Truth for the week: GOD CREATED US MALE AND FEMALE IN HIS OWN IMAGE TO GLORIFY HIM.

Verse for the week: Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth! Serve the LORD with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! Psalm 100:1-2

Monday

1) What are some Christmas traditions you have adopted that help you and your family get ready for Christmas?

2) It was said on Sunday that there are many different types of psalms. Name three and give examples from the book of Psalms.

3) What type of psalm is Psalm 96? What is the structure of this type of psalm?

For Kids: It was said on Sunday that there are many different types of psalms. Name one type of psalm from the book of Psalms. What type of psalm is Psalm 96? How can you tell? See answers 2 and 3.

Prayer: Father you have created us in your image to glorify you. Give us the grace we need to live lives in worship of you. May we, like the psalmist, summon others to praise you in a manner worthy of you.   

Answers:

2) There are wisdom psalms (Psalm 1), praise psalms (Psalm 8, 100), psalms of lament (Psalm 42, 130), thanksgiving psalms (Psalm 30), psalms of remembrance (Psalm 136), kingship psalms (Psalm 93), and psalms of confidence (Psalm 121). 3) Psalm 96 is a praise Psalm. Praise Psalms begin with a call to praise, then a reason for praise, and then a further call to praise.