work Folders: Give a simple double sleeve folder to each child as
because God is just, He must punish sin. However, He is also they arrive. First have them write their name on the top in easy-
merciful, and does not want to punish us. to-read letters. These folders will be used to keep all work
throughout the series.
Lesson 4 - Jesus is the Answer
In this Sunday school lesson, the children will discover that
Jesus is God's answer to our sin. They will learn that Jesus died on What Would I Do to Go to Heaven? (Activity)
the cross for us, and purchased our place in Heaven. Jesus got
Place one copy of this activity inside each folder, along with one
what he did not deserve, to keep us from getting what we do
index card with the following:
deserve, that is eternal death and separation from God.
 PREPARATION
Before class, print or make copies of one activity page for each
child.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

Give each child a copy of the activity page and read the
instructions at the top. After the kids have completed ranking the
Have each child fill out their index card and drop it into the Prayer suggestions, discuss their choices with the rest of the class.
Box at the front of the class. Then have them follow the
instructions for the activity, "What Would I Do to Go to
Heaven?" WHAT YOU WILL SAY:
WHAT WOULD I DO TO GO TO HEAVEN? Children may have the idea that they can earn their way to heaven, or
that they must live a worthy life. Before a child can have an assurance of
In this Sunday school activity, children rank good deeds for going to heaven, they must first learn that admittance to heaven is not
getting to Heaven, only to learn that Heaven is a gift, and cannot something they can earn. People do not go to heaven because they were
be earned. good people. The Bible says that no one can earn the gift of heaven. Heaven
is a free gift. However, the one thing everyone must do is to let Jesus come
TOPICS: into their heart so He can be Lord of their life. Some of the children may
already know this, which is great.
Grace, Heaven, Salvation, Works
MATERIALS:
After the children complete their list, go over their answers. Determine
Activity page for each child [PDF] Click here who gave the highest rank for each of the statements. Then explain that this
was only a fun activity. Everything is important, and as children of God, we
Pencils
should do our best to do all of the things on the list. However, even doing all
DURATION: of them perfectly cannot earn anyone the right to go to heaven, because
heaven is a free gift. If you had to pay something, or do something, it would
Approximately 12 minutes not be a gift. Let's see what the Bible says about this free gift.
 Have the kids turn in their Bible to Ephesians 2:8-9 and have a
volunteer read the verses.
PRAYER SUGGESTIONS
Helpful tips on classroom prayer.
Prayer Box
Decorate a small box with a removable lid. Label the outside of
the box "Prayer Box." Have the kids put their name on an index
card, and jot down a personal prayer request. When finished,
place the cards into the prayer box. At the end of class, have each
child pull out one card from the box and have them pray for that
person during the week.

Open Prayer Journal

Purchase a spiral notebook. Put the date of the current Sunday in
the top corner of the sheet of paper for that week. Have the
book open to the appropriate page each Sunday and displayed in
a prominent place. Encourage the children to write down any
prayer requests or praises as they arrive each Sunday. They can
also look at previous pages to see what prayers were answered.
The journal can be referred to during class prayer time, or the
requests can be reviewed at the end of class and given to the
children for prayer during the week.
Wall of Prayer
To encourage prayer requests, make a "Wall of Prayer." Hang up a
piece of newspaper (end rolls from local papers may be free) or
you can use butcher block paper. Allow the children to write their
prayer requests on the paper after they have shared their requests
with the class. It is a faith building visual reminder of the prayers
Discussion Questions:
and allows for great follow-up on prayers when they get
answered. 1. Did you recognize any of the commandments Jesus gave the
young ruler? (Last 5 of the 10 commandments, except Jesus
II. OPENING PRAYER AND PRAISE (5 minutes)
changed the 10th one from do not covet to love your neighbor.)
III. MEMORY WORK (12 minutes)
2. Since the man said he kept all the commands mentioned by
"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this Jesus, why do you think he asked, what do I still lack? (He was
not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no aware of something holding him back.)
one can boast" Ephesians 2:8-9 NIV
3. Why did the young man go away sad? (He had great wealth,
Have several children read these verses? Then explain that but more importantly, he knew he couldn't do what Jesus
"saved" is similar in meaning to eternal life, or Heaven. Read the suggested.)
verse again, but this time substitute the words "can go to Heaven"
4. Does having great wealth make it impossible to go to Heaven?
for "have been saved." Ask, what does "not by works" mean?
(No.)
5. Then what was really keeping this man from eternal life? (The
IV. SCRIPTURE READING AND DISCUSSION (15 minutes) man loved his wealth more than Jesus. So his riches prevented
him from placing his faith in Jesus and following Him in obedience.
Introduction:
Without Jesus, no one can receive the gift of eternal life.)
During Jesus' ministry, many people heard Him talk about the
6. Based on verse 26, can a man be good enough to save himself?
Kingdom of God and eternal life in Heaven. It was clear that life
(No, with man it is impossible, but with God all things are
on earth was different than the life Jesus was talking about. One
possible.)
day, a young ruler came to Jesus to find out what he had to do to
have eternal life in Heaven. The passage we are going to read is
from Matthew chapter 19, but the very same account can also be
V. CLASS EXERCISE (15 minutes)
found in Mark 10 and Luke 18.
The Price is Right (Game)

Read Matthew 19:16-26 (The Rich Young Man)

 lower. Fold the index cards into tents so the red estimated
amounts are showing.

