Family Quest: The Rock – Peak 1 (Lesson 2)
What is the purpose of testimony?
Testimony is the solemn declaration usually made orally or in writing by a witness either in a courtroom under oath or elsewhere. Its purpose is to provide information on which to base a decision. Our memory verse begins with these words, “And this is the testimony.” Whose testimony? God Almighty’s testimony. His testimony, or solemn declaration, is that eternal life can only be found in his Son and be had only through his Son. We have already established that God is trustworthy so we know that the testimony is true. What decision then must be made based upon this information? Why did God give us this testimony?
ABOUT FAMILY QUEST: At Reston Bible Church, we firmly believe that parents are a child’s first and most important spiritual leader. In order to support you that mission, we have created a parent devotional and some discussion starters to go along with each lesson your grade school age children are learning at Quest on Sundays. Our hope and prayer is that this material will help you to engage with your children around the topics they are learning on Sunday mornings, answer their questions, go deeper with them, and find real, day-to-day applications. We are honored to be able to partner with you in the critical task of sharing Christ with the next generation.
Preparing for Sunday | October 2
SONGS WE’LL BE SINGING TOGETHER
Honey in the Rock | [listen]
Brooke Ligertwood
Psalm 81:16
His Mercy Is More | [listen + lyrics]
Matt Boswell, Matt Papa
Romans 5:20
King of Kings | [listen + lyrics]
Brooke Ligertwood, Jason Ingram, and Scott Ligertwood
Revelation 19:16
10,000 Reasons | [listen]
Jonas Myrin, Matt Redman
Psalm 103:1
House of the Lord | [listen]
Jonathan Smith, Phil Wickham
Revelation 19:16
A Thousand Hallelujahs | [listen]
Brooke Ligertwood, Phil Wickham, Scott Ligertwood
Psalm 92:4-5
SERMON TEXT
Romans 8
Ephesians 1
MEMORIZE SCRIPTURE
“For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 8:38-39)
Family Quest: The Rock – Peak 1 (Lesson 1)
To live a truly eternal life, eternal both in quality (in God’s eternal presence and with His eternal purpose) and in duration (we will never perish), we must understand and place our confidence in God’s assurances to us.
An assurance is God’s pledge, His guarantee for His children born of the Spirit through Christ. While there are experiential or subjective ways for us to get a clue as to our salvation and place in God’s family, our love for the church and the things of God (1 John 2:15, 3:14), and the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22) among them, it is only God’s “testimony,” His solemn declaration through His Word, that stands as our objective proof of the assurance we have that, when we have believed and received His gift of eternal life through Christ Jesus, we are secure in his hands.
ABOUT FAMILY QUEST: At Reston Bible Church, we firmly believe that parents are a child’s first and most important spiritual leader. In order to support you that mission, we have created a parent devotional and some discussion starters to go along with each lesson your grade school age children are learning at Quest on Sundays. Our hope and prayer is that this material will help you to engage with your children around the topics they are learning on Sunday mornings, answer their questions, go deeper with them, and find real, day-to-day applications. We are honored to be able to partner with you in the critical task of sharing Christ with the next generation.
QUEST: Preschool Lesson for September 25
This week’s reading from the Jesus Storybook Bible:
“The Beginnin,” p. 18
This week’s Big Idea:
In the beginning God created everything and it was good.
This week’s Key Verse:
Genesis 1:1
Preparing for Sunday | September 25
SONGS WE’LL BE SINGING TOGETHER
Great Things (Worth It All) | [listen]
Mack Brock, Chris Brown, Wade Joye.
Psalm 126:3
Christ Be Magnified | [listen]
Cody Carnes, Cory Asbury, Ethan Hulse
Revelation 5:13
I Stand Amazed | [listen]
Charles H. Gabriel
2 Corinthians 8:9
A Thousand Hallelujahs | [listen]
Brooke Ligertwood, Phil Wickham, Scott Ligertwood
Psalm 92:4-5
How Deep The Father’s Love For Us | [listen]
Stuart Townend
1 John 3:1
SERMON TEXT
Jonah 4
MEMORIZE SCRIPTURE
“The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.” (Psalm 103:8)
Preparing for Sunday | September 18
SONGS WE’LL BE SINGING TOGETHER
Christ Is Enough | [listen + lyrics]
Reuben Morgan, Jonas Myrin
2 Corinthians 12:9
Be Glad | [listen + lyrics]
Cody Carnes, Chris Davenport, Jason Ingram, Steven Furtick
Psalm 118:1
Only King Forever | [listen]
Mack Brock, Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Wade Joye
1 Timothy 1:17
Overcome [listen]
Chris Brown, Mack Brock, Steven Furtick
Psalm 46:1-3
Thank You Jesus for the Blood | [listen]
Bryan McCleery, Charity Gayle, David Gentiles, Ryan Kennedy, and Steven Musso
1 John 1:7
Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus | [listen]
Helen H. Lemmel
Hebrews 12:2
Great and Mighty King | [listen]
Chris Brown, Zachary Kale, Brett Younker
Psalm 145:3
SERMON TEXT
Jonah 3
MEMORIZE SCRIPTURE
“The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.” (Psalm 103:8)
Preparing for Sunday | September 11
SONGS WE’LL BE SINGING TOGETHER
Great Things (Worth It All) | [listen]
Mack Brock, Chris Brown, Wade Joye.
