PACT for the week of October 22

PACT for the week of Oct 22 Sovereignty       The Right to Rule   Items Needed: Blocks, Legos, or building materials   Invite each family member to make his or her own creation out of blocks and other building materials. Allow time for each person to tell about his or her creation.   Ask:    How would you feel if I walked up to your "creation" and smashed it?   What would you say? (Hey, that's mine; you have no right to do that, keep your hands off, etc.)   When you create something, you are in charge of it. No one has the right to ruin what you've made. God created a perfect world, yet man ruined it through sin.   Write the word sovereign on a white board or piece of paper.   What does the word sovereign mean? (In charge, ruler, reigning over, etc.)   What smaller word do you see inside this bigger word, sovereign? (Reign)   God reigns (or rules) over the whole world. God made the world and has the right to rule over it. God is a wise and powerful ruler. It is good to have someone so wise and powerful in control.   Why is it good that God is in control? (He knows what is best; He will punish those who do wrong; He will guide us in the right way, He will help us live in peace, etc.)     Read Psalm 100:3 and say the verse together several times.         Safety in Rules   Items Needed: Hair dryer (or other electric appliance) with a warning label   Ask one of the kids to read the label on the hair dryer.   Why do you think they put this label on the hair dryer? (The manufacturer wanted us to be safe; they didn't want us to get hurt, etc.)   Do you think they were trying to spoil our fun by saying we couldn't use it in the bathtub? (No)   God made us and knows what is best for us. That's why He has given us rules. He is a loving and wise sovereign who wants to protect us from bad consequences. He wants us to obey His rules and be happier.     Yielding to God Items Needed: Small cars and a sign that says, "YIELD"   Give each family member a car and ask him or her to act out a situation with you. Assign each one a starting point and ask them to "drive" in a certain direction (where you will all meet in the middle). When you are about to crash into each other, ask:   What do we need to keep us from crashing into each other? (We need a STOP or YIELD sign; we need a traffic light; we need to look out for each other, etc.)   Make a YIELD sign. What does it mean to YIELD? (One person lets the other one go first and then follows behind)   We need someone to make rules for us to live by. We all want to go our own way; we all want to be first; we all want what is best for ME. God is a loving ruler who has made good rules (Ten Commandments) for us to follow. But we must obey or yield to His rules.