The Gospel in Board Games - Sorry! Devo

Family Spiritual Practices

Week of August 11th, 2019

Our sermon series in the month of August is focusing on how to children’s board games that families play together to talk about the mission and message of Jesus Christ. To that end, our devotions throughout this month are going to be a little different. Instead of being a scripture, questions, and a prayer each day that are focused on adults, we are going to present one devotional practice for families to adapt and use throughout the whole week. 

Don’t have any kids in your home currently? Don’t worry! This is for you, too! This can be something that grandparents discuss with their grandchildren or that individuals can do as a spiritual practice on their own. 

A note: sometimes we forget that God gave us the gift of creativity. This week’s devotional also has a creative aspect to it in order to engage our whole brain and being. If you don’t think you’re very creative or crafty - that’s completely okay. But you may want to give it a try, just to see what new insights God may give you. 

Scripture for the week: Matthew 6: 9-11

Trace and cut out your hand. Write on each finger the letters ACTS.

ACTS can remind us of a different way to pray to God:

A is for Adoration - Praising God for who God is. 

C is for Confession - confessing before God the things that we have done that wouldn’t be very pleasing to him.

T is for Thanksgiving - what we thank God for doing in our lives and in the world.

S is Supplication, which is a fancy word for what we want to ask God for.

Have you used all of your fingers? Probably not. There is one that is left over that reminds us to listen to God. When we pray we don’t just speak, but we also listen to hear what God wants to say to us. 

Take time this week to pray ACTS prayers. 

- What was different about praying this way?

- What part of praying this way was the easiest? What was the hardest?

Another way to pray is the Lord’s Prayer. That’s what we read in Matthew 6: 9-11 and we pray together in church on Sundays. 

- How did Jesus teach his disciples to pray?

- Why do we pray the Lord’s Prayer? 

Sometimes we get so caught up in talking to God, we get so excited that God listens to us, that we forget to listen to God. What would it be like if you did all of the talking with your family or your friends? What are some ways that we can remind ourselves to listen to God?