Family Worship (March 30)
Everybody Has to Die
Have you ever played on a team where everyone had to work together? Maybe it was a soccer team, a school project, or even a family chore day. Teams are fun, but sometimes it’s hard when people don’t agree. Imagine if one player only wanted to play their way or one person in a group thought their idea was the best. That wouldn’t work very well!
The Bible teaches us about a church where people from different places and backgrounds came together. They didn’t all speak the same language or grow up the same way, but they loved Jesus. To get along, they had to let go of their own way and care about others. It’s kind of like how Jesus gave up His own life for us. Let’s read how the church in Antioch learned to follow Jesus by putting others first.
Acts 11:25-26 (NIV)
"Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch."
Discussion Questions
Activity: Family Cross-Cultural Celebration
Create a mini cross-cultural celebration at home! Each family member can choose a country or culture to represent. Find a simple fact about that culture or try a traditional snack or meal together. Maybe you could listen to a song from another country or learn how to say "hello" in a different language. Afterward, talk about what you learned.
As you celebrate, discuss how God loves people from every background and how His church is made up of all kinds of people. Encourage kids to share one way they can be kind to someone who is different from them this week.
Prayer
Dear God, thank You for making all people in Your image. Thank You for loving every culture and every family. Help us to die to our own selfishness and love others like Jesus did. Teach us to celebrate our differences and to be kind to everyone we meet. May our church be a place where all people feel welcomed and loved. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Memory Work:
New City Catechism
13. Can anyone keep the law of God perfectly?
Since the fall, no mere human has been able to keep the law of God perfectly, but consistently breaks it in thought, word, and deed.
Psalms 86:9 (NIV)
All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord; they will bring glory to your name.
The Bible teaches us about a church where people from different places and backgrounds came together. They didn’t all speak the same language or grow up the same way, but they loved Jesus. To get along, they had to let go of their own way and care about others. It’s kind of like how Jesus gave up His own life for us. Let’s read how the church in Antioch learned to follow Jesus by putting others first.
Acts 11:25-26 (NIV)
"Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch."
Discussion Questions
- What do you think it means to be called a Christian? Why do you think the people in Antioch were given that name?
- Why is it sometimes hard to get along with people who are different from us? How can we follow Jesus by loving others?
- Jesus gave up His life for us. How can we "die to ourselves" by putting others first in our family, school, or church?
Activity: Family Cross-Cultural Celebration
Create a mini cross-cultural celebration at home! Each family member can choose a country or culture to represent. Find a simple fact about that culture or try a traditional snack or meal together. Maybe you could listen to a song from another country or learn how to say "hello" in a different language. Afterward, talk about what you learned.
As you celebrate, discuss how God loves people from every background and how His church is made up of all kinds of people. Encourage kids to share one way they can be kind to someone who is different from them this week.
Prayer
Dear God, thank You for making all people in Your image. Thank You for loving every culture and every family. Help us to die to our own selfishness and love others like Jesus did. Teach us to celebrate our differences and to be kind to everyone we meet. May our church be a place where all people feel welcomed and loved. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Memory Work:
New City Catechism
13. Can anyone keep the law of God perfectly?
Since the fall, no mere human has been able to keep the law of God perfectly, but consistently breaks it in thought, word, and deed.
Psalms 86:9 (NIV)
All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord; they will bring glory to your name.
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