This lesson is for Mom, Dad, and older children. When the little ones get older I plan on introducing this content by building on what they already understand. You can move on to Lesson 19 with the smaller children, I've posted it together with this lesson - have fun!
* note: the content of the following teaching is not my own, it is taken from excellent teaching by Gavin Porter from a series called God's Vision God's Mission. You can access the full teaching on YouTube by following this link: It is finished!
Before the Cross - God's Vision was hidden
At the Cross - God's Vision was fulfilled. (Jesus said in John 19:30 "It is finished")
Now after the Cross - God's Vision is revealed!
2 Tim 1:9 who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began, but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,
The revealing of this Plan and Purpose of God is not just in words/preaching the gospel of the Kingdom.
The revealing means that we become the revelation of God's Vision. Wherever we go we become the revelation of God's Plan and Purpose.
In the beginning, there were two trees. The tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil was the tree that man chose. From that time we see that death entered in and it says in Romans 5 that death reigned until Moses.
Romans 5: 14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had not sinned according to the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come.
From the time of the Law (that was given at Mount Sinai) we have the Law up until the cross. Gal 3:19 Says the Law was added because of transgression until the Seed comes to whom the promise was made.
Gal 3:19 What purpose then does the law serve? It was added because of transgressions, till the Seed should come to whom the promise was made;
We know that Jesus is the Seed. The Law(Old Covenant) came up until Jesus and then we have the time of the New Covenant.
Kettle Prayer suggestions:
Lord Jesus, please reveal Your plan and purpose in my children's lives. May Your will be done in this family. Amen
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