Family Devotional 5.25.20 Acts 1:6-14

Lego Storm Trooper tossing Lego child

For families with little ones (preschool age), this could be a 3-5 minute talk! It doesn’t have to be much. For older children, you can opt in for more of these options to extend your study time together. I recommend doing this with (especially little) children over a meal – whichever meal is the least chaotic in your home (for my family right now, that’s lunch), or saving the questions for while you’re on a walk or playing outside together. Have fun!

  1. Read the scripture together: Acts 1:6-14. The important thing is that you’re reading scripture together! If you’re looking for different ways to engage your children while reading, here are some fun ways to read scripture as a family

    1. Every Reader takes a verse

    2. Ask each child to pick two words they don’t understand to talk about after you read it. (For longer scriptures and younger children, you may need to split up the reading in order to do this.)

    3. Draw a picture of what you read

    4. Act it out as a family (And please send documentation of this to children.sjumc@gmail.com because we could all use a laugh right now!)

    5. Sing it!

    6. Use Legos or dolls to tell the story

  2. Tell your kids this this scripture is for Ascension Sunday (yesterday, May 24th.) It is when Jesus ascended into heaven, and reminded his disciples that they would never be alone, as God through the Holy Spirit was always with them.

  3. Discussion Questions:

    1. Can you remember a time you felt lonely or abandoned? (Allow them to elaborate on this or their feelings as much or as little as they’d like to.)

    2. When you feel lonely, do you find it hard to easy to remember that God is with you? What are some ways you remember God is with you when you’re not feeling lonely? What do you need from me (as mom/dad/sibling/etc.) when you feel lonely?

    3. Can you think of someone else who may have felt lonely before? What is a way you can show them they are loved and God is always with them?

  4. Close in Prayer: God, thank you for always being with us. Thank you for the ways you remind us that we are not alone. Amen.

  5. Extra activity: Draw a map of where you think Jesus lives! (If you do this, please tell them Ms. Erynne would love to see it! And if they’re ok with me sharing with the congregation, that too!) 

    - Erynne DeVore, director of Children’s Ministry