Family Worship Guide Week 30

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1 READ PRAY SING FamilyWrshipGuide Week30 Isaiah53:2 12 ThischapterisperhapsthemstfamusandfrthrightpassageintheOldTestamentcncerningthedeathftheMessiah. ItntnlypredictsJesus deathnthecrss,butitalsffersnefthemstjaw drppingexplanatinsftheevent.it piercesseveralprecnceivedideaswesmetimesentertainabutjesuschristandthecrss. First,thereisatendencytassumethatJesuswasanattractivehumanbeing.ThisisappularAmericanassessment wherebeautyandvalueghand in hand.wetendtthinkthatpeplewerenaturallydrawnthisappearance.we assumethesavirfthewrldwuldbephysicallyattractive.hwever,thispassagecntradictsthisidea.itsays,jesus Christ hadnfrmrmajestythatweshuldlkathimandnbeautythatweshulddesirehim (v.2).hewasas ne frmwhmmenhidetheirfaces (v.3). WhatwefindintheMessiahisGd spreferencetchseandtusetheleastlikelycandidates.allthatgddesis designedtbringhimthemstglry.onewaytdthatistcausepepletfallinlvewithsmenethattheyarent naturallydrawnt. AsecndtendencyistthinkthatJesusChristdiedasavictimfareligius pliticalcnspiracyrasthetragicresultf betrayal.itmayseemthatthecrsswasaccidentalingd spurpsesratherthanthecruxfhisredemptiveagenda. Hwever,cnsiderwhatIsaiahwritesinverse10: ItwasthewillftheLORDtcrushhim. Jesusdidntnecessarilydie accrdingtthewillfsinfulpeplebutaccrdingtthewillfhlygd.gd splancenterednthecrssfchrist! ThrughJesus death,manyunrighteuspepleare accuntedrighteus becausehebre theiriniquities (v.11).the crsswasntanaccidentbutthedivinelyappintedmeansfsalvatin. ManypepleareattractedtcertainthingstheylikeabutJesus.TheylvethepicturefHimhldingchildrenand heraldingvirtuesflveandsacrificialservice,buttheyarentasinterestedinhimhangingnacrss.thecrssreveals thatwearentasattractiveaswemightthink.itexpsestheheinusnessfursinandrevealstheheartfgd s hliness. WearentnaturallydrawntanunattractiveJesusnrarewenaturallydrawntanunattractivecrss.Yet,Christiansare peplewhsmehwfindjesusattractiventnlyinhispersnbutalsinhiswrknthecrss. Frthewrdfthe crssisfllytthsewhareperishing,buttuswharebeingsaveditisthepwerfgd (1Cr.1:18). TheBttmLine:AChristianissmenewhfallsinlve,ntwithanAmericanassumptinabutJesus,butwiththe cunter intuitive,yetdivinelyrevealedtruthfjesus atruththatcausespepletbestillandknwthatthelordisgd (Ps.46:10). Questins: HwdesthispicturefChristunderminehwweassessbeautyandvalue? Whatdesthecrssrevealabutus?AbutGd? WhattherAmericanassumptinspreventusfrmrecgnizingthecunter intuitive,yetdivinelyrevealedtruthfjesus? HwdesitaffectyutknwthatGdchsetbecmeanunattractivemananduseanunattractivecrsstsave unattractivepeple? HwdesthepicturefChristandHiscrsspresentedinthispassagecauseust bestillandknwthatthelordisgd (Ps.46:10)? ReadWindwntheWrld,pg Lesth UsePrayerCard Uselyricsheetandmp3dwnladf OSacredHeartNwWunded Thelyricsfr OSacredHeartNwWunded wereriginallypennedarund1,000yearsagbyamannamed BernardfClairvaux.Later,intheearly1600s,musicfrmasecularlvesngwasappliedtClaivaux spem. Eventually,thesngwastranslatedfrmLatintGermantEnglish,andJhannSebastianBacharrangedthe meldywithwhichwearefamiliartday.wetraditinallysingnlythreeftheriginalelevenversesfthishymn. Thissngistheperfectcnclusinfrtday sdevtinal.weclingtthepleasantimagesfjesusbecausetheyare easytgrasp.wetendtlkfrhisbeautynlyinthesepicturesbecausetheybetterfiturideasfwhatis appealing,andtheydn tnecessarilycnvictus.thepurpsefthishymn,thugh,isthelpusfcusnchrist s physicalandspiritualsufferingashediednthecrss.itisdifficulttdwellnthispicturebecauseftheglaring Cpyright 2010 The Church at Brk Hills 1