THE PRICE IS RIGHT

Make a card for the Bible also, with the actual value being what
In this Sunday school game, children guess the price of several
the Bible may have actually cost, and the estimated amount
items and discover the real price for Heaven.
slightly higher. Then make a card for the heaven poster, with the
TOPICS: actual value being $0 and the estimated amount $10,000.
Heaven, Salvation
MATERIALS: Display all 10 items in a row on a table with the Bible in the 9th
 8 small items (see below) spot and Heaven in the 10th spot as shown in the following
 1 Bible, 10 large index cards example:
 1 heaven poster [PDF] Click here
 Tally sheet for each team or child [PDF] Click here
 Treats (optional)
DURATION:
Approximately 15 minutes

VI. CLOSING CLASS EXERCISE (10 minutes)

PREPARATION:
Purchase 8 items, or find inexpensive items from around the
house, like a bottle of lotion, mirror, sponge, candy bar, box of
soap, etc. Give each item a value (price) close to the actual cost
and write it down in black ink on one side of a large index card.
On the other side in red ink, write down an estimated amount that
is either slightly higher or slightly lower than the actual price. Try
to have about half of the estimated amounts higher, and half
Verse Worksheet 1
Hand out one worksheet to each child, and have them paraphrase
the first two verses. (Ephesians 2: 8,9 and Proverbs 14:12) The
remainder will be completed at the end of lessons 2 and 3. When
finished, have the kids place the worksheet in their folder for next
week.
VI. APPLICATION (5 MINUTES)
Today (tonight) we learned that Heaven cannot be earned. No
matter how much money we have, no matter how good we are,
we cannot buy Heaven. It is a free gift - yes completely free!

A long time ago, the people of the world got together, and
thought they could build a tower all the way up to Heaven. Then
all they would need to do was climb up the tower, and be with
God. It was called the tower of Babel. A picture of what it may
have looked like is shown on your worksheet.

As the people were building this tower, God became quite angry.
For homework this week, I want you to read about the tower of
Babel in Genesis 11: 1-8. Next week, have an answer to the
following question: What was man trying to do that was so
wrong?

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.
 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.

CLOSING PRAYER (2 minutes)

Just as the Opening Prayer is extremely important to the day’s When finished, have each child put the card back into the box for
lesson and structure, so too is the Closing Prayer. Not only does it next week. The cards will be returned to the owner during the
signal that the class has ended, but it also gives you the fourth lesson on Salvation.
opportunity to reinforce the lesson and share what was taught one TAKE HOME PAGE
more time. The children will know the lesson has real life
Give one copy to each child at the end of the class to take home.
application and meaning when it becomes part of the closing
Click here for NIV or KJV
prayer. The closing prayer should be brief. Remember, the
children are probably anxious to go on to the next phase of their
day, and will not likely keep still to hear a long closing pray.
The Closing Prayer should always include the following:
1. Praise to God for the opportunity to be able to hear His Word
and learn from it.
2. Application of the Lesson. For example, if the lesson was on
"Temptation," your prayer may include asking for the Holy Spirit to
help everyone during the week whenever they are tempted.
3. Safety and health for the children.
4. That others may see Jesus in our lives.
Prayer Box
 In this Sunday school activity, children learn about the "Prayer of
Faith," and then develop their own prayer for the appropriate
time.
TOPICS:
Forgiveness, Grace, Heaven, Mercy, Prayer, Salvation
LESSON 2 - AM I A SINNER?
After completing this Sunday school lesson, the children will
MATERIALS:
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 Activity page for each child [PDF] Click here
problem in everyone's life.
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(Note: Attended only by itself, this lesson may create some
DURATION:
despair or hopelessness in young children. Therefore, everyone
should be encouraged to do the assigned homework and attend Approximately 15 minutes
the next three lessons.) PREPARATION
TOPICS Before class, print or make copies of the activity page for each
Accountability, Born Again, Salvation, Faith, Sin child.

I. AS KIDS ARRIVE (15 minutes) WHAT YOU WILL DO:

Work Folders: Have the children's work folders available as they Give each child a copy of the activity page and read the
arrive. instructions at the top. Give the children enough time to complete
filling in the blank spaces and come up with their own prayer of
II. MY PRAYER OF FAITH (ACTIVITY)
faith. If your church has a specific Prayer of Faith, or Prayer of
After the children complete this activity, have them place it in their Salvation, you may want to have the children write that down in
folder to be used later. the spaces provided.
MY PRAYER OF FAITH WHAT YOU WILL SAY:
Jesus said, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the
Father except through me." John 14: 6. The Apostle Paul says, "Everyone
who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." Romans 10:13.
The prayer of faith is one of the first steps to letting Jesus take control of
your life. If you believe what the Bible says about Jesus, that you have sinned
against God, and that Jesus died on the cross in order to forgive our sins,
then you are ready to pray this simple prayer.

You can refer to this page when you are ready to pray your Prayer of Faith.
III. OPENING PRAYER AND PRAISE (5 minutes)
OPENING PRAYER
The Opening Prayer is an important part of every lesson for several reasons.
First, it signals that it is time to start the class. The opening activities used
while waiting for kids to arrive allow the children to converse and catch up on
week long activities. When it is time to get serious, a prayer works great to
facilitate this action. Also, an Opening Prayer will set the mood for the lesson
while inviting the Holy Spirit to be in control.

The Opening Prayer should always include the following:

1. Praise to God for the opportunity to meet and for the attendance of
everyone present.
2. A request for guidance, especially for the teacher so that the Word of God
can be shared in a meaningful way.
3. Asking the children to be open to learning the Word of God and to invite
the Holy Spirit to be present in both everyone's heart and in the classroom.

Because you are not as restricted to how much time you have left, the
Opening Prayer works best for including prayer request and praises. With a
new class, the children may not feel comfortable speaking up, but as they get
to know each other they will be more open to sharing praises and prayer
requests. Sharing like this can take a while, so it is important to make sure
the kids stay focused on giving only a praise or a prayer request and not to
become side-tracked on other issues. If the class size is very large, you may
also want to consider dividing the kids into smaller groups and have prayer
led by more than one adult leader or helper.
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.

