In every conceivable manner, the family is
link to our past, bridge to our future.
~Alex Haley
Family Closeness
Game:
Coin Wiggle
Family
members lay flat on the floor on their back. A coin is balanced on the tip of
their nose. The player must twitch their nose and move their lips but nothing
else. Wiggling of the head or body is not permitted. The goal is to make the
coin fall.
Sharing:
Questions for stimulating
discussion in your family.
- Are you more a hare or a tortoise?
- What food would you be happy never to eat again?
- Have you ever lost something? What was it?
Story
With your family read: Mark 11.1-11
Questions
for Discussion:
- What did Jesus ride into Jerusalem?
- How did the people respond to Jesus? What did they shout?
- What did people throw on the road in front of Jesus?
- What kind of people get welcomed likes this today?
About
the Bible Bit
Palm Sunday begins
the last week of Jesus life. He is welcomed enthusiastically into Jerusalem
like a king. However, it will be the same crowds shouting crucify him by the
end of the week. How quickly people turn against him.
Prayer and Celebration
Try to connect what you do in worship on a Sunday
with what you do to worship at home during the week. Here are some examples:
Regular attendance in worship might be linked with a
regular pattern of prayer and worship at home. Praying with our children is a
key way that we may be faithful with our family. (we regularly offer ways to
pray with children in this email)
Break bread at home. Even if your children do not
receive communion, break bread with them at home reminding them of the story of
the last supper. Assure them that at home, when we break bread together it is
different to church, but that we may break bread to remember Jesus. This may be
linked with a meal time pattern of prayer.
“What prayer
do we take to church today?” As a
family, be conscious of the prayers and hopes you take to place before God in
worship. Ask this question before you go to church.
Bonus Family Activity
Many churches
celebrate the coming Sunday (the Sunday before Easter) as Palm Sunday. On this
day we remember Jesus entering Jerusalem on a donkey and people placing
branches on the ground before him. This week why not make your own palm crosses
at home as a way of helping your children remember the story.
Below is a YouTube video that will show you how to do it. There are many other
websites online that will show you how to make them.
“Hosanna to the
Son of David! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in
the highest heaven!”
Matthew 21.9(This material is based on and draws from earlier Faithful Families emails by Stephen Harrison and 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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