Last Sunday we learned about how we can learn from our families about God. This week we are going to continue our teachings about the family by talking about how God is faithful to provide for our families.
Here are the details:
Scripture: 2 Kings 4:1-7 (Elisha and the Widow's Oil)
Life Application: I can trust God to meet the needs of my family.
Memory Verse: Psalm 62:8a “My people, trust in him at all times.”
Prayer for the Nations: Denmark
Think for a second about how God has provided for your family. These are important stories that your children need to know. Children need tangible evidence of God's work in their world, and you [parents] are a MAJOR part of their world. Show your kids the evidence of God in your life!
2 tangible challenges for families this week (feel free to only choose 1)
Challenge 1:
Looking back on my life there are key points that I want Carter to know about Katie and I. I call these our "God stories".
I want Carter to hear the "God story" of how we prayed and prayed for him for months before God blessed us with a pregnancy.
I want Carter to hear the "God story" of how we prayed for 9 months for God to provide a job where Katie could stay home with Carter, and Michael Eubanks called me out of the blue because he had received my resume.
You have stories like this! I've heard some of them. Tell your "God stories" to your kids because they connect God's provision to your kids at a personal level, a family level.
Challenge 2:
Life Application: I can trust God to meet the needs of my family.
Memory Verse: Psalm 62:8a “My people, trust in him at all times.”
Prayer for the Nations: Denmark
Think for a second about how God has provided for your family. These are important stories that your children need to know. Children need tangible evidence of God's work in their world, and you [parents] are a MAJOR part of their world. Show your kids the evidence of God in your life!
2 tangible challenges for families this week (feel free to only choose 1)
Challenge 1:
Looking back on my life there are key points that I want Carter to know about Katie and I. I call these our "God stories".
I want Carter to hear the "God story" of how we prayed and prayed for him for months before God blessed us with a pregnancy.
I want Carter to hear the "God story" of how we prayed for 9 months for God to provide a job where Katie could stay home with Carter, and Michael Eubanks called me out of the blue because he had received my resume.
You have stories like this! I've heard some of them. Tell your "God stories" to your kids because they connect God's provision to your kids at a personal level, a family level.
Challenge 2:
If God has blessed you with more than you expected or maybe you want to take a front row seat in creating your own "God story" by blessing another family, then this is a great challenge for you. I have a friend who received a little more money this month than expected. This is what they did. They gathered the kids around the dinner table and discussed options of how they would use the money for God's glory. As a family, they choose how they would use the money. This activity will help your family see that God has given your family more than needed; therefore, your family can be a blessing (Gen 12).
Jared Norris
Children's Minister
The Glade Church
Jared Norris
Children's Minister
The Glade Church
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