When including prayer request and praises, always consider the following:
1. Ensure everyone has a chance to contribute. V. CLASS EXERCISE (10 minutes)

2. Rather then trusting your memory, be prepared to jot down what is said. Sin is Gross (Object Talk)

3. Be sure to touch on each child's requests. It is important to them to know SIN IS GROSS!
that you care about them and that their prayers are important.
A bubble bath has no effect on sin, it's only Jesus that can make you truly
4. Make sure special needs of your church or church members are also clean.
mentioned.
TOPICS:
After prayer, ask the children about their homework assignment. They were
Sin, Salvation
to read about the tower of Babel in Genesis 11:1-8
MATERIALS:
 Syrup, crushed crackers
Discuss the following question:
 Dirt, water, bar of soap
1. In the story about the tower of Babel, what were the people trying to do  Water based paint
that was so wrong? (They were trying to reach God through their own  Paper towels, newspaper
efforts.)  One bucket, four bowls

IV. MEMORY WORK (12 minutes) DURATION:

"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" Romans 3:23 NIV Approximately 10 minutes
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
Before class, crush crackers into fine pieces and place them into a bowl. Place
a water-based paint in one bowl, syrup in one bowl, dirt in a bowl, and water
in the bucket. Cover the tabletop in newspaper and place the bowls and
bucket on top of the newspaper, in the above order.
WHAT YOU WILL SAY:
mean we are all doomed? By the grace of God there is an answer to our sin
problem. God sent His only son Jesus into the world to die for our sins. The
blood of Jesus will wash away our sins.
(Put your hand in the bucket of water and thoroughly wash the contents of
the bowls off your hand using the bar of soap and water.) In Isaiah 1:18 we
read, "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow;
though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool."

Today we will be talking about a very important subject, that subject is sin.
Simply put, sin is gross! It is not cool, cute or something you want to see how (Raise your hand out of the bucket and show the class that your hand is now
close you can get to before falling in. Sin is vile, unholy and deadly! clean.)
VI. ALTERNATE CLASS EXERCISE (5 minutes)
(Put your hand in the bowl containing the paint, ensuring that you get a good Sin Revealed (Object Talk)
amount of paint on your hand and then display your hand to the class.) What
would happen if we never washed our hands or took a bath? (Allow a few SIN REVEALED
kids to answer the question.) Even when we try to hide our sins, or pretend they never happened, they
(Put your hand in the bowl containing the syrup, ensuring that you get a have a way of showing up, like buttons in a glass of cola.
good amount of syrup on your hand and then display your hand to the class.) TOPICS:
Our bodies would become dirtier and dirtier. Soon we would begin to smell
really bad. Confession, Forgiveness, Repentance, Sin, Truth
MATERIALS:

(Put your hand in the bowl containing the crushed crackers making sure that  Clear drinking glass
the crackers stick to the syrup on your hand. Then display your hand to the  Can of cola
class.) Before long, germs would begin to breed and disease would set in. It  Several plastic buttons
would be very unhealthy and we would begin to contaminate others.  Spoon

DURATION:
(Put your hand in the bowl containing the dirt and once again display your Approximately 5 minutes
hand to the class.) Our condition would continue to worsen until the final
outcome would be death. Did you know that sin affects our spiritual lives in
much the same way? We can take a bath to wash the dirt off our bodies, but WHAT YOU WILL DO:
what can we do about sin? We all sin. A bath cannot remove sin, so does that
To start the Object Talk, you will pour about 4 oz. of dark cola into a drinking
glass. Then you will drop several buttons into the cola. The buttons will sink
to the bottom where they will be out of sight, but in a few seconds, they will
rise to the surface for all to see. Use a spoon to remove the buttons.
WHAT YOU WILL SAY:
Have you ever felt that after doing something wrong, if you just keep it a
secret no one will ever find out? Do you know that no matter how hard we try
to keep our sins a secret they have a way of becoming known? Let me show
you what I mean.
(Pour the soda into the glass) This glass represents you, and this soda, well it
represents a place where we hide our bad secrets, maybe deep inside our
heart where we do not want anybody to know. Now these buttons here
represent sin. (Point to buttons.) This button is that time you lied to
someone, this button is that time you did not want to share with your friend,
and this button represents that television show your parents told you not to
watch, but you did anyway. I am going to drop these sins into this glass of
soda, and they will be hidden from our sight, just like hiding our sins. (Drop
all buttons into the cola.)
Can you see them? They are hidden. Nevertheless, we can only keep these
sins a secret for a little while; eventually sin has a way of coming to the
surface. Look, there they are. Sin cannot be hidden forever. Therefore,
instead of trying to hide sin, we need to try our best to do what is right.
When we do fail, we know that we can ask Jesus to forgive us, and he will.
The Bible says, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, and will forgive
us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." (1John 1:9) He will clean
us of our sins, just like this.
(Remove buttons with spoon.) Now our heart (soda) is clean again.
VII. 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?" (Allow for
discussion.)
VIII. CLASS EXERCISE (10 minutes)
Old Enough to Know (Activity)
OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW
In this Sunday school activity, children use colors and words to demonstrate
the awareness of sin within their lives.
TOPICS:
Accountability, Discernment, Salvation, Sin

MATERIALS:
Activity pages 2
Activity pages 1

Note: Pages must be printed in color
 Large clock with second hand
 Pencils
DURATION:
Approximately 12 minutes
PREPARATION
Before class, print or make copies of both activity pages for each child. Bring
a large clock with a second hand so everyone in the class can count the
seconds. Children can also use a wristwatch if they have one.
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
Pair up the children. Then give each child a copy of Activity Page 1 and read
the instructions at the top. Have one child of each pair use the clock to time
how fast his or her partner can name all of the colors in order. Then switch
and have the second child time the first. Be sure to tell the children to write
their name at the top, and record the number of seconds at the bottom of the
page.
Next, give each child a copy of Activity Page 2, and read the instructions at
the top. Have the children time each other as before on how fast they can
say the color, not read the word.
Children will immediately see how much longer it took to complete the second
page. You will compare how reading complicated the task, just as sin in our
life gets in the way of our relationship with God.
WHAT YOU WILL SAY:
When we were young, we could not read, but we could name the different
colors. It was easy to tell our mom or dad something was red, green, or
yellow. We even had fun naming the different colors. When we were young,
we also did not know too much about sin. We knew when we did something
wrong. However, we did not know the full consequences of our sin.
It is sort of like learning to read. After we learn to read, words take on
meaning. They become important. With the second page, it was more difficult
to say the color because our ability to read the words interfered with our
ability to focus only on the color.
That is the way sin is. Now that we are older, we can feel sin as a real
presence in our lives and not merely doing something wrong. We begin to
see sin for what it really is: disobedience to God. We begin to see how sin
affects our relationship with God. The Apostle Peter gave us a strong
message: "As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had
when you lived in ignorance." (1 Peter 1: 14)
IX. CLOSING CLASS EXERCISE (5 MINUTES)
Verse Worksheet 1
(SAME AS FOR LESSON 1)
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.
X. 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?
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.
XI. CLOSING PRAYER (2 minutes)
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.
CLOSING PRAYER
Just as the Opening Prayer is extremely important to the day’s
lesson and structure, so too is the Closing Prayer. Not only does it
signal that the class has ended, but it also gives you the
opportunity to reinforce the lesson and share what was taught one
more time. The children will know the lesson has real life
application and meaning when it becomes part of the closing
prayer. The closing prayer should be brief. Remember, the
children are probably anxious to go on to the next phase of their
day, and will not likely keep still to hear a long closing pray.
The Closing Prayer should always include the following:
1. Praise to God for the opportunity to be able to hear His Word
and learn from it.
2. Application of the Lesson. For example if the lesson was on
"Temptation," your prayer may include asking for the Holy Spirit to
help everyone during the week whenever they are tempted.
3. Safety and health for the children.
4. That others may see Jesus in our lives.

