Look back: Read back over 1 Samuel 2:12-36 and remember the immorality in God’s people was rooted in the priesthood, making necessary God’s swift and severe judgment.
Look ahead: This coming Sunday, Jeremy will be preaching from 1 Samuel 3:1-4:1a. Read the passage several times during the week with your family.
Ask: What was particularly unusual about God speaking to Samuel (3:1b)? What did God tell Samuel? What was said about Samuel and his role at the end of chapter 3?
Pray: Adoration: Praise God for his word. Confession: Confess any sin that the passage brings to mind, including neglect of personal time in Scripture. Thanksgiving: Give thanks for the good things the Lord is doing in your life and family. Supplication: Pray for yourself and your family to be committed to reading and submitting to Scripture.
Sing: Visit the blog for this week's music. You can also find our music playlists on Spotify. We'll be singing two of my family's personal favorites: "Your Will Be Done" and "Jesus, Strong and Kind" as well as one we haven't done in a while: "My Heart is Filled With Thankfulness."
Monthly Missions Focus: Click here to learn about our monthly missions focus (St. Paul - Minneapolis).
Catechize: (New City Question 52)
Q: What hope does everlasting life hold for us?
A: That we will live with and enjoy God forever in the new heaven and the new earth, where we will be forever freed from all sin in a renewed, restored creation.
From Sunday School August 21:
CHRIST CONNECTION
This is the big idea of how this week’s Bible story points to Jesus.
- Younger Preschool: Solomon sinned, and Israel was divided into two kingdoms. God’s people needed a perfect king. God sent His Son, Jesus, to be King. Jesus is a perfect King who brings God’s people together.
- Kids: King Solomon’s sin led to the division of the kingdom. God’s people needed a better king. Through David’s family, God would send His own Son, Jesus, to be a perfect King over God’s people forever. Jesus is greater than Solomon. Jesus brings His people together and leads them back to God.
BIG PICTURE QUESTION & ANSWER
This is an important biblical truth that your child will encounter each week of this unit.
- Younger Preschool: What is mercy? Mercy is when God does not give us the punishment that we deserve.
- Kids: What is mercy? Mercy is when God does not give us the punishment that we deserve.
KEY PASSAGE
This is a Bible verse that relates to what your child will encounter each week of this unit.
- Younger Preschool: The Lord is a kind and loving God. Exodus 34:6
- Kids: The LORD—the LORD is a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and abounding in faithful love and truth, maintaining faithful love to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, rebellion, and sin. Exodus 34:6-7
** Next week: God Is Good to Give Mercy (Luke 18)