1 Theme Key Scripture: Worship Theme Song: “We Are Family” We Are Family | Elementary Worship Song - YouTube Sunday, July 16th – Sunday Sermon: Luke 10:25-37 – “Loving God” • Sunday thru Wednesday -7:00 pm VBS Family Zoom • Monday, July 17th- Luke 15:11-31-”Loving Family Members” • Tuesday, July 18th – Genesis 37:3-28; 42:1-7; & 45:1-11 – “Loving Yourself” • Wednesday, July 19th-KBC Family Worship Experience- 6:00 pm 2023 He answered and said, “You shall love the Lord Your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” -Luke 10:27 “It is through families that we learn love, and in learning love we find God.” (Author Unknown)
2 Table of Contents Message from Pastor Suzette Caldwell……………………………………………………………………………………….3 Welcome Letter………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….4 VBS 2023 Opening Day Sermon Family Follow-up....………………………………………………………………...5 Family Matters VBS Purpose and Objectives………………………………………………………………………………6 Family Member Roster Tree……………………………………………………………………………………………………….7 How to Use the Windsor Village Church Family VBS 2023 Booklet……………………..………………………8 Family Worship Daily Sing-a-Long Video Link.…………………………………………………………………………….9 VBS 2023 Daily Family Prayer………………………………………………………………………………………………10-11 Bible Story #1(Sunday): The Parable of the Good Samaritan……………………………………………...12-14 Bible Story #1 Daily Lesson Icon Path……..………………………………………………………………………………..15 The Family Challenge……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….16 Bible Story #2(Monday): The Parable of the Lost Son…...……………………………………………………17-19 Bible Story #2 Daily Lesson Icon Path……...………………………………………………………………………………20 The Family Challenge……………………………………………………………………………………………………………...21 Bible Story #3 (Tuesday): Joseph Forgives His Brothers..………………………………………………….22-25 Bible Story #3 Daily Lesson Icon Path…….………………………………………………………………………………..26 The Family Challenge……………………………………………………………………………………………………………...27 VBS 2023 Happenings @ the KBC (Wednesday)…..………………………………………………………………….28 Family Service Project..................................................................................................................29 Fun Frugal Family Fun!.....……………………………………………………………………………………………………….30 Salvation………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….31 Special Thanks..............................................................................................................................32 Closing Poem…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..33 It is in the family that we first learn to communicate, and then we learn what is good and bad. It is in the family that we first receive love. It is in the family that we first learn to forgive and to pray. It is in the family that we first learn about God and Jesus. It is in the family that we learn to value ourselves and to value everything else. Our family forms us for many years to come.
3 THE WNDSOR VILLAGE CHURCH FAMILY Greetings Church Family and Friends in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! I welcome you to the 2023 Windsor Village Church Family Vacation Bible School for the entire family beginning Sunday, July 16, through Saturday, July 22. The Vacation Bible School (VBS) theme is: “Family Matters…Stronger Together,” and the VBS focus Scripture is Luke 10:27. The 2023 Vacation Bible School is an opportunity to strengthen your relationship with God and to strengthen your relationship with your family and church family. Sunday through Tuesday will begin with VBS prayer and a time of Bible study along with a variety of activities. The Bible stories will include the Good Samaritan, the Prodigal Son and Joseph Forgives. God wants us to remember that family matters, and we are stronger together. Wednesday, July 19, is an evening of fun, food, fellowship, and a special worship experience. Thursday through Saturday, families are encouraged to complete a family service project of their choice. Virtual VBS will be held Sunday through Wednesday on the Zoom platform from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. or you may choose a more convenient time for your family. The VBS Booklet and the VBS Daily Lesson Plan on the website will provide help and guidance for each day. The VBS Booklet is available for pick-up in the Power Zone. Enjoy this time of family learning, fellowship, and fun from the comfort of your home AND in person at The Kingdom Builders’ Center. I look forward to joining you at the 2023 Windsor Village Church Family Vacation Bible School for the entire family. Blessings! Pastor Suzette “It is through our families that we learn love, and in learning love we find God.” (Unknown Author) 6011 WEST OREM DRIVE ǀ HOUSTON, TEXAS 77085 ǀ PHONE 723.8187 ǀ FAX 713. 728.9923
4 Welcome to the Windsor Village Church Family Vacation Bible School 2023, Family Matters...Stronger Together. We pray that you and your family are geared up and ready for the VBS family experience and that you will be blessed by the time and togetherness of this year’s program. God has chosen the framework of the family to help us understand authority and His plan in our life. The structure of family is vital to so many other laws, principles, and teachings in the Bible. It is also important to understand what God’s plan for the family is, so that we can understand the rest of His Word as it applies to us today. God instituted the family in Genesis 2:18 when He said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper who is just right for him.” He brought Adam and Eve together and established the basis for the family. God wants our families to succeed and to prosper. From the very beginning, God blessed and encouraged families, commanding Adam and Eve to “be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth” (Genesis 1:28). The example of Adam and Eve shows us that families are of God and He blessed them with three children. He designed the family to be the basic building block of society; thus in order for our communities to be stable, the families that comprise the communities must be as well. And ultimately, God wants us to have spiritually healthy families so that we can produce godly offspring (Malachi 2:15) and expand His family. But while family relationships are important, we all know strong families don’t just happen. Sustaining a marriage and raising children are challenging things to do. If we want to have happy homes, we have to work hard to create them. When we spend quality time together as a family, we express by our actions that we value and care about each other. This makes family members feel more connected to each other and helps build and strengthen family bonds. Deuteronomy 6:6-7 instructs us that the best time spent together is everyday informal time without distractions like cell phones, video games, and television. “You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up”. Family is one of God’s greatest gifts! With “family” being this year’s major focus for our church-wide VBS, we are looking forward to your family experiencing a great week together with activities both at home and at the KBC. May God bless your family in a mighty way this week, as your family relationships grow and become even stronger. Our kick-off sermon begins Sunday, July 16th. After Sunday’s sermon, talk with your family and record their responses to the Opening Sermon on page 5 in your booklet. Again, thank you for participating in the Windsor Village Church Family 2023 Vacation Bible School “Family Matters...Stronger Together”. Blessings, The VBS 2023 Planning Team
