Weekly
Inspiration
In
bringing up children, spend on them half as much money and twice as much time.
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Family
Closeness
Game:
Zip
Zap
This is a
basic game consisting of two words-
"Zip" and "Zap". Someone will begin the "flow" by
turning to the person next to them and saying "Zip". The flow will
continue in the same direction with everyone saying "Zip" until
someone decides to reverse the flow by saying "Zap." At that time,
the person who just got "zapped" will look at the "zap"-er
and say "Zip!" Flow then reverses from it's original with everyone
saying Zip again. Example: The "Zip" starts
clockwise around the circle until 1 person looks the other way and says
"Zap." Then the "Zip" flows counterclockwise until someone
else says "Zap."
Zip continues the flow, Zap reverses it.
If someone says the wrong word, mumbles, stalls, or looks the wrong way for the word they said, they're out. Continue playing until down to 2 players.
Zip continues the flow, Zap reverses it.
If someone says the wrong word, mumbles, stalls, or looks the wrong way for the word they said, they're out. Continue playing until down to 2 players.
(The
Source for Youth Ministry)
Sharing:
What is or was your favourite nursery rhyme as a
child?
What is or was your favourite outdoor game to play
as a child?
Story:
With
your family read: Matthew 22.34-40
Questions for Discussion:
What does it mean to love God with
all your heart, mind and soul?
What might this look like? Sound
like? Feel like?
What does it mean to love your
neighbour as yourself?
What might this look like? Sound
like? Feel like?
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 43.1-14 Joseph’s brothers return to Egypt
Genesis 42.16-34 Joseph’s brothers return to Egypt
Genesis 44.1-17 The missing cup
Genesis 44.18-34 Judah pleads for Benjamin
Genesis 45.1-28 Joseph tells his brothers who he is.
Prayer
and Celebration
Squeezy Prayers
One way to pray is to use "squeezy prayers" Everyone holds
hands in a circle. An adult will begin the prayer. When they have finished they
squeeze the persons hand next to them to
show it is there turn. They may pray out
loud, or silently, or may squeeze on to the next person. When the squeeze has reached the starting
person they may say another closing prayer or just: Amen.
Here are suggestions for ways of using the squeezy prayer:
- Using a squeezy prayer ask God for something that is needed in the world…like peace,or understanding or for help in a particular problem in the world.
Story Night
Dedicate a night to telling stories. Ask
each member to bring and tell a story. This could be something that happened to
them, a story they have made up or the retelling of a story that they have
read. Stories are not allowed to be read.
(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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