The gospel narratives give us a vivid picture of the events of Jesus' final days and hours. As teachers and parents it is important that we help our children "walk" through these. All the events of Jesus' life and ministry led to this moment in history: The perfect Son of God giving up His life on the cross. But it is also crucial that we give our children a vivid picture of what was "unseen" or more hidden in the narratives of the crucifixion. Unseen by any human eye, when Jesus died on the cross something truly amazing happened...
[Jesus Christ]... whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. (Romans 3:25 ESV) For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. (2 Corinthians 5:21 ESV) He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. (1 Peter 2:24 ESV)Here is a free lesson for our newly revised curriculum Jesus, What a Savior that is designed to help children better see and understand the significance of Jesus' death on the cross. Although it was written for 5-6 year old children, the illustrations and explanations can be easily adapted for older children.
