The Cross: What Jesus Accomplished
Understand how Jesus' perfect life is credited to believers
Explain the concept of substitutionary righteousness
Develop gratitude for Christ's redemptive work
“So then as through one trespass, all men were condemned; even so through one act of righteousness, all men were justified to life. For as through the one man's disobedience many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one, many will be made righteous.”
— Romans 5:18-19 (WEB)Demonstrates how Christ's perfect obedience replaces human sin
BibleMouse adventure begins! Recap previous lessons about Jesus' substitutionary work
Exploring how Jesus' perfect life becomes our righteousness
Create a visual representation of Jesus exchanging our sin for His righteousness
Simpler: Use pre-drawn templates from BibleMouse Printables Library
Challenge: Write a short poem or story about the exchange
Summarize key lesson points
Thank God for sending Jesus to make us right with Him
Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about the importance of Jesus' resurrection
“God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”
— 2 Corinthians 5:21 (WEB)🎯 Activity: Memory Verse Puzzle - Write each word of the verse on a separate sticky note, mix them up, and have child reconstruct the verse
Substitutionary righteousness is a complex theological concept requiring patient, simple explanation
Children may find it difficult to understand how someone else's actions can affect them
Child's growing understanding of grace and redemption