YOUNG EXPLORERS 1 LESSON 4 The Mailbox Club presents. Who is the promised Savior? The promised Savior is Jesus. The name “Jesus” means “Savior.” The angel said, “You shall call His Il have sin in our name JESUS: for He shall a "good news” oa save His people from their foves us and He, sins.” Fis conto be our Saver. When the time came for the promised Savior to be born, God sent an angel to a young woman named Mary, who was a virgin. The angel told Mary that she would be the mother of the promised Savior.God gave Mary a husband named Joseph to help her take care of Jesus. As a child, Jesus played with His friends and helped His parents like other children. But Jesus was different from anyone else. He did not have sin in His heart like we have. Jesus always obeyed God. He never sinned! When Jesus grew up, He taught people about God. The first time John the Baptist saw Jesus, he cried out, “Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.” John called Jesus “the Lamb of God” because Jesus was going to die on the cross for our sins. Jesus said that He was the Son of God. He showed that He was the Son of God by doing things which only God could do. Jesus healed sick people. He gave sight to those who were blind. He caused deaf people to hear. He healed people who had been lame all their lives. When people heard about this Man who healed people, great numbers of people followed Him. The Bible says, “...He healed them all.” Jesus had power over One time Jesus was with His the wind and the waves. | _‘isciples in a boat. Jesus fell asleep on a pillow in the back of the boat. As Jesus slept, a great storm arose. The waves were so high that the disciples thought the boat would sink. — They woke Jesus saying, “Lord, save us!” Jesus stood up and spoke to the wind and the waves saying, “Peace, be still!” The wind stopped blowing. The waves became still. The disciples were amazed that the wind and the waves obeyed the Lord Jesus. They said, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?” Copyright © 2004 The Mailbox Club* Intemationaljesus had power | vil spirits are servants of Satan. an evil spirits. Sometimes they enter into people J and cause them to be sick or to do bad things. Jesus had power over all evil spirits. When He commanded them to come out of a person, they obeyed Him and came out. ad | The Lord Jesus not only healed all jesus 5 a, kinds of sick people, but He had power over death itself. He raised three people from the dead. One of these was a man named Lazarus. Lazarus was the only brother of Mary and Martha, who were special friends of Jesus. When their brother, Lazarus, was sick, they sent for Jesus. When Jesus arrived, Lazarus had been dead for four days. Mary and Martha were crying their hearts out. They said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, our brother would not have died.” Jesus said, “Your brother shall rise again...I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believes in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.” Lazarus had been buried in a cave. A large stone was rolled over the entrance. Jesus told the people to take the stone away. Then He cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth!” Lazarus came walking out of the tomb, wrapped in his grave clothes. Why The Lord Jesus came to be our SORE «ec ior He did not comé just to heal people and do things that no other man could do. He came to die on the cross for our sins.The saddest but most wonderful event that ever happened in the world was when Jesus suffered and died for our sins. Satan stirred up wicked men to put Jesus to death. They told lies about Him. Jesus was taken to the Roman governor, Pilate. Pilate told soldiers to take Jesus out and whip Him. Some made fun of Him. Some pulled the hair from His beard. Some hit Him in the face. They made a crown of thorns for Jesus. They made Him carry a heavy cross to a place called Calvary. There they crucified Him. His hands were nailed to the cross. His feet were nailed to the cross. Two men who had done a lot of bad things were crucified at the same time. But Jesus had never done anything bad. He was taking our punishment and dying for our sins. ‘As Jesus hung on the cross, He could see the men who had beaten Him and nailed His hands and feet to the cross. Jesus prayed, “Father, forgive them for they do not know what they do.” Jesus prayed for His enemies. He wanted them to be saved. One of the thieves believed that Jesus was the Son of God. He asked Jesus to save Him. Jesus said, “Today you will be with Me in paradise.” This man was saved because he believed on Jesus and took Him as his Savior. The other man did not believe on Jesus. He did not go to Heaven. He was lost.Jesus chose to die on the cross for our sins. He died for my sins. He died for your sins. Our lies, our disobedience, our bad talk, our stealing, our temper—all of our sins were laid on Jesus. Each one of us can say, “Jesus died for MY sins!” Say it tight now—‘“Jesus died for MY sins!” Do you know why the Lord Jesus gave His life for you? He gave His life me hag for you because He loves you. The “OUR SINS apostle Paul said, “...the Son of God ttm Sen i) loved me and gave Himself for me.” Xe You can say this too. Say it to yourself right now—“The Son of God, loved ME and gave Himself for ME!” Say it again! “The Son of God loved ME and gave Himself for ME!” Do you know that you have sinned? Are you truly sorry for your sins? Do you believe that Jesus is the Son of God? Do you believe that Jesus died on the cross for your sins? Would you like to take the Lord Jesus as your Savior? You can do this right now. Just tell Him, “Lord Jesus, | know that | have sinned, and | am truly sorry for my sins. | believe that You are the Son of God and that You died on the cross for my sins. Right now | am taking You as my Savior. Please come into my heart and be my Savior.” Jesus, the Son of God, died on the cross for MY sins. ‘he Son of God loved me and gave Himself for me.” Galatians 2:20