Family Worship

Washed with Tears

The focus of this family time is to use five easy steps to teach our family about the woman who gave up an important treasure because of her love for Jesus. We also learned that we are all sinners and need God to forgive us.

Learn the Memory Verse together and say it throughout the week to help your family remember and apply what they have learned.


MEMORY VERSE:  

The Son of Man must be killed and after three days rise again.

Mark 8:31


STEP 1. GATHER!

Use this exercise to begin Family Worship Night and have fun!


Let your kids pick their favorite game to play together as a family.


STEP 2. WORSHIP!

Preschool:



Elementary:



  • Sing and have fun while worshiping then pray. Take a moment here to thank God for your family and your time together!! 


STEP 3. BIBLE!

Read Pages 280-285 in the Jesus Storybook Bible

Watch:


STEP 4. DISCUSSION! 

Use these questions and points to have a conversation with your children about the Bible story. 


Have your family decide together how Zacchaeus would answer these questions. 
  • Why was Jesus with the important leader and his important friends? Because they wanted to have dinner with Jesus
  • What was the woman carrying? A jar of expensive perfume
  • What was special about the perfume? It was the woman’s treasure
  • What did the woman do first? She started to cry
  • Her tears fell onto Jesus’ feet and she kissed his feet and dried them with what? Her hair
  • Who thought pouring the perfume on Jesus’ feet was a waste? The important people
  • Did the important people know they were sinners and that they needed Jesus to forgive them? No
  • Did the woman know she was a sinner and that she needed Jesus to forgive her? Yes
  • Why did the woman pour her expensive perfume on Jesus? She knew she was a sinner, and she knew Jesus forgave her sins, and so she wanted to give him her treasure
Say “Jesus knew the important leaders were angry and that they wanted to kill him. They were angry with Jesus because they thought that only God can forgive sin. Stand up if you think they were right. Stand up if you think they were wrong. You are all correct. They are right because it is true that only God can forgive sin. But they are wrong to be angry with Jesus because he is God and so he can forgive sin.”
 “We are all sinners and we all need God to forgive us. The important people in this story think they are not sinners and that they do not need Jesus. The woman in this story knows she is a sinner, and because she knows Jesus forgives her sins, she loves Jesus and gives him her treasure.”

STEP 5. Pray!

  • Pray aloud, asking God to help you and the children not to be like the important people, who thought they weren’t sinners and that they didn’t need Jesus. 
  • Ask the children to think of something they want to tell God they are sorry for (e.g., lying, not being kind to a sibling, etc.). Ask them to pray, telling God they are sorry.