Heroes of the Faith, Part 2Sample

Leave Sin Behind

Hero: Moses - Exodus 14:15-28, Hebrews 11:23-29

Theme Verse: 2 Timothy 2:21

Jacob’s family grew into the nation of Israel. But the Egyptians turned them into slaves, and Pharaoh decided to kill all their baby boys. One Israelite mother floated her baby boy in a basket in the Nile river. Pharaoh’s daughter adopted him and named him Moses. Moses showed faith in God by giving up his position in the royal family of Egypt to be part of God’s people instead. He wanted to save Israel, but his sin got in the way. One day Moses killed an Egyptian for beating an Israelite. But Moses’ heart had another sin: Pride.

Moses thought he could save Israel in the way he wanted. The Bible says that God opposes the proud but gives Grace to the humble. Just like God worked on Joseph’s heart, God had to work on Moses’ heart. Moses was found out, and he fled for his life and lived in the desert.

Forty years later, God came and spoke to him from a bush that was on fire but did not burn up. God told Moses to go back, but this time God would be the one saving the Israelites, and Moses would do things God’s Way. Moses recognized that he couldn’t save Israel and was bad at talking and leading people. But that was perfect! Often, God uses us in an area we are not good at, so it is obvious that God is doing it through us. God can use us if we repent or let go of our pride and sin. Then, when God calls, we can be unafraid because we know God will work through us.

In Egypt, God used Moses to save the Israelites with the biggest display of God’s Power in history. God brought ten plagues on Egypt: turning water into blood, lice, flies (or gnats), cattle dying, boils, hail, locusts, darkness, and in the end, the firstborn sons of all of Egypt died. In the last plague, God told the Israelites to kill lambs for food and put the blood on their doorposts. In every house that obeyed God, the firstborn sons were saved. It was a picture of God sending His Son Jesus to die for us like a lamb. Many people try to save themselves their own way instead of believing in Jesus, repenting, and obeying God. Will you choose God’s Way?

The Israelites followed God to the Red Sea, but the Egyptians chased them! Moses told the Israelites that they didn’t need to be afraid and that God would fight for them and save them. Then God split the Red Sea, and the Israelites walked across on dry ground with walls of water on each side, but the Egyptians drowned. Moses led the Israelites for the rest of his life with humility and almost complete obedience to God.

I choose to repent of my sins and stay clean before God.

Questions:

1. If God forgives me, why should it matter if I sin?

2. What if I do something very, very bad?

3. Is it okay if I was trying to do something good, and I did something wrong?

Application to Life:

Your assignment is to write how you react when you sin, like hiding it or lying about it, another sin. Sometimes, we punish ourselves by saying, “I’m not a very good person, so I shouldn’t be allowed to do this or that,” and get depressed. However, the best response is to admit that we have sinned and ask Jesus to forgive that sin. God doesn’t want you to be depressed about your sin. He wants to forgive it so you can be free to encourage other people.

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This Reading Plan is taken from Equip & Grow's children’s curriculum. Enjoy this Plan at home, and then do the full curriculum at church with student books, games, crafts, songs, decorations, and more!

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