Weekly Inspiration
“The
best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.”
John
Wooden
Family Closeness
Game:
I went to the shop....
This game involves creating and remembering
gestures. The person says "I went to the shop and bought a …” here instead
of saying something they make up a gesture with head, face or hand (eg. head
shake, nose rub, hand shake, nod of the head, frown)" Then it is the next persons
turn who says: I went to the shop and bought a ...(copy the first gesture) and
a (creates own gesture). The game carries on with all players repeating all of
the previous players gestures and then their own.
Sharing:
Questions for
stimulating discussion in your family.
(In the next
few weeks we are going to have a focus on parents answering some questions. No
doubt when the weekly question is answered, children will have more questions.
The question is asked of the child but the parent might need to answer.)
- Do you know what makes your mother and father happiest?
- Do you know what your parents first job was?
- Do you know what lessons your parents learnt from their parents?
With your family read: Mark 1.29-39
Questions
for Discussion:
- How did Jesus helped Peter’s mother in law?
- What did Jesus do early in the morning? Why do you think he did it at this time?
- What did Jesus say he came to do?
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. It is important that you read them first as some readings
you may feel need to be read in a children’s version of the Bible.
1 Samuel 8 Israel demands a king
1 Samuel 9 Saul
chosen to be king
1 Samuel 10 Saul anointed king
1 Samuel 16 David
anointed king
1 Samuel 17 David
and Goliath
Prayer and Celebration
12 Types of Prayer
In his book ‘The hour that changes the world’, Dick
Eastman outlines twelve different types of prayer . In this miniseries explore
the many different types of prayer with your children.
Song
Psalm
100:1-2 Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth! Serve the LORD with
gladness! Come into his presence with singing!
Singing is a wonderful way to pray and allows us to
give true heart to our thoughts and feelings about God. Sing a worship song
from church or find a CD with wonderful worship music to play and sing to. I
have found the songs from the Iona Community in Scotland to be particularly
good for songs as prayer. They are easy for children to learn and can be sung
around the dinner table without musical accompaniment. Christian stores sell
many CD’s of children’s music and often these have wonderful songs that
children will enjoy learning and singing.
Family
Time
Games
Night
Have a night entirely dedicated to
games. Games books can be found in any book store or make up your own. You can
also find a bunch of games that are easy to play in this blog. Alternatively pull
out some board games to play- our favourite is Pictionary.
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