The Family Table
Feeding the Faith of LEFC Families
The Family Table – November 27, 2022
November 27, 2022
Dear LEFC Parents,
I hope your family enjoyed the Thanksgiving holiday and are looking forward to celebrating Advent. Do you have your own family traditions for the Advent season? Our family has made use of the LEFC Advent Readings from year to year, often re-reading what was shared in church and lighting our own candles each Sunday evening. We also do Advent Calendars and have read special books throughout the month leading up to Christmas. This is a great time of year for reminding ourselves of the story of the promised Messiah.
The Gospel Project at Home
Today, our Children’s Church continued their Bible study in The Gospel Project with Volume 3, Unit 8, Lesson 2 – “God Gave the People the Land.” Follow this link to find resources for a family devotional time based on this lesson. [Free one-time registration required.]
If your student was in Little Learners or Bible Explorers this morning, they received a coloring page and take-home sheet that corresponds to this lesson. You have also been given a full-color Big Picture Card that you can use to reinforce the lesson with your child, as well. We are hoping The Gospel Project At Home will help keep all of our LEFC kids “on the same page,” and feed their faith in Jesus.
Worldview Training for Youth
“Ideas Have Consequences.” Keith Hurley and his team are continuing to offer a worldview training class for youth (grades 7-12) in the upstairs Youth Room every other Sunday evening at 7:00pm. The next class is next Sunday – December 4th. I hope your teen can participate.
And for Dessert…
This week’s recommended resource is a giant list of new Advent Resources compiled by Brett McCracken of The Gospel Coalition. There is a 75 song playlist (two-thirds traditional carols and one-third newer original Advent and Christmas songs) a bunch of other things including good books for both adults and kids. I look forward to McCracken’s list each year (here is 2021‘s). I hope your family eats it up.
Blessings,
Pastor Matt
P.S. By the way, the Westminster Bookstore I mentioned a few weeks ago has a great big Advent sale going on right now (up to 60% off, which might be helpful as you prep for Christmas.)
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EXPLAINER: THE GOSPEL PROJECT AT HOME
For the last several years, our Children’s Church ministry has utilized The Gospel Project as our Bible study curriculum. The Gospel Project is really excellent–it takes our Little Learners and Bible Explorers chronologically through the whole Bible over the course of three years while always focusing on Jesus as the center of the big story. If your student was in Little Learners or Bible Explorers this morning, they received a coloring page and take-home sheet that corresponds to this lesson. You have also been given a full-color Big Picture Card that you can use to reinforce the lesson with your child, as well.
To reinforce what your kids are learning each week in Children’s Church, you can now access The Gospel Project At Home online. Each week in this email, there will be a link to follow to get this free resource which includes:
1. A guide to using the Gospel Project at Home.
2. Scripture to read and discuss with a recap video of the Bible Story (Preschool and/or Elementary).
3. Scripture memory verses and a song to sing together.
4. Prayer prompts and family activities that correspond to the lesson.
Please consider setting aside at least 10-15 minutes once a week for a family devotional time using this resource as a guide. We are hoping The Gospel Project At Home will help keep all of our LEFC kids “on the same page,” and feed their faith in Jesus.
This might be especially helpful if for some reason your child has to miss a week of Children’s Church. You can show them the Bible story video to keep them up to speed on what the other children are learning.
**Note: The first time you access the link, you will need to register a free account with Lifeway’s Ministry Grid. This will also provide you ongoing access through the “training” tab to many other discipleship resources including the Gospel Project at Home for previous weeks. Many hours of excellent things to absorb for free!