The Building Blocks of Faith Toolkit
From Faith Formation
by Erick Schuringa
Focus: What do we need to KNOW as we form our faith?
Materials
Background
I know a lot of things. I know that 2 + 2 = 4, and I know that my shirt is red, and this is Immanuel Christian Reformed Church. I know that today is Sunday. I know lots of things, but there is something else I know that is much more important.
I know that I am a sinner. That means sometimes I do things that are wrong. Maybe I say something that is mean, or maybe I think things that are not nice. Maybe I don’t share things the way I ought to, or I don’t help people the way I should.
(Write these things on the whiteboard or on the whiteboard figure.)
What other things might people do that are wrong or sinful? (children can help provide answers: not obeying our parents, hitting, being selfish, etc.)
When someone does something wrong, they should get punished for it, right? If a person robs a bank, they should go to jail, right? Well, another thing that I know for sure is that Jesus died for me, and he is my Savior and was punished in my place.
(Erase all sins from the whiteboard)
I do not need to be punished by God. I am saved!
There is one other important thing that I know. I know that Jesus did this as a free gift. He did this for us because he loves us and not because of anything we do. All we have to do is love him back.