Faith Family Fun
Kids Night In Box
Dear Adults,
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Welc ome to yo ur Faith Fam i l y Fun d i s c us s i o n gui de ! T h a n k y o u f o r l e t t i n g u s join yo u in enco ur ag i ng yo ur l i ttl e o ne ( s ) to e x p e r i e n c e t h e l o v e o f Je s u s . We hope to o ffer an e nj o yab l e , i nte rac ti ve w ay f o r t h e m t o c o n n e c t t o t h e b e aut i ful message o f the Go s p e l .
T h e l a s t t h i n g o u r memory verse t ells us is t ha t G od will support us wit h His r i g h t h a n d . W h a t d oes t his mea n? T his mea ns t ha t G od a lwa ys ha s His ha nds o v e r u s , p r o t e c t i n g us f rom a nyt hing t ha t ma kes us f eel a fra id.
As y our little o ne( s) co m p l e te the i r Ki d s Ni g ht I n Bo x a n d h a v e s o m e s p o o k y H alloween fun, we want to re m i nd the m that no ma t t e r h o w ‘ s p o o k y ’ o r s c a r y t hin gs in life may seem , w e c an al w ays f e e l s af e wi t h G o d a s o u r p r o t e c t o r . H alloween is a fun ho l i d ay and e ve n tho ug h m o s t k i d s d o n o t a s s o c i a t e gen u ine fea r with thi s d ay, the re i s no d e nyi ng th a t f e a r i s s o m e t h i n g t h a t c re ep s in and o ut o f o ur l i ve s . W e ho p e to g i ve l i t t l e o n e s t h e c o n f i d e n c e t o t urn t o Go d during ti m e s w he n the y f e e l af rai d an d t o k n o w t h a t H e is sover eign.
F i n d s o m e t h i n g s m all t ha t ca n ea sily f it int o t he pa lm of your ha nd (a ba lled u p p a p e r t o w e l , a pa per clip, a sma ll t oy, et c.). Pla ce t he it em in your ha nd a n d p r e t e n d t h a t t his it em is you a nd your ha nd is G od’s ha nd! N o w , b a l l u p y o u r ha nd in a wa y t ha t covers t he it em complet ely. T his is e x a c t l y w h a t G o d d oes when we f eel a fra id! He wra ps us up in His glory a nd p r o t e c t s u s f r o m t h e t hings t ha t ma ke us f eel sca red. We should remember t h a t w e c a n AL W AYS run t o G od when we f eel sca red a nd t ha t He will keep us safe.
MEMORY VERSE ISAIAH 41:10 (ICB)
“So don’t worry, be c a u s e I a m wi th y o u . D o n ’ t be a f r a i d, be ca u s e I a m y o ur God . I will m a k e y o u s tro n g a n d wi l l h el p yo u . I w i l l s uppo r t yo u w i t h my r i ght ha nd t ha t s a v es y o u . ”
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“ S o do n ’ t w o r r y, bec au se I am w it h you . D on ’t b e afr aid , b e c au se I am yo ur G o d. I w i l l m a k e you st r on g an d w ill h e lp you . I w ill su p p or t you w it h m y r i g h t h a n d t ha t save s you . ”
Wh at co mes to yo ur m i nd w he n yo u thi nk o f H al l o w e e n ? Yo u m i g h t t h i n k o f c and y, co stumes, ghos t s to ri e s , j ac k - o - l ante rns , a n d m o r e c a n d y . H a l l o w e e n i s a sp oo ky ho lida y but yo u d o n’t have to b e af rai d b e c a u s e t h e s p o o k i n e s s a n d c ost u mes a re a ll pr et e nd and j us t f o r f un. Even t ho ugh yo u might no t e xp e ri e nc e f e e l i ng s o f f e a r o n H a l l o w e e n , t h e r e are t imes in ever yo ne’s l i ve s that the y w i l l f e e l af r a i d . Yo u m i g h t f e e l s c a r e d wh en yo u a re a way fr o m yo ur p are nts , i f yo u are s t a r t i n g a n e w s c h o o l , o r wh en yo u get sick. Th e re are s o m any thi ngs i n l i f e t h a t c a n b e s c a r y , b u t y o u c an rejo ice in kno wing that Go d i s i n c o ntro l ! Ou r m emo r y ver se re m i nd s us to no t w o rry o r b e a f r a i d b e c a u s e G o d i s alw ay s with us. A s God ’s c hi l d re n, w e are c al l e d to b e b r a v e a n d s t r o n g i n o u r fait h - but we ar e no t c al l e d to d o thi s al o ne . The s e c o n d p a r t o f o u r m e m o r y ve rse tells us tha t Go d w i l l m ak e us s tro ng and he l p u s . T h i s m e a n s w h e n e v e r we are feeling a fraid w e s ho ul d l o o k to Go d f o r he l p . W h e n w e t u r n t o G o d h e will m a ke us stro nger than o ur f e ar!
Discussion Pause fo r a mo ment and d i s c us s the f o l l o w i ng qu e s t i o n s w i t h y o u r lit t le o ne( s) : 1.
Wha t ar e so me thi ng s that m ak e yo u f e e l af r a i d ?
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Wha t can we do to he l p us re l ax w he n w e f ee l a f r a i d ?
MEMORY VERSE ISAIAH 41:10 (ICB)
N o w , l e t ’ s p r a y t o g e t her:
Dear God,
T h a n k Yo u f o r b e i n g our prot ect or. T ha nk You for a lwa ys being in cont rol a nd k e e p i n g u s i n Yo u r ha nd. Help me t o remember t o t rust in You whenever I feel a f r a i d . T h a n k Yo u f or loving us a nd being who You a re. .
Amen