Man
Fill in the blank for Romans 3:23:
For all have ______ and fall short of the Glory of God.
Sinned
Fill in the blanks:
God is _____, but God is also _____
God is loving, but God is also just.
What does John 3:16 say?
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him will not perish, but have everlasting life.
Heaven is a ____ gift.
Free
Saving faith is not just _____ about God in your head.
Saving faith is not just _______.
Saving Faith is trusting in Jesus Christ ALONE for our _____ ____.
Saving faith is not just knowing about God in your head.
Saving faith is not just temporary.
Saving Faith is trusting in Jesus Christ ALONE for our eternal life.
Jesus told us to be what in Matthew 5:48?
Perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect
1 John 4:8b states that God __ ____
Is love
Isaiah 53:6 states, "The LORD has laid on ____ the _____ of us all."
"The LORD has laid on Him(Jesus) the iniquity(sin) of us all."
Heaven is not something you ____ for or _________.
Heaven in nothing something you work for or deserve.
Acts 16:31 states, "______ in the Lord Jesus, and you will be ______"
"Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved"
Fill in the blanks:
Sin is anything that we ____, ____, __, or ___ __ that does not please God.
Think, Say, Do, or Don't Do
God must punish sin because Exodus 34:7b declares that "He will by no means ____ ___ ______"
Clear the guilty
Recite the Gospel in a Nutshell.
Jesus is God. He came from Heaven to earth. He lived a perfect life. He died on the cross and rose from the dead, to pay the penalty for our sins and to purchase a place in Heaven for us.
Romans 6:23 says, "For the ____ __ ___ is death; but the ____ of God is _____ ____ through Jesus Christ our Lord."
"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
Simply hearing the Gospel does not give you eternal life. You must make a decision to _____ in Jesus, _____ from your sins, and ________ Him.
You must make a decision to TRUST in Jesus, TURN from your sins, and FOLLOW Him.
How was the Bakers Chocolate we ate in class (majority of class thought it was disgusting) like sin?
Sin may look good & enjoyable, but it is actually bitter and has negative consequences.
On the one hand, God loves us and does not want to punish us. But on the other hand, God is just and must punish sin.
How did God solve this problem?
God solved this problem by sending his son Jesus.
What does the word "Tetelestai" mean?
Hint: The penalty for our sins is ____ __ ____
Paid in full
Ephesians 2:8-9 declares, "For it is by _____ you have been saved through _____ - and this is not from yourselves, it is the ____ of God - not by _____, so that no one can boast."
"For it is by grace you have been saved through faith - and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast."
If doing good things is NOT the way to Heaven and God forgives all of our sins.....Why (should) we do good things? Why does it matter?
Out of gratitude for the sacrifice Jesus made for us so that we could have eternal life.
A loving, committed relationship with God means sacrificing our own desires so that we can be obedient to Him (John 14:15 & Acts 8:31-38).
What is the rotten egg analogy and what does it teach us about sin & God's standard of perfection?
Just like one rotten egg ruins a perfectly good batch of cookies, one sin is enough to ruin all the good we do & causes us to not meet God's standard of perfection.
Summarize the Garcia skit. How is Garcia like God/Christ and we(humans) like Garcia's mom?
We deserve punishment for our sins, but God loves us so He sent His son to pay the penalty for our sins.
Explain the Record Book of Sin. (Hint: Also think of video clip where people were waiting to see if they were 'good' enough to get into Heaven.)
Imagine a book that contains everything you've done, good and bad. The issue in the book is sin, which separates us from God. But Jesus paid the penalty for our sins, so when we trust in Him as our Savior, he lives inside us and clothes us in His righteousness so that when God look at us, he sees us "in Christ, spotless and clean."
Explain the Friend's Gift analogy. Why can't we pay for or work our way to Heaven?
If your friend gave you a really expensive gift, it would be rude/insulting to offer to help pay for it or work for it. We can't pay or work for the free gift of eternal life because then it would not be a gift anymore.
Summarize the Lifeboat Story. How does it represent saving faith/placing our trust in Jesus Christ?
You are on a boat that breaks apart, and eventually only one piece of wood is preventing you from drowning. The broken boat & piece of wood represents yourself and your sin. A lifeboat (Jesus) tosses you a life preserver (gift of eternal life). The choice is: Will you trust in your own good works to save yourself, or will you trust in Jesus for your eternal life by grabbing the life preserver?