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Sometimes, we put people into groups. We look at some people and think they might become Christians one day. But for others, we think that they’re “lost causes” and that they’ll never decide to follow God. We might even believe they’re “too far off track”’ So we stop praying for them, telling them about God’s love, or even hoping that they could change.
Many people would have thought this about the thief who was on the cross next to Jesus. But Jesus didn’t. When the thief said that Jesus was the Savior, Jesus replied, “Today, you will be with Me in Heaven.” Even though the thief had done a lot of wrong things in his life, in his last moments, he was saved from his sins.
In this lesson, the kids will learn that no one is too bad or too lost for God to forgive them. It’s never too late for anyone to start following Jesus.