Jesus Shows His Power

Bible Point: Jesus forgives us.
Bible Exploration: Mark 2:1-12

Add Extra Impact to the "Weaving Faith Into Life" activity by giving kids a powerful visual representation of God’s forgiveness.

Have members of the family write down a letter of confession and forgiveness on pieces of paper. One at a time, either cut up the letters and throw them in the trash or put their letters through a paper shredder.

When they’re all done, SAY Jesus completely forgives us of our sins. He doesn’t hang on to them and hold them against us. They’re forgiven, over, done with, kaput. Isaiah 43:25 tells us that when God forgives our sins, he remembers them no more. Let’s praise God for his awesome forgiveness in our lives!