Hey Parents!
Find out what your students have been learning in Sunday School here every Monday. We will be discussing how we can relate to people with different religions than us, and how we can share our faith with them.
This week we started a new Sunday Morning Small Group series on other religions. The focus of this lesson was on Judaism. We looked at a portion of Peter's sermon to a Jewish crowd, in Acts 2:36-39. Our teenagers learned that the Jews were God's chosen people based on a covenant made with Abraham. God promised that through the Jews the Messiah would come to save them and the world. We saw how Jesus was the fulfillment of the Messianic prophecies, even though he wasn't the kind of Messiah most Jews expected. Our students examined some of the basics of Judaism and its ties to Christianity. We helped them to understand that while Jews believe in God, they don't believe in Jesus as the Messiah or the Son of God.
We encourage you take some time this week to talk with your student about our lesson on Judaism. Here are some questions you could include in your conversation:
- In Acts 2, Peter told people in the crowd that they had to repent of their sins. Why does God want you to repent to be forgiven of your sins? What is the significance of repentance?
- Peter also made sure to tell his Jewish audience that Jesus was the Messiah. Why was it hard for Jews to embrace Jesus as the Messiah?
- What's the best way to pray for a friend or family member who is Jewish, and why?
Take time to pray that your child will have a passion to see friends of all faiths come to know Christ.
