Grades 1-5 February 24, 2013
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This resource is designed to allow your family to have time in God’s Word BEFORE your children attend church. Because God’s plan is for parents to be the primary spiritual nurturers of their children’s faith, we want YOU to be the one to introduce this part of The Big God Story to them. Blessing Did You Know? For more information about blessing your child see the Blessing section in HomeFront: A Spiritual Parenting Resource. Teachable Moments For additional support in spiritual parenting and to learn more about creating transforming environments in your home, be sure to pick up HomeFront: A Spiritual Parenting Resource from your church or download at HomeFrontMag.com. You can also access the HomeFront app for your iPhone, iPad, or Android device. After reading Scripture, discuss the following together: Younger Kids Older Kids 2.13 • The Israelites celebrated seven festivals: Passover, Feast of Unleavened Bread, Festival of First Fruits, Feast of Harvest, Feast of Trumpets, Day of Atonement, and the Feast of Tabernacles (or Booths). • During the feasts, the Israelites ate, danced, sang, played instruments, prayed, and offered sacrifices to God. • The Feast of Harvest corresponded with the harvest season. It was a time when the Israelites remembered the ways God had provided for them, both physically and spiritually. • In the New Testament, this feast began with the three thousand souls “harvested” on the day of Pentecost. • What does it mean that God provides “abundantly”? • When was a time you felt like God provided abundantly for you or your family? • How can you respond to God’s blessing in your life? It’s important for your child to learn to be thankful for the abundance of blessings God gives us. Be sure to include thanksgiving in every prayer time, and encourage your child to thank God every day for the physical and spiritual blessings that the Lord has given him. Your older child may begin to struggle with envy and covetousness. Help your child remember where her blessings come from. Remind her of what her basic needs are, and that God has given us more than we need or deserve. date: © 2013 David C Cook. TruResources are developed in partnership with ROCKHARBOR Church and a national network of family and children’s ministry leaders. All rights reserved. A blessing to pray over your child: “(Child’s name), may you trust that God, the abundant provider, will give you everything you need. May you rest knowing that God loves you and will take care of you.” Just for Fun Take a few moments around the dinner table to remember and celebrate all that God has done in your family’s lives. Thank Him for the many things we often expect or take for granted, such as food, clothing, and shelter. Remind your children that everything we have comes from God. Ask them to list some things for which they’re thankful. Then together read Psalm 100. Tell your kids that this week at church they’ll remember and celebrate God as our abundant Provider. REMEMBER & CELEBRATE Feast of Harvest: Celebrating God’s Abundant Provision
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This preteaching tool for parents encourages families to spend time in God’s Word together before children arrive at church.
Transcript of Grades 1-5 February 24, 2013
This resource is designed to allow your family to have time in God’s Word BEFORE your children attend church. Because God’s plan is for parents to be the primary spiritual nurturers of their children’s faith, we want YOU to be the one to introduce this part of The Big God Story to them.
Blessing
Did You Know?
For more information about blessing your child see the Blessing section in HomeFront: A Spiritual Parenting Resource.
Teachable Moments
For additional support in spiritual parenting and to learn more about creating transforming environments in your home, be sure to pick up HomeFront: A Spiritual Parenting Resource from your church or download at HomeFrontMag.com. You can also access the HomeFront app for your iPhone, iPad, or Android device.
After reading Scripture, discuss the following together:
Younger Kids
Older Kids
2.13
• TheIsraelitescelebratedsevenfestivals:Passover,FeastofUnleavenedBread,FestivalofFirstFruits,FeastofHarvest,FeastofTrumpets,DayofAtonement,andtheFeastofTabernacles(orBooths).
• Duringthefeasts,theIsraelitesate,danced,sang,playedinstruments,prayed,andofferedsacrificestoGod.
• TheFeastofHarvestcorrespondedwiththeharvestseason.ItwasatimewhentheIsraelitesrememberedthewaysGodhadprovidedforthem,bothphysicallyandspiritually.
• IntheNewTestament,thisfeastbeganwiththethreethousandsouls“harvested”onthedayofPentecost.
•WhatdoesitmeanthatGodprovides“abundantly”?
•WhenwasatimeyoufeltlikeGodprovidedabundantlyforyouoryourfamily?
•HowcanyourespondtoGod’sblessinginyourlife?
It’simportantforyourchildtolearntobethankfulfortheabundanceofblessingsGodgivesus.Besuretoincludethanksgivingineveryprayertime,andencourageyourchildtothankGodeverydayforthephysicalandspiritualblessingsthattheLordhasgivenhim.
Yourolderchildmaybegintostrugglewithenvyandcovetousness.Helpyourchildrememberwhereherblessingscomefrom.Remindherofwhatherbasicneedsare,andthatGodhasgivenusmorethanweneedordeserve.
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©2013DavidCCook.TruResourcesaredevelopedinpartnershipwithROCKHARBORChurchandanationalnetworkoffamilyandchildren’sministryleaders.Allrightsreserved.
A blessing to pray over your child:
“(Child’sname), may you trust that God, the abundant provider, will give you everything you need. May you rest knowing that God loves you and will take care of you.”
Just for FunTakeafewmomentsaroundthedinner
tabletorememberandcelebrateallthat
Godhasdoneinyourfamily’slives.Thank
Himforthemanythingsweoftenexpector
takeforgranted,suchasfood,clothing,and
shelter.Remindyourchildrenthateverything
wehavecomesfromGod.Askthemtolist
somethingsforwhichthey’rethankful.Then
togetherreadPsalm 100.Tellyourkidsthat
thisweekatchurchthey’llrememberand
celebrateGodasourabundantProvider.
REMEMBER & CELEBRATE
Feast of Harvest: Celebrating God’s Abundant Provision
