Weekly Inspiration
Parents, I beseech you, for your children's sake, beware of over-indulgence.
I call on you to remember, it is your first duty to consult their real
interests, and not their fancies and likings; to train them, not to humour
them to profit, not merely to please. ~J. C. Ryle
Family Closeness
Game:
Mirror.
One person must be the leader and the other the mirror. The mirror must copy
exactly all the hand and face movements of the leader.
Sharing:
Begin a habit of
asking around your family what is one thing you learned today. (A story is told
of one family who were using this pattern whose children would look through the
encyclopaedia before meal time to have something to bring, another family had
to bring a new word to the dinner table and so would flip through the
dictionary. (The Big Book of Family Fun. Gwen Ellis)
Story
With your family read: Luke 16.1-13
(for a way of explaining/talking about this
reading with children look at http://www.sermons4kids.com/dishonest_manager.htm
Questions for
Discussion:
- What did the manager do to look after himself?
- Do you think this was an honest thing to do?
- Does it surprise you that his master praised him for this?
- What little things can you be faithful with?
- What different masters do people serve?
Prayer and Celebration
Prayer Habitd
As
children grow there are many habits we want them to learn, that we hope might
become automatic in their life, such as washing hands before meal or brushing
teeth. Years and years of doing these activities hopefully ingrain the habit
for life. In the teaching of these habits is an opportunity to remember God and
to prayer. When washing a toddler or young child’s hand before a meal take the
time to say a prayer out loud. This could be a memorised prayer or it could be
a line of scripture like – Psalm 51.10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and
renew a steadfast spirit within me. You could also stick prayers in the places
that children do these activities to remind them to pray.
Family Activity
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.
(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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