5 Sunday Opening Sermon Vacation Bible School 2023 Family Worksheet Discuss the following with the members of your family and record your responses. Preserve your “Family Matters...Stronger Together” 2023 VBS Booklet and revisit it next year. Compare the growth of your family! 1. The sermon was delivered by Pastor___________________________ (Allow your child to circle one!) 2. List at least three main points that members of your family shared from the sermon. a. ___________________________________________________________________________ b. ___________________________________________________________________________ c. ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. As a family, what do you feel was the most important part of the sermon? Why? _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 4. Do you feel that the sermon will better equip your family for the preparation of VBS week? If so, how? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. How did your family relate to the sermon both collectively and individually? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 6. Did this sermon encourage your family unit in any way? If so, how? ______________________________________________________________________________ 7. How will the sermon help your family walk in God’s way?_______________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 8. Would you be encouraged to talk about this sermon with other Christian families? ________ Pastor Suzette Caldwell Pastor Craig Barnett Pastor Lily Ferrell Pastor Sean Nelson Day #1
6 PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES: • TO PROVIDE A TIME FOR VBS FAMILY SMALL GROUPS TO GROW AND DEVELOP WHICH MAY CONSIST OF FAMILY MEMBERS IN A HOUSEHOLD OR SINGLES WITH OTHER SINGLES OR SINGLES JOINING A FAMILY HOUSEHOLD • TO STRENGTHEN FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS AND CHURCH FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS • TO PROVIDE A FAMILY SERVICE PROJECT OR FAMILY ACT OF KINDNESS • TO PROVIDE ACTS OF KINDNESS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE FAMILY • TO STRENGTHEN THE LOVE WALK OF OUR WINDSOR VILLAGE CHURCH FAMILY HELPFUL MATERIALS AND RESOURCES FOR THIS WEEK’S STUDY: BIBLE OR BIBLE APP CONCORDANCE PENS OR PENCILS “But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.” -1 Timothy 5:8 PAPER OR NOTEBOOK MARKERS BIBLE MAPS GOD’S TELEPHONE NUMBER JEREMIAH 33:3 VBS 2023 FAMILY BOOKLET
7 List the members of your family participating in the 2023 Windsor Village Church Family Vacation Bible School. Have each able member write their name on the VBS Family Member Roster Tree. Vacation Bible School Family Member Roster Tree Day 1 Our VBS Family Leader is: _______________________ “So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.” -John 13:34
8 How to Use the Windsor Village Church Family VBS Booklet Each day will display the above Lesson Icon Path for your family to follow. Read It!- Family members “read” and discuss the Bible story of the day together. Share It!- What does the Bible say? Family members “share” what was learned from the story and how it can be applied to each person’s life. You may choose any of the Family Follow-up Questions. Write It!-Family members decide on a recorder for the day and that person will “write” a family response to the prompt or what your family enjoyed the most about the lesson of the day. Snap It!-Family members decide on a favorite part of today’s family activities, “snap” a photo and send it in to [email protected] Zone It!-These activities are designed for grades Pre-K 4 to 5th grade. Snap It! Read It! Share It! Snap It! Write It! Daily Lesson Icon Path TYPE in the link on page 9 of this booklet for the Family Worship Song: “We Are Family”. The simple lyrics are at the bottom of the screen for all to sing-a-long and enjoy, no matter what generation the family member may be! Begin with it each day! RECITE the Daily Prayer together as a family on page 10-11. A parent or child may also read aloud the Bible Story of the Day to the members of the family! USE the Lesson Icon Path as your guide after reading and discussing the Bible Story! Take advantage of the Lesson Prep Family Leader page. All question prompts are bolded. CHOOSE and check one or more Family Challenge activities to complete as a family! SNAP a photo of your family completing any of the activities of the day! Send it in to us! INVOLVE your elementary school age children in fun youth activities from the Power Zone. CHECK OUT the VBS Family Zoom available at 7:00 p.m. Sunday thru Wednesday! JOIN IN the VBS Worship Experience held at the KBC on Wednesday, July 19th at 6:00 p.m. WORK TOGETHER on the Service Project! VBS families will end the week by completing a service project to meet needs in the world, a community, a neighbor or someone in need. Zone It!
9 Family Worship Daily Sing-a-Long Link! We Are Family | Elementary Worship Song - YouTube f A m I L y We do not live to glorify our families. Our families live to glorify God in this generation and to each generation to come. are
10 The 2023 Vacation Bible School Prayer for Families Scripture Reading: Psalm 24 Reflection of the Heart: It is through families that we learn love, and in learning love, we find God. Families have differences, but we need each other… stronger together. Scriptural Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for creating us in Your likeness and image. Thank You for loving us unconditionally. We praise You as the Triune God: God the Father, our Creator; God the Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord; and God the Holy Spirit, our teacher and leader. We bless and praise Your name at all times. Creator Father, from the beginning You created the Heaven and Earth. The earth and everyone in it belong to You. You created Adam and Eve as the original family and You blessed them with children. You gave the original family clear instructions to follow just as You have given families clear instructions in 2023. We declare that our families will model and train their children in the way that they should go and when they are old, they will not depart from You. We confess that our children will be taught of the Lord and our children will experience great peace as they obey Your commands and follow Your ways. We thank You for the love of God that is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit. We declare that our families will love God, love others, and love themselves. Our families live in Your marvelous light and we will not participate in the darkness of this world. Holy Father, bless the children, youth, and all adults including the young adults and the mature adults of our church family as we participate in the 2023 Vacation Bible School. Bless us to stay close to Jesus. Teach us and bless us to love God, to love others, and to love ourselves. Help us not to bring harm to others or ourselves with our words and actions. As a family, bless us to live together in love, joy, peace, oneness and unity. Bless us to do what is right in God’s sight. Keep us healthy in our spirit, soul, and body. Merciful Father, forgive our families for not loving You by obeying Your commands and following Your ways. Forgive our families for not loving others by helping the poor and people who are in need. Forgive our family members for not loving themselves by not maintaining healthy lifestyles. Forgive our families for not doing what is right in God’s sight. Holy Spirit, remind our families of those they need to forgive and help them to be quick to forgive. Help us to forgive family members and friends who have spoken hurtful words and committed harmful actions to us. As for me, Holy Spirit, bring to my remembrance those I need to forgive.
