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For Parents
Holiness Message for Parents
Philippians 4:4-9
God's Gift of Peace
Anxiety --> Prayer --> Peace (Poblem / Solution / Result)
Family Bible Study
The Family Bible is designed for you to do as a family several times a week.
You can, of course, mix this up depending on your family schedule.
Maybe two days this week and 5 next week
Or the whole study every night until it's done
You might do your study in the mornings, or the evenings
You might have 1 day a week where you do 2-3 days (like a family Sunday afternoon
Notes to Remember
The text differs between younger children and older children/adults. But the readings, ideas, and possilble answers are the same. So you can download different version for different family members and still all do the study and discussion together.
Choose the appropriate booklet for your child. Booklets are labelled A (pre-school), B (Junior), C (Middle), D (Senior/adult) so that you can choose a level that is appropriate for each family member. (eg: a teenager, who is a new Christian, may benefit more from the middle school booklet, as the language is simpler. Or you may have a year 3 (Junior) who is a very competent reader and would benefit from the middle booklet, and a year 1 (Junior) who would benefit more from the Pre-School level booklet.)
Important for families with teens, starting a Family Bible Study for the first time.
- Include food (could be dessert or other enticing food)
- Let the discussion flow, even if it goes off track
- Be prepared to answer tough or embarrassing questions with openness and honesty
Important for families with very young children
- Make your studies very short
- It is more important at this age to build the habit of regular Bible study, than it is to get the answers correct or complete the activity. You are building habits at this age, not theology
You can download/Print as many copies of this study as you need for personal family use.
(this includes relatives living with you or visiting your house when you do the study, but does NOT extend to sending copies to extended family who do not live with you. If you would like to purchase Bookelt D for Home Groups/Youth Groups click here)
Memory Verse
Philippians 4:4-7
The memory verses section is designed for all members of the family to learn the key verse (or passage) for the month.
Use a dry-errase marker and write the verse on a mirror. Read out load each morning and evening. Rub out a word every few days.
Play Round Robin as a family after/before dinner each night, saying a word each until the memory verse in complete.
Have each child whisper as much of the memory verse as they can in your ear as they leave for school each day.
Use the Prinable Resources below to learn as a family
Notes to Remember
Wall Posters - Print (decorate if desired) and pin in any place where you can see and read it each day.
Behind the toilet door
On the bathroom mirror
In a plastic ziplock bag on the shower wall
On the fridge
Above the stove
In a frame at the dinner table
Pinned in front of passenger seat in the car
Flash Cards - Print out the appropriate age cards and cut out. Use in several ways, removing a card every few days.
Peg on string down the hallway
Tack to the backside of a door
Keep in a stack at dinner table
Keep in a stack beside the bed
Keep in a stack in the car
Peg on a ribbon down the wall
Stepping Stones - Designed for the smallest members of the family, lay down a hallway or entryway. Holding hands, say the verse with your child as they step along the "stones".
Journals - 7 Days of Memory Verse practice and reflection for teens and adults. Each Journal contains a devotional on the passage for this months, then 7 pages for Memory Verse practice and a guided reflection.
Family Nights
The Family Night section is designed for you to spend 2 nights per month together as a family enjoying each others company and sowing biblical truth into each other's lives.
Have special or different meal on this night, as well as a dessert.
Take turns choosing the meal/dessert.
This evening is about Family connection, fun and Biblical instruction.
Bedtimes might be later, don't be concerned about routines not happening on this night,
Notes to Remember
Guide - the Family Night Guide has all the information, instructions and resources you need to run your family night.
Parent Preperation (information about what needs to be prepared in advance of the night)
Resources Needed (resources might include items not in your toolbox as well as printed resources)
Activity Details (details of the activity for the night including what to use and how, and points to make suring the activity)
Discussion (the discussion can be read out loud as is, or can be used as a guide for your own family discussion)
Evening Prayer (this prayer can be read out load as is, or can be used as a guide for your own family p)