Psalm 126:3
Be Glad | [listen + lyrics]
Cody Carnes, Chris Davenport, Jason Ingram, Steven Furtick
Psalm 118:1
For Me And My House (We Belong To The Lord) | [listen]
Dustin Smith, Jordan Calle, and Krissy Nordhoff
Joshua 24:15
It Is Well with My Soul [listen + lyrics]
Horatio Spafford, Philip Bliss
Psalm 46:1
Whole Heart (Hold Me Now) [listen + lyrics]
Joel Houston, Aodhan King
Romans 5:1-2
I Will Look Up | [listen]
Mack Brock, Chris Brown, Wade Joye, Matt Redman
Psalm 121:1
SERMON TEXT
Jonah 2
MEMORIZE SCRIPTURE
“The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.” (Psalm 103:8)
BABY QUEST: September Lessons
Baby QUEST is Reston Bible Church’s ministry to the youngest members of our Body.
Each month, we will feature a guide for your family to use with children ages 0-2. The guide includes follow up activities, a craft or sensory activity, recommended reading, a song, and other tips that are uniquely tailored to the development of infants and toddlers.
The guide follows the themes we are teaching in our nursery classes, giving you an opportunity to connect and reinforce the ideas taught at home. Because children this age need repetition, each activity can be done multiple times throughout the month to continue to press it upon your child’s memory as they grow!
This month, we’re focusing on the Creation story. Children will learn to identify God as the Creator and different things He created in the world around them–including themselves!
Big Idea:
God Made Everything!
Scripture Focus:
Genesis 1-2
Preparing for Sunday | September 4
SONGS WE’LL BE SINGING TOGETHER
Be Glad | [listen + lyrics]
Cody Carnes, Chris Davenport, Jason Ingram, Steven Furtick
Psalm 118:1
10,000 Reasons | [listen]
Jonas Myrin, Matt Redman
Psalm 103:1
Be Lifted High | [listen]
Mack Brock, Chris Brown, Jess Cates, Wade Joye, Jane Williams
John 3:30
God So Loved | [listen]
Ed Cash, Scott Cash, Franni Cash, Martin Cash, Andrew Bergthold
John 3:16
Goodness of God [listen + lyrics]
Jenn Johnson, Jason Ingram, Ben Fielding, Ed Cash, Brian Johnson
1 Chronicles 16:34
Come As You Are [listen]
Matt Maher, David Crowder, Ben Glover
Luke 15:24
SERMON TEXT
Jonah 1
MEMORIZE SCRIPTURE
“The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.” (Psalm 103:8)
Family Quest: Kaboom! Lesson 10
LESSON 10: ALPHA AND OMEGA, THE GREAT I AM
Sovereign, independent, and forever the same. This is an attribute we do not share with God in
any sense. He alone is eternal. He is outside of time, He created time, and is therefore sovereign
over it. He does not exist in a succession of moments but instead He simply and simultaneously exists always. He is unlimited by the confines of time and unchanged by the passage of it. In fact, to God, all of his existence is somehow present.
Such an existence is hard for us to imagine simply because it is so utterly different from our own. There is nothing we can see in nature that allows us to make an adequate metaphor.
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ABOUT FAMILY QUEST: At Reston Bible Church, we firmly believe that parents are a child’s first and most important spiritual leader. In order to support you that mission, we have created a parent devotional and some discussion starters to go along with each lesson your grade school age children are learning at Quest on Sundays. Our hope and prayer is that this material will help you to engage with your children around the topics they are learning on Sunday mornings, answer their questions, go deeper with them, and find real, day-to-day applications. We are honored to be able to partner with you in the critical task of sharing Christ with the next generation.