Kids Church Online Begins Today... We are jumping into a series today called Mind Control. We are going to be looking at how we control our attitudes. Use the outline below as a family after you watch this week's episode!
Key Verse- Philippians 4:8 NIV Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
Parent/Child Discussion
1. What stood out to you the most from the message? What’s one thing you learned?
2. Have you ever been in a bad mood? What’s the type of thing that usually puts you in a bad mood?
3. Why do you think it’s hard for people to control their thoughts? What would make it easier?
4. When is it hard to have a positive attitude?
5. Read Philippians 4:8 NIV. How can this verse help you when you get in a bad mood?
6. Think about a time when you were thinking thoughts that were angry, jealous, complaining, overly sarcastic, self-pitying, and the like. How did you stop those thoughts? How can you do better at stopping them faster the next time they try to take over your mind?
Examples: Don’t spend time focusing on negative or sinful thoughts; focus on things you’re grateful for; write down some things you can praise God for even in the middle of a tough situation; etc. Pray together. Pray that your family would be able to use their minds to focus on what God wants them to think about. Pray that they would begin to have the mind of Christ, not a mind of complaining, anger, fear, or other sinful or negative thoughts.
Family Activity- Keep it Up! A fun and frantic game to show that sometimes it takes some work to keep your thoughts in the right place. Object: Keep balloon from hitting the ground. Supplies needed: balloon, dice
1. Say: Sometimes, life’s great, and everything seems to be just floating along—when WHAM! Something you weren’t expecting can cause your emotions to drop to the ground. Let’s play a game about that—using a balloon to represent our emotions!
2. Have your family stands in a circle.
3. Give your family the balloon and tell them to keep it from touching the ground. NO ONE can hold it. They must keep volleying it so it doesn’t touch the ground.
4. Explain: I’m going to roll this die about every three seconds. If I roll an EVEN number, you can keep bouncing the balloon in the air. If I roll an ODD number, you have to put your hands to your sides—no touching the balloon—for three seconds!
5. Family members bounce balloon while you roll the die.
6. If you roll an even number, tell family members to continue, count to three, and roll again.
7. If you roll an odd number, tell family members to STOP, count to three, and roll again. If it’s an even number, family members resume volleying. If it’s odd again, the balloon will probably hit the ground by the time you count to three and roll again!
8. Repeat steps 5-7 as long as the balloon stays in the air.
9. If the balloon touches the ground, start over, repeating steps 5-7 as long as possible.
YouVersion Bible Reading Plan That Goes with Series - Think About the Things You Think About