Family Worship - Day 1

Day 1 – Starting at the Beginning
Memory Verse: Genesis 1:1 or Genesis 1:27. If you do Genesis 1:1 teach your kids the importance that everything was created by God. He made it all. Nothing was before Him. Everything we know started with Him. If you do Gen 1:27 then focus on how we were created special by God. No other creation bears His image. No animal, plant, dog, bird, ape, or anything but Man has this uniqueness. We were made with a plan to manage what He created and He gave us the tools to do so. Whichever verse you decide we’ll do for 2 weeks. This way you’ll have at least 26 verses memorized as a family by the end of the year!
Gen 1:1-5
A few basic points in 5 big verses. God made everything and he did it in 7 days. It starts with how god made the heavens and the earth. Everything was dark and God ‘spoke’ into being Light. That’s some power. God also saw what He had done was good. So God made day and night in the first day.
There are many different things you can do to help with the teaching of this. Some simple ones is to be in a room and have no other lights on but the one in it. Then after reading the passage, let them know you’ll turn off the light and then turn it on. Say “Let there be light” and turn it on. Let them try. Explain that God did so much more when He created the light.

You might sing the chorus for the song “He’s still working on me” by Joel Hemphill.

When you pray have your kids pray. If they are not sure about what to pray for give them some suggestions. Things like our home, or toys, family, friends, pets, and more are all good starters. Praying for family prayer needs is good but remember something private might be said to someone by your child. Rejoice in their prayers as they come from their heart and can be short or long. My eldest one time prayed for about 3 minutes, all valid prayer concerns, and amazed us with everything he mentioned. Other times prayers by him and his brother last only 20 seconds but again are reflections of what is on their mind and heart at that moment. I’ve seen our eldest pray for Nibiki, (his real name is 3x’s that length) that we sponsor over in Rwanda, each night for weeks then fail for a few days and then start praying for him again without any type of coaxing. I think the prayers of our child truly are special and really reflect the special relationship God has with children (Matthew 19:13-15).