Sunday 3/20/11 Thanksgiving: We always have Help! | Activity: Help someone today even if they don’t ask for it! | Verses to Read : Joel 2:21-32 |
Question: What are some reasons you ask for help? What does God promise us when we ask him for help? (v. 32) | ||
Monday 3/21/11 Day 11 Repenting: Resist Temptation | Activity: What is something you were tempted to do today that you knew God wouldn’t want you to do? | Verses to Read: Matthew 4:1-12 |
Prayer: Lord Jesus, even though you were hungry, you did not give in to the devil’s temptation. When we are tempted to do something we know we shouldn’t, help us to resist the temptation as you did. | ||
Tuesday 3/22/11 Day 12 Fasting: Preparation | Activity: Talk about something that your family is going through that you could prepare for together by humbling yourself before God and asking him for safety. | Verses to Read: Ezra 8: 21-23 Esther 4:9-5:2 |
Pray together your Family’s version of the Lord’s prayer. | ||
Wednesday 3/23/11 Day 13 Give | Activity: Be generous with someone today for no reason | Verses to Read: Matthew 20:1-15 |
God is generous! We are so blessed to be able to spend the entire day with our Land Owner! Some live an entire life without peace, without burdens being lifted. Pray together as a family for someone in your family that hasn’t come to the vineyard yet. | ||
Thursday 3/24/11 Day 14 Thanksgiving: A Solitary Place | Activity: Go to a solitary place together as a family. Thank God for creation. Shout out Loud thanks to God! | Verses to Read: Mark 1:35-37 Luke 9:28-35 |
Question: Why did Jesus go to special places to talk to God? | ||
Friday 3/25/11 Day 15 Repenting: I’m Sorry | Activity: Look into each other’s eyes and say you are so sorry for when you didn’t treat them how Jesus treats you. | Verses to Read: Matthew 18:21-35 |
We have a perfect example in Jesus. When we aren’t like him we need to say we are sorry and ask for forgiveness. | ||
Saturday 3/26/11 Day 16 Fasting | Activity: Only drink water today with your meals. | Verses to Read: John 4:7-13 |
Question: Why is water good for us? Why is eternal life even better? | ||
