But…It Only Takes A Few Minutes

But…it only takes a few minutes…

These are some of the infamous words most parents say to their children in times of needing something to get done. Whether they want their child to do their homework, clean their room, or just help around the house, parents remind their kids that it will not take long. This is the proper perspective as it will not take long for a child to accomplish this very important task. We as parents need to be challenged to think of the same thing when it comes to the very important ministry of leading times of family worship & devotions in the home. Many times, parents feel they don’t have the time and just give up. However,the truth is that we have the time, we just need to change our perspective on time. Think about those infamous words we speak to our children. Having that same perspective on something life changing, like worshiping the Lord in our home,will help us as we seek to lead times of family worship & devotions in the home for the glory of God!

 

A Marshmallow, Crescent Roll Dough, Butter and Cinnamon…

A Marshmallow, Crescent Roll Dough, Butter and Cinnamon….What??? How does that relate to Family Ministry

I know you are thinking there is going to be a joke here, but sorry! These four items will help you tell the resurrection story in a neat and exciting way.  My wife and I found this neat idea from her sister who found it on at www.food.com.  If you go to that website, and enter Empty Tomb Crescent Rolls you will find this exciting recipe!  We challenge you to use this with your family as soon as you can during Family Devotion Time to continue to explain the truth behind the Resurection of our Lord and Savior!  These four items will continue to open their eyes to the truth of the resurrection as well as help you as parents train them up in the Lord!!!

 

Preparing for a project

Preparing for Projects…how does that relate to impacting the home????

For many of us as parents we take time to prepare for a project at work, or if you are a stay at home mom, you prepare for the many things that have to be done around the house.  We spend hours preparing for those work projects or home projects.  We pour our time into making sure the project will turn out great.  For many of us who might teach Sunday School, or another Bible lesson, we prepare for hours to lead God’s people.   There is nothing wrong with this, because we need to work hard at what we do. 

However, what if we worked hard at also preparing to lead Famiy Worship/Devotions in our home?  What if we took 20 minutes each day, with our spouse or in our own personal devotional time, to plan for what we would do in our Family Worship time at home.  We do want to make sure that our families develop into a family that gives glory to God, right?

Many times, I hear that people don’t know what to do in Family Worship time, or they just are not physically and/or mentally charged to do Family Worship after a long day’s work.  

What if, though, we took time to prepare to lead our family? What if we knew exactly what was going to be involved for that night, or week, of Family Worship time.  What if we took time as moms and dads to prepare ourselves spiritually to lead our family in a time of family worship?  What if you took time to read up on theology, read up on God’s Word and were prepared?  What if you read a few good books on this (Big Truths for Young Hearts by Bruce Ware, Family Worship by Joel Beeke, The Godly Home by Richard Baxter etc). Would we come home too tired to lead Family Worship?  I don’t think we would.  Just like we are prepare for those projects for work or home, and do a good job at them, I think we would do great at leading Family Worship if we were prepared! 

I know this is a large task ahead of us today.  But, remember, we are in A BATTLE! Let’s prepare our hearts as parents each day to lead in Family Worship so that we can teach the truth of the gospel in our homes so that we are preparing our kids for the battle…to glorify God and proclaim the gospel to the lost!!!! 

Tell me your thoughts!

 

Green Eggs and Ham????

Green Eggs and Ham. 

What?

How does that relate to Family Ministry? What immediately comes to your mind when you think of that phrase?  I think of families who come together to read a great book by Dr. Seuss.  For others it may remind us of eating eggs & ham around the family dinner table.  For my wife it may remind her of her Irish family roots.  No matter what, kids,  family, & the impact those books made on our culture comes to mind.  Now, what if we took our passion for reading to our children and applied it to their spiritual lives.  What if families came together to read God’s Word, to worship in the home, & to live out Christ?  This would result in our homes & our families impacting the church which inturn will impact the culture.  We need to make a greater impact in this world for His kingdom. You may be thinking, I just don’t know how to worship in my home…well, please know that you are not alone.  Lets work on this together so that every Christian home is a worshipping home that is having a positive impact in our communities for His kingdom .  For more ideas check out my church’s website www.fbctown.com and click on Family Resources.

I want to know your comments and thoughts! I also want you to give me a good topic that I can relate to family ministry.

 

Family Worship

This is where I am going to journal my thoughts on family ministry, family worship, and all things family.