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Point: There are only two things that will last, people and God's Word.
Gather: Paper, marker, and a Bible.
Go: Write the following letters on a piece of paper and give it to your children: RPWDDOGOOEPSLE. Have your children attempt to unscramble the letters to list two things that will last long after material goods have turned to dust.
Read:Matthew 6:33
Ask: What does this verse mean to us? Knowing that what matters most are people and God's Word, how do you think God would want us to live? What are ways we can live this out in our own lives?
Share: Our relationship with God goes on forever. Our impact on others' lives can also be eternal. But the things we buy or own will someday be gone. Someday our toys will be rusted away and our house will be nothing but ashes, but the friendships we make will live on and our love for God will bring us to heaven- and into His presence.
Pray: Pray for a mind and heart that doesn't covet things, but desires to grow closer to God and build relationships with other people.
Sour Taste
Point: Sour words can hurt other people.
Gather: Lemon slices, glasses of water, and a Bible.
Go: Hand lemon slices out to everyone in your family. At the very same time have each person put the lemon slice in his or her mouth and see who can keep it there for 30 seconds. While you are doing this have each family member look around at the sour faces.
Ask: What were you thinking as you sucked on the lemon? How can words be like the sour lemon taste? What kinds of words do people say that leave a sour taste in their mouths?
Share: When people lie; when people use bad language; and when people gossip; it "sours" their relationship with others- just as the lemon made our taste buds sour. God wants us to avoid saying things that can hurt other people; He wants us to use words that are helpful and sweet.
Read:Proverbs 6:16-19; Proverbs 15:4; Proverbs 11:13
Remember: Love is sent through encouragement.
Pray: Allow each family member to share prayer concerns and answers to prayer.
Mealtime Moments
Oh, Grow Up!
Mealtime Prayer: Dear God, thank you for planting the seed of Your Love and Word in our hearts. Amen.
Main Course: Read Luke 8:5-15 about the Word of God being like a seed. The seed that the farmer planted landed in a variety of places. What do you think would happen to a seed that feel on a rock? Would it grow? What about a seed that fell on a busy road? How about the seed that fell on good soil?
Table Talk:
- What is the hardest place you've ever seen something growing?
- How are people like soil?
- What soil do you want to be like? What kinds of things will you grow? (For example, kindness, contentment, obedience.)
- What four things can our family do to help God's Word grow in us?
This Little Light
Mealtime Prayer: Sing "This Little Light of Mine". Then thank God for the food.
Originally published in: Christian Parenting Today, Page 18
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