2 MEMORIZE sptlightitshinesnursin.yetthisverysameimagedisplaysthemagnitudeandimmeasurablegracethat recncilesustgdwhichhehassmercifullyandlvinglypureduttusthrughchrist.thatisthemst beautifulthingfall.asyusingthishymn,feeltheweightfyursin,thesufferingfchrist,andtheamazing redemptinhisdeathandresurrectinaccmplished.letthesetruthscmpelyutlve,wrshipandpraiseur greatgdandsavir. Isaiah53:5Buthewaswundedfrurtransgressins;hewascrushedfruriniquities;upnhimwasthechastisement thatbrughtuspeace,andwithhisstripeswearehealed. Cpyright 2010 The Church at Brk Hills 2

3 SUGGESTIONS These suggestins were created by the age grup ministry leaders as a way t help parents better cmmunicate the biblical truths discussed in the Family Wrship Guide. These activities and questins can replace r serve as a supplementtthequestinsunderthe Read sectinnpage1.rememberthatthesesuggestinsareintendedthelp parentsfacilitategd centereddiscussinswiththeirchildren.parentsshuldprayerfullyusethesesuggestins,andany thermeansnecessary,thelptheirchildrendiscverthetruthsfgd swrdandwrshiphimtgether. Preschl(Birth Kindergarten) Befreyubegin,gatheryurchild spicturebiblersmetherpicturesfjesus.yumightprintsmefrmthe web. ShwyurchildthepicturesandexplainthatthesearejustanideafwhatJesusmighthavelkedlikewhileHe washerenearth.wedn tknwwhathereallylkedlike.talkabutsmefthedifferencesinthepictures. EvenHisdisciplesandthepeplewhsawHimeverydaydidn ttellusinthebibleexactlywhathelkedlike. Talkabuthwit sntimprtantt knwwhatjesuslkedlike. It simprtanttknwmreabutwhathedid frus.gdlvedussmuchthathesenthissntearththelpusandsaveus! Jesuswasdifferentfrmeveryneelse.WhenwefllwJesusandturnawayfrmurbadchicesandsin,wewill bedifferent,t.wecanknwjesusandshwhislvetthersallverthewrld. Children(Grades1 5) Befreyubegin,gathertgetherseveraldifferentpicturefJesusfrmarundthewrld.Usetheinternetasa resurce. AskyurchildtdescribewhatJesuslkedlike.Washeattractive?Didhelklikeus?Whatclrwerehiseyes, skinandhair?thenaskyuchildwhytheythinkjesuslkedthewaytheydescribed. NextshwthemthephtsthatdepictJesusasthersseeHimarundthewrld.Whichimagebestreflectswhat Helkedlike?Whatmadeyuchsethatpicture?RemindyurchildrenthattheBiblesaysverylittleabut Jesus appearance,andthatisaiah53evendescribeshimashaving nfrmrmajestythatweshuldlkathim andnbeautythatweshulddesirehim (v.2).discusswhyyuthinkthatis,andwhatitmeans.isitimprtantt knwwhatjesuslkedlike?canyutellwhatkindfpersnhewasjustbylkingathim?whatwashis characterlike?dyuthinkthewayjesuslkeddeterminedhisbehavirandwhetherrnthewasnice?why dyuthinkthebibletalksmreabutwhatjesuswaslikeasapersn,hwheactedandwhathedidfrusinstead fhisappearance? Jesusmaynthavebeenphysicallyattractive,butHisheartwasbeautiful.Hewasperfectinlve,bedience, kindness,gdnessandmre.becausehewasperfectlybeautifulntheinsideandinhwhetreatedthers,he wasablettakethepunishmentfrursins.thatmakeshimwrthytbelved,praised,wrshippedandbeyed. Students(Grades6 12) Beginyurfamilywrshiptimeexplringhwwe,asAmericans,viewJesus.Thiscanbedneinacuplefways. Oneideaistgiveeveryneapiecefpaperandpens,crayns,rmarkersandchallengeeachpersntdraw Christastheypicturehim.AntherideawuldbetdafamilyGglesearch.SearchfrimagesfJesustsee hwheisftendepicted.(nte:yumaywanttdthisaheadftimeandprintsmeftheimagesavailablet sharewithyurfamily.) ThenreadthrughIsaiah53:2 12andcntrastthedescriptingivenwiththepictures. Discussthefllwingquestinstgether: Whydyuthinkweftenhavesucha pretty picturefjesusinurminds?hwdesthebiblical physicalpicturefjesusaffectyurthughtsabuthim? DyuthinkfJesuslkinglikeanAmerican?WhydweftenthinkfJesuslkinglikeus?Whatare thegdthingsandbadthingsabutthatcncept? WhataresmefthetruthsabutChristthatppsetheimagewemayhavefHim? HwshuldthesetruthsaffecthwweliveasChrist fllwers? Cpyright 2010 The Church at Brk Hills 3

