An Angel Appears to Joseph Week 2 Take it Home Page

Make this sheet and its ideas and devotions your family devotion.

Special Delivery: Postal Worker Vs. Angel

Click on this link to read a short lesson on the postal service. Look at the picture of the postal worker.
Would you trust news that is delivered by a postal worker like the one pictured at this site?

How would it be different from plans that were delivered by an angel?

Which would you trust more? Why?

As a family, make a list of ways God shows us his plans for our lives. Post it in a prominent place in your home, perhaps on the refrigerator. Set a time to get back together to discuss how God guided you through the week when you trusted his plans.

Christmas Angel Crafts

Christmas Angel Craft Ideas

Browse this page of angel craft ideas. Do you find anything that interests you? Make one of the crafts as a family project.

As you work, discuss the following questions:

• What do you think it was like for Joseph when the angel appeared to him? Do you think he was frightened? Why or why not?

• What were God's plans for Joseph? What do you think made Joseph decide to trust God?

• Why should we trust God's plans?

Winter Week 1 Take Home Sheet

WINTER WEEK 1 TAKE HOME SHEET

I encourage you to think about starting or continuing to do these weekly take home activities. I think that our families could benefit so much by simply using these discussion starters and other ideas as families.

Planning for Jesus's coming

TRAVEL PLANNING SITE

Find the Travelocity site and then click on "Vacation Packages."

Pretend you are planning a vacation to one of the places mentioned there. Discuss what each member of the family would need to do as a part of the family's preparation for the trip.

Be sure to discuss the following questions:

• Why would you look forward to this trip? In what ways would you need to plan and prepare?

• What if a friend or family member that doesn't live with you decided to plan a trip to come visit you? How would you prepare for his or her arrival? Would you get the guest room ready or buy groceries to prepare a special meal?

• If you had lived in Solomon's day, would you have believed him when he told of Jesus' coming the first time? What do you suppose Solomon wanted the people to do in order to prepare for Jesus' coming?

• Why should we look forward to Jesus' coming? How can we prepare for Jesus' return

GAMEDAY- LIKE PREPARATION (ONLINE GAME LINK!)

PLAY SOME OF THESE FUN GAMES AND THEN ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS!

Go to this football Web site and check out the games. How fast are your reflex effects? Whew! That was fun. But getting ready for real football games is hard work.
Spend a few minutes and talk about what it must take to get ready for each NFL game.
Compare that to what we should be doing to get ready for Jesus' coming.
Solomon encouraged the people to prepare for Jesus' coming. Are we ready today?