Worthy Is the Lamb Who Was Slain
Month 6: The Cross — Why Jesus Died · Family Worship
Today's Scripture
Read together: Revelation 5:9–12
9 And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. 10 You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.” 11 Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels encircling the throne, and the living creatures and the elders. And their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands. 12 In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!”
Memory Verse
“But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”— Romans 5:8 (BSB)
📖 Bible-in-a-Year (optional)
Today's reading: Proverbs 22–24
Reading the whole Bible in a year — do this when you have extra time. (Around Day 164 of 365 — train up a child in the way he should go.)The Heart of It
This week we've walked with Jesus through the garden, the betrayal, and the long night before the cross. Today the Bible lifts our eyes from that dark night all the way up to heaven. It shows us how the story ends. In , John sees a vision of heaven. And at the center of it all is "a Lamb as though it had been slain" (). That Lamb is Jesus. And all of heaven, thousands upon thousands of angels, bursts into a song: "Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!"
Here is something wonderful for your family to see. In heaven, Jesus isn't praised just for being powerful, or wise, or kind. He's praised for being slain. The cross we've remembered all week isn't an embarrassing chapter heaven wants to forget. It's the very thing heaven sings about forever! And notice why He is worthy. Verse 9 says, "You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation." His death actually bought people for God. So when we worship tonight, we join a song that has been going for ages and will never end. When we thank Jesus for the cross, we're singing along with heaven.
Around the Table
In heaven, everybody sings a happy song to Jesus the Lamb! Let's sing to Him too.
Let's do it: Sing "worthy, worthy is the Lamb!" together and do a happy clap.
Heaven praises Jesus for dying on the cross to rescue us. We can join that song right now in our home.
Let's talk: What's one reason you want to thank Jesus tonight? Let's turn it into praise.
Heaven worships the Lamb because He was slain (Rev. 5:9). The cross is the center of worship forever, not a side note.
Let's go deeper: Heaven praises Jesus for His death, not only His power. Why does that matter so much?
💬 Conversation Starter
If all of heaven is singing one song forever, what would you want your line of it to be?
🛡️ Defending the Faith
Isn't Revelation just strange symbols we can't trust? The pictures are symbols, yes. But they point to solid truth: a Savior who really died and really bought people "by His blood" (Rev. 5:9). A symbol in a vision isn't make-believe. It's a vivid way of showing things too big for plain words ().
For Dad · Go Deeper
Family worship can feel like one more thing to manage. But changes the picture. You're not starting a song tonight. You're joining one. It already fills heaven, and it will outlast the universe. That takes the pressure off. Your living room doesn't have to be impressive. It just has to be honest. Lead your children to marvel at this: the slain Lamb is the worthy King. The lowest point of the story was a Roman execution, and that is now heaven's highest praise. This is also the deep medicine against prosperity and hype. Heaven doesn't measure worth by power, comfort, or success. It measures worth by sacrificial love. Teach your kids to treasure the Lamb, and you've given them a center of gravity that no trend or trouble can move.
Draws on: Sam Storms, Practicing the Power; and the Revelation worship texts.
Let's Pray Together
"Worthy are You, Lord Jesus, the Lamb who was slain for us! Thank You for buying us back with Your blood. We join all of heaven in praising You tonight and forever. In Jesus' name, amen."
The cross isn't heaven's embarrassment. It's heaven's song. Worthy is the Lamb who was slain.