The Friend Who Forgives Family Bible Devotional: 15 Days Exploring the Story of Peter

by Katy Morgan, Catalina Echeverri (Illustrator)

Overview

Based on the passages referred to in the award-winning storybook, The Friend Who Forgives by Dan DeWitt, these 15 flexible, engaging family devotions explore what the cross means to us today through the story of Peter. Children will learn that Jesus is the friend who always forgives.

Ideal for Lent and Easter, these devotions can also be used whenever you want to explore during family discipleship Jesus' sacrificial love and what it means to follow him.

Each session can be done in under ten minutes and is easy to lead. The sessions include a Bible study, reflection questions and prayer prompts. There are also optional extras designed to engage older children, plus bonus puzzles and coloring activities for younger children. This resource is suitable for children from age five upward.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781784988364
Publisher:	The Good Book Company
Publication date:	02/01/2023
Series:	Tales That Tell the Truth
Pages:	80
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x 0.24(d)
Age Range:	5 - 11 Years

About the Author

Katy Morgan is a Senior Editor at The Good Book Company and the award-winning author of The Songs of a Warrior and The Promise and the Light. She loves helping children and young people grow in knowledge and love of Jesus, and volunteers in the youth work at her church, King’s Church Chessington in Surrey, UK. She holds a master's degree in classical Greek literature from Cambridge University.

Catalina Echeverri is a Colombian freelance illustrator specializing in children's books. She is based in London, UK, and illustrated the best-selling The Garden, The Curtain and the Cross.

Table of Contents

Before You Start 4

1 By the Lake 6

2 A Huge Catch 10

3 From Now On 14

4 At Peter's House 20

5 A Furious Storm 24

6 Who Is Jesus? 28

7 A Dark Night 34

8 Soldiers! 38

9 Peter's Sword 42

10 The Rooster Crows 46

11 Gone 52

12 Fish for Breakfast 56

13 Feeding Sheep 62

14 A Strange Sound 66

15 Peter's Message 70