WEEK 10 : Suffering in Solidarity

Warmup: Do you remember having a really bad day? Share about it. 

Opening Prayer: Holy Spirit, please speak to us and teach us today. Help us listen closely and LIVE more like Jesus.

Read 1 Peter 4:12-19. 

Question 1:  How easy is it to do what’s right even if you’ll get in trouble or made fun of? 

No one wants to be treated badly, but there may come a time when others are mean to you because you believe in Jesus or do what is right. There are Christians all over the world who are suffering because they believe in Jesus. 

Question 2: Can you imagine if we had to have church secretly in someone’s basement because we could get arrested if people knew we were singing praise songs or reading our Bibles? What would that be like?

We are so thankful that we can worship and pray to God in America, and even in public schools, we can tell others about Jesus. Do you know when most people believe in Jesus? Before they graduate high school. That means that students and kids have the best opportunity to tell others about Jesus. When you tell others what you learn about God, how you can feel his love and peace, and the great hope that you have knowing you’ll live forever with him, you can help God with his work.

God’s goal is for everyone to believe in him and he wants us to help him! He’s given the Holy Spirit to give us courage and words to say, but we need to be willing to try. 

Question 3: Who could you invite to church this week? Who could you talk to about how much you love Jesus? 

Read Acts 11:19-24.

Question 4: Who do we want to see brought to KNOW Jesus? Let’s pray for them every day this week!

Family Prayer: Jesus, we pray for ___________ (name people you know that don’t believe in Jesus). Holy Spirit, help them to believe in Jesus and help us to talk about him often around them, no matter what they think or how they might treat us. Help us to be so loving, joyful, and kind that people can see we LOVE like Jesus!