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Session 1: You Are Chosen

AUDIO VERSION FOR SESSION 1

BIBLE VERSE for YOU ARE CHOSEN

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
(1 Peter 2:8-9 NIV)

REFLECTION for YOU ARE CHOSEN

Do you remember how we used to pick teams for sports at recess or in the backyard? It always felt good to be picked by someone we respected, someone whose team we wanted to be on. It felt lousy not to be picked. Being chosen by someone implies that they WANT you. The God of the universe WANTS you. He has chosen you to be on His team!

I love in this passage how the fact that we are chosen means that we are called “out of darkness into his wonderful light.” We came off of the team of Darkness and Condemned, and onto the team of Light and Mercy. God has provided the way, through Jesus Christ, to be saved from our own sin and be on the team that has the guaranteed victory!

PRAYER TIME for YOU ARE CHOSEN

Spend some time praying to God and ask Him to reveal to you how special you are to Him, as someone chosen by Him to do things only you can do. Thank Him and “declare His praises” for choosing you to be part of His team and great plan.

FAITH ACTION STEP for YOU ARE CHOSEN

Every time you think you are not “good enough” at something this week, say to yourself instead, “I am chosen by God to be a valuable member of His team!”

JOURNAL ACTIVITY for YOU ARE CHOSEN

Spend a few moments writing in your journal any verses or ideas that come to you from the Bible reading, as well as any thoughts, results, or reactions that come from your Prayer Time & Faith Action Step.

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