June 8, 2025

Parents, what a joy it is to serve your precious arrows on Sunday mornings! The Little Reformers team wants you to always have full visibility to what we are teaching your kids. It is important to us that we be effective partners to you, reinforcing what you work hard to teach your children at home. Each week, we update this section of the website to reflect the lesson, the big truth, gospel point, verse, and catechism your child(ren) will learn while in our care. We hope this resource is a help to you and gives you confidence as you train up your children in the way they should go.

Bible Story: Chapter 4. Rain, Rain, Go Away (Genesis 6-9)

The Big Truth: God sent a flood to judge all the wickedness on earth.

The Gospel Point: Have you ever heard a Christian say, “I’m saved”? What does someone mean when they say that? Some people think of being saved from a sickness or breaking a really bad habit. God can and does save people from these things. But when the Bible talks about salvation, it teaches that God saves us from sin and Satan—and also from God’s coming judgment, when God will punish and destroy all that is not good. The New Testament teaches us about Jesus, who was raised from the dead and whom God sent to save us from the punishment to come. Today is not so different than Noah’s day. Some people ignore God. Other people hate God. And lots of people hate one another. God does not like this, and he has promised to judge all sin. He will not destroy people with a flood. Remember the rainbow? But he will punish and destroy all that is not good with fire (2 Peter 3:7: “the heavens and the earth that now exist are stored up for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly”). But here is the good news. If we come to Jesus, we will be saved from the coming judgment. Just like Noah was saved! And we too will have a new beginning.

Memory Verse: John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the  Father except through me.

Catechism: Q: *How did Jesus save us from the anger and judgment of God? A: By dying on the cross for our sins and rising from the dead three days later. (John 3:16, Romans 6:23)

Sources: Bible stories from The Biggest Story Bible Story Book by Kevin DeYoung. Catechisms from Truth and Grace Book 1 by Tom Ascol . The Big Truth and the Gospel Point taken from The Biggest Story Bible by Kevin DeYoung, published by Crossway.

*This catechism is not specific to the Truth and Grace Memory books.