Salvation Shapes: Explaining Salvation vs. Baptism Using Wiki Sticks
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When you share the gospel with children, you aren’t doing it because you like to hear yourself talk. You aren’t teaching them the depths of God’s love for them in hopes that no one pays attention or remembers the lesson. You want the boys and girls sitting in your ministry to listen as you share the gospel. Even better, you want them to be engaged.
Busy hands can mean quiet mouths, but what if hands weren’t just busy but were involved in the learning process? And what if those hands got to use something fun too?
Salvation Shapes
X —> Sin is a really big problem. (Romans 3:23, Romans 6:23)
Cross —> Jesus is the only way to have our sins forgiven. (John 3:16, Romans 5:8)
Heart —> If we believe in Jesus as Lord, we can be saved from the punishment of sin. (Romans 10:9)
Water —> Baptism is not salvation, but an act of symbolic obedience. (1 Peter 3:21)
Grab the Salvation Shapes PDF (below). Print it out for your kids, then give them 2 of each color Wiki Sticks for them to outline the shapes while you explain sin, salvation, and the gospel.
Your kids will love this interactive gospel presentation!
The Author
Amber Pike is an author, speaker, children and family ministry leader, and momma whose passion is to see kids loving the Word of God and walking with Him! She currently serves as the Church and Family Ministry Coordinator at RenewaNation. Amber is the author of Exploring the Bible Through History, The Family Cookbook Devotional, Top 50 Ordinary People in God’s Extraordinary Plan, and Intentional Children’s Ministry. Her most important (and favorite) role in life, however, is taking care of the wonderful family God has blessed her with.
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