Session 8
Mark 15:33-39; 16:1-8
Memory Verse: Mark 16:6
When God created the world,
He made it good and beautiful,
filled with beings who, for a time, shared in the joy and peace
that God has within Himself as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
But something went wrong.
We humans chose to center our lives on ourselves.
That led to the demise of creation and a loss of peace,
including peace between God and us.
Still, though we rebelled, God was determined to win us back.
By Jesus’s sacrifice, He rescued us from the power of sin.
Most online shopping sites have a shopping cart at the top.
If you see something you like, you add it to your shopping cart.
It costs nothing to add items to your cart.
However, at some point, you have to pay for items in the cart if you want to secure them.
Living a life of sin seems fun and painless as we keep adding items to our “sin cart.”
Nevertheless, those sins come with a price. (PSG, p. 73)
share experiences of shopping online.
As different adults share, invite them to include what they tend to shop for online
and why they prefer doing it that way.
Jesus’s death paid the price for our sins,
and His resurrection made eternal life available for those who believe.
the focal text comes from the book of Mark.
Living a sinful life seems free and meaningful
as we keep adding items to our “sin cart.” But those sins come with a price.
Today’s session will help us consider how Jesus paid the price and what it means for our lives.