Jesus sits at the right hand of God the Father, ruling over all things for the benefit of believers and ensuring their victory. He defends believers before God and protects them from all enemies so they will be brought safely to God's heavenly kingdom.

1. 12
The Only True God
God the Son - Our Redeemer

2. INTRODUCTION
In our study today, the focus is going to be
on the words redeem or redemption. The
word that we could probably use instead is
ransom. What would a news reporter be
talking about if they said on the news that
someone is going to pay the ransom for
someone else?

3. STUDYING GOD’S WORD
What price did Jesus pay to
redeem (ransom) us?

4. Ephesians 1:7
In him we have redemption through his
blood, the forgiveness of sins, in
accordance with the riches of God’s grace

5. The price Jesus paid was his blood. In the
Old Testament, God said that when an
animal was sacrificed, it was the blood of
the animal that paid for people’s sins. The
life of the animal was in its blood. When the
blood was drained the life was gone. This
was the price that had to be paid for our
sins. Jesus had to give up his lifeblood to
pay for our sins.

6. Isaiah 53:5
But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities; the
punishment that brought us peace was
upon him, and by his wounds we are
healed.

7. The price Jesus paid was his suffering.
Think about the pain Jesus went through.
He was whipped, starved, hit, dehydrated,
nails pierced him, had a crown of thorns
on his head and hung on a cross to die.
This was the price God demanded of
Jesus to pay for us. God is serious about
the punishment for sin.

8. Matthew 20:28
just as the Son of Man did not
come to be served, but to serve,
and to give his life as a ransom
for many.”

9. The price Jesus paid was his death. Let’s
say that the mayor of Roscoe passed a law
that if a person does not ride his bike,
scooter or skateboard on the left side of the
street it is a $100,000 fine. Let’s say you
are caught riding on the right side of the
street. Your parents want to pay the fine for
you, but the judge says that you have to pay
it with your own money. You would be in
deep trouble, you can’t pay. That is our
condition before God. The fine of sin is
death. That is what Jesus had to pay for
us.

10. Hebrews 9:15
For this reason Christ is the mediator of a
new covenant, that those who are called
may receive the promised eternal
inheritance—now that he has died as a
ransom to set them free from the sins
committed under the first covenant.

11. The price Jesus paid was enough to set us
free. In a movie or TV show about a
kidnapping and a ransom, the situation is
suspenseful to see if the person will truly be
set free when the ransom is paid or whether
the criminals will hurt the person. There is
no doubt about the ransom Jesus paid. We
are free!

12. The price Jesus paid that
was enough to redeem
(ransom) us was his
blood, his sufferings and
his death.

13. Why was the price Jesus
paid good enough?

14. Psalm 49:7-8
7 No man can redeem the life of
another or give to God a ransom for
him— 8 the ransom for a life is
costly, no payment is ever enough

15. The price he paid was more than any of us
could pay. Remember the example of the
fine for riding on the wrong side of the
street. Let’s say that it was no longer
$100,000 but a $100 million. You might
say to the judge, “I’ll work hard to pay!”
But he will just laugh and throw you into
prison because he knows you would never
be able to pay it back. None of us could
pay back the debt to free us from sin,
death and the devil.

16. 1 Peter 1:18-19
18 For you know that it was not with
perishable things such as silver or gold that
you were redeemed from the empty way of
life handed down to you from your
forefathers, 19 but with the precious blood
of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.
defect

17. The blood of God’s Son is very precious.
All the money in the world is not enough
to pay back God for even one person's
sins. The blood of God’s one and only
Son is the most precious thing there is in
God’s eyes and that is what was used to
pay for our sins. Jesus’ blood did what
money couldn’t do. It set us free.

18. Isaiah 53:6
We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each
of us has turned to his own way; and the
LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

19. Jesus was innocent and God put all our
sins on him. In the Old Testament, the
scapegoat was a picture of Christ. The
people would lay their hands on the goats
head and transfer their sins to it in a
spiritual way and then send the goat out in
the wilderness to die. The goat was
innocent of the sins it was condemned for.
Likewise, Christ did nothing sinful but died
because he carried all people’s sins.

