Look back: Look back over Psalm 46 and remember the people of God are protected from eternal harm by their heavenly father that shelters and rescues them.

Look ahead: This coming Sunday, Pastor Michael will be preaching from Psalm 47. Read the passage during the week with your family.

Ask: Do you think that fearing God and having joy in God are opposed to one another?

Pray: Pray for yourself and your family to grow in joyful praise to God and worshipful fear of God.

Sing: Visit the blog for this week's music. You can also find our music playlists on Spotify.

SCRIPTURE GUIDE FOR MUSIC:

You can read some or all these passages in conjunction with the songs during family worship. You might consider doing one song per day, Monday-Friday.

Hymn of the Savior: Isaiah 53:4-6, 1 Peter 2:24, Revelation 21:3-4

Christ the True and Better: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 22:9-14, Exodus 14:21-22, 1 Samuel 17:45-47, 1 Cor. 15:55-57 Hebrews 10:19-20

Afflicted Saint, to Christ Draw Near: Deut. 33:25, Psalm 34:17-18, 1 Cor. 10:13, 2 Cor. 12:9, Phil. 4:13, 1 Peter 4:12-13

The Night Song: Psalm 121, Isaiah 41:10, Psalm 42:8, Matthew 11:28-30

O Church Arise: Ephesians 6:10-18, 1 Cor. 15:55-57, Hebrews 12:1

Monthly Missions Focus: Click here to learn about our monthly missions focus (Thailand).

Catechize: (New City Question 45)
Q: Is baptism with water the washing away of sin itself?
A: No, only the blood of Christ can cleanse us from sin.

From Sunday School July 2:

CHRIST CONNECTION

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

• Babies & Toddlers: Jesus is God’s Son.
• Younger Preschool: Jesus came to help us understand what God is like. God the Father sent His Son to rescue us from sin. He gives us the Holy Spirit to help us as we live for Him.
• Older Preschool: Jesus came to help us understand what God is like. God the Father sent His Son to rescue us from sin. He gives us the Holy Spirit to help us as we live for Him.
• Kids: God has always existed as three Persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Father sent the Son to rescue us from sin. He gives us the Holy Spirit to comfort us, show us our sins, and guide us as we live for God’s glory.

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 Taught about Character (Matthew 5