TAKE HOME PAGE LESSON 3: THE COST OF SIN

After completing this Sunday school lesson,
the children will realize that because of sin they
are separated from God, and that because God is
just, He must punish sin. However, He is also
merciful, and does not want to punish us.

TOPICS
Born Again, Salvation, Grace, Justice, Judgement of God,
Mercy, Wrath
 Crossword puzzle in

AS KIDS ARRIVE (15 minutes) DURATION:

Approximately 15 minutes
Work Folders: Have the children's work folders available
as they arrive.
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
Have the children look up and read Romans 1:18. Then, give each
God's Wrath Revealed (Puzzle) child a pencil or a marker and a copy of the crossword puzzle.
Explain that in order to pick the right words, they must read each
After the children complete this activity, have them place
of the verses shown after the clue. For younger children, you may
it in their folders. want to have them work in pairs, or do one crossword puzzle as a
class project.

GOD'S WRATH REVEALED

(Crossword) "The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all
ungodliness and unrighteousness of men." (Romans 1:18) Kids
look up different Bible verses to solve this crossword puzzle about
God's wrath.

TOPICS:
Judgement of God, Sin, Wrath

MATERIALS:

OPENING PRAYER AND PRAISE (5 minutes)
The Opening Prayer is an important part of every lesson for
several reasons. First, it signals that it is time to start the class.
The opening activities used while waiting for kids to arrive allow
the children to converse and catch up on week long activities.
When it is time to get serious, a prayer works great to facilitate
this action. Also, an Opening Prayer will set the mood for the
lesson while inviting the Holy Spirit to be in control.
The Opening Prayer should always include the following:
1. Praise to God for the opportunity to meet and for the
attendance of everyone present.
2. A request for guidance, especially for the teacher so that the
Word of God can be shared in a meaningful way.
3. Asking the children to be open to learning the Word of God and
to invite the Holy Spirit to be present in both everyone's heart and
in the classroom.
Because you are not as restricted to how much time you have left,
the Opening Prayer works best for including prayer request and
praises. With a new class, the children may not feel comfortable
speaking up, but as they get to know each other they will be more
open to sharing praises and prayer requests. Sharing like this can
take a while, so it is important to make sure the kids stay focused
on giving only a praise or a prayer request and not to become
side-tracked on other issues. If the class size is very large, you
may also want to consider dividing the kids into smaller groups
and have prayer led by more than one adult leader or helper.
When including prayer request and praises, always consider the
following:
1. Ensure everyone has a chance to contribute.
2. Rather then trusting your memory, be prepared to jot down
what is said.
3. Be sure to touch on each child's requests. It is important to
them to know that you care about them and that their prayers are
important.
4. Make sure special needs of your church or church members are more and read it again. Continue until all the words are erased,
also mentioned. and the children are reciting the entire verse from memory.

After prayer, ask the class about their homework assignment. CLASS EXERCISE (5 minutes)
They were to read about the time Cain killed his brother Abel in
Sin Spoils (Object Talk)
Genesis 4:1-14.
SIN SPOILS
A little bit of mold can ruin a sandwich. Likewise, without Jesus,
Discussion questions:
even a little bit of sin will keep us out of Heaven.
1. What were the reasons Cain killed his brother Abel? (Pride,
jealousy, lack of faith in a holy God.)
TOPICS:
2. How was Cain punished for his sin? (He was banished from the
Forgiveness, Salvation, Sin
presence of God.)
3. Was the punishment given Cain too harsh, not harsh enough? MATERIALS:
Explain. Two pieces of bread
Green food coloring
A paper napkin

MEMORY WORK (12 minutes)

