Family Devotional Guide: 3/16/25-3/22/25

The New City Catechism

Question #27

Q. Are all people, just as they were lost through Adam, saved through Christ?

A. No, only those who are elected by God and united to Christ by faith.

(To encourage memorization through song: https://youtu.be/1rj_NxMt1_8?si=_yTM-TO9mDZbQal9)

BIG Idea

“Only those who are united to Christ by faith, having been elected by God before the creation of the world, will be saved.” 

Weekly Bible Passage and Monthly Memory Verse

Passage: Ephesians 1:5-12

Monthly Memory Verse: “21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” (2 Corinthians 5:21)

Prayer (ACTS Method)

These are ways to pray in light of the truth learned this week. Of course, pray for other things as a family!

·      Adoration: Praise God for his work of salvation.

·      Confession: Confess sins, like arrogance and pride.

·      Thanksgiving: Thank God for his grace.

·      Supplication: Ask God to bless this year’s upcoming Vacation Bible School.