NOVEMBER 24, 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 40. The Beginning of Wisdom (Proverbs 1)

The Big Truth: Fearing God makes us wise.

The Gospel Point: Proverbs and Job are part of the Wisdom Books of the Bible. In Job this question is asked: “Where shall wisdom be found?” (Job 28:12, 20). The answer is in God and his word, and the way that we get this wisdom is through fearing God. “The fear of the Lord, that is wisdom” (Job 28:28). Sounds like Proverbs, huh? We also find wisdom in Jesus. The Bible tells us in Jesus “are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” (Col. 2:3). Do you ever think of wisdom as a treasure? Something you would hunt for? Well, it is! And Jesus is where we can find it. If you want to become wise, go to Jesus. That means read the Bible. Talk to him through prayer. Ask him to help you live wisely. And the wisest thing of all? Put all your faith in Jesus and what he has done for you on the cross. The Bible calls Jesus’s death on the cross “the wisdom of God” (1 Cor. 1:24). So where can wisdom be found? God’s word. Jesus. The cross.

Memory Verse: John 14:15 If you love me, you will keep my commandments.

Catechism: Q: Where do you learn how to love and obey God? A: In the Bible alone. (Job 11:7, Psalm 119:104, Isaiah 8:20, Matthew 22:29, 2 Timothy 3:15-17)

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.