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Splinks for January 24th - January 30th
1
Read or tell the following story to your kids:
Ethan waited until his little sister, Anna, was almost past the bathroom door, then he jumped out and scared her. Anna ran crying to her mom who then yelled, "Ethan, come here now!"
Ethan walked into the den where his mom and Anna were. "Why do you keep scaring your little sister?" his mom asked. "I've had enough of this! You stop this immediately," she ordered. Ethan felt bad, just a little, that he had made his sister cry, but mostly he felt sorry that he got yelled at by his mom.
Days went by until Ethan saw his sister playing outside by the garage. That was when he had the idea. He grabbed his fake spider (that looked real) and quietly sneaked up behind her and tossed the spider into her lap. Anna screamed at the top of her lungs and ran inside. It was only seconds until Ethan heard, "Ethan Andrew, get in here right now."
Ask:
Do you think Ethan was really sorry for what he did?
Do you think Ethan was really sorry for what he did?
There is a difference between being sorry that you got caught and sorry that you did wrong. Being repentant means you are sorry you did wrong and you are willing to change. If you are really repentant, you won't keep doing the sin over and over.
2
"Which way should we go?"
Take a walk with your child. Every time you come to a turn, ask the child, "Which way should we go?" and follow his suggestion.
As you walk, tell your child that he has many choices—he can follow God's way and do what is right or he can choose to go his own way and sin. Tell him that even though he tries really hard, he will never choose to do the right thing all the time. All people sin and go their own way (Isaiah 53:6). When we realize we've sinned, we must ask Jesus to forgive us and start doing the right thing again. God is kind and wants to forgive our sins.
Students who are using the D6 curriculum were taught about two people—Judas and Peter—who made wrong choices and betrayed Jesus. Judas realized he was wrong about Jesus and tried to give the money back to the authorities, but they would not take it back. Then he hanged himself. Peter, on the other hand, who had denied even knowing Jesus, repented and asked Jesus for forgiveness. Peter then continued to follow Jesus and to lead others to know Him.
Ask your kids:
What is repentance? (Repentance means to change one's mind about sin, to be sorry, and to go the other way.)
What is repentance? (Repentance means to change one's mind about sin, to be sorry, and to go the other way.)
3
Erasing Sin
Items needed: white board and eraser (or a magna-doodle or even one of those cheap paper blackboards with the plastic sheet on top when lifted erases what you write)
Ask the kids to name sins other kids do. (Lying, stealing, talking back, disobeying, fighting, hating, etc.) Write some of these on the board.
Read 1 John 1:9 (If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to clean us from all unrighteousness.)
Erase the words or lift the page to show that God cleans away our sin. God is glad to forgive our sin when we ask Him. To keep doing the sin makes God sad. He loves us and wants us to do what is right.