20. The price Jesus paid was able to
redeem (ransom) us because of his
holy, precious blood and his
innocent sufferings and death.

21. GOD’S WORD IN MY LIFE
Agree or disagree and why? Jesus’ blood
could ransom us because Jesus was a
perfect man who was perfectly holy.
Evaluate: God could have set the price for
sinners lower so that Jesus wouldn’t have
had to suffer so much and give up His life.

22. STUDYING GOD’S WORD
How did Jesus carry out
this humbling task?

23. Philippians 2:7-8
7 but made himself nothing, taking the very
nature of a servant, being made in human
likeness. 8 And being found in appearance
as a man, he humbled himself and became
obedient to death— even death on a cross!

24. He humbled himself by not using his
heavenly power and glory. Consider the
example of his power and submission to
the guards in the Garden of
Gethsemane.

25. 2 Corinthians 8:9
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your
sakes he became poor, so that you through
his poverty might become rich.
Jesus gave up his position in heaven and
took on poverty for us. Jesus came down
the 6 steps of humiliation as stated in the
2nd Article. He was conceived, born lowly
etc...

26. The Bible tells me that Jesus did not
make use of all of his heavenly
power and glory in order to save us.

27. CHRISTIAN VOCABULARY
Humiliation: Jesus willingly putting aside
his power and glory to save us. (the six
steps down)
Redeem: (redemption) Literally means to
“buy back” . Our redemption from sin cost
Jesus his holy precious blood, innocent
suffering and death.

28. Write in below the 6 steps of Jesus’
humiliation
Conceived by the Holy Spirit
Born of a virgin
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Died
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29. Are these events fair or unfair?
• A murderer and rapist are executed by
lethal injection
• An armed robber is sentenced to life in
prison.
3. A drug user contracts AIDS after using an
infected needle
4.A perfect person suffered and died for the
evil others have committed.

30. Perfect Jesus went willingly to the
cross to suffer and die for our sins.
Our disobedience nailed Jesus to the
cross. We receive purely out of
God’s grace, forgiveness of sins and
eternal life, because Jesus received
the punishment we deserved.
That’s redemption.

31. GOD’S WORD IN MY LIFE
Agree or disagree and why? Jesus
redeemed me from the curse of all sins,
there is no danger that any of my sins can
condemn me.
Agree or disagree and why? Jesus'
death paid for the sins of all believers.
Hymnology Hymn 376
Jesus your Blood and Righteousness

32. ASSIGNMENT FOR NEXT TIME
REVIEWING THE LESSON
1. Review your notes; be sure you understand them. Be prepared for a written or oral
quiz. Don’t forget about the vocabulary words!
2. Make a flashcard for and memorize Philippians 2:7-8. Be able to put the passage
into your own words or answer questions concerning it.
3. In your journals, finish the thoughts God’s redemption seems unfair because…
God’s redemption is fair because…
PREPARING FOR THE NEXT LESSON
Ask your parents to help you with the following activity:
1. Read through the Bible History Worksheet and be able to answer questions on the
quiz regarding it..
Learn the Confession of our Faith
Memorize: 2nd Article of the Apostles’ CreedM (up to ...is my Lord)

33. 13
The Only True God
God the Son - Our Victor

34. INTRODUCTION
When a ruler gets a lot of power after being
victorious over his opponent, sometimes he
uses that power to serve himself and make
himself rich. He taxes his people far more
than he needs to. Then he puts the money
in s Swiss bank account so that if he is
deposed he will have a huge amount of
money to live on the rest of his life. Why
would a ruler do that? Why would people
be glad to get rid of someone like that?

