READ PRAY SING FamilyWrshipGuide Week6 AstheIsraeliteswereslavesinEgypt,GdwasalreadywrkingutHisglriusplantdeliverthem.Hechse Msestbethenetleadthemutftheirslavery.GdprvidedMses'brtherAarntcmealngandspeak tpharahwithhim.msesandaarnapprachedpharahandpresentedaseeminglyridiculusrequest:"letmy pepleg."sincetheisraeliteswerethemajrwrkfrceinegypt,pharahrealizedthatlettingthemgwuldput ahalttanywrkinhiskingdm.pharah'srespnsewasn.hwever,gdwasdeterminedtdisplayhispwer andtredeemhispeple.gdbrughtgreatplaguesupntheegyptians,demnstratinghissvereigntyverall creatinandallpeple evenegyptiankings. Describewhateachftheseplaguesmighthavebeenlike: Plague1:Waterturnedtbld Plague2:Frgs Plague3:Gnats Plague4:Flies Plague5:Livestckwaskilled Plague6:BilsntheEgyptians Plague7:Hail Plague8:Lcusts Plague9:Darkness Plague10:DeathftheFirstbrn EachplagueputEgyptinanincreasinglydesperatesituatin.ThelastplaguetemprarilybrkePharah sreslve. Whilegrievingfrhiseldestsn,PharahfinallylettheIsraelitesg. Exdus12:30 42;14:5 31 Oftentimes,itishardfrustseethebigpicture.AstheIsraeliteswerewrkingasslavesfryearsandyears,they likelydidntfeelthattheywereexperiencingthegdnessfgd.itwaseasyduringthsetimestfrgetthat therewasabiggerstryatwrk.gdhadmreinmindfrtheisraelites.theisraelites timeinslaverywasnlya tinyprtinfthegrandstrythatgdbeganatcreatinandwillultimatelyfinishinthelastdays.thisistrulya stryfurredemptinand,mreimprtantly,adisplayfhisglry. TheBttmLine:GddisplayedHisgdnessandHisgreatnessastheOnewhdeliversHispeplefrmslavery,a pictureftheslaveryhewulddeliverusfrmthrughchristinthenewtestament.byhisgraceandinhispwer, HedeliversusfrmdarknessandbringsusintHislight. Questins: HwwasthisstryadisplayfGd'sgdness? HwdidGddisplayHisgdnessandfaithfulnesseventhrughtheplagues? WhatisanareainyurlifethatyuarewaitingfrGdtshwHisfaithfulness? ReadWindwOnTheWrld,Pg.12 13Afghanistan UsePrayerCard Uselyricsheetandmp3dwnladf PraiseTTheLrdTheAlmighty PraisettheLrdtheAlmighty waswrittenin1680byagermancalvinistnamedjachimneander.itisbasedn Psalm103andPsalm150.Neanderlvedtwalkthrughthevalleysandwdsnearhishme,wherehewuld singpraisetgd.hewrtemanysngsduringthesewalksashecnsideredthegrandeurfgd screatin.atthe agef30,neanderwrtethishymnwhilebattlingtuberculsis.hewulddielaterthatyear.hislyricsarean encuragingexampletusfrejicingamidstsuffering: OmysulpraiseHim,frHeisthyhealthandsalvatin TranslatedintEnglishbyCatherineWinkwrth,thishymnhasbeensungfrgeneratins. WechsethissngfrthisweekbecauseGdiswrthyfurpraisenmatterurcircumstances.Thesituatin thatgd speplewereinduringtheirslaveryinegyptisaprimeexample.gdwasstillsvereign,andhewasstill gdeventhrughtheirsuffering.evenindifficulttimes,weknwthatheissvereignandthathecaresfrus.he Cpyright 2010 The Church at Brk Hills www.brkhills.rg 1
MEMORIZE isurhealthandsalvatin,hesheltersus,heisurdefender,heisgdandmerciful,andheiswrthyfur praise.letuscnsiderhisprvisinfrusandhislvefrusthrughtheselyrics. Exdus15:2TheLrdismystrengthandmysng,andhehasbecmemysalvatin;thisismyGd,andIwillpraise him,myfather'sgd,andiwillexalthim. Cpyright 2010 The Church at Brk Hills www.brkhills.rg 2
SUGGESTIONS ThesesuggestinswerecreatedthelpparentsbettercmmunicatetheBiblicaltruthsdiscussedintheFamilyWrship Guide.Theseactivitiesandquestinscanreplacerserveasasupplementtthequestinsunderthe Read sectinn Page 1. Remember, these suggestins are intended t help parents facilitate Gd centered discussins with their children. Parents shuld prayerfully use these suggestins, and any ther means necessary, t help their children discverthetruthsfgd swrdandwrshiphimtgether. Preschl(Birth Kindergarten) Gatheracuplefitemslikeabikehelmetrawintercat.Shwthechildrenneitematatimeandaskthe fllwingquestins: Hwcanthisbikehelmetprtectyu?Isitgdtwearabikehelmettkeepyufrmgettinghurt?Whatkindf prtectincanthiscatprvide?isitagdideatwearacatnareallycldday?canyuseehwallfthese itemsaremadethelpprtectusfrmsmethingthatculdbeharmful? Justliketherearemanydifferentitemsthatcanprtectusfrmharm,didyuknwthatpepleculdalsprtect usfrmharm?