The Bible Tell Us God's Big Story
Recite John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 NIV
The first S stands for. Jesus is our_____.
Savior
Who is fully God and fully man?
Jesus
What does the other S in SPARKS stand for?
Saved
How do we talk to God?
Prayer.
He hears us when we pray and never gets tired when we pray. He love it when we pray.
God created these on the 5th day.
Animals in the sky and sea
What does K stand for?
Keep.
Keep is another word to obey. We remember this because we sin when we disobey God's laws. Jesus is the only one who kept God's law perfectly. He died for us, offered us salvation from sin if we trust him as our Savior.
Who said, "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life"
Jesus
God does not talk to us in a voice we can hear with our ears (even though He could if He wanted to). The way God talks to us is through the _________.
Bible. God's word is special because it tells us about Jesus. God tells us who He is, who we are and how He came to save us.
John 20:31 But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
What was the word God used to describe creation when He was done.
Good!
God is good and everything He made was good.
These people we learned about, it is their job to tell others about Jesus. Some serve in places close to home and some travel many miles to serve God in foreign countries.
A missionary or missionaries
We celebrate Easter because Jesus did this R word which is part of SPARKS.
Rose or Raised. Jesus rose from the dead.
Who said "Let there be light"
God.
How many books are in the New Testament?
27
Can God lie?
NO!
God can never lie.
The first 4 books of the New Testament are called _____. They tell us about Jesus' life.
The Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
What does the A in SPARKS mean and what does that mean?
A is for According the to the Scriptures
Scriptures is another word for the Bible. The phrase itself tells God did what he said he would do. God keeps his promises.
Jesus came to seek and save the loss. When Jesus met this man, he said to Jesus, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount.”
Luke 19:8
Zacchaeus
What is anything that we say, do or think that does not please God.
Sin
When we get to _______ we will worship God forever.
Heaven
God has a special plan for us all. God would help him in a special way.
In his biography this man was hidden in the reeds and the daughter of pharaoh found him and raised him as her son. He grew up and found God and freed the Jews.
Moses.
Psalm 147:5 says, "Great is our Lord and mighty in ______; his understanding has no limit.
Power
They were sent to prison for teaching people about Jesus.
There was an earthquake and the doors opened. Jailer thought the prisoners escaped. But be called out to the jailer to let him know they were all there. The jailer was so amazed he asked how can he be saved.
Paul
Name 5 books from the New Testament that is not one of the Gospels.
What are something we talk to God about?
ANYTHING! We can talk to God about: staying away from sin
Living the way He wants us to live, Telling others about Jesus, Being courageous to live for him, your friends and family, your day, what makes you happy or sad