SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Parents, what a joy it is to serve your precious arrows on Sunday mornings! The Little Reformers team wants you to always have full visibility to what we are teaching your kids. It is important to us that we be effective partners to you, reinforcing what you work hard to teach your children at home. Each week, we update this section of the website to reflect the lesson, the big truth, gospel point, verse, and catechism your child(ren) will learn while in our care. We hope this resource is a help to you and gives you confidence as you train up your children in the way they should go.

Bible Story: Chapter 23. Samson's Strength (Judges 13-16)

The Big Truth: True strength is more about faith than muscles.

The Gospel Point: Do you have a favorite superhero? Maybe Superman, Wonder Woman, Black Panther, or Batgirl? Do you have a favorite hero? Maybe your mom, older brother, teacher, or athlete? The Bible has lots of heroes. Moses and Joshua, for example, are heroes. Samson too. But the Bible has only one superhero—Jesus! He is not a superhero just because he can do things that most people cannot do: read minds, walk on water, give sight to the blind, raise the dead. He is a superhero because he is super good. Perfectly good. The best heroes in the Bible—and the heroes that you know—set an example for us in faith, hope, and love, but they all have weaknesses. Some, like Samson, have lots of them. Only Jesus—the Son of God, the Savior, the Snake Crusher—was without sin. And only Jesus made the ultimate sacrifice. Like Samson, he was mocked. Like Samson’s enemies thought they had defeated Samson, God’s enemies thought they had defeated God. But unlike Samson, Jesus wasn’t captured because he was foolish. And unlike Samson, Jesus didn’t stay dead! He rose again. He conquered his enemies and ours—sin, death, and the devil. He is the only superhero we need.

Memory Verse: John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him  should not perish but have eternal life.

Catechism: Q: Why ought you to glorify God? A: Because He made me and takes care of me. (Romans 11:36, Revelation 4:11, Daniel 5:23)

Sources: Bible stories from The Biggest Story Bible Story Book by Kevin DeYoung. Catechisms from Truth and Grace Book 1 by Tom Ascol . The Big Truth and the Gospel Point taken from The Biggest Story Bible by Kevin DeYoung, published by Crossway.