Look back: Look back over Psalm 42 and remember the Christian’s hope in great sorrow is the steadfast love of God.

Look ahead: This coming Sunday, we will be hearing from guest pastor Nathan Loudin who will continue our series with Psalm 43. Read the passage during the week with your family.

Ask: How can remebering God's faithfulness prepare you to face trials and hope in Him for the future?

Pray: Pray for yourself and your family to have hope in the Lord, especially if there are difficult circumstances going on. 

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 (South Dakota).

Catechize: (New City Question 41)
Q: What is the Lord's prayer?
A: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

From Sunday School June 4:

CHRIST CONNECTION

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

• Babies & Toddlers: Jesus is Lord. He has power over everything.
• Younger Preschool: Jesus’ friends knew He was a good teacher. When Jesus calmed the storm, He showed that He is the Lord. Jesus has power over everything.
• Older Preschool: Jesus’ disciples knew He was a good man and a good teacher. When Jesus calmed the wind and the waves, He showed His friends that He is the Lord. Jesus has power over everything He made.
• Kids: Jesus’ disciples knew Jesus was a good man and a good teacher. When Jesus calmed the wind and the waves, He showed His disciples that He is also God. God rules the sea and stills its waves.

BIG PICTURE QUESTION & ANSWER

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

• Younger Preschool: Is Jesus God or a person? Jesus is both God and a person.  
• Older Preschool: Is Jesus God or a human? Jesus is both fully God and fully human.  
• Kids: Is Jesus God or a human? As the Son of God, Jesus is both fully God and fully human. 

KEY PASSAGE

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

Babies & Toddlers: Jesus is God’s Son. John 1:18 

• Younger Preschool: Jesus shows us what God is like. John 1:18 
• Older Preschool: No one has ever seen God. The one and only Son … has revealed him. John 1:18 
• Kids: No one has ever seen God. The one and only Son, who is himself God and is at the Father’s side—he has revealed him. John 1:18 

** Next week: Jesus Healed and Forgave (Matthew 9; Mark 2; Luke 5)