Doctrine: Salvation from the penalty of sin
Attribute: Love
Big Idea: Christ’s atoning sacrifice
Opening Prayer
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, That whosoever believes in Him, shall not perish, But have eternal life.
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son.
For God so loved.
Amen
Discussion Questions
First Day
Questions 1, 2
Breakout Groups of 3 for 4 minutes
Music: Via Delorosa by Sandi Patti
Images
Second Day
Questions 3a, 4
Scripture
Romans 5:6-8
“You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
2 Corinthians 5:21
“God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”
1 Peter 2:24
“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”
1 John 4:10,11
“This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.”
Second Day
Questions 5a, b (combined)
Third Day
Questions 6a, b, 7a, b
The Last Words of Christ
- “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do” (Luke 23:34).
- “You will be with Me in Paradise” (Luke 23:43).
- “Woman, behold your son!” (John 19:26-27).
- “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” (Matthew 27:46).
- ““I thirst!” (John 19:28).
- “It is finished!” (John 19:30).
- “Father, ‘into Your hands I commit My spirit’” (Luke 23:46).
Fourth Day
Images
Fifth Day
Music: The Old Rugged Cross (1st verse and chorus)
Scripture
Hebrews 12:1,2 “And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. “
Prayer
Scripture
Romans 8:38-39 says, “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor 13depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Take this glorious declaration before the Lord in prayer, giving praise and rejoicing in the joyous security Jesus won for you!
Romans 5:8 says, “But God demonstrated his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”