DURATION:
"The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the
Approximately 5 minutes
godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by
their wickedness." Romans 1:18 NIV PREPARATION:
Write the entire verse on the board and have the children read it Place several drops of green food coloring on one piece of bread.
together. Then begin by erasing some of the words, for example You want to create the appearance that mold is growing on the
the word "the" or all words with only three letters etc. Then have surface of the bread.
the children read the verse again with the missing words. Then
erase a few more words and have them read it again. Erase a few
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
You will pretend to make a sandwich using a piece of bread that is
moldy, to demonstrate how even a little bit of mold can ruin a
good sandwich. Compare this to how even a little bit of sin,
without Jesus, will keep us from going to Heaven.
WHAT YOU WILL SAY:
I am starving! I think I will make a nice tasty sandwich. (Take the
good piece of bread and set it on a napkin.) Okay here is the first
piece of bread. It is a great start to a tasty sandwich! (Take out
the moldy piece of bread and make a yucky face.) Oh, gross! This
piece of bread has mold growing all over it! (Show the moldy
bread to the students.) I'm not going to eat that! How many of
you would eat a sandwich made using moldy bread? Even a little
bit of mold would ruin a great sandwich.
Sin has the same effect on us; God will not allow anyone with
even a little bit of sin into Heaven. The bad news is the Bible says
that all of us have sinned. Romans 3:10 says, "There is no one
righteous, not even one." The good news is that God loves us so
much that He sent Jesus into the world to forgive our sins. If we
ask Jesus to forgive us for the sins we have committed, and ask
Him to become the Lord of our lives, He will. Then we can get into
Heaven, because Jesus has paid the price for our sins.
SCRIPTURE READING AND DISCUSSION (15 minutes)
Introduction:
Today, we will be reading from the book of Joshua, right after the
Israelites fought and won the battle of Jericho. Jericho was the
first city conquered by the Israelites after entering the promised
land, so it was especially significant. Every material thing taken
from the city was to be devoted to God. However, one man
violated these instructions.
Read Joshua 7:1
Discussion Questions:
1. Who violated the instructions regarding the devoted things from
Jericho? (Achan)
2. Who was affected because of his sin? (All Israel)
Later, Israel went to battle against the city of Ai. But this time
they were not successful. In fact, about 36 men were killed and
the rest were forced to return to camp, afraid and trembling. Then
the Lord told Joshua why they failed. It was because Israel had
violated the covenant by taking some of the devoted things. Then
God told Joshua what he must do.
Read Joshua 7:14-26 (Punishment for Achan)
Discussion Questions:
1. How was Achan discovered as the one who violated God's
covenant? (By coming tribe by tribe, clan by clan, then family by
family, God was able to show Joshua who the sinner was.)
2. What does this tell you about our sins? (You cannot hide them
from God.)
3. What were the consequences of Achan's sin? (Yes, death.)
4. What do we deserve for our own sins? (Eternal separation from
God.)
5. Why was Achan's family killed along with him? (The family may
have assisted in hiding the items. Also because Achan did not fear
God, that attitude may have rubbed off on his family. In order to
cleanse Israel, the entire family needed to be destroyed.)
6. What happened when Israel cleansed themselves of the sin of
Achan? (God turned from his anger and wrath.)
CLASS EXERCISE (10 minutes)
Who is Without Sin? (Activity
WHO IS WITHOUT SIN?
After taking balled-up pieces of paper and pretending to stone a
sinner, the children will compare judging others to having sin in
their own lives.
TOPICS:
Acceptance, Judging, Sin
Approximately 10 minutes
chalkboard
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
First, give each child a blank sheet of paper. Have them roll it up
into a ball. Then ask one of the larger kids to volunteer to pretend
that they were caught committing a terrible crime. Have them
stand in the middle of the room. Tell the class "In Jesus' day,
when people were caught committing certain crimes, the
punishment may have been to get "stoned to death" by the people
living in the village. Should we stone this criminal?" The children
will most likely shout yes, but tell them not to throw above the
waist and not to throw hard so the child will not get hurt or
frightened. Then ask the children how they felt while throwing the
"stones". Was it fun? Did you feel good about it? Let them know
that their reactions were probably very similar to those in Jesus'
time.
Then give each child another blank sheet of paper and a pencil or
marker. This time, however, tell them not to roll it up just yet
because they will be writing something on it first.

Have the kids think of a recent time that they sinned, such as
MATERIALS: telling a lie about their homework, arguing with their parents, or a
About 25 sheets of 8½" by 11" paper time they were disobedient, etc. Tell them to write that sin on the
paper. Next, have the children think of how many times they
Pencils/markers for each child sinned during the past week. Remind them of all the things that
may be considered a sin, and have them write the number down
on the piece of paper. Then tell them to ball-up the paper as
DURATION: before and hold on to it.
Next have the children look up and read John 8:3-11. Ask a
volunteer to pretend they have committed a crime, like adultery as
in the Bible passage, or any other serious crime. Then ask the
class, "Should we stone this criminal? Remember in the story
Jesus said 'If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to
throw a stone.' Who is without sin in this class?" (Make sure the
children understand that they cannot throw the paper because
they have sinned.) "That's right, we have all sinned. Even Jesus
said that 'everyone has sinned, and falls short of the glory of God'.
Before we judge someone else for doing wrong, we need to look
at our own lives and ask ourselves if we are any better. Like the
woman in the story, we should go and try our best not to sin
anymore."
Closing CLASS EXERCISE (5 minutes)
Verse Worksheet 1
Have the children take Verse Worksheet 1 from their folder, and
have them paraphrase the last two verses (Isaiah 59:2 and
Romans 1:18). When finished, ask for two or more volunteers to
share their paraphrases for all six verses. The finished Verse
Worksheets may be taken home or kept in the folders.
everyone is a sinner. Because of that sin, we are separated from
God.
Today, we learned how deadly that sin really is. Achan's entire
family was destroyed because of his sin against God. The Bible
says that God is just and must punish sin; however, He is also
merciful and doesn't want to punish us. You may be wondering
how God could punish our sins but not us. How can we cleanse
ourselves from our sins? In our next lesson, we will see how God
solved this dilemma by sending His only son, Jesus, to live with us.
For homework this week, I want everyone to read a short
passage. Romans 5: 6-11. Read it several times, and be sure to
look up any words you are not familiar with. When we meet again
for our next lesson on Salvation, have an answer to the following
questions:
1. Would it be difficult to give up your life to save the life of a real
"bad" person or someone who sins against you? Why or why not?
2. How did God demonstrate His love for us?

APPLICATION (5 minutes)
So far, we have learned that Heaven is a free gift, and it cannot
be earned. No matter how much money someone has, or how
many good things they do, they cannot get to Heaven on their
own. Last week (yesterday) we learned that no one is perfect, and
 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.

CLOSING PRAYER (2 minutes)

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.

TAKE HOME PAGE

Give one copy to each child at the end of the class to take
home.

NEXT WEEK
 TOPICS
Salvation, Baptisim, Faith, Grace, Believing,
Heaven, Sin

AS KIDS ARRIVE (10 minutes)

Work Folders: Have the children's work folders
available as they arrive.

Finish the Story (Activity)

After the children complete this activity, have them
place it in their folders.

OPENING PRAYER AND PRAISE (5 minutes)

Further info? Click here

After prayer, ask the class about their homework

assignment. They were to read Romans 5:6-11.

