Leader Guide

Prayer

We have been talking about how God always keeps His promises. One of the Rainbow Promises in our Discipleship Challenge is John 3:16, which talks about God sending His Son to save us. Let’s read another promise about salvation that is in the Bible.

Read Roman 10:9:

If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

That seems very simple doesn’t it—just to declare something, which means to say it with your mouth, and to believe it in your heart! And yet, when we say Jesus is Lord, and we truly believe that He died and rose again for our sins, we will be saved! That is the power of God working through our faith.

When we accept Jesus, we may look the same on the outside, but something wonderful takes place inside us! We have the joy of knowing we are saved and forgiven. This amazing promise of God is available to all who choose to invite Jesus into their hearts!

In the story of Noah, it’s sad to think of all the people who died outside of the ark. Today, we don’t want anyone to die without knowing Jesus. It is not too late for anyone to be saved!

If you have never asked Jesus into your heart, this is a great day to do it! And if you’ve already asked Him to be your Lord, take time to thank Him now for what He has done for us on the cross. Let’s pray.

Dear Jesus, thank You for dying on the cross to pay the price for my sins. Forgive me for everything I’ve done wrong. Remind me to come to You quickly when I sin in the future, so that I can confess my sins and receive Your forgiveness. I ask You to come into my heart today and be my Savior and my Lord. I want to follow You and do what You would have me do. I want to live a life that is pleasing to our Father in heaven. Fill me with Your Holy Spirit. Help me hear Your voice speaking to me through Your Word, the Bible, and through prayer. Thank You for Your promise that someday You will take me to be with You in heaven to live with You forever. Please give me the power to tell others the Good News of Your love and salvation. In Your name I pray, Amen.  

You may wish to play The Salvation Poem and have the children sing along.

If anyone prayed to accept Jesus for the first time today, please see me after class so we can talk about the wonderful decision you have made! You may wish to give them a link to this Superbook website to watch a video about knowing God: http://usen.superbook.cbn.com/gospel_presentation?intcmp=evan1013