Now that we’re on the path to living out our faith in a tangible way, let’s take a look at the power behind this movement. (Spoiler alert: The power doesn’t come from you!)
Open your Bible and read Galatians 4:4–6.
This is the main verse we’ll be focusing on with the students, but it’s important for you to spend time with this passage before you hand it over to the kids to discuss.
That adoption language hits this month’s focus right on the nose, doesn’t it? We are able to do extraordinary things because of our status as adopted sons and daughters of our Father in heaven.
We are justified through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ who has provided a way for us to be in right relationship with a holy God. Because of this adoption, we are no longer slaves to our own sin, nor are we slaves to the old laws and covenants.
A new covenant has been made and Christ is at the very center of it. This news should be empowering and it should also be humbling. It wasn’t because of anything we did that we are seen as redeemed in the eyes of God. We were picked up and added to the family while we were still content with our own vices.
This is a message we and our students need to hear. Christ has brought you into the family just as you are. You are loved and you are an heir to eternal life. What an incredible gift!