Old Testament Heroes: Joshua, Week 1

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.

During this unit we will be learning about Joshua. Joshua was the man chosen to follow Moses as the leader of the Israelites because he believed God's promise to lead them to their new land, even when that land looked impossible to take. Through trust in God, obedience, and choosing God over all the other things around him, Joshua became one of the best leaders the Israelites ever had.

Here is a fun, hands-on project and lesson about self-control that goes along with the story of Joshua:
Joshua Used Self-Control

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:

Old Testament Heroes: Joesph, Week 1

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 is a packet that you can do together as a family, which even includes a game!

Joseph Forgives His Brothers

We'll See You on Wednesday!

The Amazing FamilyQuest Race is THIS WEDNESDAY at 6 p.m. You will not want to miss this awesome time as a family. We'll be racing all over the church building as we get a little glimpse of the Old Testament Heroes we'll be studying this year in #cbcfamilyquest. We are looking forward to another great year of learning!

I just wanted to take a moment and share a brief testimony to encourage some of you who may be on the fence about whether or not to attend FamilyQuest this year. This conversation I had with my son I know is partially a result of 6 1/2 years of attending FamilyQuest and learning, through this program, how to be intentional with and have Gospel-centered conversations with my kiddos. Believe it or not, this Gospel conversation was brought up because my son was playing with Legos. And missing his daddy. And wondering if there would be Legos in Heaven. And musing over what he would build in Heaven if there are Legos. So, if you are not sure about bringing your family to FamilyQuest, at least give it a try. I promise it will well worth your time!

I just had a beautiful conversation with Ethan about salvation that I wish I could have recorded. As he was continuing to talk about what he would make with Lego's in Heaven I told him I was praying that someday he would say yes to making Jesus his Savior. He said he wanted to, but wasn't sure he was doing it right. After some talking, he said he knew his reasons for wanting to be a Christian were wrong because his only reason was that he wants to go to heaven. We talked about the fact that there's part of every person that becomes a Christian that wants to go to heaven, that's a great blessing for those of us who are Christians. We talked through the ABC'S and that when we submit to God as our Savior it's because we know we're sinners and need forgiveness and Jesus' blood is our only forgiveness. So we admit we're sinners, believe that Jesus died for us, His blood washes our sin, and we confess our sins, ask for His forgiveness and ask Him to give us a new heart and make us new creations that love Him with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. Then we prayed together that God would make it clear to him what needs to do and that he would hear and know God's voice when He calls. God is good. God is faithful.