To begin the evening small groups, led by a father, went through the verses of Romans 12:11-13.
The moved to various stations through the church and had several minutes to talk about some questions and share prayer requests.
The questions were in yesterday's post but I want to share them again in this post and connect them with what we talked about during the devotional time at the end of the night.
You can do this same family time or something similar thing with your at home.
What I shared in the devotion time is in italics after each set of questions.
Romans 12:11 "Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord"
FIND AN AREA IN AUDITORIUM
5 minutes for filling in the blanks on the verse sheet, answering the following four questions, praying that you and your family would be hard workers.
If there is time left talking about the difference be hard worker & laziness
1. What are some animals that appear busy and hard-working?
2. What are some animals that appear lazy?
3. Who are some hardworking people you know?
4. What are some ways you waste time and are lazy?
Some busy hard, hard-working animals we mentioned were bees, ants, and beavers.
Some of the lazy animals were the sloth and some bears because they are slow and hibernate a long time. I mention a slug.
Proverbs 6:6 - 11, a passage of laziness and hard work, begins with the following observation.
"Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise."
Romans 12:11 tells to work hard and serve the LORD.
The first verse of this chapter, command to "present your bodies as a living sacrifice."
Our hard work needs to be done in God's strength for God's glory.
The idea of the word "fervent" is fired up. John MacArthur writes in his commentary of Romans 9-16 "The idea here is not of being overheated to the point of boiling over and out of control but like a steam engine, of having enough heart to produce the energy necessary to get the work done."
Remember: SERVE GOD AND OTHERS WITH GOD'S STRENGTH FOR GOD'S GLORY.
Romans 12:12 "Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer"
FIND A SPOT IN KID WINGS (NOT NURSERY)
5 minutes doing the following two activities, praying for these requests.
If there is time left talking about your favorite songs about Jesus.
1. Take some time on the back of this paper or the other to write down some joys you have to rejoice about.
2. Take some time on the back of this paper or the other paper to write down some troubles you are currently facing.
Romans 12:12a says "Rejoice in hope."
Psalm 71:5 say "For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O LORD, from my youth."
So we need to rejoice in the LORD, who is supposed to be our hope.
My hope is not in created stuff or circumstances.
My hope is in the Creator and the One who controls everything.
We can be patient in our tribulations and troubles because we know that God wins!!
Because our hope and joy is in the LORD and we know that he provides for His children,
we need to constantly depend upon Him through prayer and the way we live.
Remember: PRAY BECAUSE GOD IS WORTHY OF OUR PRAISE AND MORE THAN ABLE TO HELP US IN TIMES OF TROUBLE.
12:13 "Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality"
FIND A SPOT IN CALEB’S KIN ROOM
5 minutes for filling in the blanks on the verse sheet,
answering the following five questions, and
if there is time left planning out some of the ways you can encourage your neighbors..
1. Church
A. Think about some ways your family can help someone from church this week.
B. Pick at least one and plan to do it.
2. Neighborhood
A. What is something you like about your neighborhood?
B. Who do you know in your neighborhood?
C. Think about some ways you family can encourage people in your neighborhood this summer.
Because God loves us, we need to love others.
Our attitude towards Sunday mornings and other church ministries should be to glorify God and help others to do the same.
Parents, our main priority when talking to your child about Sunday classes should not be to find out if they had fun.
Remember: LOVE THOSE IN THE FAMILY OF GOD SO THEY AND YOU WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO GROW IN CHRIST & LOVE THOSE WHO ARE NOT IN THE FAMILY OF GOD SO THEY WILL SEE THE TRUTH OF THE GOSPEL LIVED OUT!
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