Lamb of God Who Takes Away Sin
Month 6: The Cross — Why Jesus Died · Family Worship
Today's Scripture
Read together: John 1:29 & Isaiah 53:6
29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! — John 1:29
6 We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all. — Isaiah 53:6
Memory Verse
“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,”— Romans 3:23 (BSB)
📖 Bible-in-a-Year (optional)
Today's reading: Proverbs 1–3
Reading the whole Bible in a year — do this when you have extra time. (Around Day 157 of 365 — "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.")The Heart of It
All week we've faced the bad news honestly. All have sinned. The problem is in our hearts. Everyone needs rescue. Tonight we get to worship. The rescue has a name and a picture. When John the Baptist saw Jesus walking toward him, he cried out, "Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!" (). For God's people, the word "lamb" meant one thing. It meant a sacrifice. For hundreds of years, families had brought a spotless lamb to God. An innocent life would stand in the place of guilty people. And John was saying, here He is. Jesus is the true Lamb all those others were pointing to.
Isaiah had described it 700 years before Jesus was born. He wrote, "All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, every one, to his own way; and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all" (). Picture it. Every wandering sheep. Every wrong thing in every heart. All of it was laid on Jesus. He didn't deserve any of it. We did. And He carried it to the cross so we could be free. This is the heart of everything. We didn't clean ourselves up enough to reach God. Instead, the spotless Lamb took our sin away. So tonight our family doesn't end on the problem. We end on our knees, giving thanks. Behold the Lamb!
Around the Table
Jesus is the Lamb of God! He took away all our wrong things. Now we can be close to God. Let's say thank You!
Let's do it: Cup your hands like you're holding something heavy. Then "give it to Jesus." He takes our sin away!
A lamb was offered so an innocent life could take a guilty person's place. Jesus is the real Lamb that all of those pointed to.
Let's talk: What does it mean that God "laid on Him" our sin ()? Where did our sin go?
was written 700 years before Jesus. Yet it describes the cross exactly. Jesus is the Lamb the whole sacrifice system was pointing to.
Let's go deeper: It is good news that our forgiveness depends on what Jesus did, not on how good we are. Why is that?
💬 Conversation Starter
Have you ever had something heavy lifted off you that you couldn't carry alone? Jesus lifted off the heaviest weight of all. He lifted off our sin.
🛡️ Defending the Faith
How do we know Jesus is the promised Lamb? was written centuries before the cross. It describes a sin-bearer who was pierced for others. It says the guilt of us all was laid on Him. Jesus fulfilled it down to the detail. A prophecy this exact, fulfilled this perfectly, is strong evidence. He is exactly who Scripture says He is ().
For Dad · Go Deeper
End this week of family worship by lingering on the picture, not just the doctrine. "Lamb of God" connects the whole Bible. It runs from the ram caught for Isaac, to the Passover lamb in Egypt, to the daily sacrifices, all the way to John pointing at Jesus, and on to the throne in Revelation where the Lamb is worshiped. Your children are being handed a thread that runs through every page. Tonight, consider actually leading them to kneel. Posture preaches to little hearts. And settle this in your own soul first. The gospel is not "try harder." It's "behold." Worship-leading at home isn't a performance. It's a worn-out dad gladly pointing his kids to the Lamb who already carried what none of them could.
Draws on: Max Anders, 30 Days to Understanding the Bible; Tony Evans, The Power of the Cross.
Let's Pray Together
"Father, behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! Thank You that You laid all our wandering and all our wrong on Jesus. He carried it for us. We worship You. Not because we are good, but because He is. In Jesus' name, amen."
Behold the Lamb of God. He carried away the very sin I could never carry myself.