Date:__________________ Lesson
3.2
At Home Weekly is designed for you to use during the week with your son or
daughter. You’ll find out what they learned today at church, and you can help CONNECT AS A FAMILY
them prepare for next week by exploring the theme (or Ponder Point) and
spending time together in God’s Word. Read this week’s part of The Big God Story right after dinner. Gather your family
together around some type of fire—a fire pit, fireplace, or even a candle. Look at
the fire together and discuss what would happen if it got too close to you. Then
WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK read Daniel 3:1–30 together. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego believed in
PONDER POINT: GOD IS MIGHTY God, and they placed their faith in Him. As a result, the king and all who saw
Elisha and the Heavenly Army them in that furnace saw that God is the one true God.
2 Kings 6:8–23
When Elisha and his servant are trapped inside the city by the enemy army, God After reading the Scripture passage, discuss these questions together:
opens the servant’s eyes so he can see the heavenly army protecting them. God • Who do you think was in the fire with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego?
blinds the enemy soldiers and Elisha leads them away from the city. • What does it mean that God is the one true God?
• How can we worship God and show others that He is the one true God?
WHERE WE’RE HEADED NEXT TIME These questions can easily extend into the rest of the week. Look for
PONDER POINT: GOD IS THE ONE TRUE GOD opportunities to bring conversations about how God Is the One True God into
The Fiery Furnace your everyday life as a family.
Daniel 3:1–30
King Nebuchadnezzar builds a statue and orders everyone to worship it. But REMEMBER VERSE
Shadrach, Meschach, and Abednego refuse to bow.
The Remember Verse focuses on a character trait of God that’s highlighted in
next week’s portion of The Big God Story.
DID YOU KNOW?
Share these facts to get the conversation started. I will sing of the LORD’S great love forever;
• It was the Babylonians’ goal to assimilate the Israelites into their culture. with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known
Hebrew names were changed, and the men were educated in Babylonian
customs. through all generations.
• Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego believed in Yahweh, the one true God. Psalm 89:1
They didn’t allow Babylonian culture to change their faith.
• When God rescued Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego from death, BLESSING
King Nebuchadnezzar saw their faith and proclaimed that no one was permitted
to speak ill of the God of these young men. Their example is a witness to the Blessings are often used in the Bible. A blessing can be a prayer of commission,
entire world of what it means to worship and believe in the one true God. a portion of Scripture, or words to encourage and guide.
A blessing to pray over your child:
(Child’s name), may you know the good and faithful things our one true God
has done and share about them with others (reference Psalm 71).
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Parenting tab. And for more creative ideas on spiritually leading your family, visit
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