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What Should I Do When I Sin?
Kids using the D6 curriculum learned how God kept His promise and brought His people back from exile in Babylon to their homeland. What a great day when God turned their sadness to joy! They sinned and went away from God, but He forgave them and helped them return.
Tell about a time when you sinned (even sharing the consequences you suffered if it is appropriate). Share how God forgave you and helped you. Everyone sins and kids need to learn what to do when they sin. Read 1 John 1:9
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Let's Bake Cookies!
Gather ingredients to make cookies. Let the kids taste the individual ingredients (salt, baking soda, butter, flour, etc.) before mixing them together. Ask how each one tastes.
Mix and bake the cookies. Eat the cookies with some cold milk. Ask how they liked them.
Ask: What are some things in life that aren't good? (Sickness, sadness, hurt feelings, loneliness, etc.)
These things don't "taste " good! BUT God can take those bad things and make something good out of them (like you did with the cookies). God is so powerful He can make something good out of bad.
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"New"
Items needed: things from the recycling bin—cereal boxes, paper towel rolls, ribbon, bottles, construction paper, etc.
Glue and scissors
Make something "new" from the salvaged items.
Read James 1:3-4
Ask:
What comes from trials? (Patience)
What is the end result? (It will make you mature and complete.)
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We All Need a Little Car Repair
As you are driving, ask each family member:
What would you drive if you could have ANY car or truck?
Then ask:
What would happen to your car or truck if you had a wreck? (It would have to be repaired or fixed.) A good repair shop can make a wrecked car look just like new. They are able to restore cars to their original beauty.
God had to punish His chosen people, Israel, for their sin, but He never stopped loving them. They were taken away to another country, but God promised He would restore them—that He would bring them back to their home again. When He did, they were very happy! God may have to punish sin, but He wants to forgive and restore people so they can be happy again.
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Be Creative!
Go to a local thrift store and look for something that can be restored/fixed (a toy, a lamp, a chair, a stool, etc). Bring it home and brainstorm ways that it can be restored. Can you clean it, paint it, cover it with fabric, fix it, or decorate it? Be creative. Listen to all the ideas and work on the project together.
Let it be a reminder of how God doesn't push us away when we sin, but He lovingly restores us.
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"Fortunately, Unfortunately"
Play the game "Fortunately, Unfortunately." (Adapted from an idea in Family Fun magazine) This is a good game to play in the car.
Let the first person start out by telling something good—“Fortunately, I found a little dog on our doorstep." Then the next person must continue by adding something bad—“Unfortunately, the dog belonged to a 7 foot troll who thought I stole his dog." Then the next person must continue by starting with "Fortunately . . ." End the story on a "Fortunately!" (The story can be as elaborate or crazy as you like.)
Remind the kids that God loves to turn things out for our good, even bad things.
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