J
ust Kids Night In Box
F ai th F ami l y Fun
Dear A d u lts, W elcome to yo u r Faith F a m i l y F un d i s c us s i o n g u i de ! T hank yo u f o r lettin g u s jo i n in as y o u e nc o ur a g e y o ur l i t t l e o ne ( s) to e xpe ri e nc e the love of Je su s. O u r h o p e i s t o o f f e r a n i nt e r a c t i v e and e nj o yabl e way f o r your little o n e (s) to co nne c t t o t he b e a ut i f ul m essage o f the Go spe l . J e sus tells H is d isci p le s t ha t t he p a r a b l e o f t he mustard se e d i s e xac tl y h ow He w o u ld d e scr i b e t he k i ng d o m o f G o d . H o w gre at i s i t that He has offer ed us su ch a cl ea r p i c t ur e o f H i s k i ng d o m that we c an unde rstand, b oth theo l o gi an s an d l i t t l e c hi l d r e n a l i k e ?
MEMORY VERSE Mar k 4: 30 - 3 2 “Wh at s ha l l we s a y t he k i ng d o m of Go d i s l i ke ? ... It i s like a m u star d se ed , w hi c h i s t he s m a l l e s t o f a l l se e ds o n e arth. Ye t w h en plan te d , it gr o w s a nd b e c o m e s t he l a r g e st o f al l garde n pl ants, w ith su ch b ig b r an ch e s t ha t t he b i r d s c a n p e r c h i n i ts shade .” W or ds to r em em ber : “ The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed.”
READING TIME Items needed:
garde n pl ants, wi th su ch big bran ch es th at th e birds can perch in its shade .” What Je sus told His follow ers is th at mu stard seeds don ’t stay smal l . Onc e yo u pl a n t th em, th ey grow u p to be h u ge! Th ey can grow to be tal l e r than yo u, m e an d even a h ou se! Je sus kno ws we c an’t start as a fu lly grow n mu stard tree as big as ou r ho use . As so o n as y ou believe in Jesu s an d accept His gift of salvation , yo u pl ant yo ur ti ny mu stard seed of faith . W h at h appen s w h en y ou pl ant that ti ny se e d? It grow s u p in to a h u ge mu stard tree. Ju st imagin e al l o f the thi ngs tha t God can do w ith th at little seed!
PRAYER L e t’ s pray to ge the r an d ask God to u se ou r tin y faith to do bigger thi ngs than we c o ul d imagin e.
“Dea r Jesu s, I p r a y t h a t Y o u w o u ld h e lp m y m u s t a r d s e e d of fa it h gr ow a s b i g a s a t r e e ! A m e n !”
CARRY THE CONVERSATION FORWARD •
C o nti nue to re c ite th e pray er from y ou r discu ssion gu ide w ith y ou r l i ttl e o ne ( s) thi s mon th .
•
Enc o urage yo ur little on e(s) to recite th e memory verse th is mon th , Ma rk 4:30-32. E xtra poin ts if th ey can recite th e w h ole th in g.
•
C ut o ut the se c t ion below w ith th e pictu re of th e rabbit h oldin g th e mustard se e d. Let y ou r little on e(s) ch oose a place in th e h ou se to ke e p i t as a remin der of w h at God can do w ith th e faith of a mustard se e d.
Bla ck Ma r k er
R e ad a loud to yo u r l itt l e o ne ( s ) . Us i n g your i magi n ati o n i s s o m uc h f un, i s n’ t i t ? Whe n we have f ai th i n God , it’s a l ittle b it l ik e us i ng o ur i m a g i na t i o n, si nc e we c an’ t ac tual l y s e e H im . Je su s says in M a t t he w 17: 20, “ T r ul y I te l l yo u, i f yo u have fa ith as s mal l as a mu s t a r d s e e d , y o u c a n s a y t o thi s mo untai n, ‘ Mo ve fro m her e to th er e , ’ and i t wi l l m o v e . N o t hi ng w i l l be i mpo ssi bl e f o r you.” W ow ! Can yo u i m a g i ne t ha t ? J e sus h as a v e r y sp eci a l m e s s a g e f o r H i s f o l l o we rs. He wants the m to kn ow tha t al l i t tak e s i s a v e r y l i t t l e b i t o f f a i t h i n Go d f o r Hi m to mo ve in v er y bi g w ay s, e v e n b i g g e r t ha n y o u c o ul d i m agi ne . Grab you r mar k e r an d d r a w t he t e e ns i e s t , t i ni e s t do t ri ght i n the rab b it’s palm titled “M us t a r d S e e d ” o n t he ne xt page . T h ose d ots ar e ab o u t t he s i z e o f a s i ng l e m us t a rd se e d. Pre tty ti ny, rig ht? But , th at d o esn ’ t m a k e s e ns e ! D o n’ t y o u ne e d bi g f ai th f o r bi g th ings a n d little faith f o r l i t t l e t hi ng s ? N o p e ! G od i s so bi g and so m igh ty th at H e can tu rn e v e n a t i ny b i t o f f a i t h i nto so me thi ng gre at. J e sus says i n M a r k 4 : 30- 32, “ W ha t s ha l l we s a y the ki ngdo m o f Go d is like? ... I t is lik e a m us t a r d s e e d , whi c h i s t he smal l e st o f al l se e ds on ea r th . Yet w h en p l a nt e d , i t g r o ws a nd b e c o m e s the l arge st o f al l
M U STARD SE E D