Family Bible Time: Justice, Mercy, and Competing Political Accounts
Family guide · Doubt, Promise, and Resurrection Hope · Mark 9:14-29; 1 Peter 1:3-9; 3:13-17 · about 15 minutes
Big idea: Christians can face doubt and rival beliefs honestly while holding to God's promise of living hope through the risen Christ.
This week we are revisiting Doubt, Promise, and Resurrection Hope. Keep the discussion anchored in Mark 9:14-29; 1 Peter 1:3-9; 3:13-17 and the big idea: Christians can face doubt and rival beliefs honestly while holding to God's promise of living hope through the risen Christ.
The 15-minute flow
- 2 minConnect. Recall where Justice, Mercy, and Competing Political Accounts fits in the Bible story.
- 5 minRead. Read selected portions of Mark 9:14-29; 1 Peter 1:3-9; 3:13-17.
- 3 minUnderstand. Ask what the passage directly says and what meaning follows from it.
- 3 minPlay. Use the Justice, Mercy, and Competing Political Accounts Claim Audit orally or on paper.
- 2 minRespond. Choose one voluntary response and pray together.
Talk about it
- What happened or what was taught?
- What does this show us about God, Jesus, or faithful life?
- What is one response we can practise?
This week
Action: Choose one concrete response consistent with this lesson’s formation focus: hope.
Prayer: Thank God for what is clear in the passage; ask for wisdom to respond faithfully without claiming more than the text supports.
Note for parents: Treat doubt as a question to examine rather than a moral failure by itself.