What Can I Do? - Week 3
What’s your dream job? Do you want to be a pilot or astronaut? A teacher or musician? There are so many incredible jobs for us to pick from! God has given each of us special talents and skills that can help us discover what we want to do. But God gives us another job, too. It’s the chance for us to follow God right now! In this four-week series from the Gospels, we’ll read about Jesus starting out his ministry and how he invited his followers — and us — to listen to God’s voice, trust Jesus knows us, trust God’s plans for us, and include people who aren’t like us.
BIG IDEA: I can trust God’s plans for me.
BIBLE: Mark 1:14–20; Psalm 62:5–12
MEMORY VERSE
Elementary: "I can do all this through him who gives me strength." Philippians 4:13 (NIV)
Toddler Twist: "Jesus helps me do everything." Philippians 4:13
WATCH:
Preschool- teaching video
Elementary- teaching video
SONG: Super Duper Kid and Jesus I Will Trust You
DISCIPLE: Read Psalm 62:5–12
The psalmist reminds us in this passage who we can trust and also some things that we shouldn’t trust. We trust God, not because we have to, but because God is the one who gives us hope. God has shown us over and over that we are loved, and there is a plan for our lives.
Placing our hope and trust in the wrong things or people can get us into real trouble. When we choose to trust God, we get to experience the beauty of all the ways God takes care of us.
This psalm also reminds us that God is worthy of being trusted because God is our rock, our salvation, and our fortress . . . all really solid, unshakeable things. That goes for God’s plans, too. Remember our Big Idea this week is "I can trust God’s plans for me."
Pray: God, thank you for having the best plans for us, especially the one where you sent Jesus to this world. Help us to trust everything you have planned for us, even when it’s hard to imagine what they might be. Amen.
DISCUSS:
What did Simon, Andrew, James, and John all have in common? They were fishermen.
What did Jesus say to them? To follow Jesus and become fishers of people.
How did they respond to Jesus' call? They left everything right away and followed Jesus.
Read Psalm 62:6–7. What do these verses remind us of about God? How do those things help us trust God's plans for us? God is our rock, salvation, fortress, mighty rock, and refuge. These verses remind us we can depend on God and trust God's plans.
Why do you think it's important to think about the future right now?
How is following Jesus part of God's plan for you? How do you know?
What are some plans you think God might have (or you hope God has) for you?