LESSON 4: JESUS IS THE ANSWER

Discussion Questions:
1. Why would it be hard to die for a real "bad"
person, someone who sins against you? (You might SIN GETS HEAVY
consider them as your enemy, not worthy)
The weight of our own sin is hard for us to bear, but
2. How did God demonstrate His love for us? (He Jesus bore the sins of the world.
sent His only begotten son to die in our place, even
though we were sinning against Him)
TOPICS:
Cross, Redemption, Sacrifice, Salvation, Sin
MEMORY WORK (12 minutes)
"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: MATERIALS:
While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” 24 heavy books of the same size
Romans 5:8 NIV
(Church hymnals for example)
Have all the kids sit in a circle, and pick someone to
start. That child will say the first part of the verse.
The child to his or her left (clockwise) must say the DURATION:
second part of the verse, and the next child to the Approximately 10 minutes
left say the reference. Do this several times,
challenging the kids to go faster and faster. You
may also want use a stopwatch to time their
progress. WHAT YOU WILL DO:
During class, give each person a book, and suggest the
book contains all of the sins they committed over the
CLASS EXERCISE (10 minutes) years. For small classes, you can give each child more
Sin Gets Heavy (Object Talk) than one book. Then you will demonstrate how heavy sin
gets by having them place the books on the outstretched
arms of a volunteer. You will compare this to how heavy
all of the sins of the world must have been for Jesus to
bear on the cross.
WHAT YOU WILL SAY:
I want you to imagine that the book I gave you has all of
the sins you have committed written in it. Every lie, every
time you talked back, every time you grumbled, every
time you slammed a door, every time you cheated, and
anything else. Some of you may need a bigger book,
however let's pretend they are all in there. How long do
you think you could hold that book up at arm’s length?
Some day you may want to try, but probably after only a
few minutes, it would become quite heavy.
I need a strong volunteer? (Have the volunteer come to
the front and stretch out his or her arms, similar to how
Jesus did while on the cross, only with his or her palms
up.)
Now, one by one, come up and stack your book of sin
upon the hands of our volunteer. Keep the sides even as
you do. Oh, and volunteer, just yell out "IT'S ENOUGH"
when the books of sin get to be too much for you.
(Have the children come up in an orderly fashion and
carefully place their book one on top of the other. Keep
stacking until the volunteer calls for an end. Then have
everyone give him or her a loud cheer.)
Can you imagine how heavy just the sins in this classroom
could be? How about the sins in our church? How about
the sins in our neighborhood? Jesus did not bare only
some sins. The Bible says, "Jesus is the atoning sacrifice
for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of
the whole world." 1 John 2: 2. Jesus himself was
without sin. It was because of our sin that He died
on the cross. He died in our place.
Discussion Questions
1. How does it make you feel to know the extent of what
Jesus did?
2. If Jesus died already for our sins on the cross, what
does that mean for us? (We are free to live a life of
righteousness in the presence of God.)
SCRIPTURE READING AND DISCUSSION (15
minutes)
Introduction:
Today, we will be reading a familiar passage from the
Gospel of John. It starts with an older man named
Nicodemus asking Jesus a very important question. The
answer Jesus gives is a lesson for everyone about the gift
of Salvation.
Read John 3:1-21 (If possible, choose two good readers
to read the parts of Nicodemus and Jesus)
Discussion Questions:
1. Nicodemus called Jesus a teacher from God. Who is He
really according to these scriptures? (The son of man,
verse 13; God’s one and only son, verse 16; savior, verse
17; light, verse 19.)
2. What does it mean to be born again? (To enter into
Heaven requires a rebirth, something impossible for man,
but possible for God. To be born again means we become
a new person spiritually, a person forgiven of sin and
involved in an intimate relationship with God.)
3. What is being born of the water and of the Spirit? How
are they different? (Being born of the water probably
refers to the physical birth, while being born of the Spirit
refers to when we awaken to God’s Spirit working in us.)
4. What does Jesus mean when he says, “The Son of Man
must be lifted up?” (He must be lifted upon the cross to
die for us, and when we turn our faith to him, we will be
saved from our sins.)
5. Read verses 16-18 again. What does it really mean to
believe? (It means to trust in Christ alone, and letting Him
become the Lord of your whole life. That means living a
life in obedience to His Word.)
6. How do you think Nicodemus came away from his
conversation with Jesus?
a. Totally confused
b. With a clear understanding about being born again
c. Convinced to trust and follow Jesus
d. With more questions than answers
7. How about you?
CLASS EXERCISE (10 minutes)
Throw Away Your Sins (Game)
THROW AWAY YOUR SINS
A different spin on an old children’s game with a Christian
life application Idea by Jonathan Miller
TOPICS:
Purity, Repentance, Sin, Temptation
MATERIALS:
Sheets of paper, one for each child
Masking tape
DURATION:
Approximately 10 minutes
PREPARATION:
Crumple the sheets of paper into balls according to the
number of children in the room. Then divide the children
in to two teams, and have them stand at opposite sides of
the room. Mark the center of the floor with masking tape
to separate each team. Then have each child pick up one
paper ball.
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
In this game, the paper balls represent sin, and the kids
will pretend to throw these sins away. However, as they
throw them away, the kids on the other side of the room
are throwing more back. Each team will throw the balls
(sins) to the opposite side and keep throwing any that
come back. After about 30 seconds of throwing, the team
that has the least number of balls on their side will be the
winner. Then switch the teams around and play again.
WHAT YOU WILL SAY:
When we accept Jesus in our lives, he gives us the
strength and help we need to get rid of all our sins.
However, being a Christian does not mean we are
completely free of sins. Sometimes there are temptations,
such as envy, anger, disobedience, and other garbage of
which we need to be aware. These come in different
forms and ways, to turn our eyes away from Jesus. We
know what these sins are and when they come our way,
we need to throw them away.
Closing CLASS EXERCISE (10 minutes)
Verse Worksheet 2
Have the children take Verse Worksheet 2 from their
folder, and have them paraphrase the first three verses
(Isaiah 53:6; 1 Peter 2:24; and James 2:19). The
remainder will be completed at the end of lessons 2 and
3. When finished, have the kids place the worksheet in
their folders for next week.