11 Holy Spirit, please help our families not to yield to temptation but deliver them from the evil one. Triumphant King, You are our Lord, our Redeemer and Creator. You are the Lord who made all things. You alone stretched out the heavens. You are the all-wise God. You made the earth and everything in it by Yourself. There is no one greater than You! You reign forever! In Jesus’ name, amen. Scripture References for the Written Text: Psalm 24:1, Romans 8:37-39, Genesis 1:26-31, 1 John 5:7, Psalm 34:1, Proverbs 22:6, Isaiah 54:13, Psalm 128:1, Luke 10:27, 2 Chronicles 16:9, John 3:20-21, 1 Peter 2:9, Isaiah 44:24 © Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996, 2004. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved. ©2023 Caldwell Ministries, Inc. All rights reserved — No reproduction of the material is permitted without the expressed permission of CMI. Jesus cared for His family. Throughout the New Testament, we learn how Jesus showed love for His family members, especially His mother, Mary. Even while in agony on the cross, Jesus showed concern for His mother’s care: When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, “Woman, behold your son!” Then He said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!” And from that hour that disciple took her to his own home” John 19:26-27). Let’s fill the KBC with RED! Have your family wear their VBS 2023 shirt to the KBC on Sunday, July 16th for our VBS 2023 Opening Worship Experience and on Wednesday, July 19th for our VBS Family Fellowship Day!
12 The Parable of the Good Samaritan Family Leader Lesson Preparation Lesson Focus: A Samaritan traveler showed love to a Jewish man who had been robbed and beaten after two priestly travelers had passed him by and refused to help. Main Objective: God sees no limits to who should be considered our “neighbor”. Lesson Application: We should show selfless love to all without discrimination. We find our kingdom identity in how we love others. We are willing to treat anyone as our neighbor as they are worthy to receive our love. Gather everyone as you prepare to read today’s lesson The Parable of the Good Samaritan together. The reason the parable of The Parable of the Good Samaritan was told is because someone asked Jesus, "Who is my neighbor? (Luke 10:29) Jesus wants us all to understand who our “neighbor” is and that no matter who they are, we are to love them just us as much as we love ourselves. This lesson is to help the family understand that it is important to treat others the way we want to be treated. The Family Leader will facilitate the following activity and discussion. Leader: We are with lots of different people each day—friends, family, classmates, people we don’t know well, and even people we might not like too much. How do you like your family to act towards you? Think about how you would like to be treated by these people. (Hold brief family discussion as you receive responses.) I have a couple of questions for you today…what do you think is the most important commandment? (Take possible answers). It might seem like a tricky question. What if I told you that the whole Bible (hold up Bible) could be summed up in just one word? What do you think that might be? It’s LOVE! And that is what the commandment is, actually. The most important thing we are to do is to love. Jesus described this and said that the biggest priority in our lives should be loving God with all of our heart, our mind, our soul and our strength. And He said we are to love our “neighbor”. What does this mean? Who is our neighbor? Is it someone living next door or across the street? Loving others matters to God – that’s why Jesus told this parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10:25-37 that we will be reading and discussing together today. After reading the story together, hold a concluding discussion that includes: Jesus told this story to emphasize to the people that love is not just about what we say, but what we do. Sometimes we get caught up in looking good, working hard to impress other people, or even working hard saying all of the right things. But if we are not demonstrating love, that’s all pretty silly. God wants us to love people by caring for them. He wants us to love others (especially when they are different). That’s the point of the parable of the Good Samaritan. Loving others matters to God – that’s why Jesus told this parable of the Good Samaritan. We pray for them, we do things for them, and we treat them with kindness, as Jesus would do. When we can do that, we show the love of God and fulfill His greatest commandment! Day 1
13 The Parable of the Good Samaritan 25 And behold, a certain [a] lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 He said to him, “What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?” 27 So he answered and said, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,’ and ‘your neighbor as yourself.’ ” 28And He said to him, “You have answered rightly; do this and you will live.” 29 But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 30 Then Jesus answered and said: “A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among [b] thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. 31Now by chance a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32 Likewise a Levite, when he arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side. 33But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion. 34 So he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35On the next day, [c]when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, ‘Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you.’ 36 So which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?” 37 And he said, “He who showed mercy on him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.” He answered and said, “You shall love the Lord Your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” -Luke 10:27 Luke 10:25-37 Day #1
14 The Parable of the Good Samaritan Family Follow-Up Suggested Insight Questions 1. Jesus taught that we should treat others the way we want to be treated—even if it’s someone we don’t like too much. That might mean forgetting about ourselves in order to help someone else. Do you feel that this is something that will be easy to do? Explain your answer. 2. Are you more like the lawyer or the good Samaritan? It’s easy to read this story and look down on the lawyer. But this story should be used to look at ourselves. Am I more like the lawyer or the good Samaritan? Am I being a good neighbor? It’s easy to quickly answer that question. But Jesus’ story forces us to actually take a hard look at our lives to see for ourselves. After reading this story, how do you see yourself in how you may treat others? 3. If we aren’t careful we can easily get caught up living for only ourselves. Our lives become all about us, our needs, and what we want. That’s a terrible story to tell with our lives. What are some ways do you think we might do this? 4. God created us to actually make an impact on someone. But we can only do that when we live generously, better said, when we give rather than take. God wants us to put other’s needs above our own. How can you live generously for the benefit of those around you? 5. Define “benefit”. What is something we can do as a family to help “benefit” someone else? 6. The oil that the Samaritan was carrying could have helped him with all kinds of things like cooking, cleaning something off, or even to help the Samaritan if he got injured. Now, remember, they couldn't just stop at a Walmart if they ran out of something. They just ran out of it. So, the Samaritan using his oil to help the injured man was very generous. Would you be willing to give up something of yours to help someone else in need? 7. The Samaritan was generous. He was generous not only with his time, but his money, kindness, and belongings. This story is an excellent example of generosity. When we think of generous people, we usually think of those who are giving with their money, but there are so many other ways that we can be generous to our neighbors. What are some ways you think you can be generous with your time, friendship, talents, etc. 8. Did you enjoy this Bible story? What lesson can be learned from the Good Samaritan? 