Hook

Gearing up 2a (5mins) You may want to leave the explaining of the hook to later


Book & Look

Read Romans 1:18

What is God angry about?

Godlessness, Wickedness, Suppressing the truth by their wickedness (it would be good to go through all 3 in detail and try to focus on e last i.e. we have all been to Sunday school and know about God, but are we convincing ourselves that we are ok since we go to church, read the bible once a week etc?)

Read Romans 1:28-32

What are the people who don't trust and obey God like?

Get them to list a few (gossips, arrogant, boastful etc.)
List a few things that we are commonly guilty of e.g. disobey parents, gossip, envy.

Ask them if they have ever disobeyed their parents and use it as an e.g. for e next part (eg. went home later than curfew, what happened? disobedience to parents -> punishment (link back to Gearing Up 2a, when u break a rule, u have to pay e price of breaking e rule) -> damaged r/s (don't trust parents, negative feelings towards parents etc.)

So what happens to these people who disobey God?
vs 32 (deserves death)

Proceed on to Gearing Up 2b: break free (5 mins for hook, 5 mins for explaination)

Explain to them our inability to save ourselves (if you want you can give an eg of how you tried to overcome a sin when you didn't know God or perhaps how you couldn't even be bothered to overcome it)

Punch question:
Do you think that you deserve to go to heaven? Why?
Think about somebody you love (grandparents, pri sch best/good friend, parents?) that is a non christian, do you think he would be going heaven? If he is not going heaven then where do you think he is going?

If u have e time let them imagine how hell would be like. (James 1:17) If every good and perfect gift comes from heaven above then what happens when there is no God?


Took

We are all sinners & are unable to save ourselves, so how? (Focus of the lesson)
End by asking them to read Acts 8:32-35 and close in prayer. (This would lead to e next lesson)