God Provides Reconciliation

Big Truth:

God Provides Reconciliation

2 Corinthians 5:18-19; Romans 5:10-11; Colossians 1:16-20

Bible Verse:

All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to Himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation

2 Corinthians 5:18

Big Ideas:

  • Our sin destroys our relationship with God.
  • Sin ultimately separates us from God.
  • We need reconciliation.
  • The only way we can be reconciled to God is through Jesus.

Bible Story:

Luke 17:11-17

On His way to Jerusalem, Jesus encountered ten lepers. They cried out to Him and He healed them. Only one leper, a Samaritan, turned back and praised Jesus for healing him. The Samaritan expressed his faith in Jesus and was healed from his sin, reconciled to God again through Jesus.

Story:

Redemption

Thankfully, God does not just leave us in the broken world, but is repairing the brokenness through His Son. From the very beginning of time, God promised He would fix creation, and He kept His promise by sending Jesus to rescue us from our sin. Jesus came to live on the earth and willingly died on the cross so that sin’s power over creation would be broken forever.

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Every child should know that:

  • By grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, we can be reconciled to God.

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Every child should:

  • Pursue reconciliation in their relationships with friends and family because God has made a way for them to be reconciled back to Him.

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Every child should feel:

  • Thankful that God would send His Son so that we could be reconciled to Him.

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Every child should want:

  • To honor God and live in restored relationship with Him.