Weekly
Inspiration
And they were
bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples rebuked
them. But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the
children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of
God. Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a
child shall not enter it.” And he took them in his arms and blessed them,
laying his hands on them.
Mark 10:13-16 ESV
Family
Closeness
Game:
Concentration
Gather
about twenty objects and put them on a tray. When you are ready to play uncover the tray
and give everyone about two minutes to memorise what is on it. Then take it
away. Give everyone a pen and
pencil and give them a few minutes to write down what they remember on the
tray. Children might need helping in writing the names of object. (Youth
Ministry Encyclopedia. Lyman Coleman)
Sharing:
- What character from a book or television are you most like? How are you like them?
- If you had to change your name, what would you change it to?
- Who is someone who has made a difference in your life?
Story:
With
your family read: Matthew 20.1-16
Questions for Discussion:
- Why were the people who worked all day upset?
- Do you think what the landowner did was fair? Why or why not?
- If in this parable the landowner represents God, what do we learn about God?
- God’s grace means everyone is loved, forgiven and accepted no matter what they have done? What do you think about this?
- What do you think about the statement: God gives us what we need, not what we deserve?
Journey through the
Bible
Journey through the Bible will provide five readings
each week you can use in order to get a good overview of the full sweep of the
story of God and His people. There are a variety of ways you might use these
readings. As a parent you might read them to get a better understanding of how
the divine drama unfolds. You could read them to your children and discuss
them. Some are longer than others and might need to be broken up.
Genesis 25.19-28 Esau
and Jacob born
Genesis 25.29-34 Esau
squanders his birth right.
Genesis 27.1-27 Isaac blesses Jacob
Genesis 27.30-40 Esau’s
lost blessing
Genesis 27.41-45 Jacob
escape Esau’s anger
Prayer
and Celebration
Prayer Placemats
Use your computer to create some prayer placemats
for your dinner table. These could simply have three or four different prayers
printed on them for your family to pray together at the dinner table. Your
children could then colour them in or decorate them. To finish them off
laminate them so they will last longer. If your children are as handy at
desktop publishing as many are get them to design the placemats.
Bonus
Family Activity
Crowd Squeezer
Step
1: Spread a sheet or blanket on the grass and challenge everyone
to pile on top so that
no part of any person's body touches the ground beyond the blanket.
Step 2: If the group succeeds, fold the
blanket in half and try again.
Step
3: Continue in this way to see how small an area you can all squeeze.
(This material is based on and draws from earlier Faithful Families emails by Stephen Harrison & Richard Browning: An Unless Ideas Production.) Unless otherwise noted all material on this blog is copyright Stephen Harrison and Richard Browning
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