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When Jesus had finished this sermon, (A) [a] the

crowds were astonished at His teaching, (B) 29 be-
We ________________ others
cause He was teaching them like one who had au-
thority, and not like their scribes. love.

Q. Why did God make you and

all things?
A. For his own glory (Ps. 19: 1; Jer. 9:23, 24; Some people will not
Rv. 4:11; 4:15).
_________________.

Luke _____ : 25-_____

“The first bubble gum, made in 1906 was called
Blibber-blubber.”
*Taken from National Geographic Kids Weird But True: 300 outrageous facts
 At the Summit, we’re striving to climb to new heights with Jesus. These five devotionals are suggestions of activities to do as a family to help your family to climb closer to Jesus to-
gether at home during the week. This tool is intended to help you lead a family worship time. Please go to God in worship as a family on a regular basis even if you do not use this re-
source. If your family completes one of the devotionals parents can initial in the boxes below and the child will receive a buck for every devotional completed.

Devotional One, Read: Jesus taught how to love others, even those that
we think might not deserve it. This is hard sometimes, real hard. We need
help from God to help us do it. Read these scriptures and ask God to help
you love those you really don’t want to.
Scriptures to consider: Matthew 5:43-48; Luke 6:32-35; 1 Corinthians
13:1-13
Devotional Two, Pray: Loving others isn’t always easy. In fact, without
God it is impossible. But thankful Philippians 4:13 is true...I can do all
things through Christ who gives me strength. How can Jesus give us
strength unless we ask. Ask Jesus today to help you love others even when
you don’t want to. In fact, think of one particular person who has maybe
been mean to you or someone you don’t know and ask Jesus to give you
strength to love that person.

Pray to God asking Him to help you love someone who is hard to love.

Devotional Three, Mold: God wants to continually make us more and
more like Christ. Christ showed love to so many people that others did-
n’t think he should. If we are to be like Christ, then we need to show
love. Ask God to mold you to be more like Christ in showing love. See if
you can make playdough look like an act of love towards someone. You’ll
have to get real creative with this one.
Devotional Four, Memorize: Set a goal for memorizing multiple verses.
Here’s an idea to help. Make a large “picket fence” drawing able to be
posted on a wall. Write memory verses on each picket when it is
memorized, have kids draw a flower in front of the picket.
Memorize: Matthew 7:28-29 and Q&A from front page

Mold: make a mold of an “act of love”

Devotional Five, Sing: I love hymns. Hymns are songs that people might have been singing for hundreds of years. One of my favorites is “ Love
lifted me.” With your parent’s help, look up this song on the internet or in a hymn book. See if you can find the story behind the song. Talk about
this song and what it means. A good resource is “www.cyberhymnal.org,” you can listen and read the lyrics and read about the hymn. See if you can
sing the hymn once you’re finished learning about it.