The Family Table

Dear LEFC Parents,

Here are some items to set the table for family discipleship in your home this week:

God is Creative

Recently Whittaker Crumrine had to stay home from church because he was recovering from his tonsillectomy. He and his mom listened to the Tiny Theologians Podcast. Holly says that he paid very close attention. The third episode (which we recommended previously in The Family Table) released this week. This time TJ and Tory go with their mom on a field trip to a farm and learn just how creative God is (the C of the ABC’s of God’s Attributes). Listen in at your favorite podcast app (APPLE, SPOTIFY, AMAZON, GOOGLE).

Free Book on Family Discipleship

The book, Family Discipleship: Leading Your Home through Time, Moments, and Milestones, is available as a free download right now at The Gospel Coalition. Co-written by Adam Griffin, one of the hosts of The Family Discipleship Podcast, we have recommended it before in The Family Table.

Pray for the DFM Search

As Cody Crumrine recently shared during worship, the search for the part-time Director of Family Ministry is now in full swing. The job description is located in the foyer and will soon be posted online. Please pray for locating God’s person for that role, for diligence for the Elders in searching, and for patience for all of us as we eagerly wait for God’s answers. Do you have someone in mind that you think might be a good fit for this position? Talk with Cody or Pastor Matt.

The Gospel Project at Home

Today’s Bible Study is “God Delivered His People” (Volume 6: Unit 17: Session 1). Ask your kids what they learned in Kids Bible Class this morning and/or do the family devotional you can find at this link.

Snack and Yack

When the auditorium empties after worship, girls and boys (grades 3-7) who listened to the sermon (remember to fill out a handout!) are invited to Pastor Matt’s office for a tasty treat and a brief discussion with one of the LEFC elders and their wives (and sometimes guest preachers?!) about the message. Parents, if you would like to help host the discussion by providing the snack, see Holly Crumrine to get involved.

And for dessert…

At first, I (Pastor Matt) chuckled when I read this article by Carl Lafteron, “God’s Promises Are Enough for Our Kids (and Us)”, then I hung my head, and then I found myself nodding enthusiastically.

Lafterton writes:

“We start life assuming all people do what they say they’ll do, and then childhood involves the slow realization that they don’t. That’s because everyone makes promises he or she simply cannot keep.

Sometimes we never intend to keep those promises (I recently heard a mom on the bus say, “If you don’t stop moaning, I’ll take you to the police station and you’ll be arrested”).

Sometimes we have a vague intention to do so, but our heads hold loose to what our lips are saying (I can still remember saying a few years ago as I left for work, “I’ll be home for dinner at 5:30,” and my son saying, “See you at 5:45 like normal then”).

Sometimes we make every effort to, but circumstances intervene and a sickness or flat tire or canceled plane means we’re not at the football game or music performance we promised to come to.

But God can and does always keep his promises. He makes no mistakes. Nothing can thwart him.”

Lafterton and the team at The Good Book Company have created a new Bible storybook that centers its 92 color-illustrated stories on this central theme of God’s promises. It just came out this month, and it looks really good.

Video Introduction to God’s Big Promises
Order a Copy from The Good Book Company
More About The Big Promises Series
Downloadable Freebies (Activity Sheets, Crafts, Promise Paths, Bookmarks, etc)

We have ordered one for the church library, and we hope your family eats it right up!

Matt Mitchell, Pastor
Holly Crumrine, 2023 Family Ministries Coordinator