What Is Salvation? - PursueGOD Kids (2024)

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Salvation is a big word that we hear all the time in church, but what does it actually mean?

The word we use to talk about how Jesus saves us is called salvation. It’s just a a fancy word that means we’re made right with God. Hopefully, we’ve all heard of Jesus before. He’s the coolest person we can ever know. He is all powerful, he knows everything, he can heal anyone from any sickness and he can even bring people back to life! Do you know why Jesus can do all that cool stuff? Because he’s God! And, that’s why Jesus was able to do the coolest thing of all for us. He came to die on a cross to pay for our sins. See, only Jesus could pay the price for us because he’s perfect because he’s God. So, he came to save us from our sins to make us right with God. Because of that, we get to be in relationship with God where he helps us to live out the plan he has for our lives and we get to live in heaven with him some day. Isn’t that awesome? Kids, if you haven’t put your trust in Jesus yet, do it today! It’s easy. Just tell Jesus you’re sorry for being a sinner and tell him that you put all your trust in him and invite him to live in your hearts.

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Key Points:

Salvation is a fancy word for getting “right” with God.
We get saved when we believe in Jesus. Ephesians 2:8-9
Jesus paid to save us when he died on the cross.
Anyonecan make a personal decision to be saved.Romans 3:22

Memory Verse:

Romans 3:22 We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.

Talk About It

What’s your favorite part of the video? What’s one thingyou learned from it?
Share the last time you had an argument with someone. What happened and how did you make it right?
What is the problem we all have? Who came to fix the problem?
What do we have to do to be saved from our sins?
Read 1 John 1:9. To confess means to admit we’re sinners. Who do we need to tell that we’re sinners? What does God do with our sins?
How will you apply this lesson to your life this week?

This is part ofthe Bible Basics series.