Conversation Starters: One Great Commitment

Posted by Karah

CONNECTION POINT: Families learn about Jesus.

THE BIBLE MEETS LIFE: What must I do to be saved? We make decisions constantly. Many decisions require little thought, and most decisions require little long-term commitment. But the greatest decision centers on what we will do with Jesus Christ. Knowledge about Jesus is not enough. Our need for salvation is answered in Jesus, but we must each decide whether we will commit to that truth and trust Jesus.

Concept: One Great Commitment

Preschool

Genesis 6:9- 8:19

LIFE POINT: Noah was a good man who obeyed God. God told Noah to build a big boat (ark) because God was going to flood the whole earth. Noah built the boat. He made it exactly as God said. The boat
had three floors and one door. God told Noah to store food for his family and all the animals. Noah did everything God had told him to do. Finally, it was time to gather his family and the animals on the boat. Then God shut the door. For 40 days and 40 nights, it rained. Noah, his family, and all the animals were safe in the boat. After the rain stopped and the water went away, God put a rainbow in the sky to remind Noah and his family He would never flood the earth again.

LIVE IT OUT: Provide some blocks and animal figures for your child. Sit with her and help her build the ark, a zoo, or pens for the animal. Talk about the story of Noah as your play. Remind your child that God loved Noah’s family and God loves all families.

Kids

Genesis 6:9- 8:22

LIFE POINT: Noah was a man who loved and obeyed God. God spoke to Noah. “Build an ark,” God said. God told Noah exactly how to make the ark. God was going to send a flood that would destroy everything not on the ark. Noah obeyed God. God told Noah to take animals with him on the ark. He needed two of every kind of animal and seven pairs of some animals. God told Noah and his family to go into the ark. When they were inside, God shut the door and the rain began. It rained for 40 days and 40 nights. Even the mountains were covered with water. But the ark floated on top of the water. God caused a wind to blow over the earth to begin to dry the water. Finally, Noah knew the land was dry. Noah, his family, and the animals out of the ark. Noah and his family had done everything that God told them to do.

LIVE IT OUT: As a family, discuss ways your family obeys God. Talk about ways your family could improve. Let your child help think of different ways your family could improve in their obedience to God.

Students 

Romans 10:1-3, 8b-13

THE POINT: I must trust in Christ alone for salvation. Where do you usually see people that are passionate but without knowledge? What is one problem with trying to earn your salvation? Why is salvation both easy and difficult for those who give their lives to Christ? Discuss the following quote:

“Without a heart transformed by the grace of Christ, we just continue to manage external and internal darkness.”1— Matt Chandler

LIVE IT OUT: Encourage your student to take practical steps to take his or her faith and Live It Out.
Here are some ways you can encourage your students to live out their faith with Christ personally, in community, and in their culture:
• CHRIST: Talk with your student about salvation through the confession of sins and surrendering of your life to Christ. If your student has not done this, talk with him or her about making a decision to do so.
• COMMUNITY: Invite friends of your student over who do not know Christ. Use the opportunity to reflect Christ’s love in your home and invite them to know Christ better.
• CULTURE: Discuss opportunities with your student to take the gospel to those who need it. Don’t let fear discourage him or her from big ideas and taking large leaps to further the kingdom.

1. Matt Chandler, The Explicit Gospel (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2014), 199.


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