Look back:  Read back over 1 Samuel 15 and remember Saul rejects the voice of the Lord and is, in turn, rejected by God.

Look ahead: This coming Sunday, Pastor Michael will be preaching from 1 Samuel 16. Read the passage several times during the week with your family.

Ask: What does 1 Samuel 16:7 say about what matters in God's sight?

Pray: Adoration: Praise God for his grace and mercy. Confession: Confess any sin the passage brings to mind. Thanksgiving: Give thanks for God's blessings in your life. Supplication: Pray for the Lord to continue changing your hearts to love and follow him.

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 (Denver).

Catechize: (New City Question 13)
Q: Can anyone keep the law of God perfectly?
A: Since the fall, no human has been able to keep the law of God perfectly.

From Sunday School November 20:

CHRIST CONNECTION

This is the big idea of how this week’s Bible story points to Jesus.

• Younger Preschool: God was right to punish His people because they sinned. Many years later, God sent His Son, Jesus. Jesus took the punishment for our sin.
• Kids: God was right to punish His people for their sin, but He kept His promise to provide a king through David’s family. Ultimately, God punished our sin through His Son, Jesus, and made Him our King forever.

BIG PICTURE QUESTION & ANSWER

This is an important biblical truth that your child will encounter each week of this unit. 

• Younger Preschool: What makes people special? People are special because God made us. 
• Kids: What makes people special? People are special because we are made in God’s image, as male and female, to know Him.

KEY PASSAGE

This is a Bible verse that relates to what your child will encounter each week of this unit. 

• Younger Preschool: I will praise God because He made me. Psalm 139:14
• Kids: For it was you who created my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I will praise you because I have been remarkably and wondrously made. Your works are wondrous, and I know this very well. Psalm 139:13-14

** Next week: Every Person Matters (Psalm 139)