Wednesday Night

This is a new series we started on Wednesday Night's during the Summer. These are devotions that you can use at home.
Barry Saunders

Driving Force Week 1 “Starting Your Car”

Memory Verse
Colossians 1:18 NCV
Grades 1 - 6
“So in all things Jesus has first place.”

Thursday
READ the Bible story together with your family. Look it up in the Bible!
Jesus journeyed to Galilee, telling people about the Kingdom of God. One day as Jesus was walking by the sea, He saw two brothers fishing, throwing their nets into the sea. Their names were Simon and Andrew. Jesus asked them to follow Him, saying He would make them fishers of people. They immediately put down their nets and followed Him. As Jesus continued His ministry, He saw brothers James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were with their father in a boat, fixing their nets. Jesus called to them, and they both immediately left their father and the boat to follow Jesus. (Source: Matthew 4:18-22)

Friday
REFLECT as a family on the lesson taught last weekend by referring to your child’s weekend service handout. Choose one of the ideas on the “To Do at Home” section and do it as a family or encourage your child to do it independently. If you did not receive a handout, here is an example of one of the ideas mentioned: Ask your mom or dad to tell you about a time that they were faithful to God. What did they do?

Saturday
REQUEST a time for your family to meet together for a family prayer. Give your children an opportunity to tell you some of their prayer requests. Take time for anyone who wants to pray silently or aloud. Here is a sample closing prayer:

Dear God, I pray that I can learn how to be faithful to You in this great race of life. Help me to put You first in all that I do. Show me how I can spend more time with You by reading my Bible and talking to You in prayer. Amen

Monday
REMEMBER the weekly Bible verse and take turns reciting it to each family member.
Please refer to page #2 for your verse of the week.

Tuesday
RESPOND to what you have learned as a family this week by taking an action step! Here is an example of something you can do as a family to reinforce the Bible theme for this week: Wash the family car together. Talk about who drives the car. Then talk about how Jesus can be the driver of our lives.