Prayer

Have children remain seated for this activity.

What did Rahab put outside her window so that she and her family would be saved when Jericho was destroyed? Scarlet cord or rope.

In our Signposts video, what does the scarlet rope or cord remind us of? Jesus’ blood.

Jesus shed His blood to pay the punishment for our sins. Just as the scarlet rope saved the spies, Jesus’ blood saves us from our sins. This makes it possible to be adopted into God’s family and to be able to call Him our heavenly Father!

We have all sinned, and we all need forgiveness. Let’s bow our heads and ask Jesus to cleanse our hearts right now. And if you have never asked Jesus into your life to be your Lord and Savior, you may do that now. 

Allow time for children to pray. Then, have an older child read Galatians 3:26:

“For you are all children of God through faith in Christ Jesus.”

Close in prayer: God, we come to You today as our loving Father! We all have sinned, so we need a Savior. Thank You for loving us so much that You sent Your only Son to Earth for us. He lived a perfect life, died on a cross, and rose again from the dead, to save us from our sins and give us new life as part of Your family. Thank You, dear Father, for Your forgiveness and salvation through Jesus! Amen.

Congratulations; you are now part of God’s family through your faith in Jesus Christ! We are adopted into God’s family, so we can call Him “Abba, Father”! Let’s celebrate by jumping up and saying, “I belong to God’s family!”