Family Fun!
"Look Up" from page 13
Throughout the course of the summer, challenge your family to take greater notice of the sky. Watch the sunrise or sunset together. Spend time watching the clouds, noticing how they change and looking for the shapes they sometimes make. At night, try to count the stars or find constellations. As you do these things, read and talk about Psalm 19 and how the beauty of the sky glorifies the God who made it.
"Put it On" from page 16
Raid each other’s closets and put together a silly outfit to wear. Turn on music and have a fashion show with each person modeling an outfit. After the show, have everyone share which outfit was their favorite and why. Then talk about the kind of clothes God tells His children to put on. Together, read Colossians 3:12-14. • Are there any words in these verses that you do not recognize or understand? • What does Paul, the writer of this letter, tell God’s dearly loved children to put on? • What does that mean? What would it look like for someone to “wear” each of these virtues? • Which of these things is the hardest for you to put on? Why? • Who are the people in your life who are the hardest for you to love the way Scripture teaches? • What can you do when you fail to treat others the way this passage tells you to? Spend time praying over each other and the relationships God has put in your life. Ask for God’s forgiveness in places you’ve failed to treat others the way He commands and ask for His help to love the way He loves you.
"Late Night with the Lord" from page 17
Pick one night to stay up late. Watch a movie, make a huge ice cream sundae or play a game. As it gets late, make note of the time and go outside with a flashlight and your Bible to talk about God’s attentiveness. 17 • What time is it right now? • Listen and look around. What is the late night like? What are most people doing right now? • Why is it good for you to sleep? Together, read Psalm 121. • Are there any words in this psalm that you do not recognize or understand? • Does God sleep? Why or why not? How do you know? • When you need help, where does it come from? • If God is your help, why is it good that He doesn’t need to sleep? • What other things does this psalm say about God, our Helper? • Can you think of a time you asked God to help you and He did? • Why do you sometimes forget to ask God to help you with hard things? • What do you need God’s help with right now? Spend time praying together, praising God for keeping watch over you and asking for His help with the things you mentioned.
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