How important would it be to do the following things? Pulling an animal out of a hole Setting someone free from prison, who had unpaid debts Buying out.

How important would it be to do the

following things?

Pulling an animal out of a hole

Setting someone free from prison, who had unpaid debts

Buying out a slave

What would you be willing to do, in order to help?

Salvation and Redemption

To define the key words “salvation” and “redemption”

To understand how Jesus saved us

To reflect on the importance of salvation for human life

What does it mean to say that Jesus “saves” us?

Salvation and Redemption

1. Explain the difference between being saved, and being redeemed.

2. How does Jesus redeem us? **What exactly does Jesus save you from?

Jesus REDEEMED you: he bought you out of sin & death, by offering himself in exchange. Jesus SAVED you: he rescued you from sin and death, so you can live with God’s freedom, as a “child of God”.

Which picture shows SALVATION – saving someone? Which picture shows REDEMPTION – paying to set someone free?

Listen to the story. 1. Summarise the story2. Explain the meaning of the story

explaining how Jesus saves & redeems us.

** Do you think this story is a good analogy for the way Jesus saved us? Explain why/ why not.

• The spider is the devil.• The spider’s web are your sins. They tie you up and

entrap you in bad habits you can’t break out of. • The spider prefers Jesus’ pure flesh. Jesus makes the

web melt away.

You are walking along in the forest. You are tired, and not paying attention to where you are going. You stumble over a tree root, lose your balance, and find yourself falling into a very deep hole. In this hole, lives a man-eating spider. You feel a web weaving around you, surrounding you in tight bands. You find yourself less and less able to climb out of the pit.

A stranger is just then walking past. He sees you and does not hesitate at all to jump in. To your surprise, the web that tied you up and trapped you, has melted away, and you climb out into a beautiful morning. You run away without looking back. You never find out what happened to the man.

Knowing Jesus rescued you so you can live in freedom & eternal life

Knowing how much God loved you, to save you

knowing that no sin can keep you trapped

Feeling gratitude to God, owing Him

1. Mindmap the difference salvation makes us.2. Do a poster to show what salvation means &

what difference it makes

What difference does it make, to be saved?

HWDesign your own poster: “Saved by Jesus”.

To show what “being saved” means.