Jesus Appeared to the Disciples:
The focus of this family time is to use five easy steps to teach your family that God can do anything, and that’s why He sent Jesus to save us from all the wrong things we do. That’s the greatest gift!
MEMORY VERSE:
“Thanks be to God
for His gift that is too wonderful for words.”
2 Corinthians 9:15
Learn the Memory Verse together and say it throughout the week to help your family remember and apply what they have learned.
STEP 1. GATHER!
Use this time to begin Family Worship Night and have fun!
Candy Cane Hook 'Em Game
Here's a game that'll really hook you and your family! It involves using your mouth to link together candy canes and transfer them into a bowl. Any player who can successfully move five candy canes in under one minute scores up to 5 points.
STEP 2. WORSHIP!
- Sing and have fun while worshiping then pray. Take a moment here to thank God for your family and your time together!!
STEP 3. BIBLE!
Watch the Bible story video or read Luke 24:36-49 from the Bible or Watch the Bible Story Video
Use these questions and points to have a conversation with your children about the Bible story.
STEP 4. DISCUSSION!
Use these questions and points to have a conversation with your children about the Bible story.
REVIEW THE BIBLE STORY
What good news did God send the angel to give to Zechariah? (That his wife was
going to have a baby)
Did Zechariah believe God at first? (No)
Why should Zechariah have believed God? (Because God always does what He says He will do)
Even when it’s hard for us to believe God, we can remember the story of Zechariah. We can believe God because God always does what He says He will do!
Have you ever had a hard time believing that God has good plans for you? Why?
How do you know you can believe God?
What are some things we can believe about God?
Mission Moment
Fanny Crosby
(1820-1915)
Do you like singing in church or assembly at school. Singing is brilliant! songs can help us learn about Jesus and help us to tell him how great he is. Do you have a favorite song about Jesus?
Fanny Crosby didn't just like singing songs about Jesus - she ilked writing them too! She wrote thousands and thousands of songs which were sung by millions and millions of people - and still are today! But Fanny couldn't write her songs down because Fanny couldn't see.
Her eyes hadn't worked since she was a baby. Fanny couldn't see, but that didn't stop her doing things for her friend Jesus. She made up poems and songs in her head and someone else wrote them down.
Her songs were all about Jesus: how he died for us; how much he loves us; how kind he is; how he forgives us; how great he is. Fanny Wanted people to sing her songs so they could find out how to become Jesus* friends too.
Fanny became very, very famous - but she didn't want to be rich or live in a big house. When Fanny was old she lived in a very small house where the very poorest people lived so that she could show the people there that Jesus loved them too.
Why don't you try to write a song about Jesus like Fanny did?
STEP 4. Pray!
Pray: Hey God, thank You for sending Your Son, Jesus, to show us that You can do anything! Help us to believe that You have good plans for us and that You will always keep Your promises. We love You! Amen.