GOSPEL CONVERSATION OPPORTUNITY This week’s reading about God’s presence leaving the temple and Jerusalem was sad, wasn’t it? Thankfully, because of what Jesus did for us on the cross by taking the punishment of our sin, we don’t have to worry about God’s presence ever leaving us. We also know
The Book of Lamentations: Finding God in Our Grief In this episode of the Sermon Notes podcast, Host Jay Strother and guest Brian Ball delve into the book of Lamentations, regarded as a poignant sequel to Jeremiah, to explore its profound lessons on grief, loss, and God’s unwavering faithfulness. The
Today’s Reading: Read Jeremiah 45; 46:1-9, 13-19, 27-28; Jeremiah 47; Jeremiah 48:1-3 Spend some time as a family talking about what it means to say, “God is faithful.” Look up the word “faithfulness” in a dictionary. What are some ways we have learned that God was faithful to His people?
Today’s Reading: Read Jeremiah 39:1-5; Psalm 74; Psalm 79 Parents, start off today’s time by asking your kids a question that you already know the answer to. (For instance, “What is 2+2?”) Have you ever asked a question that you already know the answer to? Sometimes we ask those questions
Today’s Reading: Read Jeremiah 17:5-8, 10, 14-27; 18:1-10; 19:1-8, 10-15 Let’s have fun creating today! Grab some play dough and spend some time crafting a pot. Think of all the characteristics that would make the pot useful. It needs to be big enough to hold something. It needs to have
Today’s Reading: Read Jeremiah 1; 2:1-19, 28, 37; 3:11-18; 4:1-2 Let’s have some fun with crafts today! Grab a paper plate and draw a happy face on one side and a sad face on the reverse side. Parents, give your kids some scenarios where they have to determine if what
Today’s Reading: Read Zephaniah 1:1-7; 2:1-3; 3:9,12-17 Work together as a family to build a tower using whatever supplies you can find. (blocks, boxes, etc.) Give the tower a name that your family chooses together. Take some time to admire your work. Now, knock the tower down! Completely destroy it.
GOSPEL CONVERSATION OPPORTUNITY Isaiah’s message to the people of Israel was filled with promises of a coming Messiah. Spend some time today researching the timing of when Isaiah was written. (Hint- it was over 700 years BEFORE Jesus was born.). The Israelites had to wait a long time for the