Tuesday, January 17, 2012

SPLINK!

Don't Worry, Even the Birds Get Fed
Items Needed: Pine cones
Peanut butter
Birdseed
Yarn or twine

Coat a pinecone with peanut butter, roll it in birdseed, and hang it from a tree branch.

How did God provide for the Israelites while they were in the desert? (He gave them manna and meat to eat.)

Read Matthew 6:25-26. If God cares and provides for the birds, how much more will He care for us? We don't need to worry because God can be trusted to provide for us!

Why Do We Pray Before We Eat?

Just before you eat a meal, ask:
Why do we pray before we eat?

When we thank the Lord for our food, we recognize that God gives us all good things (James 1:17). We thank Him for our daily provisions, for without them we couldn't even live. Don't let mealtime prayers become an empty ritual. Pause and think of something specific to give thanks for.

Start Giving, Stop Complaining

Items Needed: a roll of dimes for each child

On Sunday, call a family meeting and give each child a roll of dimes. Explain that we do NOT want to be like the Israelites who constantly complained instead of being thankful. Tell them that every time you hear a complaint from them this week, they will have to hand over one of their dimes. Any dimes that they have left at the end of the week will be theirs to keep. (Take them to a store to spend the dimes they have left!)

God gives us what we need so we shouldn't complain!

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