“The B-I-B-L-E, Yes That’s The Book For Me!”
“The B-I-B-L-E, Yes That’s The Book For Me!”
“All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to
teach us what is true...” – 2 Timothy 3:16
“All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to
teach us what is true...” – 2 Timothy 3:16
Take a sheet of paper and write “I have hidden your word in my
heart that I might not sin against you” (Psalm 119:11) on it using the largest
letters you can. Show it to your children and have them read it aloud or
repeat it after you.
Take a sheet of paper and write “I have hidden your word in my
heart that I might not sin against you” (Psalm 119:11) on it using the largest
letters you can. Show it to your children and have them read it aloud or
repeat it after you.
Now take the sheet of paper and cut it into a puzzle where each
word is its own puzzle piece. Lay the pieces out in front of your children,
and have them put the puzzle back together. Repeat the verse aloud
several times. Leave the verse in front of them and take out the piece that
says “word” and see if they can still recite the verse. Leaving that piece
out, take out the word “heart” and ask them to recite the verse. Continue
removing pieces until they can repeat the verse by heart. Talk about the
following questions:
Now take the sheet of paper and cut it into a puzzle where each
word is its own puzzle piece. Lay the pieces out in front of your children,
and have them put the puzzle back together. Repeat the verse aloud
several times. Leave the verse in front of them and take out the piece that
says “word” and see if they can still recite the verse. Leaving that piece
out, take out the word “heart” and ask them to recite the verse. Continue
removing pieces until they can repeat the verse by heart. Talk about the
following questions:
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What does it mean to hide something in your heart? (it means to
memorize it)
Why are we supposed to memorize God’s word? (it helps us choose
not to sin when we’re faced with temptation)
What are some tricks you use when you need to memorize something
for school, like math facts or definitions? How could you use those
tricks to help you memorize Bible verses?
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What does it mean to hide something in your heart? (it means to
memorize it)
Why are we supposed to memorize God’s word? (it helps us choose
not to sin when we’re faced with temptation)
What are some tricks you use when you need to memorize something
for school, like math facts or definitions? How could you use those
tricks to help you memorize Bible verses?
Tell your children that the Bible is like a road map for our lives,
and the more familiar we are with it, the easier it is to understand which
way to go. Make it a family habit to memorize verses together and
rehearse them with each other—working on them as a family helps keep
everyone accountable.
Tell your children that the Bible is like a road map for our lives,
and the more familiar we are with it, the easier it is to understand which
way to go. Make it a family habit to memorize verses together and
rehearse them with each other—working on them as a family helps keep
everyone accountable.
Pray together, thanking God for giving us His word to help us live
our lives. Ask Him to help your family as you begin to hide His word in
your hearts.
Pray together, thanking God for giving us His word to help us live
our lives. Ask Him to help your family as you begin to hide His word in
your hearts.
Psalm 119 is a very unique chapter in the Bible. At 176 verses, it’s
by far the longest chapter in the Bible. In its original language, the psalm is
an acrostic, meaning that the verses in each stanza start with the same
letter of the Hebrew alphabet (in English, that would mean all the verses
in the first stanza start with the letter A, the second stanza the letter B,
etc.). But maybe the most important characteristic is that almost every
verse mentions God’s word in some way.
Psalm 119 is a very unique chapter in the Bible. At 176 verses, it’s
by far the longest chapter in the Bible. In its original language, the psalm is
an acrostic, meaning that the verses in each stanza start with the same
letter of the Hebrew alphabet (in English, that would mean all the verses
in the first stanza start with the letter A, the second stanza the letter B,
etc.). But maybe the most important characteristic is that almost every
verse mentions God’s word in some way.
Assign each member of your family one stanza of Psalm 119 and
have them study it for a couple of minutes. Have each person make a list
of all the different words used as synonyms for God’s word and then pick
out their favorite verse in that stanza. Take turns sharing with each other
what you’ve found. Then talk about the following questions:
Assign each member of your family one stanza of Psalm 119 and
have them study it for a couple of minutes. Have each person make a list
of all the different words used as synonyms for God’s word and then pick
out their favorite verse in that stanza. Take turns sharing with each other
what you’ve found. Then talk about the following questions:
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Why do you think God would dedicate the longest chapter in the
Bible to understanding and knowing His word?
How would your Christian life be different if you didn’t have a Bible
to read? (Be honest—if you don’t ever read it, talk about how different your life might be if you did!)
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Why do you think God would dedicate the longest chapter in the
Bible to understanding and knowing His word?
How would your Christian life be different if you didn’t have a Bible
to read? (Be honest—if you don’t ever read it, talk about how different your life might be if you did!)
Make a commitment as a family to read the Bible every day for
the next week. You can either read a few verses together every morning
or every night, or read them separately and talk about them briefly before
bedtime. If you don’t have any particular passage in mind, Matthew 5-7
(the Sermon on the Mount) is broken up into small sections and is pretty
easy to understand.
Make a commitment as a family to read the Bible every day for
the next week. You can either read a few verses together every morning
or every night, or read them separately and talk about them briefly before
bedtime. If you don’t have any particular passage in mind, Matthew 5-7
(the Sermon on the Mount) is broken up into small sections and is pretty
easy to understand.
Pray together, asking God to help you have a hunger for His
word. Thank Him for giving you His guidebook for living.
Pray together, asking God to help you have a hunger for His
word. Thank Him for giving you His guidebook for living.