Look back: Read back over 1 Samuel 6 and remember the unrighteous cannot stand before the holiness of God.
Look ahead: This coming Sunday, Pastor Michael will be preaching from 1 Samuel 7. Read the passage several times during the week with your family.
Ask: How long did the ark stay at Kiriath-jearim? What did Samuel tell the people to do? What happened at Mizpah? Why was it called Ebenezer?
Pray: Adoration: Praise God for mercy and love. Confession: Confess any sin the passage brings to mind. Thanksgiving: Ask everyone in your family what they are thankful for and give thanks to God in prayer for it. Supplication: Pray for your family to grow in your knowledge, understanding, and obedience to God's word.
Sing: Visit the blog for this week's music. You can also find our music playlists on Spotify.
Monthly Missions Focus: Click here to learn about our monthly missions focus (Puerto Rico).
Catechize: (New City Question 4)
Q: How and why did God create us?
A: God created us male and female in his own image to glorify him.
From Sunday School September 18:
CHRIST CONNECTION
This is the big idea of how this week’s Bible story points to Jesus.
- Younger Preschool: God gave Elisha the same spirit that was in Elijah. God gives the Holy Spirit to people who trust in Jesus so they can tell others about Him.
- Kids: God gave Elisha the same spirit that was in Elijah so Elisha could carry out his mission as a prophet. Years later, Jesus told His followers to wait for the Holy Spirit. God gives believers the Holy Spirit so they can share the gospel with the world.
BIG PICTURE QUESTION & ANSWER
This is an important biblical truth that your child will encounter each week of this unit.
- Younger Preschool: What is idolatry? Idolatry is loving something else more than God.
- Kids: What is idolatry? Idolatry is a sin of the heart in which we love and value something else above God.
KEY PASSAGE
This is a Bible verse that relates to what your child will encounter each week of this unit.
- Younger Preschool: Love the Lord your God. Deuteronomy 6:5
- Kids: “Listen, Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.” Deuteronomy 6:4-5
** Next week: Elisha Performed Miracles (2 Kings 4–6)