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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Acts 1

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Ludolph Van Culen died in 1610 at the age of 70. His gravestone reads, “3.14159265358979323846264338327950288…” Ludolph was a mathematician who spent his entire life trying to calculate the mathematical constant known as Pi. He was able to calculate the number up to 35 digits, which was a major accomplishment considering he didn’t have a calculator or computer.  
 
Ludolph Van Culen had a mission. The numbers on his gravestone show just how important this mission was to him. So important in fact that he would spend his whole life working to complete it. For those who follow Jesus, life has an even greater mission.  
 
Before Jesus returned to Heaven, He gave instructions to all His followers. The mission He gave them was to go and make other disciples by telling them about Jesus and all He had said. The Holy Spirit would fill His followers with power, and their witness would spread to the ends of the earth! Today, we carry on this mission Jesus gave to His disciples. When we become followers of Jesus, the Holy Spirit fills us with the same power to tell others about Him until the mission is complete. Our life has a mission, and it’s more than just a bunch of numbers!  
 
Jesus left earth and returned to heaven, but He did not leave us alone. Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to be with us and help us do God’s work. One day, Jesus will return to make all things new and to rule as Lord over all.
What is the mission Jesus has given His followers?
How can we play a part in His mission today?
How can the work of missionaries encourage us to live on mission at home

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Pray

Morning

Ask Jesus to empower you for the mission He has given to His disciples.

Evening

Pray for missionaries who share the message of Jesus all around the world. Pray for the protection and boldness of missionaries in foreign countries.

Act

For Fun
Host a strengths competition for your family. Include events to see who can lift the heaviest object, do the most jumping jacks, or stand on one foot the longest. Talk about how these events require strength and dedication. Remind kids of the mission Jesus gave to His disciples, and how He promised to give them the power through the Holy Spirit to complete the mission!

To Serve
Put together a care package for foreign missionaries. Work with your church, a local missions office, or IMB.org to coordinate sending the care package directly to missionaries or with a short-term mission team. Be sure to thank the missionary for sacrifices they’ve made to carryout Jesus’ instructions to make disciples.

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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