Key Ideas
Faith Fact
We celebrate together.
Faith Verse
Matthew 18:20 (NLT)
“For where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them.”
Question of the Day: What does being part of a family mean?
Read about It
Read: Galatians 3:26–29
Do you want to know something amazing? When God looks at You, He sees you as His child and He loves you so much! You are special in God’s eyes.
When we make the choice to ask Jesus to come into our life and forgive our sins, we become part of the family of God. In the Early Church, people were baptized in water soon after their decision to follow Jesus. Water baptism involves being briefly let down into water as a sign of faith in Jesus. Then you are lifted up out of the water.
Water baptism symbolizes the death of our sinful nature and a new life in Jesus. In Galatians 3:27, Paul wrote that those who are “united with Christ in baptism” have put on Jesus, “like putting on new clothes.” Think about it this way: Jesus is as close to you as your clothes. And Jesus is what people should see when they look at you.
It’s amazing to think about all the people who are a part of God’s kingdom. It doesn’t matter what you look like or where you come from. The only thing that matters is choosing to follow Jesus!
Talk about It
|
Question 1. How do we become children of God? Answer 1. Through faith in Jesus Christ (Galatians 3:26)
|
| Question 2. What does verse 27 say is a part of being baptized?
Answer 2. We are united with Jesus Christ.
|
| Question 3. What does it mean to be baptized?
Answer 3. To be baptized is to be briefly let down into the water as a sign of your faith in Jesus and then lifted out.
|
| Question 4. How does knowing you can be a part of God’s family make you feel?
Answer 4. Answers will vary.
|
| Question 5. How can you show others that you are a child of God?
Answer 5. Answers will vary. |
Pray about It
Dear God, thank You so much for being our Heavenly Father. God, help me to live in a way that encourages others and reflects Your love for them. Thank You that You love me and call me Your own. Amen.