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SUMMARY

God brings the Israelites to Mount Sinai to covenant with them. He gives them His good commandments so the world will know they are His set-apart people.

Wonder Truth: God Sets Apart His People Scripture: Exodus 20

GOD GIVES THE LAW

• What is one thing you’re curious about from this week’s part of God’s big story?

• How can you live differently or respond to God with what you’re learning?

WORD OF WONDER

Work together this week on memorizing this verse!

ELEMENTARY:

So I want you to realize that the Lord your God is God. He is the faithful God. He keeps his covenant for all time to come. He keeps it with those who love him and obey his commandments. He shows them his love.

—Deuteronomy 7:9 (NIrV)

EARLY CHILDHOOD:

Know that the Lord your God is God. He is the faithful God.
—from Deuteronomy 7:9

WORSHIP@HOME

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FAITHFUL LESSON 4

FAMILY CONVERSATIONS

Families, use this to prompt conversations at the table, in the car, and anywhere else your family experiences life together.

• What is something that’s special about you? About each person in our family?

• What are some ways God is different from us?

• As followers of Jesus, what are some ways we can be different—or special— from people who don’t follow Jesus?

God sets His people apart to show the world what He is like! In the Old Testament, God gave His people good laws to help them live the best way and show the world they belonged to Him. God sets us apart too! He has given each of us special personality traits, gifts, and skills that can point others toward Him! Celebrate each family member’s uniqueness by writing name poems.

Invite your family members to write their names vertically on a sheet of paper. Next to each letter, encourage them to write a word or phrase, starting with the letter, that describes something special about themselves. For example, Sam might write “Smiles a lot; Artistic; Makes delicious cookies.” Mix it up by inviting family members to create name poems for each other that affirm positive traits they see in one another. If your kids are young, do the writing for them and invite them to draw illustrations!

Share your finished name poems with each other, commenting on the amazing ways God has set each of you apart to point others to Him!

Popcorn Style Word of Wonder

Practice the series Word of Wonder popcorn style! Sit down and, as a family, read the Word of Wonder— Deuteronomy 7:9—several times together. Then assign each person a “popcorn word” from the verse, preferably one appearing multiple times, such as God, keeps, love, or he. Say the verse again as a family, and each time you get to a “popcorn word,” the person assigned that word can jump up like a popcorn kernel as she says it.

Repeat the verse multiple times.

Consider switching up the “popcorn words” to keep family members on their toes.

Then discuss the verse together:

• What does this verse tell us about God?
• If that’s who God is, then who are we?