Category: Month 3

Day 1 –  Read 1 John 3:1 

God is your Heavenly Father and you are one of His children. Think about what a dad is supposed to do. He loves you, guides you as you grow up, teaches you, protects you, disciplines you, and provides for what you need. Your dad is also your authority that God has given to you. There is no dad that is perfect and not everyone has a dad here on earth, but everyone has a Heavenly Father who will do all these things.

Day 2 – Read 1 John 3:1 and write it out.

Memorize this verse today.

No matter if your dad is active in your life or not, you all have an earthly dad. Did you know that Jesus had an earthly dad too? His name was Joseph. He wasn’t Jesus’ real dad, but Jesus loved and respected him like you love and respect your dad.

Day 3

How do dads provide for their kid’s needs?

Why do dads discipline their children when they are wrong?

What are some examples of how dads show love to their children?

How does your Heavenly Father love you, provide for you, and even discipline you?

Day 4

People love their children more than anything else, and the same is true for God. He loves His children more than anyone else can ever imagine. Everything He does is for you. He wants the best for you. Ties are great reminders of dads because they are always wearing them. Go to your dad or your granddad today and ask him for an old tie. If there are none in your house, you can grab one at a thrift store for 25 cents. Ask your dad or mom to tie the tie and then take it off. Take a sharpie and write “God is my Heavenly Father” and pin it to a bulletin board. It can remind you that you are His child, and He wants to love you and take care of you.

Day 5Take time today to write a thank you note to your dad. If you don’t have a dad you can write your granddad or any man in your family who helps you. Tell him you love him and thank him for all he has done for you. Also, pray to God and thank Him for being your Heavenly Father and for all He does for you.

DIG DEEPER Here are some other verses about how God is our Heavenly Father:
Ephesians  1: 3 and Isaiah 64:8.

 

Day 1 – Read John 15:13

One of the most fun things about life is our friends. Write down all the reasons why you love your friends.

Day 2 – Read John 15:13 

Write it out. Your challenge today is to memorize this verse.

BIGGER & betterIf you have good friends, they will do a lot for you, but would your friends take your punishment for you when you get in trouble? Would your friends die for you? Jesus is the best friend you will ever have. He is the only one who did nothing wrong but died taking your punishment for sin away from you.

Day 3

 What is the greatest thing a friend has ever done for you?

Have you ever done anything for a friend? If so, what did you do?

Re-read John 15:13. How does God show us He is our friend?

Day 4

The story of Johnny Ferrier is a great example of God’s friendship. When Johnny’s airplane broke down, he had plenty of time to bail out and save himself. If he would have bailed out, the plane would have landed and exploded in a neighborhood, killing lots of people. Instead, Johnny sacrificed his life and stayed with the plane so he could land it in an empty field. He saved the lives of the people in that neighborhood.

Did you know?

Studies say that he average person spends 4-8 hours a day with friends! If you live 80 years, that is almost 200,000 hours with your friends! The question is, how much time do you take to spend with your closest friend, Jesus?Day 5

Do you believe that Jesus died on the cross for your sins? If you don’t, ask your parents or someone at church to help you understand what Jesus did for you. If you do, do you have a friend who doesn’t know about Jesus? How could you share Jesus with a friend today?

 

Day 1 – Read James 1:17 

All good things come from God. Make a list of everything you thing is good and thank God for it today. It came from him!

Day 2 – Read James 1:17 again and memorize it.

Day 3If God is the definition of good, then should you listen to Him?

If everything God does is good, should you want to do things His way?

Day 4

In every movie, there is always a battle of good versus bad. Think about a few of your favorite movies that have this story. One movie that comes to mind is the Disney movie “The Incredibles.” It is a story about a super hero family whose goal is to protect others. The bad guy only cares about himself. He wants to be powerful and forgets to be the “hero” part of super hero because he doesn’t care about others. God is the ultimate Super Hero. Nothing bad will come from Him, and not only will He always fight for good, He is good and creates good. The great news is that just like the movies, the “good side” always wins. God is good, and He will always defeat bad.

Give it a try!

There was a man in Kansas City who would drive around the city and give people money to help them out. He would carry thousands of dollars and give it all away every day. He gave God the credit for being good so he wanted to do good.
How can you show Gods goodness to others?

Day 5

God is good so we should be good. What can you do today that somebody would say is good? The best kind of good is when you help others.

Day 1 – Read Ephesians 2:8

This verse tells us that by grace we have been saved through faith.
It also tells us that grace is a gift from God. 
You are a sinner, and you deserve to be separated from God for eternity. He is not okay with being separated from you, so He gave you His Son, who did not sin, and He took your punishment for sin on the cross. Because of Jesus, you get eternity, a gift you don’t deserve.

Day 2 – Read Ephesians 2-8Write the verse out. Memorize this verse today.

Day 3

Have you ever gotten anything that you didn’t deserve? Explain what it was and how you felt when you received it.
How do you think God is gracious to you?

Give it a try!

The hardest time to give someone grace is when someone is mean or does something bad to you. They don’t deserve your kindness to them, but you should do it anyway. Why?

Think about how many times you hurt Jesus by sinning.

No matter how you hurt God, He still gives you grace!

Day 4

Imagine if you had to take a test at school that you didn’t study for at all. Let’s pretend this test was so important that you couldn’t pass on to the next grade unless you got a certain score. What if while you were taking the test, you decide to cheat, and while looking on your friend’s paper your teacher catches you. You are sent to the principal’s office knowing you deserve to not move on to the next grade. Now imagine the principal and your teacher coming into the room and telling you they decided to give you a second chance to take the test. You didn’t deserve a second chance. In fact, there was nothing you could do to get a second chance, only they could give it to you. The principal and teacher would have given you the gift of grace.

Does this story help you understand how God is gracious? Romans 6:23 states that you deserve death. You deserve to be apart from God forever because you sin. God is gracious by sending us His Son to die on the cross. Because of Jesus, we get what we don’t deserve: a relationship with God forever.

Day 5

How can you be gracious to someone else today? Think of some ideas and go be gracious. When have you needed God’s grace?

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