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 5:6-11 by Lindsey
Peter’s letter to God’s people is getting close to its end. Have you ever felt like things in your life just didn’t make sense? Like things were going nowhere? Maybe bad things kept happening. Maybe you were struggling to do the right thing at school or at home or you had a really hard situation with your friends. God is with you. And he isn’t surprised by those things. In fact, the good news of the Gospel is that God is at work in these sad, bad, and hard things to make us more like Jesus, and because of Jesus, we can actually join God in this work, we can stand up against temptation and the devil, not because we are strong enough on our own, but because we never stand alone.
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This week, our devotional is Skyscraper from Thoughts to Make your Heart Sing by Sally-Lloyd Jones. This book is a collection of short poem-like reflections on Bible verses accompanied by beautiful illustrations. A few other devotional thoughts on this theme from that book are: Life Raft, Topsy-Turvy, and God’s Prescription.
Going Deeper With …
Preschoolers
Read the last part of a story Bible with your children, such as A Dream of Heaven from The Jesus Storybook Bible or Jesus Opens the Book in the Beginner’s Gospel Story Bible talk about how God will make all things new again. Invite your child to draw a picture of what they think it will be like when God makes all things new.
Elementary Kids
Read 1 Peter 5:6-11 in a child-friendly version of the Bible (like the NIrV).
Do you have a routine or order to your day? What is it?
Peter is telling God’s people there is a routine or order to all things, even things that don’t make sense. What is it?
What does Peter tell God’s people to do in v. 6-7?
What does he warn them of in v. 8-9?
What is the promise Peter gives God’s people in v. 10-11?
How does this passage encourage you? Challenge you? Is there anything you want to say to God or ask him for after reading this passage? What questions do you still have?
Middle & High Schoolers
Read 1 Peter 5:6-11 in the New Living Translation.
Peter says to be humble and to give all your cares to God; in fact, giving your cares to God is a sign of humility! What cares will you give to the Lord today?
Peter says, “Stand firm against the devil, and be strong in your faith.” How can you be strong in your faith? What are the exercises Christians do to build their trust in the Lord?
This pandemic has changed many of the details of our lives (school, friendships, sports, etc.). What do you think the Lord wants to teach you on our way to the other side of the pandemic?