Home Connect, August 28, 2011

Date: Sunday, August 28, 2011
Job Remains Faithful in Suffering

Link:
http://www.focusonthefamily.com/popups/media_player.aspx?MediaId={248D5398-052E-4829-8885-C711136A3A94}

Enjoy this story about the life of Steven Curtis Chapman. How does Steven tell the world about hope? What does he say about grace? Do you find a connection between grace and hope? Explain.

Link:

http://www.cbn.com/spirituallife/biblestudyandtheology/discipleship/hope_when_hurting.asp

Read and discuss the ten reasons to have hope that are given at this website. What Bible truths mentioned here teach us how to have hope in the midst of hurt? Will you plan to rely on any of these truths in the future? Why or why not?

PRAY Thank you for being with us, Lord, when we are hurting. Even when it seems that things are beyond our understanding, we know that you are in control and will guide us through every kind of suffering.

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Home Connect, July, 17, 2011

Date: Sunday, July 17, 2011
Daniel’s Friends Are Safe in the Fiery Furnace

Link:

http://www.drbackman.com/abdominal-muscle-exercises.htm

Try the “standing up” exercises on this website, adjusting the difficulty to fit each family member’s age and size. Be sure to stretch yourself to the highest level you can achieve.

Let one member of the family read 1 Corinthians 16:13 and Ephesians 6:10-20. Then answer the following questions as a family:
• How can we be ready to “stand up” for God every day? In what ways can we exercise our beliefs and stretch spiritually?
• What should you remember when you are called upon to stand up for God in the midst of conflict or trial?

Check out how a rocket can remind you of Jesus breaking the bonds of our sins! Look at the “Blast Off” activity between pages 1034 and 1035 of your Hands-On Bible™.

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Home Connect, April 3, 2011

Date: Sunday, April 3, 2011
Jesus Tells About the Good Samaritan

Link:

http://wordofloveforyou.com/Fish1.htm

Link:

http://www.lifeofchrist.com/

Hear how Jesus miraculously fed five thousand at the Christian Online Bookstore. Then go to the Life of Christ website where you will find articles, maps, charts, and studies about the life of Christ. As you browse both websites, look for examples of Jesus showing that he loves and cares for people. Discuss these questions as a family:

• How has Jesus shown that he cares for people?
• In what ways has Jesus shown his love for you?
• How did the good Samaritan show that he loved the injured man?

Link:

http://www.nick.com/all_nick/everything_nick/public_bighelp.jhtml

Just like the good Samaritan, we can show the love of Jesus through our actions. Go to the Nickelodeon website to discover different ways that kids and their families are helping communities through Nickelodeon’s Big Help project.

Brainstorm ideas for helping someone in your neighborhood. You could pick up trash at a local park, visit a church member whose yard needs work, invite a family to your house for a meal, or donate toys to a family shelter. There are many ideas to choose from! Once you’ve completed your family project, get back together and discuss what each family member will most remember about showing the love of Jesus through actions.

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Home Connect, February 6, 2011

Date: Sunday, February 6, 2011
Jesus Teaches That We Are to Be Salt and Light

Link:

http://42explore.com/salt.htm

Check out this lesson on salt. What does salt do? What do you think Jesus meant when he asked Christians to be salt? How do you act like salt? Discuss this as a family and enjoy each person’s idea on this subject.

Link:

http://www.42explore.com/light.htm

This lesson is filled with facts about light. Give it a good read and then try answering a few questions: What did you learn about light? Can you name at least three things? How does physical light compare with spiritual light? Ask each person in the family to share how he or she can be the light of Christ.

Ask a member of the family to read Matthew 5:13-16 aloud. Then join hands and pray. Privately commit to being salt and light throughout the following week.