APPLICATION (4 minutes)
So far, we learned that no matter how hard we try, we
will never be good enough to get to Heaven on our own.
Yet, it is a free gift. We also learned that we are sinners.
Sin is keeping us from having a relationship with God in
Heaven. God is a just God, and must punish this sin,
which is eternal death. However, God is also merciful. He
loves us and does not want to punish us.
Today, we discovered how God solved this by sending His
only begotten Son to die for us. Jesus was completely
without sin. He got what he did not deserve, to keep us
from getting what we do deserve, that is death.
The Grace of God can be described in this way (Write the
following acrostic on the board and encourage all the kids
to copy it somewhere on their folder.)
In our next lesson, we will see how we can take hold of the Grace
of God and receive eternal life by putting our faith and trust in
Jesus.
For homework this week, I want everyone to read from the Gospel child can see who had prayed for them during the
of Matthew. Matthew 8: 23-27. It is a very familiar passage, but week.
this time I want you to read it several times, and think carefully
about what is going on. When we meet again for our next and
final lesson on Salvation, have an answer to the following
TAKE HOME PAGE
questions:
1. Why did Jesus tell the disciples they had little faith? Give one copy to each child at the end of the class to take
home
2. How is faith related to not being afraid? Afraid of what?

NEXT WEEK
Encourage all the children to return next week, for the final and
most important lesson on Salvation.

CLOSING PRAYER (2 minutes)

Prayer Box
Once again, 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.

Then return the card to the owner. Each card

should have several names on the back, so each
 TOPICS
Salvation, Born Again, Baptisim, Faith, Forgiveness, Sin,
Trust

AS KIDS ARRIVE (10 minutes)

Work Folders: Have the children's work folders available
as they arrive.

Verse Worksheet 2
Have the children take Verse Worksheet 2 from their
folder, and have them paraphrase the last three verses
(John 3:36; Romans 10:9; and Acts 2:38. When finished,
ask for two or more volunteers to share their paraphrases
for all six verses. Then have them place the worksheet
back into their folders to take home.

LESSON 5: TRUSTING IN CHRIST ALONE

 After prayer, ask the class about their homework
assignment. They were to read about the time Jesus
calmed the storm from Matthew 8:23-27.

Discussion Question:
1. Why did Jesus tell the disciples they had little faith?
(They were putting their faith in their own abilities rather
than in Jesus. They knew they had no power over the
storm, but also they did not fully believe that Jesus did.)
2. How is faith related to not being afraid? Afraid of what?
(Fearful things will still exist, but having faith in Jesus will
help keep us from becoming powerless because of fear.)

CLASS EXERCISE (5 minutes)

Faith can be described in this way. (Write the following
acrostic on the board and encourage all the kids to copy it
somewhere on their folder.

OPENING PRAYER AND PRAISE (5 minutes)


MEMORY WORK (15 minutes)
"Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also
acknowledge before my Father in heaven.”
Matthew 10:32 NIV
Have everyone find this verse in their Bible, and read it
together several times.
Jesus is speaking these words. "Acknowledge" in this
instance means to announce before others that Jesus is
who He claims to be, and to accept his power and
authority over your life. In other versions of the Bible, the
verse may read, "Whoever confesses me before men..."
Have everyone read the verse again, but this time replace
the words acknowledges and acknowledge with the words
confesses and confess. Have everyone recite the verse
one more time after discussion of the following:
Discussion Questions:
1. Who should we acknowledge Jesus to? (Other people)
2. When we acknowledge Jesus before men, to whom will
Jesus acknowledge us? (God)
3. Why do you believe Jesus says that we must
acknowledge or confess Him before others?
4. What may happen if we don't acknowledge or confess
Jesus? (He will not acknowledge us before God.)
5. Is it enough to simply state that Jesus is who he says
he is? (No, we also must put our trust in him, and accept
his power and authority over our lives.)
SCRIPTURE READING AND DISCUSSION (15 minutes)
Introduction:
In our Bible study today, we will be picking up just after
the Disciples received the Holy Spirit in Jerusalem on the
day of Pentecost. Shortly after that, Peter addressed the
crowds, and preached the Good News to all of them about
who Jesus really is and what He accomplished on the
cross. Let's pick up the story in Acts 2: 37.
Read Acts 2:37-47
Discussion Questions:
1. Why does Peter say "repent" in verse 38? What does •They saw many wonders and miraculous signs done by
"repent" mean? (To turn from - to change directions. the Apostles
Peter says we must turn from our sin and turn to Jesus as •They were together
Lord and Savior.)
•They had everything in common
2. What else does Peter suggest the people do besides
repenting of their sin? (To be baptized.) •They gave to anyone who had a need
3. What is promised to the people if they do what Peter •They met every day in the temple courts
suggests? (Their sins will be forgiven and they will receive •They gave praise to God
the gift of the Holy Spirit.)
4. Peter lets the crowd know who can be saved. Who?
(Those hearing, their children, people far off, all who the CLASS EXERCISE (10 minutes)
Lord calls.) New Life in Christ (Object Talk)
5. Do you believe the Lord is calling you? (Allow for NEW LIFE IN CHRIST
answers.)
Baptism expresses the forgiveness of our sins and the
6. What changes took place in the lives of the new freedom to live a new life in Christ.
believers? (Allow the class to look through verses 42-47
TOPICS:
and list them on the board.)
Baptism, Forgiveness, Obedience, Sin
MATERIALS:
•They devoted themselves to the apostles teaching
Roll of toilet paper
•They had fellowship with each other
Large bowl or bucket of water
•They broke bread and ate together Paper towel for drying hand
•They prayed together DURATION:
•They were filled with awe Approximately 10 minutes
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
You need one volunteer for this little experiment. First,
you will take toilet paper and wrap it around the fingers of
one hand about ten times, so the fingers cannot be
spread apart. Then you will have the volunteer submerge
his or her wrapped hand into the bowl of water. After
about 20 seconds, he or she will be able to spread his or
her fingers apart and remove the hand from the water
free from the toilet paper. The toilet paper represents
being bound by sin, and the water shows how baptism
expresses how we are free to walk a new life in Jesus,
forgiven of our sins.
Note: Many Christian churches believe immersion is the
best way to express this new life we have in Christ, while
others say the spiritual meaning is what matters, and not
the method. However, baptism by immersion is
consistently found in scripture.
WHAT YOU WILL SAY:
I need a volunteer. Great! Now hold out your hand. I'm
going to wrap a lot of sin around it. (Take the roll of toilet
paper and tightly wrap it about ten times around the
fingers of one hand. Make sure it is snug so the volunteer
cannot spread his or her fingers apart.)
Your hand now represents how each of us are bound by
our sin. Can you spread your fingers apart? (The answer
should be No.)
Because of our sin, we are separated from God. We are
spiritually dead. But Jesus forgives our sins. He cleanses
us from all unrighteousness, so we can receive the gift of
the Holy Spirit and live a new life in Jesus. This truth is
expressed by baptism. Let's see how it works. I want you
to submerge your hand in this bowl of water. Keep it in
there. Everyone else, let's count to 20.
(After counting to 20) Now can you spread your fingers
apart? Go ahead and spread your fingers, and remove
your hand leaving all the sin behind. Great job, you can
now dry off.
We are baptized out of obedience to the Word of God for
the forgiveness of our sins. (Acts 2: 38) When you are
baptized for real, you may hear something like the
following: "Because of your confession of faith, and in
obedience to Christ, you are now baptized in the name of
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, for the
forgiveness of your sins, and for the gift of eternal life or
the Holy Spirit."
Discussion Questions:
1. What should someone do before they are baptized?
(One must first accept and trust in Jesus.)
2. Why should someone be baptized (Out of obedience,
because Jesus commands it.)
3. When should someone be baptized? (As soon as they
can after accepting Jesus into their heart.)
Closing CLASS EXERCISE (5 minutes)
My Prayer of Faith
Have the children take "My Prayer of Faith" completed
during lesson 2 from their folders. Suggest each student
take some time to review their prayer of faith, and then
allow time for each student who is ready, to actually pray
their prayer to God. Afterwards, have those who prayed
their prayer of faith to raise their hand, so you will know
who is ready to make a commitment to follow Jesus,
confess publicly, and be baptized according to the specific
practices of your church. Here
APPLICATION (10 minutes)
We covered quite a lot of information during this lesson
series. We learned that no matter how hard we try, we
will never be good enough to get to Heaven on our own.
Yet, it is a free gift. We also learned that we are sinners.
Sin will keep us from having a relationship with God in
Heaven, and God is just. He must punish sin, which is
eternal death. However, God is also merciful. He loves us
and does not want to punish us.
In order to save us, He sent His only begotten Son, Jesus
to die for us. Jesus was completely without sin. He got
what He did not deserve, to keep us from getting what we
do deserve, death. Finally, we learned that when we put
our faith and trust in Jesus, we can take hold of the Grace
of God, and receive eternal life.
By praying the prayer of faith, we turn our lives over to
the Lordship of Jesus. By confessing His name before
others, we show that we acknowledge that He alone is
Lord, our Lord and Savior. We can then take hold of the
promise that Jesus forgives our sins and gives us the Holy
Spirit. In obedience, we repent of our sins, meaning to
turn away from them and live a new life in Christ, and
express this through baptism.
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CLOSING PRAYER (2 minutes)

