Mid-week 10/16/2024

Praying that everyone is doing okay from the recent hurricane. It’s a good thing God is in control of everything (i.e., He is sovereign!).

Bible Focus: 1 Samuel 5-6

• God was showing Himself to be more powerful than the Philistine’s gods. The Philistines got to see it firsthand and they didn’t like what they saw. They learned to respect the One, True God.

Older Kids (2nd-5th grade):

• Memory verse:

  • Psalm 118:14, “The Lord is my strength and my defense; He has become my salvation.”

  • 1 Samuel 5:6, “The Lord’s hand was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity; He brought devastation on them and afflicted them with tumors.”

  • 1 Samuel 6:20a, “And the people of Beth Shemesh asked, ‘Who can stand in the presence of the Lord, this holy God?…’”

Younger Kids (Kindergarten-1st grade):

• Memory verse:

  • Psalm 118:14, “The Lord is my strength and my defense; He has become my salvation.”

  • 1 Samuel 5:6, “The Lord’s hand was heavy on the people …; He brought devastation on them…”

  • 1 Samuel 6:20a, “…‘Who can stand in the presence of the Lord, this holy God?…'”