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De a r Adu l t s, 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 . 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 l e a r n a b o u t g e r m s and t he har m they ca n c aus e o ur p hys i c al b o d i e s , w e w a n t t o m a k e t h e c onn ectio n abo ut ho w s i n c an c aus e harm to o ur s p i r i t u a l b o d i e s . As t h e y d iscover ways to pr e ve nt ge rm s f ro m i nf e c ti ng th e i r b o d i e s , w e a l s o h o p e t o give t hem the co nfide nc e to p ro te c t the i r he arts fr o m t h e e v i l o f s i n .
In y o u r K i d s N i g h t In B ox, you lea rned a ll a bout ba d germs a nd how t hey ca n c a u s e y o u r b o d y t o get sick or f eel ba d! When we t urn a wa y f rom G od a nd a l l o w s i n t o t a k e o v er our hea rt s, it ca n a lso ma ke us feel ba d. Yo u a l s o l e a r n e d e a s y wa ys t o prevent germs f rom hurt ing your body, such a s w a s h i n g y o u r h a n ds, covering your fa ce when you sneeze or cough, a nd w e a r i n g m a s k s i n b u sy pla ces. Did you know t here a re a lso ea sy wa ys t o p r e v e n t s i n f r o m h u rt ing your hea rt ? R ea d some of t he wa ys t o prot ect your h e a r t f r o m s i n b e l o w! •
R e a di ng yo u r B ib le - R ea ding your B ible is a grea t wa y t o lea rn wha t kind o f l i f e G o d w a n t s you t o live. B y rea ding G od’s word, you ca n prepa re t o h a n d l e s i t u a t i o n s in life t ha t might ca use you t o t urn a wa y f rom G od. We c a n a l w a y s t u r n t o t he B ible wit h our problems or quest ions a bout life!
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P r a yi n g - W h e n we pra y, we a re t a lking t o G od. Pra ying is a grea t wa y t o t a l k t o G o d a b o ut wha t ever you might be st ruggling wit h. When we pra y, w e c a n a l s o l i s t en wit h our hea rt s t o wha t G od t ells us. We ca n count on G o d t o a l w a y s l ea d us in t he right direct ion.
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A s k i n g f o r f o r g ive n e ss - A s we lea rned before, everyone ha s sin in t heir h e a r t ! G o d i s a l wa ys rea dy t o f orgive us. A ll we ha ve t o do is a sk Him. T he a m a zi n g t h i n g a bout G od is t ha t He will a lwa ys love us a nd forgive us a s l o n g a s w e b e l i eve a nd t rust in Him.
ME MORY V ERSE: Romans 6:2 3 “T he p a ym e nt for sin i s d ea th . Bu t G o d gi v es u s t he f r e e g i f t o f l i f e fo r ev e r in Christ J e su s o u r Lo rd . ” READ ALO UD Ou r m emo r y ver se te l l s us that the p aym e nt f o r s i n i s d e a t h . T h i s m i g h t s o u n d sc ary , but we can rejo i c e i n the s e c o nd p art o f th e v e r s e : G o d g i v e s u s t h e g i f t of life fo r ev er thr o ug h J e s us ! In your A dio s, Ger ms Ki d s Ni g ht I n B o x, the re ’s b e e n a l o t o f t a l k a b o u t g e r m s , sn eezing, and co ughi ng. W he n s o m e o ne s ne e z e s o r c o u g h s a l o t , t h e y o f t e n h ave a co ld o r vir us. W e c an’t s e e the c o l d o r vi ru s , b u t w e c a n s e e i t s e f f e c t s , su c h as co ughing a nd the s ne e z i ng ! Sin is kind o f like a co l d o r a vi rus . Y o u c an’t s e e i t b e c a u s e s i n h a p p e n s i n our h ea rts. Sin is anythi ng that s e p arate s us f ro m G o d . It h a p p e n s w h e n w e c h oose no t to listen to Go d and d o thi ngs o ur o wn w a y . Ju s t a s y o u c a n s e e t he e ffects o f a co ld o r vi rus , yo u c an al s o s e e the e f f e c t s o f s i n . S o m e t i m e s t hese effects can lo ok l i k e te l l i ng a l i e , s ayi ng unk i n d w o r k s , d i s o b e y i n g o u r p are n ts, o r taking so m e thi ng that i s n’t o urs . Can I s ha re a secret wi th yo u? Eve ry p e rs o n o n th e p l a n e t s i n s ! It i s a p a r t o f our h uman na tur e. W e m ak e m i s tak e s , have m o me n t s o f a n g e r , a n d d o t h i n g s t hat ar e no t always p l e as i ng to Go d . Wh en we think a bo ut o ur o w n s i n, i t c an m ak e us f e e l g u i l t y o r s a d . H o w e v e r , we can be ha ppy when w e thi nk ab o ut the f ac t tha t G o d l o v e s u s s o m u c h t h a t H e se nt His so n, Jesus C hri s t, to d i e o n the c ro s s a n d t a k e t h e p u n i s h m e n t f o r all of o ur sins. If yo u b e l i e ve J e s us i s yo ur s avi o r a n d f o l l o w H i m , H e w i l l g i v e y ou t h e amazing gift o f l i f e w i th H i m f o re ve r! DISC U SSI O N Pause fo r a mo ment and d i s c us s the f o l l o w i ng q u e s t i o n s w i t h y o u r lit t le one( s) : •
B ased o n wha t w e ’ve tal k e d ab o ut, w hat i s s i n ?
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Wha t do yo u think yo u s ho ul d d o af te r yo u re a l i ze y o u h a v e d o n e so mething tha t w o ul d m ak e Go d s ad ?
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H ow do yo u think s i n i s s i m i l ar to b ad ge rm s ?
D IS C U S S IO N P a u s e f o r a m o m e n t a nd discuss t he following quest ions wit h your little one(s): •
W h a t i s a g o a l y ou ca n set for yourself when it comes t o spending t ime w i t h G o d , w h e t h er it is pra ying, rea ding t he B ible, singing pra ise, or a n y t h i n g e l s e ( e x: pra ying every da y, rea ding your B ible 3 t imes a week, etc.)?
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W h e n y o u e x p e rience sin a nd f eel sepa ra t ion from G od, wha t ca n you do?
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H o w e l s e c a n y o u prot ect your hea rt from sin?
L e t ’ s s a y o u r m e m o r y verse one more t ime. M EMO RY VER S E: Ro man s 6: 2 3 “ T h e pa ym e n t f o r sin is d e at h . B u t God g ive s u s t h e fr e e g ift of life f o r e ve r i n C h r i s t Jesu s ou r L or d . ” NO W , L ET ’ S P R A Y T OGET HER :
D ea r God , T h a n k Yo u f o r s e nd in g Y ou r Son , Je su s Ch r ist , t o d ie for my sin s. He lp me s pe n d t i m e w i t h You t o p r e p ar e my h e ar t fr om t h e sic kn e ss of sin . T h an k Yo u f o r a l w a ys be i ng t h e r e for me an d alw ays lovin g me . A m en .