TAKE HOME PAGE

Give one copy to each child at the end of the class to take
home.
 TOPIC 2: ATTRIBUTES OF GOD

Lesson 1: GOD IS HOLY

This Sunday school lesson will identify God’s holiness as His

most prevalent attribute. Children will learn that all of God’s
additional attributes exist through and because of His holiness.

TOPICS
Holiness, Knowing God, Love, Mercy, Sin

AS KIDS ARRIVE (10 minutes)

Prepare index cards with the following verses on one side
and the corresponding questions on the other side (Do not include
the answers). As children arrive, ask them to select a card, look up
the verse, and write the answer to the question on the back of the
card. Tell the children to keep the cards, as each scripture will be
discussed in the lesson.
Deuteronomy 32:4 - What makes God holy? (He is
perfect.)
Leviticus 20:8 – How can we be holy? (By obeying God.)
Psalm 34:9 – How can we be holy? (By fearing God.)
SUNDAY SCHOOL CURRICULUMN
Psalm 111:9 – What does God’s holiness provide?
(Redemption and salvation through Jesus.)
Isaiah 5:16 – How will God’s holiness be proved?
(Through his righteous actions, e.g. justice.)
OPENING PRAYER AND PRAISE (5 minutes)
MEMORY WORK (12 minutes)
"He is the Rock, his ways are perfect, and all his ways are just. A
faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he."
Deuteronomy 32:4 NIV
Ask the class to read the verse out loud with you. Then sing it
together as a class to the music of “Amazing Grace” (repeating the
last two measures of music to sing the scripture reference). Have
the children sing with you at least two more times.
SCRIPTURE READING AND DISCUSSION (15 minutes)
Introduction:
Today we will learn what the Bible says about God’s holiness.
Have your index cards ready from the beginning of class, and we
will discuss your answers with each scripture.
Read Deuteronomy 32:4
Explain that God’s perfection is what makes Him holy, and ask for
additional input from any children who answered the index card.
Say, “God is fair and without sin even when we don’t understand
His will. We can trust that His decisions are always the best
decisions.”
Read Leviticus 20:8 and Psalm 34:9
Ask the children with the corresponding index cards to read the
passage(s) and share their answers. Draw the conclusion that
obedience and respectful fear of God makes us set apart like Him.
Read Psalm 111:9
Say, “God has proven His holiness to us by sending Jesus to die
for our sins. If He wasn’t holy, then there would have been no
reason for His sinless, perfect Son to die for us.” Ask for children’s
answers to the scripture.
Read Isaiah 5:16
Ask the children with the corresponding index cards to read the
passage and share their answers. Emphasize that God’s holiness is
proved through all His other attributes (e.g. justice), so that is
how we know being holy is His primary feature.
APPLICATION (5 minutes)
Comment, “God’s holiness makes Him loving, kind, merciful, just,
and wise. While we can’t fully understand everything about His
nature, we can accept that everything He does is motivated by His
holiness.” Ask the following question:
How would our lives be different if God wasn’t holy?
Close the class in prayer and ask the Lord to increase the
children’s desire to know more about Him.

NEXT WEEK
Come back next week to learn about the love God has for us.

CLOSING PRAYER (2 minutes)