This whole last Sparks year we have been learning about
salvation – our Bible heroes and their lives are pictures of Jesus. They were saved or were used by God to save
someone else. We learned that Christmas
was when Jesus – God’s Son, God in human form – came to earth in human flesh as
a baby. Last week, for Valentine’s Day
we talked about God’s love for us that He gave us that gift of Jesus that when
we believe on Him, we can have everlasting life. That gift of love took the punishment of our
sin, which was death. He was and is our salvation from the
punishment of our sin. Tonight, and for
the rest of the Sparkie year, we are learning about who Jesus is and why He is
the One who is fit to take that punishment and to claim He is God in the
flesh. To claim why He is the One and
Only One that can grant us salvation.
Specifically, tonight, we are looking at Jesus’ character of Holiness. He was tempted to sin, yet did not. He could not take the punishment for our sin
if He Himself was a sinner and He would be no different that you and me. Indeed, we are not perfect as Jesus to never
sin, but we can use His example to help us try not to sin. Jesus was tempted three times in Matthew
Chapter 4, and each of those three times, He used the help of His Father God to
resist the temptation. Those words He
quoted were words of His Father, and you know, we have those same words in
scripture. That is why it is so
important to learn God’s words, memorize scripture. These verses your Sparkie works on every week
are the words of God! They can hide those words in their hearts that
they might not sin against God. Ask
your Sparkie why he/she made a STOP sign tonight.
You are welcome
to join us anytime at Sparks! You can
also check out the AWANA program at www.fbc.littletonil.org.
Mrs. Jennifer Schroeder, Mr. Roger
Fox, Mrs. Barb Stein.
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