Look back: Look back over 1 Samuel 31 and remember as a result of rejecting the word of the Lord, Saul, his sons, and the rest of Israel tragically reap the curses of the law.

Look ahead: This coming Sunday, Pastor Michael will be preaching from 2 Samuel 1. Read the passage during the week with your family.

Ask: Does David's lamentation surprise you? Why or why not?

Pray: Praise God for his steadfast love and care over His people in Christ.

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 (Farmington, New Mexico).

Catechize: (New City Question 29)
Q: How can we be saved?

A: Only by faith in Jesus Christ and in his substitutionary atoning death on the cross.

From Sunday School March 12:

CHRIST CONNECTION

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

• Babies & Toddlers: We can tell others the good news about Jesus. 
• Younger Preschool: We can trust Jesus to save us from our sins, and we can tell others about Jesus. 
• Older Preschool: God had promised His people that a Savior was coming. When Simeon and Anna saw Jesus, they knew He was the Savior. Jesus came to save people from sin. We can trust Jesus to save us from our sins; and like Simeon and Anna, we get to tell others the good news. 
• Kids: Throughout the Old Testament, God promised the arrival of a King who would redeem people. When Jesus arrived, Simeon and Anna knew He was the promised Messiah, God’s own Son. We can trust Jesus for our salvation, and like Simeon and Anna, we should share the good news. 

BIG PICTURE QUESTION & ANSWER

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

• Younger Preschool: What did Jesus do to save us? Jesus died on the cross and rose from the dead. 
• Older Preschool: What did Jesus do to save us? Jesus died on the cross and rose from the dead. 
• Kids: What did Jesus do to save us? Jesus lived a sinless life, died on the cross, and rose from the dead. 

KEY PASSAGE

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

• Babies & Toddlers: Jesus takes away the sin of the world. John 1:29
• Younger Preschool: Jesus takes away the sin of the world. John 1:29
• Older Preschool: John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” John 1:29
• Kids: John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” John 1:29

** Next week: Jesus Was Baptized (Matthew 3; Mark 1)