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Parents' Corner | May 5, 2019

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As the rescued people of Israel traveled toward the promised land, God gave them laws to guide them in how to live and to help them understand God’s perfect holiness. God’s laws covered every part of their lives and were summed up in the Ten Commandments.

The Ten Commandments can be grouped into two categories: The first four laws deal with a person’s relationship with God and the last six laws deal with a person’s relationship with others. God did not give laws for the sake of giving laws; the laws had a purpose. Not only did they show what righteous living looks like, they were part of the covenant God made with Israel, known as the Mosaic covenant. (See Ex. 19:3-8.)

God had promised Abraham that all the peoples on earth would be blessed through him. (See Gen. 12:3.) “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness” (Rom. 4:3). God’s promise to Abraham would be fulfilled in Jesus. But God gave the law to guide people until Jesus came.

As you talk to your children this week, avoid presenting the Ten Commandments as a burden—a list of laws they must try to keep to earn God’s favor. God is holy and separate from sin. His law shows us what He requires—perfect righteousness. Our sin separates us from God, but Jesus came to bring us back to God. Jesus is perfectly righteous. When we trust in Jesus, He takes away our sin and welcomes us into God’s family.

Point your kids to Jesus and help them understand that God is pleased with us because He looks at Jesus, who never sinned. Because of Christ, we have a right relationship with God. He gives us power through the Holy Spirit to “love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind” and to “love your neighbor as yourself” (Matt. 22:37-39).

God Bless,
David Feiser
Family Ministry Director
The Well Community Church


Family Starting Points

May 5, 2019

Scripture Memory: John 3:16

For God so loved the world that He gave His only son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Big Picture Question:

What is God’s plan? God’s plan is to rescue His people.

Bible Story: “The Ten Commandments” (Exodus 19–20)

  • God gave his people the Ten Commandments.
  • The first four commandments are about loving God.
  • God gave us rules to show that He is holy.

Family Discussion Starters:

  • What do God’s rules show us about God?
  • What are some things we might love more than we love God?
  • How can we put God first as a family?

Family Activity:

  • Talk about rules and the consequences for breaking them. Admit that adults have trouble following rules. Thank God for His plan to send Jesus.  
  • Take it further: Create fun but manageable rules for your family to follow this week. At the end of the week, ask if it was easy to follow the rules.

Next Week:

 

  • “The Ten Commandments: Love Others” (Exodus 20:12-17)