Salvation Paper Chain Activity
Sometimes the best activities are the easiest, cheapest, and simplest. This is the case with the Salvation Paper Chain Activity. Of course, most of us who have been participating in children’s church can attest to the ever-popular Salvation bracelets that were all the rave years ago. I’m sure you still see them on little wrists leaving Sunday school from time to time. You know, the bracelets that had one black, one red, one white, one blue, one green, and one yellow bead neatly arranged in a pattern reminding us of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Well, the Salvation Paper Chain Activity is similar and yet different. Read on to find out how you can share this EASY GOSPEL SHARING ACTIVITY at home or church!
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Salvation Paper Chain Activity Materials List
One reason to appreciate this activity is the short materials list needed. Most of the supplies you have on hand. You will need:
- Black, Red, White, Blue, Green, and Yellow construction paper
- Scissors
- Scotch tape
- Printed Salvation Scripture Sheets (Download Below)
How to share the gospel with the Salvation Paper Chain Activity
If you are working with 1 child or 10, you will need to adjust how much construction paper you need. For one child, give them one sheet of construction paper per color. Next, ask them to construct a paper chain in this pattern: black, red, white, blue, green, and yellow. You may want them to only make one chain with each color or use all of the paper. That is up to you!
For a larger group or several siblings, you will ask each child to make a chain using only one color and one sheet of paper. Once each child makes a chain with the color they were assigned, join them all together in this pattern: black, red, white, blue, green, and finally yellow. In our 3rd-4th grade Sunday school class, each student was given 1-2 sheets of construction paper. One student had black, another red, a third white, and so on. Before instructing the kids to create their paper chains, explain to them what the colors represent. This is the appropriate time to go through each of the Salvation Scripture cards. You will read them in the following order.
How to share the gospel with the Salvation Paper Chain Activity
Black represents Sin
The black chain represents sin. Sin can be described as anything we think, say, do, or not do that is against God. We may describe it as doing something bad. Some examples of sin are lying, stealing, being mean to a sibling, etc. No matter how hard we try to be perfect, we will always fail to be. In the Bible, it says that, “There is none righteous, no, not one.” Romans 3:10.
Red represents Blood
The red chain represents the blood that Jesus shed for us when He died on the cross. See, we don’t deserve eternal life with Him in heaven. We are sinners and deserve punishment. The only perfect person to ever walk the Earth was Jesus. (2 Corinthians 5:22) When He died on the cross, he took the punishment we should have received because of our sins. He saved us.
White represents Cleansing
The white chain represents cleansing. When we accept that we are sinners, believe that Jesus is the Son of God and died on a cross for our sins, and confess that He is our Savior, we are asking Him to come into our heart. He cleans us of our sin. That does not mean that we will never sin again, but that Jesus wipes our slate clean.
Blue represents Baptism
The blue paper chain stands for baptism. In Acts 2:38, the Bible tells us to repent, which means to turn completely away from our sins. This is a great time to have students stand up and physically turn away from sin when you say the word, “Repent.” After we repent, confess, and accept Jesus as our Savior, we are commanded to be baptized. This is an appropriate time to ask students, “Do you have to be baptized to be saved?” The answer is no. However, we should follow Jesus’ example. He was baptized by John Baptist. When we get baptized, we show others that we now belong to God.
Green represents Growth
The green chain represents growth. After we accept Jesus into our hearts and make Him Lord of our life, we should grow in our knowledge of Him. We need to get to know Him better. Just like we would get to know a friend, we need to talk to Him and learn about His character through reading of the Bible.
Yellow represents Heaven
The yellow chain should remind of us our eternal home… heaven. In the Bible, it says in Revelation 21:21, “… and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.” God, in His great mercy, gives us the gift of eternal life through Jesus. We don’t deserve it, but He loves us so much that we gives it to us anyway.
Display your Salvation Paper Chain Activity
After you go through each of the scripture cards and the meaning of the colors, let your students make their paper chains. Some students may need a tutorial on how to make a paper chain. Make sure to keep a strip of paper from each color so that you can attach the paper chains together to make one long chain. Next, attach the chain to the wall or hang it from the ceiling. It is sure to add some color to the room! At this point, the students can put the scripture cards up next to their corresponding color chain. Once the Salvation Paper Chain Activity is completed it provides a gospel-inspired visual for students to look at for weeks to come!
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