The Chain of Sin

By one we were condemned, by One we are justified Romans 5:19           

Props: rope 

            Adam is the great, great, great, great grandfather of us all. (Hold the rope and have a helper hold the opposite end, showing the connection between you).  We are all connected to him.  So when Adam chose to sin (do what was wrong), he passed on a sinful character to his children, and to their children and to their children.  For thousands of years, that sinful character has been passed along until it finally has reached us.  You got a sinful nature from your parents, who got it from their parents…all the way back to Adam.  The Bible says “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23).  So each of us have sinned.  If we stay connected to the sin, it will lead us to hell.  Doesn’t look very good for us, does it? 

            The good news is, Jesus came and lived a perfect life; he never sinned.  He was not connected to the “chain of sin.”  Because he lived a perfect life and died for our sins, he broke the “chain of sin.”  Now you and I have a choice.  We can stay connected to sin or we can turn from our sins and connect with Jesus.   

            Today we’re going to begin talking about the price that Jesus paid for the forgiveness of our sins.  It’s easy to talk about what Jesus did for us, but we have to understand that Jesus paid a high price—He gave up His life.  And He chose to do it, no one forced Him to.  But He knew the lesson we must learn: Obedience brings blessings.  Jesus chose to obey God’s will, and He was blessed.  In fact, we are all blessed through Jesus’ obedience.  If you obey God, you will also be blessed