To The Depths Week 3

I Will Do The Right Thing, Not Just talk About It!

Take some time this week to read the Bible passage to your children. We read
James 2: 14-20 and we also read Ruth chapters 1&2. These passages show us that saying the right thing is good, but doing the right thing is what counts.

This weeks main Bible verse was James 2:17, this verse tells us that what we do brings what we say to life.

Here is an activy that you can do with your family during your family devotional time. Give each family member a note card. Have each one write one thing they will do this week for the family or for someone else (you may have to help the younger members of the family come up with ideas). Then have write one thing that they know God wants them to do. Example: Pray Everyday, read me Bible, tell me friends about church. After everyone has written on the cards, put them in a place where everyone can see them, like the refrigerator, check each day to make sure everyone is following through.

Another activity you can use to make this point is to play a game of Simon Says, but add these minor changes in the rules. When you say "Simon Says..." the family only repeats what you say. But when you say "Simon..."(Example: "Simon jumps," "Simon claps his hands.") everyone will do it. Discuss the face that we need to do the right things and not just say them.