ELEMENTARY KIDS & FAMILIES For Sunday, November 29, 2015
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LESSON TITLE Remembering & Celebrating God as Redeemer: Unleavened Bread
JUST FOR FUN Catch your child doing something good and celebrate together. Maybe she showed kindness to her siblings or listened and obeyed the first time you asked her to brush her teeth and go to bed. Catch your kids by surprise and design a celebration for their good choices. Use this celebration time as an opportunity to share with your children that everyone makes mistakes. Read together Romans 3:21–26. Thank God for sending Jesus to be our Redeemer.
YOUNGER KIDS Your child can identify right and wrong choices but may still struggle to make those right choices. Continue to encourage your child by talking her through the decision making process, praying for her and celebrating the positive decisions she makes.
OLDER KIDS Your child may begin to internalize the choices he makes and may carry a great amount of guilt when he makes poor decisions. Remind your child of the sacrifice Christ made for our sins and that He forgives us when we ask.
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DID YOU KNOW? • The Israelite people celebrated seven feasts or festivals: Passover, Feast of Unleavened Bread, Festival of First Fruits, Feast of Harvest, Feast of Trumpets, Day of Atonement, and the Feast of Tabernacles (or Booths). • During the feasts, the Israelites ate, danced, sang, played instruments, prayed, and offered sacrifices to God. • The Feast of Unleavened Bread celebrates how God miraculously delivered the Israelites from the bondage of Egypt and ultimately delivers us from our bondage to sin. • This feast was fulfilled by Christ’s sinless sacrifice on the cross.
TEACHABLE MOMENTS After reading Scripture, discuss the following together: • According to the Bible, who has sinned? • What does the word “redeemer” mean? • How can you show that you’re thankful your sins have been forgiven?
BLESSING For more information about blessing your child see the Blessing section in HomeFront: A Spiritual Parenting Resource. A blessing to pray over your child: (Child’s name), May you remember the good things God has done for you and pause to celebrate them throughout this coming week.