(example:firemen,plicemen)it sgdthavefiremenandplicementhelpuswhenweneed them. Gdprtectsus,t.Hisprtectinisalwaysthere,evenwhenwedn tknwit. GdisgreatandGdisgd!GdisthecreatrfeverythingandeverythingGdmadeisgd!Gdwantsust knwthatheisgd.healshasaplanfrusjustlikehedidfrmsesandthehebrewpeple.heprtectedthem frmallftheplaguesandrescuedthemfrmthepharahking. Gdlvesussmuch,HesentHissnJesustrescueus,t.Ntfrmanevilking,butfrmthepwerfursin. WhatagdandgreatGd. Children(Grades1 5) Askthefllwingquestins:Whatisaplague?Aplagueisadisasterrdeadlydiseasethataffectsaltfpeple. Whatisamiracle?AmiracleisaneventmadepssiblebythepwerfGdandperfrmedasasignrrevelatinf GdandHischaracter. Gd speplewereinslaveryinegypt.theirliveswerehrriblebecausepharahtreatedtheisraeliteswithgreat cruelty.theywerefrcedtwrkharduntiltheirbdieswerestiredtheyculdhardlystandup!iftheydidnt wrktheywuldbebeatenrevenwrse. GddisplayedHisgdnessandglrybysendingthetenplagues.HeusedtheseplaguesandHisservantMsest sethispeplefreefrmslavery.gdshwedthatheisthenlynewhculddeliverthemfrmslaveryand darknessinthislight. GdwuldnedaysendHisSnttheearthtfreeusfrmslavery.NtfrmslaveryunderanevilPharahbut slaveryfrmthepwerfsin.whenwewerepwerlesstfreeurselvesfrmsin,christwenttthecrsstbring usfrmspiritualdarknessinthisgreatlight. Asyuplaythegamesbelwwithyurchildren,remindthemfhwGd sdisplayfhisgdnessandgreatnessin rescuingtheisraelitesfrmslaveryinegyptpintsthisdeliveringusutfdarknessandinthisgreatlight thrughjesus. Game1:PlayagamefPictinary usingthe10plagues.writethenamefthe10plaguesnstripsfpaper,fldin half,andplaceinacntainer.haveeachmemberfthefamilytaketurnsselectingapiecefpaperfrmthe cntaineranddrawingapictureftheplague.asthefamilymemberisdrawingthetherfamilymemberstryt guesstheplaguethatisbeingillustrated.thefamilymemberwhisthefirsttanswercrrectly,thengetstselect apiecefpaperanddrawaplague.cntinueuntilalltheplagueshavebeendrawn. Game2:HaveyurchildrenUnscramblethefllwingplagues. LODBO GFRSO GTSNA SIFEL CEKIOVLST LSIBO HLIA CSUSTLO SDRKANES RFSBNTIRO Cpyright 2010 The Church at Brk Hills www.brkhills.rg 3
Students(Grades6 12) ReadExdus14:12 14again.TheIsraelitepeplehadjustbeenfreedfrmslaveryandimmediatelytheysecndguessedleavingtheirchains.EachdaymanyfuswhcallurselvesChrist fllwersgturschlsandther envirnmentswherewemustchsewhetherwewillputnthechainsfurldliferleavethemff.whatare smethingsthatmightpullatyufrmthatldlife?whatabutppularity,rwhatpeplethink,rtalkingabut thers?whatisitfryu?discuss. WhataresmewayswecanberemindedthatGd spwerissufficientthelpusvercmethesethings? Cpyright 2010 The Church at Brk Hills www.brkhills.rg 4
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. Prayer Week 6 Praise Praise is an act f wrship thrugh prayer in which we express ur adratin f and lve fr Gd. It is rejicing in wh Gd is and the salvatin He gives us thrugh Christ. We recgnize the many facets f His character and the wrk He has dne in ur lives. It is giving thanks fr the blessings He has given us. When we praise Gd, we give glry, hnr, and thanks t Him. Biblical basis fr Praise: Deuternmy 10:21; 1 Chrnicles 16:8-13; Psalm 150; Rmans 15:8-11; Hebrews 13:15; 1 Peter 2:9 Take sme time fr each f thse gathered with yu t lift up praises t the Lrd. Natins: Afghanistan Peace fr this war-trn land Help and prtectin fr thse translating scripture Many peple must listen t Christian radi in secret; pray they will understand what they hear and will cme t knw Jesus Surce: Operatin Wrld by Jhnstne and Mandryk Scripture Memry Week 6 Praise T The Lrd The Almighty Wrds by Jachim Neander Arrangement by Christy and Nathan Nckels VERSE 1: Praise t the Lrd The Almighty the King f creatin O my sul, praise Him Fr He is thy health and salvatin All ye wh hear Nw t His temple draw near Praise Him in glad adratin VERSE 2: Praise t the Lrd Wh er all things s wnderfully reigneth Shelters thee under His wings Yea, s gently sustaineth Hast thu nt seen Hw thy desires e er have been Granted in what He rdaineth VERSE 3: Praise t the Lrd Wh dth prsper Thy wrk and defend thee Surely His gdness And mercy here daily attend thee Pnder anew what the Almighty can d If with His lve He befriend thee VERSE 4: Praise t the Lrd O let all that is in me adre Him All that hath life and breath Cme nw with praises befre Him Let the amen sund frm His peple again Gladly fr e re we adre Him CHORUS: Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah Exdus 15:2 The Lrd is my strength and my sng, and he has becme my salvatin; this is my Gd, and I will praise him, my father s Gd, and I will exalt him. Public Dmain This Arrangement: Cpyright 2004 Wrd Music. LLC (adm. Wrd Music Grup, Inc.) Cpyright 2010 The Church at Brk Hills