SECTION 3.3 NIV

MAIN IDEA Every person, including you, is a sinner. The punishment for sin is death and separation from a relationship with God because God must punish sin. He sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to die for us. When you trust that His death took the punishment for your sin, you are forgiven. You are saved from punishment and have a relationship with God forever. That’s why Jesus Christ is called the Savior. NIV

MEMORY VERSE 1 PETER 2:24 He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by His wounds you have been healed. NIV

Share what you wrote about or drew in Start Here. INTRODUCTION Share what you wrote about or drew in Start Here. NIV

Do you think the punishment you received was fair? Why or why not? INTRODUCTION Do you think the punishment you received was fair? Why or why not? Why do we do wrong things even when we know what our punishment will be? Is God always fair? What do you think the punishment is for sin? NIV

MAIN LESSON 1. We have all sinned and the punishment for sin is death and separation from God. NIV

MAIN LESSON Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. NIV

MAIN LESSON 2. Each of us needs a savior. We can never be good enough to save ourselves. NIV

Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. MAIN LESSON Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. NIV

MAIN LESSON 1 Peter 2:24 He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by His wounds you have been healed. NIV

MAIN LESSON 3. Only Jesus can be that Savior because He is both God and human; He never sinned. NIV

MAIN LESSON 1 Peter 3:18 For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit. NIV

MAIN LESSON 4. All you have to do to receive Jesus’ payment is to believe that Jesus died for your sin and rose again. NIV

MAIN LESSON 1 Corinthians 15:3-5 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that He appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve. NIV

What do you have to do to be saved? FAITH IN ACTION Who has sinned? Who needs a savior? What do you have to do to be saved? Who is someone you can tell about Jesus this week? NIV

SUM IT UP We have all sinned and the punish-ment for sin is death and separation from God. NIV

SUM IT UP Each of us needs a savior. We can never be good enough to save ourselves. NIV

SUM IT UP Only Jesus can be that Savior because He is both God and human; He never sinned. NIV

SUM IT UP All you have to do to receive Jesus’ payment is to believe that Jesus died for your sin and rose again. NIV

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