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Love and Mercy

God made us out of love, and his mercy reaches out to everyone, especially when we have gone astray.

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Harvest · Adults

Stories

God Makes the WorldGenesis 1:1–2:3
God Gives the Ten CommandmentsExodus 19:1–20:21
Ruth and NaomiRuth 1:1–4:22
Jonah and the Great FishJonah 1:1–4:11
Jesus Is BaptizedMatthew 3:13–17
The Woman at the WellJohn 4:1–42
The Son Who Came HomeLuke 15:11–32
Zacchaeus Climbs a TreeLuke 19:1–10

Closing prayer

Dear God, thank you for loving me. Help me love others too. Amen.

Stories

God Makes the WorldGenesis 1:1–2:3
God Gives the Ten CommandmentsExodus 19:1–20:21
Ruth and NaomiRuth 1:1–4:22
Jonah and the Great FishJonah 1:1–4:11
Jesus Is BaptizedMatthew 3:13–17
The Woman at the WellJohn 4:1–42
The Son Who Came HomeLuke 15:11–32
Zacchaeus Climbs a TreeLuke 19:1–10

Closing prayer

Dear Jesus, you love everyone, even people others leave out. Thank you for loving me so much. Help me be kind and share with others. Amen.

Stories

God Makes the WorldGenesis 1:1–2:3
God Gives the Ten CommandmentsExodus 19:1–20:21
Ruth and NaomiRuth 1:1–4:22
Jonah and the Great FishJonah 1:1–4:11
Jesus Is BaptizedMatthew 3:13–17
The Woman at the WellJohn 4:1–42
The Son Who Came HomeLuke 15:11–32
Zacchaeus Climbs a TreeLuke 19:1–10

Closing prayer

Father, you made the whole world out of love, and you never stop looking for us when we wander away. Thank you for your mercy, which is bigger than any mistake. Help me notice the people others ignore and treat them the way Jesus did. Amen.

Stories

God Makes the WorldGenesis 1:1–2:3
God Gives the Ten CommandmentsExodus 19:1–20:21
Ruth and NaomiRuth 1:1–4:22
Jonah and the Great FishJonah 1:1–4:11
Jesus Is BaptizedMatthew 3:13–17
The Woman at the WellJohn 4:1–42
The Son Who Came HomeLuke 15:11–32
Zacchaeus Climbs a TreeLuke 19:1–10

Closing prayer

Father, your love made me, and your mercy comes looking for me even when I hide. Help me believe that I am your beloved child. Open my eyes to the people I find hard to love, and give me a heart like the heart of Jesus. Amen.

Stories

God Makes the WorldGenesis 1:1–2:3
God Gives the Ten CommandmentsExodus 19:1–20:21
Ruth and NaomiRuth 1:1–4:22
Jonah and the Great FishJonah 1:1–4:11
Jesus Is BaptizedMatthew 3:13–17
The Woman at the WellJohn 4:1–42
The Son Who Came HomeLuke 15:11–32
Zacchaeus Climbs a TreeLuke 19:1–10

Closing prayer

Father, you created all things out of love and made us in your image. In Jesus you come looking for the lost, you sit at table with sinners, and you welcome every child who comes home. Teach me to receive your mercy without fear and to share it without keeping score. Make my heart generous like yours. Amen.

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