Mon Nov 10

Listen up, little ones

Especially for the littles in your household.

Listen for the words he, him, or his.

Reading

Matthew 12:15-21, 38-42 Jesus—The Willing Evangelist

Optional Reading

Jonah 1

Keys for kids

Also for the littles. Young households might choose, after Keys for Kids, to go directly to praise and prayer.

Jesus was God’s appointed servant.
Jesus proclaimed justice to the nations.
Jesus is the one for eternal hope.

Questions

(Some read the ?s before the notes/ ask them after.)

How is Jesus greater than Jonah?
Why did Jesus come to this earth?
How did Jesus respond to God’s will?

Notes

(See Saturday for authors. )

Jesus tells us that He is one greater than Jonah. Of course, He is greater than Jonah in every way possible. But in what specific ways do we see Him greater than what we have read of Jonah so far?

He was chosen by God to go and preach—and He did. In fact, Mark records that Jesus states that He came to preach (Mk 1:38) and that is what He did—from the very beginning of His earthly ministry (Mk 1:14-15). Instead of running from God’s assignment, Jesus determined to go to Jerusalem (Luke 10:51ff) when it was time for Him to die for our sins.

Although Jesus also slept in a boat during a great storm (Luke 8:23ff) he was not running from God. And, when He was awakened, He calmed the storm with just a word.

We know that Jesus, unlike Jonah, delighted always to do God’s will. And He always did God’s will. And God’s will included God crushing Jesus for my sin and for your sin—for the sin of all whom the Father had given Him.

Swedish Method questions

See the Sunday notes for meaning of the symbols.

Praise

Psalm 40a, 88a

Prayer

Pray that you will trust the One greater than Jonah.
Pray for a specific application from yesterday's sermons.
Pray for a member of our church, for your family, and for a non-Christian friend/family member.