{"id":7011,"date":"2026-01-17T09:26:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T14:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/faithkids\/?p=7011"},"modified":"2026-01-07T12:47:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T17:47:30","slug":"faith-kids-home-january-18-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/faithkids\/faith-kids-home-january-18-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Faith Kids @ Home: January 18, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following lesson was taught in our children\u2019s Sunday School classes on Sunday, January 18. We would encourage you to use the ideas below to review Sunday\u2019s lesson with your family.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Israel and Its King Reject God<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong>\u00a01 Samuel 8-15<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ask your child:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Why was Israel\u2019s request for a king sinful? <em>They rejected God as King and wanted to be like the sinful nations around them.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>What was wrong with Saul\u2019s actions? <em>Saul was concerned with serving himself more than God and disregarded God\u2019s instructions.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Emphasize this principle:\u00a0<\/strong>The Lord is our King. Therefore, we should submit to his rule over our lives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Practice:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trust God when life gets hard.<\/li>\n<li>Obey God completely as your King.<\/li>\n<li>Repent of sins quickly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Praise:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cTrust and Obey\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prepare for next week:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>1 Samuel 16-17<\/p>\n<p><strong>Memorize for Jan 5-Feb 2:<\/strong> \u201c&#8230;let us consider how to <strong>stimulate one another to love and good deeds<\/strong>, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near.\u201d<strong> Hebrews 10:24<\/strong>-25*<\/p>\n<p>* Preschool verse in bold<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following lesson was taught in our children\u2019s Sunday School classes on Sunday, January 18. 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