Big Truth:

God Is Victor

Deuteronomy 20:1-4; Proverbs 21:30; John 16:33; 2 Corinthians 2:14-17; Colossians 2:10-15; 2 Timothy 1:10

Bible Verse:

O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting? The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 15:55-57

Big Ideas:

  • God is victorious over sin and death.
  • God is victorious over our sin and death.
  • We fight for victory from God’s victory.

Bible Story:

1 Samuel 17:1-58

David was not the most likely candidate for a hero for Israel. He was a young shepherd boy who was sent by his father to bring lunch to his older brothers. Though David was not the most likely hero, he had a hero- sized faith in the victory of God. When he saw Goliath on the hill, he did not trust in his strength, but in the strength of God and he defeated Goliath in God’s power. David knew that God always wins His battles.

Story:

New Creation

Part of the beauty of the gospel is that God does not just rescue us from the power of sin, but He is also making everything new. God offers new creation to those who place their faith in Jesus. This newness comes in two ways. The first is that by breaking the power of sin, Jesus is making men and women into brand new people with new identities. Second, God is not only making people new, but He is also going to make a new heaven and a new earth for us to live on and worship Him in.

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Every child should know that:

  • Through Jesus, we can have new, true, eternal, abundant life in God.

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Every child should:

  • Talk about how this life will pass away, but eternal life in God is forever.

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Every child should feel:

  • Excitement for the opportunity to live eternally with God.

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Every child should want:

  • To live for eternity rather than what feels right in the moment.