1 Peter #

1:1-2, 5-7 #

Some people didn’t want to have anything to do with Christians. Christians were often mistreated by these people. Peter encourages these Christians in his letter.

Have you ever felt unwelcome? Have you been treated badly or even rejected? How did you feel when this happened? Choose a color from Hearty’s color chart on page 19 that shows how you felt.

Peter says we should remember that God chose us to be his children. How does this make you feel? Choose a color from Hearty’s color chart that shows how you feel.

2:13-17 #

We should obey those in authority over us. We must pray for them. And ask God to guide them to do their job in a way that pleases him.

Joinme invited her friend Arty to join her on this hunt. So get your group together. Have each person make a list of the people in authority over them. These are the people they want to pray for. Then give everyone a large sheet of paper and drawing pens. Draw a flag for each person on your list. Then write their name on their flag. If you can, find a picture of each person and paste it on their flag. Everyone takes their sheet of flags home to hang on a wall. Remind each other to pray for these people.

3:13-16 #

Arty wonders what you will do if someone makes fun of you for being a Christian.

Read what Peter says in chapter 3:13-16. Then draw a large heart shape on a piece of paper. Use different colors to write the words that Peter uses.

Peter uses words like fear, love, hope, gentle, and respect. See how many you can find. These words describe what you should do, or how you should respond. Then use these words to help guide you when people make fun of you.

4:8 #

Inny knows it’s difficult to love people who are unkind.

Here is something you can do when someone is unkind to you. Go outside and write the unkind thing they said or did in the soil or sand. Pray for that person. Ask God to help you to love that person. Now erase the words you wrote in the sand. The words are wiped away. Then don’t think about the unkind things anymore. Think about how you will be kind to that person who wasn’t kind to you.

Your love can cover the unkind things people say or do.

5:8 #

Peter says the devil is like a roaring lion. The devil prowls around looking for someone to destroy.

Thinky was thinking about the ways in which a lion stalks, catches, and kills its prey.

Now think of ways in which the devil tries to trick us. What advice does Peter give in verse 8?

What is our best weapon against the devil? Peter tells us in verse 9.