Download the full lesson HERE Devotional Reading: Isaiah 40:26–31 Background Scripture: Mark 8:27–29; Luke 22:7–38; John 18:15–18, 25–27; 21:15–17 Introduction A. Broken Made Beautiful Kintsugi is a centuries-old Japanese technique of pottery repair. The process involves using a special lacquer mixed with gold, silver, or platinum to repair damages to broken or cracked pieces. Other methods of ceramic restoration aim to hide the damage or make it less noticeable as if the obj

Download the full lesson HERE Devotional Reading: Acts 10:19–22, 30–35 Background Scripture: Matthew 8:5–13; Luke 7:1–10 Introduction A. Please Fix It, Daddy! My young children run to me when something is amiss. They fully expect that I can fix whatever has gone wrong: a broken toy, a skinned knee, or a swing that won’t push itself. In their eyes, I am the big, experienced adult who has been there for them since they were born. In their eyes, I seem completely trustworthy and

Download the full lesson HERE Devotional Reading: Psalm 23 Background Scripture: Amos 1:1; 2:6–16; 3:1–15; 7:10–17 Introduction A. Whose Words Will We Heed? When I served in the church nursery, I both loved and hated building block towers with the kids. It was fun to see how tall we could build the towers, but it could be frustrating when my advice went ignored. I would often suggest, “Let’s make sure we build a big base.” However, my building buddies were more interested in