Activity Bible Time Influence Others Drawing/Dramatization Experience

Influence Others - Love in Action

Look at the list of Love Languages. Brainstorm how each of you can express love to someone in need this week. Let them know that you are doing this because of how much God loves you and how much He loves them.

Tough Love

Invite a child over to your home for the afternoon. Try to choose somebody that your child is having trouble loving. Bake and decorate heart shaped cookies. (Remember, you can buy refrigerated dough and sprinkles for an easy but tasty treat!) Play the tic tac toe game (Bonus Activities) using coins or small candies for the game pieces. Encourage your children to share with their friend what God's love means to them, and that they hope they know how much God loves them. The conversation about God may end there, but it may lead to more questions... have the Four Fantastic Facts ready just in case!! If you have some left over cookies, send some home with the friend!

Love Letters

Have your child choose a few close friends to come over for an afternoon to play. Before they arrive do two things:

1. Help your child write or color a card for each friend to let them know how special they are and how much God loves them.

2. Encourage your child to think about what the friends would love to do rather than what they love to do. It may be the same thing, but the idea is to help them think of putting the friends first. Let your child help you plan a fun afternoon, full of things that he/she knows the friends would love to do.

"ABIDE" for God is Love
Memory Verse Table Talk
AActivity … Family Fun Activities!
BBible Times … Exploring God's Word together
IInfluencing Others … how can you make a difference?
DDrawing/Drama … exploring your creative side!
EExperience … finding the teachable moments
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