9. This week, how did you make life better for someone other than yourself? 10. When have you been like the good Samaritan in the story? What made you want to help someone in need? Pray together to thank God for His love, and to ask for help in sharing that love with one another. Move your family to complete the Daily Lesson Icon Path together on page 15. There are certain characteristics that can help to ensure a happy and healthy family. Have your family work together to brainstorm at least three others. 1. Making family time a top priority. 2. Communicating in a way that is constructive. 3. Showing sincere appreciation for one another. 4. Having a deep commitment to one another. Day 1 __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ 14
15 Snap It! Read It! Share It! Snap It! Write It! Daily Lesson Icon Path Zone It! __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you must also forgive. -Colossians 3:13 Sunday, July 16, 2023 Read: Luke 10:25-37 Combine each family member’s thoughts about what “family” means to them. Or, write about a time when someone in the family showed compassion or kindness to someone outside of your family. “Families Help Others” Families will demonstrate their love for God and their love for others. Day 1 Children Worship - Love The Lord - YouTube The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) - YouTube Activity Packet Section: The Parable of the Good Samaritan Why should we obey our parents? CQ Kids - YouTube Today’s Family Outcome Learning Gauge
16 When you have family dinner this evening, set a place for the King, Jesus! Remember, God is omnipresent. God is everywhere! Allow one of the youngest members to say tonight’s blessing. Enjoy laughter and conversation time with this special Guest at your family table, Jesus! Day 1 “Loving God” Individually, list your favorite attributes of God. Have each family member share their list and the reason why they chose particular attributes.
17 The Parable of the Lost Son Family Leader Lesson Preparation Lesson Focus: Jesus tells the story of two sons estranged from their father in different ways, and the father, who had compassion for both. Main Objective: God has compassion for his estranged children. God shows grace to those who repent. The kingdom is characterized by repentance and forgiveness. Lesson Application: We should believe that God welcomes those who repent. We should repent from selfishness and from sin. Gather everyone as you prepare to read today’s lesson The Parable of the Lost Son. This lesson is to help the family understand that God is compassionate and accepts those who truly repent into His kingdom. The Family Leader will facilitate the following activity and discussion. Leader: What does this Scripture mean to you? “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.” -Matthew 6:14 Our Bible story today is about a man who has two sons. God put children in families so they can experience His love and learn how to love others. Today we are going to read a Bible story about a family and the subject of forgiveness. What does forgiveness mean to you? This story, The Parable of the Lost Son is also called The Prodigal Son. This lesson describes God’s love and grace, despite our sins and mistakes. This follows the parables of the lost sheep and coins. In these stories Jesus shows us what it is to be “lost” and then found. The younger son in the story asks his father for his portion of the family estate as an early inheritance. Once he receives it, the son promptly sets off on a long journey and begins to waste his fortune on wild living. When the money runs out, a severe famine hits the country and the son finds himself in terrible circumstances. He takes a job feeding pigs. Eventually, he becomes so poor that he begins to want to eat the food for the pigs! The young man finally comes to his senses, remembering his father. In humility, he recognizes his foolishness and decides to return to his father and ask for forgiveness and mercy. The father who has been watching and waiting, receives his son back with open arms of compassion. He is overjoyed by the return of his lost son. Points of discussion after the reading: No matter what you have done, God will forgive you if you are willing to be humble and own up to your mistakes. The Parable of the Prodigal Son is a wonderful reminder of God’s grace and love. Although God is saddened by sin, He promises to forgive us when we genuinely repent. God is our Heavenly Father and genuinely wants us close to Him. He wants the best because He loves us! God also gives us the freedom to accept or reject him. He loves each of us and rejoices when we turn away (repent) from our sins and turn to following Him. Repentance means turning around. In a Christian sense, it means turning away from the wrong path, and recognizing our sin and selfishness, and turning to God, who forgives our sin and empowers us with His Spirit to live a life that pleases Him. Sometimes, we’re like the younger son who went away and did all those bad things, because we do bad things too. But what did the father do when the son came home? Was the father mad at the son, or did the father forgive the son? (He forgave him and was happy that he came home.) Jesus said that’s how God is with us. Sometimes, we go away from God and do wrong things, but when we come back to God and say we’re sorry, God forgives us, just like the father in the story forgave his son. God is always happy when we come back to Him. prodigal– spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant Monday Day 2
18 The Parable of the Lost Son 11 Then He said: “A certain man had two sons. 12And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.’ So he divided to them his livelihood. 13And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with [a] prodigal living. 14But when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in that land, and he began to be in want. 15 Then he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. 16 And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the [b] pods that the swine ate, and no one gave him anything. 17 “But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! 18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you, 19 and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.” ’ 20 “And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. 21And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ 22 “But the father said to his servants, [c] ‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet. 23And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry; 24 for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ And they began to be merry. 25 “Now his older son was in the field. And as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. 26 So he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant. 27And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and because he has received him safe and sound, your father has killed the fatted calf.’ 28 “But he was angry and would not go in. Therefore his father came out and pleaded with him. 29 So he answered and said to his father, ‘Lo, these many years I have been serving you; I never transgressed your commandment at any time; and yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might make merry with my friends. 30But as soon as this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with harlots, you killed the fatted calf for him.’ 31 “And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours. Luke 15:11-31 Day 2
