Discipling Our Children: Ideas For Your Home

This is our last week to study Joseph. We hope you have learned a lot and been encouraged by his life.

Enjoy these ideas from Karen Whetstone, one of the members of our curriculum writing team:

Right now we are going through a book called Little Visits with God. Each day has a verse, a story, review questions, and additional Scripture older children can read. We are also very big Adventure in Odyssey fans. You can get free broadcasts online at the Focus on the Family website www.oneplace.com. We usually just play this after devotions for them to listen to before they fall asleep. 

We've also used One Year Devotions for Kids and, of course, the Jesus Storybook Bible and The Beginner's Bible.

I've been wanting to try this great idea of putting the references to memory verses on plastic knives and then you're supposed to have "sword drills" that way seeing if they can remember the verse that goes with that Scripture. We have yet to implement this one, but

we are looking forward to giving it a try.

WE HAVE A GIVEAWAY TODAY!!!!

Today's giveaway is the book Joseph: God's Superhero from the Kay Arthur and Janna Arndt children's series, Discover 4 Yourself. This series takes children through various topics of the Bible using inductive Bible study techniques. Children 5th grade and up can probably do this on their own, but it is also a great resource that you can do one-on-one with your child. To enter the give away, become a follower of the blog and leave a comment about your favorite thing you learned about Joseph in this unit.

Old Testament Heroes: Joseph, Week 4

This year in FamilyQuest we’ll be looking at some Old Testament heroes of the faith. We’ll see how God took flawed human beings and accomplished great things while showing many, including us, just who He is. These famous heroes faced many hard choices and had to trust God to do miraculous things. We pray that as you study these real, live heroes your families will be encouraged that you, too, can trust God to do the big things that seem impossible to us.

In this unit we will be studying Joseph. His life had many ups and downs, but he trusted God and saw many miraculous things happen. His obedience allowed him to be used to save his people and the people of Egypt when famine hit the land.

Here are some resources to help you learn more about Joseph:

The Life of Joseph

Joseph and the Coat of Many Colors Pack

Old Testament Heroes: Joesph, Week 3

This year in FamilyQuest we’ll be looking at some Old Testament heroes of the faith. We’ll see how God took flawed human beings and accomplished great things while showing many, including us, just who He is. These famous heroes faced many hard choices and had to trust God to do miraculous things. We pray that as you study these real, live heroes your families will be encouraged that you, too, can trust God to do the big things that seem impossible to us.

In this unit we will be studying Joseph. His life had many ups and downs, but he trusted God and saw many miraculous things happen. His obedience allowed him to be used to save his people and the people of Egypt when famine hit the land.

Check out these fun projects to help you reinforce at home what we've been learning at FamilyQuest. When you finish your project, take a picture, share it on social media, and tag it #cbcfamilyquest.

No Mess Art: Many Colors

Old Testament Hero Projects: Joseph

Old Testament Heroes: Joseph, Week 2

This year in FamilyQuest we’ll be looking at some Old Testament heroes of the faith. We’ll see how God took flawed human beings and accomplished great things while showing many, including us, just who He is. These famous heroes faced many hard choices and had to trust God to do miraculous things. We pray that as you study these real, live heroes your families will be encouraged that you, too, can trust God to do the big things that seem impossible to us.

In this unit we will be studying Joseph. His life had many ups and downs, but he trusted God and saw many miraculous things happen. His obedience allowed him to be used to save his people and the people of Egypt when famine hit the land.

Here's a little video to help your family learn this month's verse: