Today’s Reading:
Read I Corinthians 1-4
Choose a chore for your family to complete together today. Map out a plan so that each family member knows what their responsibility is. Work together to complete the task. Chat with your family about the task you worked on. Would it have been easier to work on the task by yourself or was working together as a team the better option? Most times, teamwork makes big tasks seem much more manageable!
The Church at Corinth was growing, but Paul had received reports that there were some issues they were facing. Paul had spent a year and a half in Corinth teaching them about Jesus. (Acts 18) After Paul left, other teachers came to reinforce Paul’s message. Apollos and Peter both followed Paul. All three messengers were preaching the same Gospel. Unfortunately, the church chose favorites though and as a result the church at Corinth was divided.
Paul’s letter to the church at Corinth was a reminder to them that the message they were being taught was not about the messenger or the person teaching them. The message was all about Jesus. Paul wanted them to remember that Jesus was the center of the church – not the leaders and teachers. In I Corinthians 3:5-9, Paul compared the message of the gospel to a seed that is planted and then watered and then harvested. Paul, Apollos and Peter all three had different roles to play in the growth of the church- one planted the seed, one watered it, and one harvested it. All three roles were important, but none of them were better than the other. Paul wanted the church to see that he, Peter and Apollos had worked together to teach them the good news of the gospel.
Application/Prayer:
Thank God for your family and your ability to work together as a team. Ask God to help you see ways you can be a team player in other situations you are in.
November Memory Verse:
“The grass withers, the flowers fade, but the word of our God remains forever.”
Using the daily reading prompts from George H. Guthrie’s Read the Bible for Life, here’s how to use this devotional:
- Bring your Bible! Your kids need to see that everything you are reading to them or learning about comes from an actual Bible!
- Each day starts with a reading prompt. Read the selection as a family. If your kids are readers, encourage them to read along with you.
- After you’ve read the passage, read the short devotional thought that goes along with each passage.
- Prayer and application are important any time we read God’s word! After each devotional, there is a challenge to help apply what your family has read that day.
- There is a reading for six days of the week. The last reading of the week is a Gospel Conversation Prompt to help you connect the reading from the week with God’s plan for salvation.
Other Resources:
November memory verse coloring sheet
November Fill-in the blank activity