Freedom rarely comes without a great cost. Part of a soldier's responsibility is being willing to go into battle when his country's freedom is being threatened. A good soldier is willing to die to ensure freedom for people in his country.
We as Christians need to remember the great price Jesus paid so that we could be free! He gave up all the wonderful things about Heaven to become like one of us (well...all except for the sin part). For a time Jesus lived on this earth where we live and went through the same struggles and temptations we face. He then went through this horrible death on a cross so we could be free from sin and forgiven; made clean in our hearts and lives. If Jesus didn't die on the cross for our sins we would have to die and be punished as well as kept separate from God for all eternity.
As we recap what we learned on Sunday, don't forget how much our freedom cost Jesus!
- What was the name of the group of people that were jealous of Jesus because of all the attention He got? (HINT: All answers are found in Mark 15-16)
- What was the name of the Roman Ruler who didn't think Jesus was guilty of any of the charges brought against Him?
- What was the main reason people wanted Jesus killed?
- Every year the Roman Ruler would set free one of the prisoners, what was the name of the prisoner that was set free? Why was this a bad move for the Roman Ruler?
- After Jesus was released to the soldiers to suffer, what were some of the mean and horrible things they did to Jesus?
- Even though Jesus is the Son of God and has all power, why didn't He use His power to stop what was happening? If He did stop it, what would that have meant for us?
- Because Jesus was so weak from all the beating and whipping, He fell under the weight of the cross they made him carry. Who was the man that helped Jesus carry His cross?
- What happened on the third day after Jesus died?
- "He Is Risen" means a lot of things... Do you remember what some of those are? (Freebee: Jesus defeated Sin. What else?)
- Jesus went through all of this for me and you so that we could be free. What should our response be to Him if we want to take the freedom He is giving us?
If you haven't accepted Jesus as the Savior from your sin, (sin is breaking the 10 Commandments), you can do that right now. Tell God you're sorry for what you have done and that you want to change for the better (It's called REPENTANCE). You want to begin doing what He teaches us to do and you want to live a life that will please Him. Believe in your heart that God did raise Jesus from the dead, say out loud: "You are the Ruler of my life and I want to live for you!" When you do these things God comes and forgives you, He takes away your sins (all the bad things you've done, wrong decisions you've made, bad attitudes, disobedience, etc.) and He makes you clean inside and gives you and brand new start on life! Not only that, now you don't have to be separated from God here in this life or after you die because the Bible says that you will live in Heaven with Jesus forever! If you made this HUGE life choice and have questions or want to talk about what you just did, feel free to call me, email me, or talk to me in KidzBlast this Sunday! Oh and by the way, if you just accepted Jesus into your life be sure to read your Bible (don't have one? Let us know) and obey what you read, talk to God everyday about what you're going through, what you need help with, if you need to ask for forgiveness because you sinned and messed up, tell God everything - it's called prayer! He's now your new Best Friend Forever! Spend as much time with Him as possible!
Have a great week and I'll see ya this Sunday in KidzBlast!
Pastor Carrie
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