35. STUDYING GOD’S WORD
How does Jesus’ descent into
hell and his resurrection assure us
that he is our victor?

36. 1 Peter 3:18-19
18 For Christ died for sins once for all,
the righteous for the unrighteous, to
bring you to God. He was put to death
in the body but made alive by the Spirit,
19 through whom also he went and
preached to the spirits in prison

37. Jesus’ descent into hell assures us of his
victory over the devil and his angels. If
you have seen the movie “Gladiator”, you
know what it was like when the army
returned to Rome victorious. There would
be a big parade and the army would march
down main street to proclaim their victory.
The same is true of Jesus going down to
hell and marching down main street to
proclaim his victory over our enemies.

38. 1 Corinthians 15:17
And if Christ has not been raised, your
faith is futile; you are still in your sins.

39. Jesus’ resurrection assures us that our
sins are forgiven. Let’s say someone
came to your door with a mountain bike
and wanted to sell it to you for half price
but only for cash. You might get a little
suspicious and want some proof that he
really owned the bike and that it wasn’t
stolen. We’d be fools not to. We would
also be fools if we didn’t ask for proof that
our sins are really forgiven. Jesus gives
us the proof in his resurrection showing
he kept his promise just like he said he
would.

40. 1 Corinthians 15:22-23
22 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all
will be made alive. 23 But each in his
own turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then,
when he comes, those who belong to
him.

41. Jesus’ resurrection assures us that he will
raise us from the dead. If I say to you, “I
can do 100 vertical pushups in a row
without using a wall to balance,” the first
thing you would say is “Prove it.” Jesus
says that he will raise us from the dead on
the last day. We don’t have to say to him
prove it. He already has in his own
resurrection from the dead.

42. Jesus’ descent into hell and his
resurrection assure us that he is our
Victor over our enemies of sin,
death and the devil.

43. Will come again to
Judge the living and
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44. STUDYING GOD’S WORD
What does Jesus’ ascension
mean for us every day?

45. Ephesians 4:8
This is why it says: “When he
ascended on high, he led captives in
his train and gave gifts to men.”

46. Since Jesus returned to Heaven as a
conquering hero, he proved his work for us
was complete. When David killed Goliath,
he was treated like a hero because it was a
victory for all God’s people over the
Philistines. So too with Jesus, he was
received as a conquering hero because his
victory was for all God’s people over our
enemies.

47. John 14:2-3
2 In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it
were not so, I would have told you. I am
going there to prepare a place for you. 3
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will
come back and take you to be with me that
you also may be where I am.

48. He returned to prepare a place for us in
heaven. Make a promise to return.
Leave the room and come back in a
minute. Ask if there was any doubt that
you would return. The same thing
applies to Jesus. He will return as he
promised so each day we can rejoice as
we are a day closer to seeing Jesus.

49. Jesus’ ascension means that every
day we are one day closer to being
with him in the place that he has
gone ahead to prepare for us.

50. CHRISTIAN VOCABULARY
Exultation: Jesus took back his full power
and glory beginning with his victorious
descent into hell. (His five steps back up)
Resurrection: literally coming to life from
the dead - refers to Christ’s coming to life
on the 3rd day and the raising to life of all
people on the last day.
Ascension: Jesus’ visible return to heaven
40 days after his resurrection from the
dead.

51. GOD’S WORD IN MY LIFE
Jesus did not descend into hell to give
the devil, his evil angels or unbelievers a
second chance. Give two reasons why it is
important for us to understand this.
Evaluate: Which is the most important
church festival that we celebrate? Is it
Christmas which is the birthday of Jesus or
Easter which is the resurrection of Jesus?

52. STUDYING GOD’S WORD
What does Jesus sitting at the right
hand of God mean for us every day?

53. Ephesians 1:20,22
20 which he exerted in Christ when he
raised him from the dead and seated him at
his right hand in the heavenly realms, 22
And God placed all things under his feet
and appointed him to be head over
everything for the church,

54. Jesus is ruling over all things for the
good of the church. When a little child
plays a game by alone, they always
make sure their team wins. Jesus is
something like that. Being in
complete control means that believers
always will be victorious in the end.

55. 1 John 2:1
My dear children, I write this to you so that
you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we
have one who speaks to the Father in our
defense—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.

