TV Ads

Pay attention to the ads as you watch TV.

Ask:
What does that ad tell you about that product? (It looks fun, it tells you where it’s located, it tells you how much it costs, etc.)

Tell the kids that Jesus was a walking, talking, breathing advertisement of God. God is invisible so we can’t see Him. So He took on a human body so we could know what He is like.

What can you tell about God by looking at Jesus? (He is kind to children, holy, forgiving, powerful, etc.)

A Special Day

Make Sunday (the day we've chosen to honor and worship Jesus) a day that your kids will love forward to.
 
One family had a “Sunday Suitcase.” Each week, the parents would put something inside the suitcase to be opened after church that they could all do together. If there was a set of keys, it meant they would go for a drive. If there was a game, they would all play it together. If there was a video, they would all watch it together.

Another family had “Sunday toys” – special, fun toys that they played with ONLY on Sunday. They looked forward to getting out the box of special toys each Sunday, then it was put away until the next Sunday.

Another family stopped at the donut shop on the way to church each week (if every one was up and ready by the announced departure time). Whatever you do, make it a special day!

Refrigerator Portraits

Draw family portraits. After everyone is finished drawing a picture of themselves, pass the picture to the right and have each person write one good characteristic (kind, strong, helpful, etc.) about that person on the picture. Help young ones who can't write yet. Continue passing it until the picture gets back to its owner. Read each person’s characteristics aloud.

If you want to know what God looks like (not physically), look at Jesus. Jesus said, “He that has seen me, has seen the Father.” (John 14:9)

Write “Jesus” on a piece of paper. Let each person write a characteristic about Him on the paper (loving, kind, wise, holy, generous, forgiving, etc.) Read them aloud. These are all true of God. God is loving, kind, wise, holy, generous, forgiving, etc.

Jesus is the matchless Christ. He is to be honored above all!

Display the pictures on the refrigerator - including the one with the good qualities about Jesus. Choose one characteristic as a praise to God when you say prayers at meals.