Redding First Families: PACT for the week of October 15th

Week of October 15th

Our Eternal King

No Beginning and No End

Items Needed: Index card or small pieces of paper for each person, a piece of string or yarn long enough to stretch across the room, tape

Stretch the string across the room and tape it to opposite walls. Invite each family member to write his or her birth date on an index card. Fold each in half and lay them on the string from oldest to youngest—parents included.

Each of us has a beginning. Dad was born on _______; Mom was born on _____; etc. God is eternal. (Deuteronomy 33:27)

What does eternal mean? (He has no beginning or no end; He has always been; no one created Him; He existed before everything)

God is the Eternal King! He rules the universe with wisdom and love. When we focus on His greatness, we want to worship Him.

Worship the Eternal King

Ask:

What would you do if Jesus were to come to our house?

Hopefully, we would treat Him with the greatest respect! We would listen carefully to His words; we would treat Him with great honor. Someone who could speak the stars into existence would be someone who deserves to be worshiped.

Read Revelation 4:1-11 aloud to see how the people in Heaven are worshiping Him. (This was John's attempt at describing what he saw.)

Worship can be words or actions—worship is our response when we focus on God.

What are some things we can say or do when we worship Him? (Listen to or sing a praise song; think about and say words of praise (God, You are wise, You are loving, etc); thank Him for the good things He gives us or does for us; admire His creation; write a note or poem to Him; read and think about His words in the Bible; say I love you to Him; etc.)

Choose one of the ways listed and worship God together.