56. Jesus is before the Father pleading our
case and defending us. A good defense
lawyer is a key to winning a case. If you
try to defend yourself, you might say or do
the wrong thing. Jesus is our perfect
defense lawyer as God’s Son. We can’t
possibly lose because Jesus has already
won it for us.

57. 2 Timothy 4:18
The Lord will rescue me from every evil
attack and will bring me safely to his
heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever
and ever. Amen.

58. Jesus is always protecting us to bring us
safely to his kingdom. In Romans 8:38,
Paul gives us a list of things that might try
and separate us from God: life or death,
angels or demons, present or future,
powerful people, etc. Nothing in this world
can succeed in tearing us away from God’s
love. That is the same confidence we have
every day because Jesus is protecting us
every day from heaven.

59. Jesus sitting at the right hand of
God means that every day he is
ruling over everything, defending
me and protecting me .

60. GOD’S WORD IN MY LIFE
Evaluate: Jane has a friend who says that
she can’t see how Jesus can be ruling over
all things because there are so many sad
and evil things which take place in the
world.
Agree or disagree and why? Jesus can’t
plead our case very well before God unless
in our lives we really try to be a good
Christian.

61. STUDYING GOD’S WORD
What does Jesus’ coming to judge
the world mean for us every day?

62. Matthew 25:31-33
31 “When the Son of Man comes in his
glory, and all the angels with him, he
will sit on his throne in heavenly glory.
32 All the nations will be gathered
before him, and he will separate the
people one from another as a shepherd
separates the sheep from the goats. 33
He will put the sheep on his right and
the goats on his left.

63. Jesus will come in glory to judge all people.
Some think that they can escape Jesus’
judgment by having their bodies cremated
and then having somebody scatter their
ashes over the ocean. But God says that
everybody that ever lived will stand before
Jesus’ judgment seat.

64. Matthew 24:36,42,44
36 “No one knows about that day or hour,
not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son,
but only the Father. 42 “Therefore keep
watch, because you do not know on what
day your Lord will come. 44 So you also
must be ready, because the Son of Man will
come at an hour when you do not expect
him.

65. Jesus will come at a time that nobody
knows, so we need to be ready every day.
There are many books out there and TV
programs that claim that they know the
end of the world. People have sold
everything and have gone to a certain
place because they thought they would
meet Jesus. Every effort will be
disappointed because Jesus will come
when we least expect Him.

66. Mark 16:15-16
15 He said to them, “Go into all the world
and preach the good news to all creation.
16 Whoever believes and is baptized will
be saved, but whoever does not believe
will be condemned.
Verse 16

67. Jesus will judge on the basis of whether
people believed in Him or not. In Matthew
25, it says that Jesus will put people on his
right and on his left. He will then point out
what people on his left never did in love for
him (hungry, thirsty, naked, sick, in prison)
while the people on his right did all these
things out of love for Jesus. In this way,
Jesus is going to use what people did to
determine whether they believed in him or
not. The believers will be praised for the
things that Christ had to do perfectly in their
place.

68. Jesus’ coming to judge the world reminds
me to continue to study God’s Word
every day so that I am a believer who is
ready whenever he comes.

69. GOD’S WORD IN MY LIFE
Agree or Disagree and why? When
Jesus says that he will come on a day when
we least expect him, he is trying to scare us
into being prepared at all times for his
coming.
Agree or Disagree and why? Jesus
coming to judge the world is nothing for us
to worry about.

70. ASSIGNMENT FOR NEXT TIME
REVIEWING THE LESSON
1. Review your notes; be sure you understand them. Be prepared for a written or oral
quiz. Don’t forget about the vocabulary words!
2. Make a flashcard for and memorize Mark 16:16 and 1 John 2:1. Be able to put
the passage into your own words or answer questions concerning it.
PREPARING FOR THE NEXT LESSON
Ask your parents to help you with the following activity:
1. Read through the Bible History Worksheet and be able to answer questions on the
quiz regarding it..
Learn the Confession of our Faith
Memorize: The entire 2nd Article