Welcome
As we journey through 1 Peter together, we want to equip you as households to have conversations with one another about the sermon series. Each week, there will be a blog post featuring a brief recap of the sermon passage for the week, and a few quick ideas for how your family can dive deeper into the passage together during the week.
Recap
1 Peter 3:1-7 by Lindsey
Are any of you kids married? No? I thought maybe not. This passage might seem like it has nothing to say to you guys, because Peter is talking here to married people. But did you know that the words of Peter are really the words of the Holy Spirit, the words of God? When God talks, we want to pay close attention even when it seems like he’s not talking to us. Why? Because it’s God who is talking.
In these verses, God tells wives to “accept the authority” of their husbands, and he tells husbands to “give honor” to their wives. Do your parents do that? It’s pretty hard to do it all the time, just like it’s hard for you to honor your parents all the time! God says to remember that men and women (and boys and girls!) are “equal partners in God’s gift of new life.” Remembering this helps your mom and dad to serve one another.
Do you know what Peter’s saying to you in these verses? It’s really the same thing that Peter is saying to husbands and to wives. He’s saying, “Don’t let fear keep you from loving each other! Don’t hang on so tight to your own way that you can’t give way to each other.” Sometimes my daughters fight over toys, or over a book, or over a TV show. Have you ever done that? Lindsey and I have a line we use in those situations: “If your toys become more important than your sisters, you will lose your toys. People matter more than things.” And that’s kind of what this passage is saying to husbands and wives! If I start to love my own way of doing things, my own comfort, more than I love my wife, I need to give up my way of doing things because my wife matters more than my own way.
Keep a close eye on your mom and dad this week. Try to notice when you see your mom and dad serving one another, and say something about it when you do! “Good job, mom and dad! You’re loving one another the way Jesus loved you.”
Check this out
Re-watch this video from The Bible Project about the letter of 1 Peter for a reminder of the context of this passage.
Going Deeper With …
Preschoolers
Read “A Dark Night in the Garden” in The Jesus Storybook Bible. Talk about Jesus’ example of humility in this story. Notice that he didn’t fight back!
I wonder what it was like when Jesus prayed in the garden.
I wonder if you have ever been afraid like Jesus was.
When you are finished ask:
I wonder what your favorite part of the story was.
I wonder which part was most important.
Elementary Kids
Read 1 Peter 3:1-7 in a child-friendly version of the Bible (like the NIrV).
How does Peter say wives should love their husbands? How does he say husbands should love their wives?
Can you remember a time when you saw your mom serve your dad? Can you remember a time you saw you dad serve your mom?
Do you have any questions about these verses? Ask your mom and dad!
Middle & High Schoolers
Read 1 Peter 3:1-7 in the New Living Translation.
How does God’s word challenge you in these verses?
Imagine two different marriages, one in which husband and wife look out for themselves and one in which husband and wife look out for and serve one another. How would these marriages be different?
What do you think it looks like for a wife to “accept the authority” of her husband? What do you think it looks like for a husband to “give honor” to his wife?
Do your parents love one another in the way God commands through Peter? If yes, praise God! If not, pray faithfully for your parents.