Look back:  Read back over 1 Samuel 16 and remember God’s Spirit in the hearts of the humble forms the foundation of his kingdom.

Look ahead: This coming Sunday, Pastor Michael will be preaching from 1 Samuel 17. Read the passage several times during the week with your family.

Ask: How do you think David foreshadows Jesus in this chapter?

Pray: Adoration: Praise God for his power and justice. Confession: Confess any sin the passage brings to mind. Thanksgiving: Give thanks for God defeating sin and death through Jesus. Supplication: Pray for lost people you know to come to faith in Jesus.

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 (Mexico).

Catechize: (New City Question 14)
Q: Did God create us unable to keep his law?
A: No, but because of the disobedience of Adam and Eve we are all born in sin and guilt, unable to keep God’s law.

From Sunday School November 27:

CHRIST CONNECTION

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

  • Younger Preschool: Every person matters. God created us and cares for us. He sent His Son, Jesus, to save us from our sins. God commands us to show love to everyone.
  • Kids: Every person matters. God created us and cares for us. He sent His Son, Jesus, to save us from our sins. As we love and follow God, He calls us to love others and show respect to everyone.

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: Jeremiah Encouraged God’s People (Jeremiah 29–30)