Small Group Discussion

Say the point and Bible verse together.

Everyone sins, but God’s grace wins. Romans 6:23 NLT For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. 1. What is eternal life? Being God’s friend forever and

living with Him forever in Heaven when you die

SMALL GROUP LEADER GUIDE

GOD’S GRACE 1 WEEK ONLY EVERYONE SINS

Small Group Welcome

Choose a few review questions.

1. People have a “sin nature.” What does that mean? No human can live their whole life without sinning.

2. What is God’s grace? When we follow Jesus, God gives us something good instead of what we deserve.

3. What does God’s grace give us when we choose to follow Jesus? Forever friendship with God

4. Do you think God’s grace gives us what we deserve or what we don’t deserve? Answers will vary.

5. Who do you think deserves to be friends with God? Answers may vary, but Jesus is the only one who lived a sinless life and deserves God’s friendship.

1. Introduce yourself, and welcome new kids by name. 2. Kids share what happened during the past week. 3. Check up on past week’s prayer requests and events. 4. Discuss the welcome question: What’s a funny

mistake you’ve seen someone make?

Small Group Activity

You’ll Need Per Kid 1 Rubber bracelet Per Group 1 Ping pong ball

1 Dot sticker

After Activity Kids Keep 1 Rubber bracelet You Keep Ping pong ball (save for later use)

Dot sticker (throw away after kids leave)

To Do 1. Put the dot sticker on the floor a few feet away. Say: Let’s play a game! If you can throw the ball onto the dot and it doesn’t roll off, you earn a prize! 2. Kids take turns attempting to throw the ball onto the

target until everyone’s had a chance. Say: That was way too hard for us to do very well, wasn’t it? But I’m going to give you grace: you all get the good prize even though you didn’t earn it! 3. Give each kid a rubber bracelet. Say: When you wear this bracelet, remember God’s grace. No one can fix their friendship with God, so He sent Jesus to fix it, even though we didn’t deserve it! 4. If time allows, play again.

Ask this question after the activity. 1. What do you think makes it impossible to live your

whole life without sinning? Answers will vary.

Choose an action step question.

1. If you feel like your sin is too bad for God’s grace, what can you do? Read the truth in the Bible, pray to God, talk to someone who follows Jesus, etc.

2. What can you do this week to show you’re thankful for God’s grace? Ask God to help you choose His way instead of sinning, worship God, etc.

Pray together.

1. Ask kids to share things they’d like to pray about. 2. Write down their prayer requests. 3. Pray together over the prayer requests. Not sure what to pray? Pray this: God, thanks for loving us even though we’ve all sinned. Please help us accept Your grace and forgiveness. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Check Out

Stay in small groups until kids are checked out.

1. Talk about earning points by returning the Challenge Card, and play the game again.

2. When a kid from your small group leaves, say something positive and specific to their family.

3. Encourage families to do the Challenge Card together.

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