Family Worship Guide for June 14, 2026
Prepare for Songs and Psalms
A Song to Learn This Week
Practice this hymn with your children, and talk about what it means.
281 | “Take My Life and Let It Be,” Frances Ridley Havergal
From The Sing! Hymnal: “This hymn of Frances Ridley Havergal is so extremely helpful to us because it does not merely say we want to follow, or obey, or surrender but breaks down this idea into each of the most challenging categories – our hands and feet and where we go, our voice and lips and every word we speak, our silver and gold and every priority we have with money, our will and heart and what we will do in our future, and finally our affections – the things and the people we love.”
Responsive Reading: Psalm 19:7–14
Read the Psalm together. Practice saying it responsively. Try memorizing one or more verses.
The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul;
the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple;
the precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes;
the fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever;
the rules of the Lord are true, and righteous altogether.
More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold;
sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.
Moreover, by them is your servant warned;
in keeping them there is great reward.
Who can discern his errors? Declare me innocent from hidden faults.
Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me!
Then I shall be blameless, and innocent of great transgression.
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
Talk About the Songs and Psalms
Choose a verse from a song or psalm. Read it together and discuss these questions using the “Swedish method:”
- What do you notice about these words? What do you like? What is surprising?
- Is there anything you don’t understand? Is there anything you wonder about?
- What do these words tell you about God? What do they tell you about yourself?
- Talk to God together about what you’ve discussed. Praise Him, thank Him, and ask for His help.
Prepare for Children’s Worship
Use this guide to prepare your children for their time learning in the classroom on Sunday morning (and for the Old and New Testament readings).
Unit 12 Memory Verse | Proverbs 3:7 – “Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.”
Unit 12 Big Picture Q&A | What does God know? | Preschool: God knows everything. | Elementary: God knows everything about the past, present, and future.
Bible Story | “Solomon Built the Temple,” 1 Kings 6–8. Read this story to your children from the Bible or from a storybook Bible. Prompt your children to describe the characters and events of the passage.
Christ Connection | Solomon built the temple, but he knew that the fullness of God did not live there. Jesus is the fullness of God, and He came to dwell on earth (John 1:14). Only those who trust in Him will be forgiven of their sin and live with God forever.
Try this Scripture song to learn Proverbs 3:7
Watch the Biggest Story video about Solomon
Prepare for Pulpit Ministry
This Week’s Text | Colossians 3:16–17
Some Context for Adults | From the Gospel Coalition Commentary: “As ‘the peace of Christ must reign,’ so ‘the word of Christ must dwell’ in the believers ‘richly.’ Such dwelling comes about through active cultivation of a mutual ministry of teaching and counsel. Far from being a domineering experience, this mutual instruction is to be musical! Songs that faithfully convey the message of Scripture and the gospel are an ideal medium for sharing ministry within the Christian community.”
COMA Questions
Context, Observation, Meaning, Application
- What does the Bible mean when it talks about “the word”?
- What do you notice about this passage? Are there any words you don’t know?
- What do you think is the message or story of this passage?
- What do you think God wants you to think or do after reading this passage?
Pray | After you have read and discussed the passage, thank God for His Word and ask Him to apply it to your life. Ask for the specific applications you identified in your discussion.
Unit 12, Session 1: Solomon Built the Temple (1 Kings 6–8)
In 1 Kings 6-8, Solomon embarked on the project his father, David, had first envisioned: building a temple for God. It was no small task, yet Solomon set out to create a place for God to dwell with His people. Though the fullness of our omnipresent God cannot be contained by man-made structures, the temple represents a greater fulfillment: God would send His Son to live, die, and rise again so that God’s people would dwell in His presence forever.
What was the temple’s purpose? Why do we no longer need the temple today?
Solomon built the temple as a place for God’s people to worship and experience His presence, similar to the role the tabernacle had previously held for Israel. The temple was a reminder of God’s promise never to leave or forsake Israel and to remain faithful to His covenant promises. Because Solomon sought to honor the Lord as holy, he spent seven years thoughtfully and intricately designing the temple’s every detail.
Solomon dedicated the temple to the Lord and blessed Israel as they stood before it. He recalled God’s faithfulness in rescuing their ancestors from Egypt and then in establishing the throne of his father David. Solomon prayed to the Lord, esteeming Him as the gracious God who keeps His promises. Solomon recognized God’s glory and might, stating that He could not be contained by a man-made temple. Solomon asked the Lord to hear their prayers, forgive them, righteously judge them, and uphold their cause for His glory. Lastly, Solomon urged Israel to be devoted to God’s ways.
In Jesus, we see the fulfillment of God’s promise to dwell among His people. Jesus came to earth to provide the way for God’s people to worship Him in Spirit and in truth wherever they are. Before Jesus’ ascension, He promised His followers that the Holy Spirit would come, giving them power to share the gospel and follow Jesus’ commands. Now, believers become living temples of God, indwelled by the Holy Spirit and being built up together into one house of worship. (1 Peter 2:5)
Lead the children in your care to see that Jesus has made the way for believers to dwell with God forever. Remind your kids that Christians can worship God anywhere through His Spirit living in them and that one day, God’s people will worship Him face to face.
