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The Bronze Serpent
St. Mary’s Coptic Orthodox ChurchGrade 2: St. Mary and St. Mark Sunday
School Class
“If a serpent had bitten anyone, when he looked to the bronze serpent, he lived” (Numbers 21:9).
Review Questions
Last Week’s Memory Verse
“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long” (Exodus 20:12).
LONG JOURNEY
HUNGRY
Manna Quail
THIRSTY
BUT… THE PEOPLE STILL COMPLAINED
• The people realized they did something wrong• The people went to Moses to confess their sins• Asked Moses to pray for them and asked for forgiveness
THE PEOPLE ASKED FOR HELP
Jesus gives us life
• Something BAD against God that takes us away from God.
• The poison in the snake is the same as the poison in our sins… BUT
• Jesus on the cross paid for our sins, makes us clean, forgives us
WHAT IS SIN?
Repentance = I am SORRY
Confession = Tell our father of confession our sins so that we get the absolution and our sins to be forgiven.
WHAT IS REPENTANCE AND CONFESSION?
Be polite :)Not ComplainThank-you
WHAT DO I DO IF I WANT SOMETHING?
I love you God.
How do I show God that I love Him so much ?TELL HIM!
How? Prayer, repentance, following the
commandments, our actions with others, praising God
And remember God loves you so much MORE!
Activity
There are so many beautiful things in our lives… Lets take a chance and make a list of things we are thankful for!
Questions
“If a had bitten anyone, when he looked to the bronze serpent, he ” (Numbers :9). What is sin? What is confession? How can I show God I love Him? IF I WANT SOMETHING I SHOULD_________
serpentlived
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