"Jesus must become greater…" John 3:30
Read: A wife invited some people to dinner. At the table, she turned to their six-year-old daughter and said, “Would you like to say the blessing?” “I wouldn’t know what to say,” the girl replied. “Just say what you hear Mommy say,” the wife answered. The daughter bowed her head and said, “Lord, why on … Read more
Read When Gypsy Smith was converted as a boy, he became interested in his Uncle Rodney’s salvation and began to pray for him. In those days it was not considered proper for a child to speak to his elders unless he was spoken to, especially about spiritual matters. So the boy prayed and waited for … Read more
YOU WILL NEED: -A Bible marked at Luke 11:1 and John 1:12 (This would be a good discussion at the dinner table.) GET STARTED Read Luke 11:1 from your Bible. ASK—In the prayer, what did Jesus call God? (Father) ASK—Is everyone a child of God? (No. Everyone is a creation of God but not everyone … Read more
YOU WILL NEED: -A Bible marked at Colossians 4:2 PLAY the following game: Position your child with his or her back to you somewhere in the room. He has to keep his eyes closed. Point out a line or boundary somewhere behind him and tell him that you are going to try to sneak up … Read more
YOU WILL NEED: -A Bible marked at James 4:2-3 (This would be a good discussion at the dinner table.) GET STARTED Let your family take turns answering the following question: ASK—If you had three wishes and you knew that whatever you wished for would come true, what would your wishes be? Listen to what the … Read more
YOU WILL NEED: -A few pieces of bread. -A Bible marked at Matthew 7:7-11 See how many pieces of bread your child can eat in one minute. RULES—You can’t cram everything into your mouth and you have to take one bite at a time. (An interesting fact: A person can only eat a few pieces … Read more
YOU WILL NEED: -A Bible marked at Luke 18:1-8 Tell some more “Knock, Knock” jokes. Here are some more examples: Knock, Knock / Who’s There? House / House Who? House it going? Knock, Knock / Who’s There? Watson / Watson Who? Watson TV? Colleen / Colleen Who? Colleen up your room, please. Knock, Knock / … Read more
YOU WILL NEED: -A Bible marked at Matthew 7:7-8 GET STARTED Tell some “Knock, Knock” jokes and let your child also try to make some up, if they want too. Here are some examples: Knock, Knock / Who’s There? Ima / Ima Who? Ima a really hungry. Can we order a pizza? Knock, Knock / … Read more
YOU WILL NEED: -Something you can throw. -A Bible marked at 1 Peter 5:7. TELL your child that you are going to throw an item to them and you want them to catch it and throw it back. Do this several times. ASK—What does it mean to “cast” something? (“Casting” is another way of saying … Read more
YOU WILL NEED: -Anything you might need for a fun race -Your Bible marked at Hebrews 12:1-3 and 2 Timothy 4:7-8 Choose any race in which your children and you can compete. Some ideas are listed below. RACE OPTIONS: -Race to see who can eat a banana the fastest. -Race to see who go the … Read more