Welcome to LifeSpring Kids At Home, a resource designed to fuel family discipleship in your home in partnership with what kids are learning at church. Each week you will be provided with new content that relates to what will be taught the coming Sunday in our LifeSpring Kids ministry.
Whether you have been discipling for years or are just getting started, LifeSpring Kids At Home is designed to give you a realistic, yet meaningful, starting point of one night a week family worship that you can build from by using additional content included here as well as by adding other resources.
Choose a day and a time for a weekly family worship experience that allows your family to be as consistent as possible. Use these materials to engage in an experience that lasts about 10-15 minutes, or one that can be longer if you desire. All you need is LifeSpring Kids At Home and a Bible.
Ready? Keep scrolling for this week's Kids at Home!
- READ THE SCRIPTURE -
Read all or parts of Exodus 1:6–2:10,23-25; 3:1–4:20 from your Bible.
- TALK ABOUT THE SCRIPTURE -
Have you ever written a note to a friend using a secret code? Maybe you replaced certain letters with shapes or had them read every other letter in a sentence, like this: Gpovd lnosvfezs ycowu! Could you crack the code? (God loves you!)
As we open the book of Exodus, we see God speaking to Moses—not through a secret code—but through a burning bush that never burned up. Why might God use such a dramatic sign to get Moses’ attention? Maybe because He was calling Moses to rescue His people from slavery in Egypt.
In Exodus 3:10, God says to Moses, “Therefore, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh so that you may lead my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt.” God promised to be with Moses and to give him all he needed to lead His people out of slavery in Egypt. The calling of Moses points to a greater calling and rescue—the call of Jesus to come to earth to save God’s people. Jesus gave up His life to save us from slavery to sin.
God saw His people suffering as slaves in Egypt and sent Moses to rescue them. We all suffer as slaves to sin, and God sent Jesus to rescue us by dying and rising again.
Pray: God, we praise You because You are great. We see Your great power in how You used Moses to rescue the Israelites, and we see Your great love in sending Jesus to rescue us from sin. Help us trust that You will be with us and give us the power we need to do what You tell us to do. Amen.
- WATCH THE BIBLE STORY VIDEO -
Watch this Bible Story video with your kids to reinforce this week's devotion.
- LEARN SCRIPTURE -
The key passage below is focused on at church. Consider talking about what this passage means and memorizing it as well.
- Sing SCRIPTURE -
This song is a helpful way to worship, and to learn and memorize the Key Passage.
The prayer guide includes two prompts—one for mornings and one for evenings—that you can use during the week to help direct prayer and start casual family conversations about God.
Mornings
Ask God to help you be obedient to whatever He tells you to do. Why could Moses trust God? How can we trust God when He calls us to be a part of His mission?
Evenings
Thank God for loving us enough to speak to us. Ask God for help to listen when He speaks to us through His Word, through other believers, and through the Holy Spirit. How does God’s Word call us to be a part of His mission?
Two activities related to what your family is talking about are suggested each week. One activity is for your family to enjoy and the other is for your family to serve in some way as you live out the gospel in your community.
For Fun
Clear an open space in your living room and invite a family member to attempt walking through the room while blindfolded. As they walk, have a non-blindfolded family member guide them using only their voice. Let every family member take turns in each role. After the activity, discuss how God called Moses and promised to be with him wherever he went.
To Serve
Volunteer to rake leaves for neighbors or church members unable to do the work themselves. As your family serves together, discuss how God used Moses to free the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. Remind kids that helping others do what they cannot do for themselves is a great reminder of how Jesus came to rescue us from sin, which we could never do for ourselves.
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