Look back: Look back over Hebrews 4 and 10 and remember drawing near to God is a heart posture of confident faith grounded entirely in Christ’s finished work, expressed through prayer and corporate worship, and sustained by the assurance that Jesus’ blood has secured forever the believer’s access to God.

Look ahead: This coming Sunday, we will be continuing to review Hebrews. Read a passage from Hebrews during the week with your family. 

Ask: What is the role of Scripture in anchoring you to the Lord?

Pray: Pray for your love for God's word to grow.

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.

Magnificent, Marvelous, Matchless Love: John 3:16, 15:26, Romans Romans 3:24-25, 5:8, 6:4-5, 1 Corinthians 15:20-22, Ephesians 1:10, Galatians 4:4, 1 Peter 2:24

How Vast the Love: Matthew 11:28-30, John 19:30, Romans 8:35, Ephesians 2:7-16, 3:18-19, Colossians 3:3-4, Hebrews 7:26, 8:1-2, 10:13, 12:1-2, 12:24, 2 Peter 1:9, 1 John 1:7-9

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

Grace: Psalm 51:12, Matthew 28:19, John 6:44, 14:2-3, Ephesians 1:7, 2:1-10, 5:19-20, Romans 3:23-25, 6:23, Revelation 5:9

Almost Home: Isaiah 25:8, 2 Corinthians 4:17-18, Hebrews 11:13-16, 12:1-2, James 4:14, Revelation 5:9-10, 14:3, 21:4

Monthly Missions Focus: London

Catechize: New City Catechism #2

From May 17: 

FAMILY TALKING POINTS

STORY POINT

This is the main point to emphasize from today’s Bible story.

• Preschool: Jesus taught that anyone who believes in Him will have life with God forever. 
• Kids: Jesus taught that people must be born again to enter the kingdom of God.

CHRIST CONNECTION

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

• Babies & Toddlers: When people trust in God’s Son, Jesus, He forgives their sins, and they have life with God forever.
• Younger Preschool: Jesus is God’s one and only Son who came to the world to save sinners. When we trust in Jesus, He forgives our sins and we have life with God forever.
• Older Preschool: Jesus is God’s one and only Son. God sent Jesus into the world to rescue people from sin. Everyone who believes in Jesus will live with Him forever.
• Kids: Nicodemus was a religious leader, but he needed to be born again to enter the kingdom of God. Jesus shared how the Spirit causes people to be born again to new life. Anyone who believes in Jesus will be born again and receive eternal life.

BIG PICTURE QUESTION & ANSWER

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

• Younger Preschool: Did Jesus ever sin? No, Jesus never sinned.
• Older Preschool: Did Jesus ever sin? No, Jesus never sinned.
• Kids: Did Jesus ever sin? No, Jesus never sinned.

KEY PASSAGE

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

• Babies & Toddlers: Jesus came to take away sin; there is no sin in him. 1 John 3:5
• Younger Preschool: He was revealed to take away sins, and there is no sin in him. 1 John 3:5
• Older Preschool: He was revealed so that he might take away sins, and there is no sin in him. 1 John 3:5
• Kids: You know that he was revealed so that he might take away sins, and there is no sin in him. 1 John 3:5

** Next week: John Pointed to Jesus (John 3)