19 The Parable of The Lost Son Family Follow-Up Suggested Insight Questions 1. Does anyone see themselves in any of the characters in this story? Which one(s)? Why? 2. What three things did the father give the prodigal son? 3. What did the son do after he received his inheritance? Do you think he had planned this out? Do you think he planned to ever return home? Why or why not? 4. Does anyone think that the youngest son might have been unhappy or dissatisfied with his life? What are some things that you often think will satisfy you? 5. How would you describe the behavior of the younger son in the story? Do you know anyone who may behave this way? 6. What happens once he has spent all that he has? What does the son realize when the famine happens? When do we normally realize our need for God? Sometimes, we’re like the younger son who went away and did all those bad things, because we do bad things too. But what did the father do when the son came home? 7. Has anyone ever been jealous of a sibling? Anyone want to share about that time? 8. How would you describe the behavior of the father in the story? 9. Why do you think the son thought his father would receive him? 10. How important is it for us to know the character of God? 11. How do our own life experiences influence our understanding of what happened in the story? 12. What point do you think Jesus is trying to make in this story? What is the point of the story for us? 13. “As a parent, is there anything that you feel that I might owe you an apology for?” 14. How can we stay connected as family as we give you freedom to grow as an individual? 15. How is “family” defined in the movies you watch and the music you listen to? 16. American culture tends to promote teen independence from family. Is it possible to grow in independence while remaining within the family? How? 17. What does this parable teach our family about forgiveness? 18. Sometimes people are nicer away from home than they are at home. Is it important to be nice to the people in our family? Why or why not? 19. Have family members locate Proverbs 16:9. “We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps.” Locate the translations for: KJV________________________________________________________________________________________ NKJV_______________________________________________________________________________________ NIV________________________________________________________________________________________ ERV________________________________________________________________________________________ Group hug! To remember the father’s embrace in the story, have family members gather together for a group hug! Pray together to thank God for His love, and to ask for help in sharing that with one another. Move your family to complete the Daily Lesson Icon Path together on page 20. One of the Ten Commandments given to Moses in the Old Testament speaks directly about the relationship between parents and children. “Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee” (Exodus 20:12). Day 2
20 Snap It! Read It! Share It! Snap It! Write It! Daily Lesson Icon Path Zone It! __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ God’s plans for family reach beyond just our homes and our relatives. He has created a family that will last forever, and the Bible has a lot to say about how it looks and how we should be a part of it. God also intended for His church to be a family. The church is not just a building. It is body of believers making up a family. Monday, July 17, 2023 Read: Luke 15:11-31 Record each family member’s response to when they felt a family member showed compassion to them. “Families Are Compassionate” Families will demonstrate their love for family members and compassion for others. Activity Packet Section: The Parable of the Lost Son Bible story "Home Again!" | Primary Year C Quarter 2 Episode 11 | Gracelink - YouTube The Prodigal Son - Bible Story - YouTube (older elementary) Day 2 Today’s Family Outcome Learning Gauge
21 He answered and said, “You shall love the Lord Your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” -Luke 10:27 Provide an act of kindness for each family member without spending any money. Write a note of appreciation to each family member. Have a family discussion to allow family members to share the strengths and gifts of each family member. “Seed” Your Soul...Create a container garden! Plant vegetable or fruit seeds in your yard or in a container. Make sure that it can be planted in the month of July in your planting “zone”. If you live in the greater Houston area, you live in Zone 9. If you are a little north of the city, you are in Zone 8. Or, your family can browse a nursery and plant an established plant, or purchase some produce and take it to a food bank to share! Some of the many plants that can be planted in Zone 9 in July are: cucumbers okra onions peppers string beans Day 2 “Loving Family Members”
22 Joseph Forgives His Brothers Family Leader Lesson Preparation Lesson Focus: God works through trials to accomplish His plan. Joseph forgave his brothers for selling him into slavery. He could tell that his brothers had changed. God can even use wicked behavior to bring about His plan. Main Objective: God remained with Joseph throughout his trials. If we can forgive others, our burden will be gone and we will feel better. People are more important than problems. It is important to forgive others and continue to love and care about them. Lesson Application: We should trust God because He is at work to accomplish His plan, even when things seem to be going wrong. God will be with those who trust Him and will even allow bad things to happen to work for the good. Our forgiveness will prevent us from being bitter and angry, and seeking revenge. Gather everyone as you prepare to read today’s lesson Joseph Forgives His Brothers . This lesson is to help the family understand that it is important to forgive others. The Family Leader will facilitate the following points of discussion before and after the reading. Leader: If someone were to visit our family, would they see God’s goodness in us? Would they see love, order, communion, provision and law? What are your thoughts? Name three things a person would understand about God and His ways by staying with our family for a week. Remember, families are close to God’s heart. Our story today is about another family in the Bible. This story presents God at work behind suffering to bring about the best possible outcome. Even though the main character, Joseph, was the victim of his brother’s sin, God was with him and blessed him. Joseph was the eleventh son of Jacob. We also know that he was highly loved by his father, which you will see in today’s Bible reading. In Genesis 50, Joseph is both forgiving his brothers (not throwing them into prison) and being restored to his brothers (inviting them back into family relationship). It was good for Joseph’s soul to forgive his brothers. It honored God and gave Joseph freedom from bitterness. God was patient with his journey. We should be patient with others and ourselves to forgive. Joseph could have remained angry and bitter at his brothers for what they had done to him. He could have had them thrown in prison or worse, killed. But instead, he chose to forgive them because he knew that God had used their sin for good. Joseph remembered that God was in charge! In this story we see Joseph showing grace to his family. It will show us an example of how God has a wonderful plan for our lives and can turn a bad situation into good. Romans 8:28 Give an example of a time your child needed forgiveness. Ask your child to give a time when you needed forgiveness. Explain how Joseph offered forgiveness even though his brothers didn’t ask for it. Demonstrate how you ask God for forgiveness for sins you have committed. It was good for Joseph’s soul to forgive his brothers. It honored God and gave Joseph freedom from bitterness. God was patient with his journey. We should be patient with others and ourselves to forgive. Additional Scripture Study: Exodus 20:12 Proverbs 1:8-9 If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together. 1 Corinthians 12:26 Tuesday Day 3
