NT 37 Jesus is Crucified

Reference: Matthew 27

Big Idea: Jesus died to pay for our sins.

Verse: John 3:16 - For God so loved the world,that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. (ESV)

Motions for the Big Idea:
Jesus - make a cross with your forearms
Died - make an “X” with your forearms over your chest
To pay - pretend to swipe a debit/credit card
Sins - two thumbs down

Motions for the Verse:
God - point up
Loved - place your hands over your heart
World - draw a big circle in the air with your hands
Gave - cup your hands together and gesture away
Son - pretend to cradle a baby
Believes - fold your hands together, fingers interlocked
Him - point up
Perish - cross your arms over your chest
Eternal life - twirl your finger repeatedly in the air (representing life going on and on...)

Questions to Ask Throughout the Week

1. How does God feel about sin? // He hates it
2. How many times did Jesus sin? // Zero. He never sinned
3. Who was Pilate? // The governor
4. What did Pilate ask Jesus? // Are you the king?
5. Who did the people let go instead of Jesus? // Barabbas
6. What did the soldiers do to Jesus? // Whipped and made fun of him
7. What was Jesus nailed to? // A cross
8. What happened to Jesus because he was nailed to a cross? // He died
9. Where was Jesus buried? // In a stone tomb
10. What is today’s big idea? // Jesus died to pay for our sins
11. How can we be saved by Jesus from our sins? // Say with our mouth, “Jesus is Lord” and believe in our heart that God raised him from the dead
12. What is today’s verse? // John 3:16 - For God so loved the world,that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. (ESV)

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NT 36 Peter Denies Jesus

Reference: Luke 22:54-62

Big Idea: Believe in Jesus to be forgiven.

Verse: ...forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. - Eph. 4:32 (ESV)

Motions for the Big Idea:
Believe - Fold your hands as if pleading
Jesus - Make a cross with your forearms
Forgiven - hold up four fingers for a second, then cup your hands together and gesture away from you

Motions for the Verse:
Forgiving - hold up four fingers for a second, then cup your hands together and gesture away from you
One - hold up one finger
God - point up
Christ - make a cross with your forearms
Forgave -hold up four fingers for a second, then cup your hands together and gesture away from you
You - point to another person

Questions to Ask Throughout the Week

1. Who was Peter? (One of Jesus’ disciples.)
2. What did Jesus say Peter would do? (Say he didn’t know Jesus three times.)
3. What happened to Jesus at the beginning of the story? (He was arrested.)
4. How many times did people ask Peter if he knew Jesus? (Three.)
5. What did Peter say to these people? (I don’t know him, I don’t know what you are talking about.)
6. What happened after Peter said he didn’t know Jesus the third time? (A rooster crowed.)
7. What did Peter do after Jesus looked at him? (Began to cry.)
8. Did Jesus forgive Peter for saying he didn’t know him three times? (Yes.)
9. What did Jesus do to pay our punishment? (Died on a cross.)
10. How can we be forgiven by God? (Believe that Jesus died and rose again for our sins.)
11. What is today’s big idea? (Believe in Jesus to be forgiven.)
12. What is today’s Bible verse? (...forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. - Eph. 4:32)

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NT 35 Jesus is Betrayed

Reference: Matthew 26:47-56

Big Idea: Jesus died for us.

Verse: Romans 5:8 - But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (ESV)

Motions for the Big Idea:
Jesus - make a cross
Died - Hang your head and look dead
For - hold up four fingers
Us - point to yourself

Motions for the Verse:
God - Point up
Demonstrates - Point to your eyes (since demonstrate means “to show”)
Love - tap your heart
Us - point to yourself
Sinners - two thumbs down
Christ - make a cross with your forearms
Died - roll your eyes and stick out your tongue
For - hold up four fingers
Us - point to yourself

Questions to Ask Throughout the Week

1. Who was Judas? (One of Jesus’ disciples.)
2. Why did Judas meet with the chief priests? (To help them arrest Jesus.)
3. How much money did they give Judas to hand Jesus over? (30 coins.)
4. How did Judas show the people in the crowd which one was Jesus? (He kissed him.)
5. What happened to the crowd when Jesus spoke? (They were knocked to the ground.
6. What did Peter the disciple do? // Chopped off a guy’s ear with a sword.
7. What did Jesus tell Peter to do? // Put away his sword.
8. What did Jesus do to the man’s ear? // Healed it.
9. Why didn’t Jesus run away from the people trying to arrest him? // Because he came to die for us.
10. Name one thing we learned about Jesus. // He’s the King, died and rose again, saves sinners, He’s God, never sinned
11. What is today’s big idea? // Jesus died for us.
12. What is today’s Bible verse? // Romans 5:8 - But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (ESV)

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NT 34 Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane

A Quick Note:

Here's a simple way to reinforce this week's big idea, which is "Jesus died to pay our punishment"...

I'm sure at some point this week, you'll have to discipline your child. You'll ask them to do something and they won't do it, or you'll tell them to not do something and they'll do it. In addition to providing consequences for their behavior, remind them of a couple things.

1. God commands children to obey their parents. See Ephesians 6:1.

2. Disobeying God is called sin, and God hates sin.

3. The punishment for sin is very serious. See Romans 6:23a. (You might need to use discretion about how you share this based on your child's age.)

4. God doesn't just hate sin; he also loves us. See Romans 5:8.

5. Jesus, who never, ever sinned, died to pay the punishment for sins like disobeying your mom and dad. See 1 Peter 3:18a, which is this week's memory verse.

6. We can be saved from our punishment for sin if we confess Jesus as Lord and believe that God raised him from the dead. See Romans 10:9.

Remember, mom and dad, you are a great picture of our just and merciful God when you both discipline and offer loving forgiveness to your child when they sin.

God bless!

Pastor Andy

NT 34 Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane

Reference: Matthew 26:36-46, Luke 22:43-44

Big Idea: Jesus died to pay our punishment.

Verse: 1 Peter 3:18a - For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous... (ESV)

Motions For the Big Idea:
Jesus - make a cross with your forearms
Died - roll your eyes and stick out your tongue
Pay - pretend to swipe a debit/credit card
Punishment - put one hand on your hip and wag your finger

Motions For the Verse:
For - hold up four fingers
Christ - make a cross with your forearms
Suffered - droop your shoulders and put a pained look on your face
Sins - two thumbs down
Righteous - two thumbs up
Unrighteous - two thumbs down

Questions to Ask Throughout the Week

1. What time of day was it when this story happened? // Night time
2. Where did this story happen? // The Garden of Gethsemane
3. What did Jesus tell his disciples to do? // Stay here, keep watch, pray
4. What to things did Jesus pray? // Take this cup from me, not what I want but what you want
5. What was Jesus talking about when he mentioned the cup? // Suffering for the sins of the world
6. What were Peter, James, and John doing when Jesus found them? // Sleeping
7. How many times did Jesus pray the same prayer? // Three times
8. Who came and helped Jesus? // An angel
9. Because he was so sad and troubled, what happened to Jesus? // He sweated drops of blood
10. How did Jesus pay the punishment for the sins of the world? // He died on a cross for our sins
11. What is today's big idea? // Jesus died to pay our punishment
12. What is today's verse? // 1 Peter 3:18a - For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous... (ESV)

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