Wordless Book
From SPARK
Summary
The "Book" consists of only colored pages, yet tells the redemption story.
This “Book” consists of four or five colored pages. Gold, Black, Red, White, and optionally Green. Perhaps the following script which is intended to be learned, not memorized, will best describe the Wordless Book. Cultural meanings of colors
English Script of Wordless Book[1]
Hello, I would like to tell you a wonderful story from this book. It’s my favorite story in the whole world!
One thing that makes it so special is that it’s a true story – right from God’s Word, the Bible.
Do you see what's different about this book?
Instead of using words to tell the story, it uses colors. That's why it's called the “Wordless Book.”
Let's get started right away by turning to the gold page!
The Gold Page
The story begins on the gold page. It reminds me of the street of gold in Heaven that the Bible talks about. Do you know who lives in heaven?
God does and He wants you to be in Heaven with Him some day.
You usually like to be with people you love, don’t you? That’s why God wants you to be with Him in Heaven – He loves you very much! In the Bible, God’s Word, He says, “I have loved you with an everlasting love.” (Jeremiah 31:3)
That means that God loved you even before you were born! You could put your name in there and say, “God has loved me with an everlasting love.” and it would be just as true.
God wants you to be in Heaven someday with Him, but there is something that can keep you from being there – sin.
The Black Page
This black page reminds me of the darkness of sin.
Sin is anything that we do or say or think or even feel that is against God. It is the bad things that we do. It is things like lying, cheating, disobeying your parents, fighting with brothers or sisters or not being kind to someone.
The Bible says that everyone has sinned; it plainly says, “for all have sinned.” (Romans 3:23) When the Bible says, “all have sinned”, that includes both you and me too, doesn’t it?
Yes, you and I and everybody else in the whole world have sinned and done wrong things. The Bible says you and I were born with a kind of “want to” to do wrong. Your mother didn’t have to teach you how to disobey, did she? Neither did mine.
You probably get punished for doing wrong things at home, don’t you? Those are the kinds of things God calls sin. God has a punishment for sin. It is to be separated from Him forever in a place of punishment the Bible calls Hell. But God doesn’t want that.
Remember, He loves you and wants you to be in Heaven with Him someday. In fact, He wants to be your Heavenly Father right now.
But if I were to end the story right now it would seem like no one is going to heaven. Because God will not allow sin in Heaven and everyone has sinned! But God made a way for the problem of sin to be taken care of: The red page tells about that.
The Red Page
Jesus is God’s perfect Son, He is God the Son. That means that He is God and He became a man and lived a perfect life. The Lord Jesus was the only person in all of history to ever live His entire life without sinning.
You would think that everyone would love someone like that, and yet when He grew up, wicked men took the Lord Jesus and nailed Him to a wooden cross. This red page reminds me that they left Him there to bleed and die.
When He died He was taking the punishment for things He didn’t do. He willingly took the punishment for every sin that you and I and everyone in the world has ever done. The punishment was to die. And the Lord Jesus knew that the only way that your sin could be forgiven would be if He would die for you. Jesus died for your sins. The Bible says that “without the shedding of blood there is no [forgiveness]”. (Hebrews 9:22b)
As He died, the Lord Jesus said, “It is finished.” Everything that needed to be done for your sins to be taken away had been done by Him on the cross.
They buried His body. But three days later He proved that He could take away your sins and give you everlasting life by coming back to life! And without dying again, He returned to Heaven, where He is today.
Because Jesus is God’s Son who died for you, you can become His child right now!
The White page tells how.
The White Page
You remember that God loves you so much and wants to be your Heavenly Father and have you live with Him in Heaven someday. But your sin separates you from Him. That’s why He sent His Son, the Lord Jesus to die on the cross for you.
The Bible says, “But as many as received Him (the Lord Jesus), to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name.” (John 1:12) That means that if you believe with all your heart that Jesus died for you and rose again and receive Him by inviting Him to come and take away your sins, He will make you a part of God’s forever family – God will become your Heavenly Father right now, and someday you will share God’s home with Him in Heaven.
Have you ever believed and received the Lord Jesus so you could become God’s child?
I’m not talking about whether you attend church or have been baptized or if your parents are Christians. Those things are good, but they cannot take away even one sin. He wants you to believe and receive Him.
- that you know you have sinned.
- that you believe Jesus, God’s Son, died for you and rose again.
- that you are trusting Jesus to be your Lord and Savior.
Prayer:
"If this is what you really want let's say that to God now"
- You - Pray for him to Understand, Believe
- You - Pray with him - Short phrases let him pray at his pace
- You - Pray for him - Evangelism Explosion International
Sample Prayer:
Dear God,
I know that I have sinned and done wrong against you. I believe that Jesus is Your Son and that He took the punishment for all my sins by dying on the cross. I believe He came back to life again. I trust Him now as my only Savior from sin. Thank you for making me your child right now as you promised. In Jesus’ name, amen<.
If you really prayed these words and meant it, God has just made you a part of His forever family! It’s not because I said so, But because He promised (remember John 1:12?), and God never breaks His promises.
Let me show you another great promise for you in God’s Word. Hebrews 13:5 says, (God is speaking) “I will never leave you, nor forsake you.” Will the Lord Jesus ever leave you? He promises, “No.” How about if you sin again? No, God says, “I will never leave you.” And Hebrews 13:6 says, “The Lord is my helper.” He will give you the power to do what is right.
When you become God’s child, He wants you to grow to know Him better each day. The last page, the green page, tells you how.
The Green Page (Optional time permitting)
Green reminds me of things that grow. (Like trees and grass and plants.) When you become God’s child, He wants you to get to know Him better – to grow in how well you know Him.
Sin can keep that from happening. But God promises in I John 1:9, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” That means that if you sin you need to confess (tell on yourself) to God. “He is faithful” means He will always forgive you. And “just” means that God is fair to forgive you because He already punished all our sins when Jesus died for us on the cross.
You can get to know God better by reading and obeying His Word, the Bible. (At this point make a gift the Gospel of John which you should carry for just such an occasion)
Another thing that can help you grow in God is by talking to God in prayer.
Going to a church and Sunday school that teach from the Bible will help you know Him better too.
You can also tell others about Jesus! In fact, If you have just become God’s child right now, would you let me know? I would like to thank God for what He has just done for you. It would be a good idea for you to thank Him right now as well.
After the prayer
Welcome to God's family!
Considerations
Check on the meaning of Colors
While culturally adapting the story, make sure that you check out “hidden” meanings, if any exist, regarding the use of color. Several different vernacular users should give input regarding the use of colors in their culture.
Where to Obtain
Many people make their own wordless books out of colored paper. I have used the national flag of Papua New Guinea since it has the four colors on the flag. Some however, do purchase the Wordless Book or the Wordless Glove from Child Evangelism Fellowship.