23 3 Jacob[a] loved Joseph more than any of his other children because Joseph had been born to him in his old age. So one day Jacob had a special gift made for Joseph—a beautiful robe.[b] 4 But his brothers hated Joseph because their father loved him more than the rest of them. They couldn’t say a kind word to him. 5One night Joseph had a dream, and when he told his brothers about it, they hated him more than ever. 6 “Listen to this dream,” he said. 7 “We were out in the field, tying up bundles of grain. Suddenly my bundle stood up, and your bundles all gathered around and bowed low before mine!” 8 His brothers responded, “So you think you will be our king, do you? Do you actually think you will reign over us?” And they hated him all the more because of his dreams and the way he talked about them. 9 Soon Joseph had another dream, and again he told his brothers about it. “Listen, I have had another dream,” he said. “The sun, moon, and eleven stars bowed low before me!” 10 This time he told the dream to his father as well as to his brothers, but his father scolded him. “What kind of dream is that?” he asked. “Will your mother and I and your brothers actually come and bow to the ground before you?” 11But while his brothers were jealous of Joseph, his father wondered what the dreams meant. 12 Soon after this, Joseph’s brothers went to pasture their father’s flocks at Shechem. 13 When they had been gone for some time, Jacob said to Joseph, “Your brothers are pasturing the sheep at Shechem. Get ready, and I will send you to them.” “I’m ready to go,” Joseph replied. 14 “Go and see how your brothers and the flocks are getting along,” Jacob said. “Then come back and bring me a report.” So Jacob sent him on his way, and Joseph traveled to Shechem from their home in the valley of Hebron. 15 When he arrived there, a man from the area noticed him wandering around the countryside. “What are you looking for?” he asked. 16 “I’m looking for my brothers,” Joseph replied. “Do you know where they are pasturing their sheep?” 17 “Yes,” the man told him. “They have moved on from here, but I heard them say, ‘Let’s go on to Dothan.’” So Joseph followed his brothers to Dothan and found them there. Joseph Sold into Slavery 18 When Joseph’s brothers saw him coming, they recognized him in the distance. As he approached, they made plans to kill him. 19 “Here comes the dreamer!” they said. 20 “Come on, let’s kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns. We can tell our father, ‘A wild animal has eaten him.’ Then we’ll see what becomes of his dreams!” 21 But when Reuben heard of their scheme, he came to Joseph’s rescue. “Let’s not kill him,” he said. 22 “Why should we shed any blood? Let’s just throw him into this empty cistern here in the wilderness. Then he’ll die without our laying a hand on him.” Reuben was secretly planning to rescue Joseph and return him to his father. 23 So when Joseph arrived, his brothers ripped off the beautiful robe he was wearing. 24 Then they grabbed him and threw him into the cistern. Now the cistern was empty; there was no water in it. 25 Then, just as they were sitting down to eat, they looked up and saw a caravan of camels in the distance coming toward them. It was a group of Ishmaelite traders taking a load of gum, balm, and aromatic resin from Gilead down to Egypt. 26 Judah said to his brothers, “What will we gain by killing our brother? We’d have to cover up the crime.[c] 27 Instead of hurting him, let’s sell him to those Ishmaelite traders. After all, he is our brother—our own flesh and blood!” And his brothers agreed. 28 So when the Ishmaelites, who were Midianite traders, came by, Joseph’s brothers pulled him out of the cistern and sold him to them for twenty pieces[d] of silver. And the traders took him to Egypt. Joseph Forgives His Brothers Day 3
24 42 When Jacob heard that grain was available in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why are you standing around looking at one another? 2 I have heard there is grain in Egypt. Go down there, and buy enough grain to keep us alive. Otherwise we’ll die.” 3 So Joseph’s ten older brothers went down to Egypt to buy grain. 4 But Jacob wouldn’t let Joseph’s younger brother, Benjamin, go with them, for fear some harm might come to him. 5 So Jacob’s [a] sons arrived in Egypt along with others to buy food, for the famine was in Canaan as well. 6 Since Joseph was governor of all Egypt and in charge of selling grain to all the people, it was to him that his brothers came. When they arrived, they bowed before him with their faces to the ground. 7 Joseph recognized his brothers instantly, but he pretended to be a stranger and spoke harshly to them. “Where are you from?” he demanded. “From the land of Canaan,” they replied. “We have come to buy food.” Joseph Reveals His Identity 45 Joseph could stand it no longer. There were many people in the room, and he said to his attendants, “Out, all of you!” So he was alone with his brothers when he told them who he was. 2 Then he broke down and wept. He wept so loudly the Egyptians could hear him, and word of it quickly carried to Pharaoh’s palace. 3 “I am Joseph!” he said to his brothers. “Is my father still alive?” But his brothers were speechless! They were stunned to realize that Joseph was standing there in front of them. 4 “Please, come closer,” he said to them. So they came closer. And he said again, “I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into slavery in Egypt. 5 But don’t be upset, and don’t be angry with yourselves for selling me to this place. It was God who sent me here ahead of you to preserve your lives. 6 This famine that has ravaged the land for two years will last five more years, and there will be neither plowing nor harvesting. 7God has sent me ahead of you to keep you and your families alive and to preserve many survivors. [a] 8 So it was God who sent me here, not you! And he is the one who made me an adviser[b] to Pharaoh—the manager of his entire palace and the governor of all Egypt. 9 “Now hurry back to my father and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me master over all the land of Egypt. So come down to me immediately! 10 You can live in the region of Goshen, where you can be near me with all your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and everything you own. 11 I will take care of you there, for there are still five years of famine ahead of us. Otherwise you, your household, and all your animals will starve.’” What are your family’s best memories? What are your future dreams for your family? How have you seen God moving in your family through the years? What difficult events have you overcome as a family? How did those events make you closer? How has your family experienced God’s faithfulness?
