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THIS WEEK:
From the Sermon: Romans 5:12-21
NEXT WEEK'S SCRIPTURE: Romans 6:1-14
Preacher: Pastor Jon Needham
Scripture: Romans 5:12-21
MAIN POINTS: 1. The Sin of Adam 2. The Type of Adam 3. The True and Better Adam
Our first earthly father, Adam, left a legacy of sin and death for the whole world. God didn’t leave the world in it’s despair, however, and sent Jesus to be the better Adam - the perfect Adam - to represent us to the Father in order for us to be adopted as sons and daughters of the Almighty.
Family Discussion Questions:
- What’s something that surprised or confused you about this Bible passage?
- What does Adam’s sin have to do with you today?
- John MacArthur said, “A person does not become a sinner by committing sins but rather commits sins because he is by nature a sinner.” How does this change your understanding of sin?
- Why can’t our good works save us from our sin?
- What parallels can you draw between Adam and Jesus?
Parent Tip:
· Read the sermon summary together as a family. Build this into your regular routine, perhaps reading together around the table during a meal.
· There are five questions, each with a different theme. You can choose to go over all five on one night a week, do a couple of questions a few times a week, or discuss one question per day.
· Each question is meant to be a conversation starter model for your children on how to answer these questions by sharing your own personal insights.
· Even if your conversations don’t go as planned, don’t be discouraged. ALL time spent talking about and reading God’s word is valuable!
· The more consistent you are in having these discussions, the more fruitful they will be. As this becomes part of your weekly rhythm, your kids will anticipate the questions and listen more attentively at church.
Other Scriptures
- Acts 17:26
- Genesis 3:4-6, 9
- 1 Timothy 2:14a
- Psalm 51:5
- 2 Corinthians 5:17
Parent Tip:
Use these additional scriptures as daily reading. This is also a great way to help your children learn to locate passages in the Bible.
Attribute of God:
LIFE All life comes from and is sustained by God. Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Sin and Satan bring death, but God gives life to those who are His in Christ.
Parent Tip:We focus on a new attribute of God each week to discuss as a family. Use this time to discuss who God is, answer questions the kids might have, and talk about what that week’s attribute means to each person in your family.
Prayer Focus:
FAMILYSpend some time this week praying for all the families in our church who have recently welcomed or are preparing to welcome new babies into the world.
Parent Tip:
Each week of the month has its own prayer theme: Church, Family, Community, and Repentance. Use these themes to show your children how to pray. It can be helpful to add this to an already existing routine, like at bedtime or when you’re in the car together.
THIS MONTH:
MONTHLY SONG:
There is a Fountain Filled with Blood
There is a fountain filled with blood,
Drawn from Immanuel’s veins,
And sinners, plunged beneath that flood,
Lose all their guilty stains:
Lose all their guilty stains,
Lose all their guilty stains;
And sinners, plunged beneath that flood,
Lose all their guilty stains.
The dying thief rejoiced to see
That fountain in His day;
And there may I, though vile as he,
Wash all my sins away:
Wash all my sins away,
Wash all my sins away;
And there may I, though vile as he,
Wash all my sins away.
Dear dying Lamb, Thy precious blood
Shall never lose it’s pow’r,
Till all the ransomed church of God
Be saved, to sin no more:
Be saved, to sin no more,
Be saved, to sin no more;
Till all the ransomed church of God
Be saved to sin no more.
E’er since by faith I saw the stream
Thy flowing wounds supply,
Redeeming love has been my theme,
And shall be till I die:
And shall be till I die,
And shall be till I die;
Redeeming love has been my theme,
And shall be till I die.
When this poor lisping, stamm’ring tongue
Lies silent in the grave,
Then in a nobler, sweeter song,
I’ll sing Thy pow’r to save (x4)
Memory Verse:
Romans 6:1-2 “What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it?”
Parent Tip:
This is the same memory verse that the whole church is learning and it rotates monthly. Practice reciting it as a family each day at least once. Dinner time is a great opportunity to practice together.
New City Catechism:
Questions 3: What do the Scriptures principally teach?
Answer: The Scriptures principally teach what man is to believe concerning God, and what duty God requires of man.
