Voyager Middle School Bible Study: "Will not perish"

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Losing; not fun

Staying with Jesus forever

Let’s read the entire verse, and then focus in on that last part

John 3:16 (NLT)

16 “For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.

Q. What does it mean to perish?

To die/pass away

Universal fear: death

Loved ones passing away*

Q. Why are people so afraid of death?

What happens after you die?

The Bible’s answer: perishing = eternity separated from God

Romans 3:23 NLT

23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.

Q. What does it mean to “fall short” of something?

Fall short = sin

Sin = missing the mark (archery term)

All people

Romans 6:23a (NLT)

23 For the wages of sin is death

What is a wage?

A price/cost

What are some of the most expensive gifts you have ever received

Jeep

Our sin is expensive; it costs us our life!

Thankfully though, that’s not how the story ends!

Moving along in John 3:16, we see that whoever believes in Jesus “will not perish but will have eternal life.”

Q. Is the idea of living forever something that sounds hard for you to grasp?

For many of us, it is!

But it is something that we have access to by accepting Jesus into our lives

Why does everyone that believe in Jesus have life?

Because God “gave his one and only Son!”

Romans 5:8 NLT

8 But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.

Jesus paid the wage instead of us

How does it make you feel to know that Jesus loved you enough to die for you?

It’s true! And you can experience life in Him. All you have to do is to “believe” in him by placing your faith and your trust in Him

Briefly share my salvation experience

Have you accepted Christ? If so, thank the Lord!

And once you are saved, you are always saved, so you have no need to fear!

Your challenge: share the message of John 3:16 with your unsaved friends!

But if you haven’t placed your faith in Jesus, what is keeping you from doing that?

We would LOVE to chat with you about what it looks like to accept Jesus

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