25 Joseph Forgives His Brothers Family Follow-Up Suggested Questions 1. Did you enjoy this Bible story? What lesson can be learned? 2. Is it hard to forgive brothers and sisters? 3. As a parent, do you feel that it is anything that you feel I need to apologize to you for? 4. God has a plan for all families. What responsibilities do you think God expects from each family member to perform? 5. Why do you think God put us together as a family? If God would give us an “award”, what do you think He would give our family? What awards do you think we could work on getting next year? 6. Proverbs 1:8 says: “Listen my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.” What’s God saying in this verse? How does this affect the way we live our lives together? 7. How important is it to care for our family relationships? 8. How does sharing at home help everyone? 9. How should we treat our parents? Act out a father or mother telling the child to do chores. 10. Does following our God’s plans make people happy or sad? 11. God loves the family and Satan hates anything that God loves. How do you think God feels about the destruction of the family? 12. God has instructed both the church and the family how to succeed in life. Without strong families, the church and society will be weak. What does this statement mean to you? 13. In Genesis 50:16-18 Joseph reassured them of his love and forgiveness, and they were not afraid that he would do anything to hurt or harm them. He knew that God had divinely planned and allowed him to suffer, but it was for his good and the good of his family. Have you ever experienced or suffered through something, and in end, you felt it was for the best? 14. Joseph’s brothers were jealous of him. What are some things which might make us jealous? How was their jealously out of control? Have you ever let jealousy take control? 15. Joseph is one of the best examples in the Bible of a forgiving person. Forgiveness enabled Joseph not to seek revenge or become bitter and angry (Genesis 50:19-21). Forgiveness caused Joseph to become a loving and caring person. This was a special blessing from God. Have you ever sought revenge on someone who you felt mistreated you in someway? How did you feel after? 16. When we are full of angry feelings toward others, the Holy Spirit cannot dwell within us. God wants to forgive us so we can be free of those angry feelings and enjoy the companionship of the Holy Spirit. Do you feel that forgiving is difficult? Is it easy to do right away? 17. Share your testimony about the importance of forgiving others. What peace did you feel after you were able to forgive someone? 18. “Life is not fair...but God has a plan.” As you reflect on Joseph’s life, what does this statement mean or say to you? Wrap up in prayer, thanking God for each family member and asking His blessing to help your family thrive. Move your family to complete the Daily Lesson Icon Path together on page 26. Let’s pray together to thank God for His love, and to ask for help in sharing that with one another. Jesus taught that serving others is the same as serving Him: The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me’ (Matthew 25:40). Serving your family members can help you become more like Jesus and increase the love in your home. Day 3
26 Snap It! Read It! Share It! Snap It! Write It! Daily Lesson Icon Path Zone It! __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. –Colossians 3:13 Tuesday, July 18, 2023 Read: Mark 16:1-8 Write family testimonies about a time when each person had to forgive a family member. “Families Forgive” Family members will demonstrate their willingness to forgive others. Bible story "Joseph Forgives His Brothers" | Kindergarten Year B Quarter 2 Episode 13 | Gracelink - YouTube Activity Packet Section: Joseph Forgives His Brothers Day 3 Today’s Family Outcome Learning Gauge
27 He answered and said, “You shall love the Lord Your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” -Luke 10:27 Do something special for yourself that helps you to be healthy. Create a vision board of what you would like to see in your future and then pray about your future. Brainstorm a list of five ways you can take better care of yourself. As a family, share and compare your lists. Talk about ways family members can help one another achieve their goals. Have family members pray for one person they consider an enemy. Have them include these steps in their silent prayer time: 1. Tell Jesus what the person did that made you not like them. 2. Ask Jesus to help you forgive that person. 3. Ask Jesus to help you think of something nice you can do for that person. Day #3 “Loving Yourself”
28 Loving Others-The Community, World & Neighbors As a family, choose to complete a service project for the world, your community, neighborhood, a friend or someone in need. Bread Of Life, Inc. 2019 Crawford St. Houston, Texas breadoflifeinc.org Click on "Get Involved" or "Volunteer Today" Volunteer Coordinator (346) 327-0122 Houston Food Bank 535 Portwall St. Houston, Texas 77029 (713) 223-3700 Kids Meals 330 Gardens Oaks Houston, Texas 77018 (713) 695-5437 [email protected] Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston 3303 Main St. Houston, Texas 77008 (713) 533-4900 imgh.org Volunteer Services Manager [email protected] (713) 533-4948 Volunteer Houston This online resource connects people with their passions. Volunteer Houston is a great starting point for your volunteer search. You can filter your search by age, family friendly distance or interest, or even search by agency name. The volunteer options range from one-time events to ongoing needs at places like nursing homes, animal shelters, nonprofit thrift stores, food pantries and more. Other Ideas! Donate new toys! Donate gently used clothing! Do a book drive! Plant a tree! Host a canned food drive with your extended family members and donate to a cause! Give blood! Shop locally and support a small business! Befriend an elderly person! Donate books! Be a volunteer tutor! Put together a Hurricane Preparedness Kit and give to a senior citizen! Create hygiene kits or care packages for women or men in homeless shelters! Write letters of gratitude! When school supplies are very inexpensive toward the end of summer, purchase a backpack and supplies for a local child in need. Thursday, July 20th thru Saturday, July 22nd
29 VBS KBC Happenings Wednesday, July 19th Fellowship Fun at the KBC The Windsor Village Church Family Staff and VBS Prayer Connect Team 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 pm Day #4 FRESH AIR!
