Family Worship is a devotional plan which equips your family to build upon the gospel truths your child learns Sunday in children’s church.
We include scripture, questions, and a prayer for you and your child to engage with throughout the week. It is our goal to give you tools to help model a personal worship practice for your children.
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Unit 3 • Session 1
Big Picture Unit Question:
Who is in control of everything? God is in control of everything in heaven and on earth. Nothing is outside of God’s good plan.
Christ Connection:
Have you ever wanted something so badly that you’d do anything to get it …even lie or cheat? Sometimes the people who create video games will also create cheat codes. These cheat codes are made to give you a special advantage and easily win the game. Even when you could win the game on your own, you might be tempted to use the cheat code to make it easier or faster.
Even though God had already promised that He would continue His covenant through Jacob and now Esau, Rebekah and Jacob chose to trick Isaac. They dressed Jacob up and pretended to be Esau so that he could receive the father’s blessing. God had told Rebekah— before her children were even born—that Jacob would carry on the promise He had made to Abraham. Rebekah and Jacob had a hard time trusting and waiting on God’s promise, so they lied and cheated to get what they wanted sooner.
The powerful message of this story is that God kept His promise to Rebekah about Jacob even though they didn’t trust in His timing. That’s the wonderful thing about God: He is faithful even when we are not. God always keeps His promises because He is faithful!
God’s covenant with Abraham continued to the next generation. Esau sold his birthright, giving Jacob the right to the wonderful blessings God promised to his father Abraham. Through Jacob’s family, God would send the promised Savior to bring blessing and salvation to the world.
Questions:
1) Why did Jacob and Rebekah’s sin not cause God’s plan to fail?
Explain that the power of sin cannot stop God’s plan because God is in control of everything in heaven and on earth. Remind kids that nothing is outside of God’s good plan.
2) If God is always in control, can we trust Him? Why?
Discuss how we can always trust God because He is good, never changes, and always does what is right. Tell kids that because God is in control, we can trust that He will always do what is best and right. Encourage kids to remember to trust God, even when situations may seem scary or hard.
3) God chose Jacob to receive the blessing from Isaac. Did this mean Jacob deserved the blessing? Why?
Remind kids that everyone sins, including Jacob. Tell kids that no one deserves blessings from God. Discuss how God shows us grace and forgiveness when we sin. Share how we receive God’s greatest blessing when we trust in Jesus. Tell kids that we don’t earn or deserve forgiveness of our sins or eternal life, but through faith in Jesus, God is gracious to us.
Pray:
God, You are in control over everything. You make all things work according to Your plan. Even when we are unfaithful, You always remain faithful and true. Thank you for keeping Your promises—including the greatest promise to send Jesus as the Savior who rescues us from sin. Amen.
Worship Video
The Apostle’s Creed
We believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth;
and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.
Key Passage Video
