What parent would not want to move heaven and earth to rescue his or her children from slavery and death? If you and I would do this, imagine how much more God Himself would. Just as God heard the children of Israel crying because they were enslaved in Egypt, He heard our cries while we were trapped in our sin. We were enslaved to an enemy we could never defeat. We were helpless to free ourselves. Our evil slave master was sin and death. But God presented Jesus as the new Passover Lamb (Ex. 12:1-13; 1 Cor. 5:7). The blood of Jesus breaks the power of sin and death and frees us to become servants and children of the one true God, who loves us.
As taught in Romans 3:21-26 and elsewhere, not only does Jesus free us, He eternally forgives us, and He declares us to be righteous as He is righteous. There is power in the blood of Jesus to re-create us into a family of freed, forgiven, righteous people. This new status is not achieved by us but a gift we receive.
Tips for Teaching This Week’s Session of The Gospel Project for Adults
Every week for Volume 4: From Captivity to the Wilderness, Ken Braddy, Lifeway’s director of Sunday School, will offer guidance to help leaders prepare to lead and teach each session of The Gospel Project for Adults.
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Tips for Teaching This Week’s Session of The Gospel Project for Students
Every week, student ministry leaders offer guidance to help leaders prepare to lead and teach each session of The Gospel Project for Students. Listen in as he shares:
- The main point of the session
- Any challenges and opportunities for additional discussion that may arise during this session
- Encouragements for leaders
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A Final Reminder
Don’t forget, you can find tools to help you prepare and lead the discussion in the Additional Resources for this volume. We hope these are a blessing to you as you walk through this session together.
*This week’s leader devotional is written by Derwin Gray. It is adapted from the daily devotions for Unit 29, Session 3 from The Gospel Project for Adults’ Daily Discipleship Guide.