30 Plan a Picnic! Instead of a usual meal at home, find a local public park or even your own back yard and go on a fun picnic! Fun Frugal Family Fun! Camp in the Yard !– Pick a night or series of nights you plan to camp outside under the stars. Fill your evening and morning with fun outdoor activities like a campfire or outdoor games. Take photos of the experience to remember it. Go to the Drive-In ! Make a memorable summer activity by going to an outdoor movie and bring back some vintage fun! Moonstruck Drive-In is located in the greater Houston area! Take a Family Bike Ride! Take a family walk around your neighborhood! Try Stargazing! Set up lounge chairs or blankets on your lawn and do some star-gazing together. Do this several times during the year and you can see different stars and constellations as the seasons change! Outdoor Movie Night! Hang up a sheet outside or project the movie on the side of your house. Spice Up Your Family Menu! Find some new recipes and cook together! It’s a great way to spend productive time together, and the icing on the cake is that children are much more likely to eat foods they’ve helped prepare. Become a Missionary Kid Pen Pal! Find out what missionary families with children that our church family supports. Have your child write letters to those children to encourage them over the summer. Keep the returned letters in a folder for safe keeping! FAM...I LoveYou! *Go on a walk or wash the family car! *Say I love you everyday! *Plant a tree! *Have a family slumber party! *Sing in the car!
31 Video Resources: Hallelujah, Salvation, and Glory - YouTube Kathy Taylor - God Is With Us [Official Lyric Video] - YouTube Hallelujah, Salvation, and Glory - YouTube (lyrics) The Simple Little Salvation Story children's book - full version - YouTube What Is Salvation? - YouTube Have each family member recite the confession below as their Prayer of Salvation. I, __________________________, confess with my mouth the LORD Jesus, and I believe in my heart that God raised Jesus from the dead, therefore I am saved. I am God’s child. I am in God’s family! (Romans 10:9-10) WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO BE SAVED? There is no relationship on the earth more powerful than a husband and a wife and a family. Unified to love God, fight for their family and leave a Godly legacy. You are the two that Matthew 16:19 teaches about. Whatever you bind on earth, will be bound in heaven. And whatever you loose will be released. Satan trembles at the very thought of your unity going forward. And if you will make up your mind to build God’s way, evilness cannot stop you, a world void of truth cannot defeat you, and eternity will be shaken by you, your children, and your children’s children. God’s plans for family reach beyond just our homes and our relatives. He has created a family that will last forever, and the Bible has a lot to say about how it looks and how we should be a part of it. God also intended for His church to be a family. The church is not just a building. It is body of believers making up a family. God loves you so much, that He sent His Son, Jesus, to die on the cross for your sins. Through the shedding of His blood and His death on the cross, you have a right to receive everlasting life-a free gift. A gift that you must receive through an act of your will. The Bible says, “All have sinned and come short of the Glory of God,” but, “If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is LORD, and believe in your heart that God raised Jesus from the dead, you shall be saved.” If you have never made Jesus the LORD of your life, you can do it today! 31
32 We do not live to glorify our families. Our families live to glorify God in this generation and to each generation to come. PLANNING TEAM Suzette Caldwell, Senior Pastor Craig Barnett, Christian Education Director Sean Nelson, Outbreak Youth Ministry Leona Ellis, Director of Children’ s Ministry Lorna Patterson, Assoc. Director of Children’s Education Kathy Taylor Outley, Worship & Arts Minister Elder Isadore Jackson, VBS Zoom Facilitator Natasha Watson, Prayer Ministry SPECIAL THANKS TO: The Windsor Village Church Family Staff and the VBS Prayer and Connect Team VBS 2023 Planning Team TEN WAYS TO LOVE YOUR FAMILY
33 Take a moment to listen today to what your children are trying to say. Listen today whatever you do or they won’t be there to listen to you. Listen to their problems, listen to their needs. Praise their smallest triumphs, praise their smallest deeds. Tolerate their chatter. Amplify their laughter. Find out what’s the matter. Find out what they’re after. Tell them that you love them every single night. And even though you scold them, be sure you hold them tight. And tell them everything’s alright and tomorrow is looking bright. Take a moment to listen today to what your children are trying to say. Listen today whatever you do and they will be there to listen to you. -Author Unknown Created by: Lorna Patterson, Associate Director of Children’s Christian Education The Windsor Village Church Family 2023 33
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