Family Discipleship Resources

Check out this page each week for easy ways to bring home what your child has been learning.

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John 21

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Even the best golfers hit bad shots. They can use the best ball, the best clubs, and practice their swing for hours every day, but they will still hit it in a bunker from time to time. If they’re playing with friends, the one who hit the bad shot might ask for a mulligan. A mulligan is a do-over shot or a second-chance.  
 
As we look at the story of Peter’s life, we see a man who loved Jesus and would do anything for Him. But in the last hours of Jesus’ life, Peter denied Him three times. After all he had seen Jesus do and heard Jesus say, Peter abandoned Jesus. But Jesus had not abandoned Peter. Jesus gave Peter a second chance—a mulligan.  
 
While Peter had denied Jesus three times, Jesus gave Peter three chances to confess his love and devotion to Him. Not only did Jesus give Peter a second chance to express his love for the Savior, but Jesus also gave Peter a new mission—to show and share the love of Jesus with the world. Jesus restored Peter and used him to build the church of believers from every part of the world. 
 
The disciples had turned away from Jesus when He was arrested, but Jesus still wanted to use them in God’s plan—as fishers of men who would tell people the good news about Jesus. Jesus is the Lord who forgives us and makes things right again.
How does it feel to know that God chose you to make you a part of His mission? 
How does God’s grace to give second chances help us turn to Him when we struggle or fail? 
What is one thing you learned from this week's lesson?

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Memorize

Pray

Morning

Thank God for allowing us to be a part of His mission. Praise God for the opportunities He has given you to serve Him and tell others about Jesus.

Evening

Ask God for help in areas where you struggle to trust Him. Ask Him to give you the power to choose Him over other things.

Act

For Fun
Go fishing as a family. If you’re unsure where or how to fish, check with your local library to see if they have fishing gear to check out. As you fish, retell the story of Jesus appearing to His disciples. Ask kids to describe how Peter might have felt before and after his conversation with Jesus.

To Serve
Go out to eat as a family and choose another table to bless by paying for their meal. Arrange with the waiter to pay their bill without the other party knowing. Talk with kids about how Jesus’ sacrifice has paid our debt and given us a new life with a new mission. Remind kids that just as Peter was restored by Jesus, Jesus makes us a new creation when we trust in Him. 

Resource of the month

Our recommended resource this month is Thirty-One Days of Prayer by The Daily Grace Co. 

"One of the greatest gifts a parent or guardian can give their child(ren) is the gift of prayer.
This booklet is designed so that you can return to it over and over again as you lift up your child(ren) year after year.
Whether your children are infants, toddlers, teenagers or adults, this booklet will help you spend focused time in prayer each day as you pray for their salvation, friends, future or current spouses, wisdom, health, and faithfulness, to name a few.
31 Days of Prayer for My Children will:
* Focus on thirty-one different attributes, qualities, or character traits taken from the Bible to pray over your children.
* Provide one or two Scripture passages to help focus your own heart as you pray
* Guide you through age appropriate prayer prompts for your child(ren)
This booklet is for the new parent/guardian to the empty nest parent/guardian and everyone in between.
Use this resource to help you carry your child(ren) to the very feet of Jesus each day."
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