4 Prayer Week 30 Thanksgiving When we pray a prayer f thanksgiving, we are expressing ur gratitude t Gd. Prayers f thanksgiving can be lifted up in respnse t wh Gd is, what He has dne fr us thrugh Christ and fr the blessings He cntinually bestws upn us. Biblical Basis fr Thanksgiving: Psalm 69:30, Psalm 100:4, Philippians 4:6, Revelatin 7:12 Take sme time fr each f thse gathered with yu t express their thanks t the Lrd. Natins: Lesth Fr generatins the peple f Lesth have been predminantly Christian. Pray fr the church in Lesth t seek Christ and remain faithful t the Gspel. There are abut 180,000 rphans in Lesth. Pray fr the church in Lesth t demnstrate the Gspel by caring fr these children in need. Lesth suffers frm declining fd prductin which has resulted in serius hunger cnditins. Pray fr Gd s prvidence fr thse in need. Ask Gd t establish the believers in Lesth in the Scriptures t live changed lives. Surce: Operatin Wrld by Jhnstne and Mandryk Scripture Memry Week 30 Isaiah 53:5 But he was wunded fr ur transgressins; he was crushed fr ur iniquities; upn him was the chastisement that brught us peace, and with his stripes we are healed. O Sacred Head Nw Wunded Lyrics by Bernard f Clairvaux Music by Hans Le Hessler Arrangement by Fernand Ortega O sacred Head, nw wunded, With grief and shame weighed dwn, Nw scrnfully surrunded With thrns, Thine nly crwn Hw pale thu art with anguish, with sre abuse and scrn! Hw dth Thy visage languish which nce was bright as mrn! What Thu, my Lrd, hast suffered, T was all fr sinners gain; Mine, mine was the transgressin, But Thine the deadly pain. L, here I fall, my Savir! Tis I deserve Thy place; Lk n me with Thy favr, Vuchsafe t me Thy grace. What language shall I brrw T thank Thee, dearest friend, Fr this Thy dying srrw, Thy pity withut end? O make me Thine frever, And shuld I fainting be, Lrd, let me never, never Outlive my lve fr Thee. Public Dmain Due t cpyright limitatins, we are nly allwed t print the lyrics t this sng with n chrds. We encurage yu t dwnlad an mp3 f this sng frm itunes. Cpyright 2010 The Church at Brk Hills

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