Elementary // Perseverance Week 3

Memory Verse:
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.” – HEBREWS 12:1 NIV

Definition

Perseverance: Not giving up, even when it is tough.

Teaching Truth

God helps us persevere even when it is tough.

Questions to Ask Your Child

  1. Read 2 Corinthians 11:23-30 and 12:7-10. What are some of the hard things Paul had to persevere through? 

  2. What are some ways God took care of Paul through all of these tough times?

  3. Do you believe God is big and strong enough for anything you might be going through? 

  4. What are some hard things you are going through right now? What can you remember is true about God when you are tempted to give up?

Activity

Spend some time after dinner with your family searching through your Bible for verses and passages that show us that God helps us persevere even when it is tough. Here are some verses to get you started. Psalm 9:9, Psalm 18:30, Psalm 20:1, Psalm 37:5, Psalm 46:1, Psalm 62:8, Psalm 86:7, Psalm 118:8, Proverbs 3:5-6, Proverbs 30:5.