No One Is Like God - 1 Peter 1
No one is like God. God is holy, good, and loving. Jesus shows us what God is like and gives us hope. God can make us more like Jesus. We can trust Him and live joyfully for Him.
Abiders
(Preschool - Kindergarten)
Bible Builders and Crosswalkers
(1st - 5th grades)
Sing along with the Bible Verse Songs Playlist from Units 6, 7, and 8!
Family Worship:
Read all or parts of 1 Peter 1 from your Bible or watch the Bible story video.
Talk About Scripture:
There are more than 85,000 Elvis Presley impersonators around the world. These individuals love Elvis so much that they dress up, perform concerts, and make public appearances as the late “King of Rock ‘n’ Roll.” It is humorous because some of the impersonators are children, some are women, and most look nothing like Elvis at all. There are thousands of impersonators, but there was only one Elvis.
In his letter to Christians, Peter encouraged them to live as representatives of Jesus. He reminded them of God’s words to the Israelites that said, “be holy for I am holy.” Peter urged believers to see themselves as children of God and not to go back to living as they did before knowing Christ.
There is only one God. He is holy, and those who place faith in Him are called to be holy too. The word holy means to be set apart and different from everyone else. Those who believe in Christ are given a new identity that is holy because He is holy. They also receive power and help to live in our new identity as impersonators of Jesus.
No one is like God. God is holy, good, and loving. Jesus shows us what God is like and gives us hope. God can make us more like Jesus. We can trust Him and live joyfully for Him.
Learn Scripture:
Family Prayer:
Praise God for His holiness. God is set apart and different from everything He has made. There is no one like God. How does God’s holiness motivate us to worship Him?
Ask the Holy Spirit to work in your heart to know Jesus and to live more like Him. What does it mean to live as a representative of Christ? What needs to change so that your life looks more like Jesus?
For Fun:
Give each family member a bag of different colored candies. When you say “go”, challenge each person to try to sort and count the candies by color. To play multiple rounds, pour the candy into a bowl and start again. After playing, enjoy the sweet treat and talk about the word holy. Remind your kids that to be holy means to be set apart and different from everyone around you. When we trust in Jesus, we are called to live different lives as representatives of Him.
Make a list of people who have set a Christ-like example for your family to follow. Make an award, gift, or special surprise to give them as a way of saying thanks for their example. Remind your kids that every believer receives the Holy Spirit to help them grow more and more like Christ. Pray that your family will be a Christlike example for others to know Jesus and believe in Him.