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HomeConnect, November 28, 2010

Jehoshaphat Trusts God for Victory

Link:

http://globalprayer.bizland.com/

Enter the Global Prayer Lighthouse to learn about the prayer ministry of this organization. As a family, consider making your home a “lighthouse of prayer.” You could commit to praying for your own concerns and the problems of others and assign a certain time that you would come together to share prayer concerns and answers. God wants to help us with our problems. When we face difficult situations, there is no stronger course of action than to pray.

Link:

http://www.howstuffworks.com/

Browse this fun Web site and discover how some things work. Choose one of the descriptions that you most enjoyed, and talk about how it compares to the ways God works.

Think about answers to some of these questions:
• How do you involve God in your daily life? How could you do more to keep God “in the loop”?
• In what ways can God help you with problems? Do you believe God can really tell you what to do in times of trouble? How?
• Does God understand the times in which we live? Is the Bible relevant today? If so, do you believe that God has answers for today? Explain.

Discuss how you, as a family and as individuals, can turn to God when you face problems.

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HomeConnect, November 21, 2010

God Takes Elijah to Heaven

Link:

http://www.prayerpeaks.org/background.html

Read about the background of the Prayer Peaks ministry. How have the people involved in this ministry shown what it means to be faithful? What are some ways that we can be faithful?

Link:

http://practicingourfaith.com/prct_what_are_practices.html

Once you reach this “Practicing Our Faith” Web site, read the descriptions of the practices listed there and “Why Practices Matter.” What does it mean to practice our faith? Is it like practicing baseball or math problems? Do we get better as we practice? Why does faith take practice?

As a family, make a list of faith practices that you can concentrate on for the next month. Discuss how you can use the list to apply your faith in practical ways. In other words, don’t just talk about it-plan what you will do about it! Then get busy working together to practice your faith.

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HomeConnect, November 7, 2010

Elijah Challenges the Prophets of Baal

Link:

http://www.cybersalt.org/cleanlaugh/3rdexplanation.htm

Ask a family member to read the story on this Web site aloud. Enjoy this child’s explanation of the nature of God and have a good laugh! Then point out the things in the story that aren’t quite right. Perhaps you can come up with a list of reasons we should choose to serve God, based on who hereally is.

Link:

http://www.christiananswers.net/kids/home.html

This site is full of good reasons for serving God. See how many you can find. Then ask each person in the family to pick his or her favorite reason for serving God and share it with everyone.

Join hands, close your eyes, and just think about what it means to serve God. Privately commit to serve God in new ways throughout the upcoming week.

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HomeConnect August 8, 2010

David Defeats Goliath

Link:

http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/2498.html

Link:

http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/34328.html

Link:

http://www.quotedb.com/quotes/1870

Link:

http://thinkexist.com/quotation/we-cannot-do-great-things-on-this-earth-only/488037.html

Discuss the quotations in these links. How did each one’s understanding of the phrase “great things” differ? Were any alike? How? What do you think it means to do great things?

Consider the story of David and Goliath. Then discuss the following questions as a family:

• Why was it a great thing for David to defeat the giant Goliath? How does David’s lack of stature and military ability show the power of God? Explain.

• Do you think God still uses people today to show his power? Explain.

• Can God use anyone to do great things? Can God use you? How?

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HomeConnect June 20, 2010

Ruth Is Faithful

Link:

http://www.pittsburghstandard.com/FebFiles/SF6Feb.html

Log on to the Pittsburgh Standard to read the list that was compiled when readers were asked to complete the following sentence: A loving friend is…

Link:

http://www.goodcharacter.com/YCC/BeingFriends.html

At this Web site, you will find a list of ways that good friends should treat one another. Read the list and discuss what character traits would be a necessary part of the actions that are listed.

As a family, make a list of character traits that you feel would most certainly be found in a good friend.

Discuss and answer the following questions:

• Do you believe than someone can possess the character traits that you have listed without having Christ in his or her heart? Why or why not?

• Are you a good friend? Explain.

Prayer: God, show us how to be good friends that reflect your goodness.

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HomeConnect Week 10, May 9, 2010

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