Jesus is Crucified

5. Walk the Talk – Salvation Bracelet

This free Child Evangelism Resource is taken from www.LetTheLittleChildrenCome.com.
Check out their website for other resources on sharing the Gospel with children and unique evangelism tools.

Remember to download and print the Beads Template in advance.
For your convenience, we have provided 2 different printable Beads Templates. 

To print using a color printer on white paper, use this Beads Template for Printing on White Paper: 

To print on colored papers, use this Beads Template for Printing on Colored Papers:
(Print on yellow, red, black, white, and green colored paper.)

Show kids a sample of the Salvation Bracelet that you have made.

Tell kids they will be making their own Salvation Bracelets.

You will need for each child:

• Beads Template
• Toothpick (or something thicker, e.g. lollipop sticks, if you are using a thicker cord)
• Cord (must be thinner than the toothpick): about 15 inches per bracelet
• Scissors
• Glue

For younger kids, instead of making paper beads, you may want to consider purchasing individually packaged, ready-to-assemble Wordless Bracelet Kits at https://www.letthelittlechildrencome.com/child-evangelism-tools/wordless-bracelet-kit/

Here’s how to make the Salvation Bracelet:

Make the Beads

1. After printing the Beads Template, cut out the triangles.
   You will need one long triangle (10 inches by ½ inch) to make each bead.
   
   
2. You will need to make 5 colored beads for each bracelet: gold or yellow, red, black, white and green.
   
   
3. Roll the beads. Starting with the base of the triangle, roll it around a toothpick. The toothpick must be thicker than your cord.
   If you are using a thicker cord, look for something thicker (e.g. a lollipop stick) to roll the beads.
   Try to roll as tightly as possible, so that the bead will not unravel by itself later on.
   Roll evenly to make the finished bead symmetrical.
          

4. Glue the beads. When you have almost reached the end of the triangle (about 2 inches from the tip), apply glue to the tip of the triangle. Then finish rolling.
   

5. Once the glue is set, gently remove the bead from the toothpick.
   

6. If you want to make your beads last longer, you can paint a thin layer of varnish or transparent nail polish over them. (Young children may not be able to manage this step, and the varnish/nail polish will take some time to dry.)

Assemble the Bracelet

1. To make adjustable bracelets, cut 15 inches of cord for each bracelet.
   
   
2. Thread the beads onto the cord in this order: yellow, black, red, white and green.
   
   
3. Move the beads to the middle of the cord and tie a knot on each side of the beads.
   
   
   
   
   
4. With the two ends of the cord, tie two sliding adjustable knots:
   Take the first end and knot it around the second end.
   
   
   Take the second end and knot it around the first end.
   
   
   
5. The finished bracelet looks like this:
   

You can either have the following discussion as you make the salvation bracelet or after you have finished.

Say: We can use the colors of the Salvation Bracelet to tell a story.

Discuss: Let’s begin with the first bead. What does the yellow bead remind you of?

Say: Yellow reminds us of heaven.

Discuss: Do you remember what we said about heaven?

Say:

• Heaven is a special place that is not on this earth, so you can’t go to heaven in an airplane.
• It is better than any holiday destination.
• This place is perfect.
• There is no sickness, no pain and no hunger.
• No one ever dies.
• Everyone is perfectly happy.
• The best thing about heaven is that it is God’s home.
• God loves us and wants us all to be with him in heaven.
• But there is something that prevents us from being with God.

Discuss: What prevents us from being with God?

Say:

• Sin prevents us from being with God.
• The dark bead (just like the dirty egg) reminds us of sin.
• Because of sin, our hearts are no longer clean, and we cannot be with God.
• But God loves us and made a way for us to be with Him.

Discuss: What does the red bead remind you of?

Say:

• The red bead reminds us of the blood of Jesus.
• God loves us and wants us to be with Him. So He sent Jesus to die on the cross for our sins so that all the wrong things that we have done can be forgiven and we can be with God.
• On the third day, Jesus became alive again!

Discuss: What does the clean bead remind you of?

Say:

• The clean bead (just like the clean egg) reminds us of a clean heart.
• Because Jesus took the punishment for our sins, our hearts can be made clean.

Show Slide 4 (Key Verse): 

Have everyone read the slide.

Discuss: According to this verse, what will God do if we confess our sins?

Say:

• If we confess our sins, God will forgive us. He will cleanse us and purify us. He will make our hearts clean.
• With a clean heart, we can have a relationship with God.
• We can become children of God. We can call God our Father.
• We can one day be with God in heaven.

Show Slide 5 (Live it Out): 

Have everyone read the slide.

Discuss:

• Do you believe that you have sinned?
• Do you believe that Jesus died on the cross so that your sins can be forgiven.
• Have you ever confessed your sins to God?
• Do you want to ask God to forgive your sins right now, so that you can become His child?
• Would you like to one day be with God in heaven?

Say:

• If you want to have your sins forgiven, you need to:
  1. • Admit that we have sinned and ask God to forgive us
     • Believe that Jesus died on the cross to be punished instead of us, and
     • Invite Jesus into our lives to help us turn away from sin

Invite those who want to sincerely pray for forgiveness and for Jesus to come into their life to say this prayer:
Dear Jesus, thank you for loving me. I know that I have sinned. I have done things that are wrong. I believe that you died on the cross to take the punishment for my sins. Please forgive all of my sins and make my heart clean. Please come into my life and help me turn away from doing wrong. Thank you that with a clean heart, I can have a relationship with you now and will one day be with you in heaven. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.

Say:

• For those of us who have said this prayer sincerely, we are God’s children.
• We will one day be with God in heaven.
• But our relationship with God begins the moment we believe in Jesus.
• There is one more bead in our bracelet.

Say:

• The green bead reminds us of things that grow, like grass, leaves and trees.
• It is important that you grow in your relationship with Jesus. You can do this by:
  • • Talking to God
    • Reading God’s word, the Bible, and
    • Obeying him