Family Worship

God Made A Covenant With David:    

The focus of this family time is to use five easy steps to teach your family that God promised David that every future king of Israel would come from David’s family, and David’s kingdom would last forever. God kept His promise by sending His Son, Jesus, as one of David’s descendants. Jesus is our King who will rule over God’s people forever.


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



MEMORY VERSE: 

In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace  that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding.

- Ephesians 1:7-8


STEP 1. GATHER!

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

  • Look at your wedding pictures. If you are not married, show wedding pictures of close friends or extended family members. Explain that in a wedding, the husband and wife make a lifelong promise to each other and God to be faithful. Discuss how God made an everlasting promise to David that was fulfilled in Jesus.

STEP 2. WORSHIP!



  • 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!

Watch the Bible story video or read 2 Samuel 6-7 from the Bible or watch:


Preschool:


Elementary:


STEP 4. DISCUSSION! 

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

  • Hoshi Ryokan, a hotel in Japan, is the oldest family business in the world. The hotel was started in 718, and it has been owned and operated by the same family every day since. The business has now been passed down through 46 generations! 
  • It’s rare to see something like a home or business pass from generation to generation without interruption. David probably felt shocked and honored when God promised that someone from his family would be king forever. In an age when kings would rise and fall, God’s promise shows how faithful He is to keep the family of David on the throne forever. Only God can keep such a promise! 
  • God made another promise. He promised to send a Savior who would rescue people from sin. The promised Savior is Jesus, who just happened to be the 25th great-grandfather of David. Jesus came from the family of David and is now the King of kings who sits on the throne forever!
  • God promised David that every future king of Israel would come from David’s family, and David’s kingdom would last forever. God kept His promise by sending His Son, Jesus, as one of David’s descendants. Jesus is our King who will rule over God’s people forever.


STEP 5. Pray!
  • Pray: God, You always keep Your promises. You kept Your promise to David, and You kept Your promise to the world by sending Jesus as the Savior. Help us to believe in Your promise of eternal life for all who believe in Jesus.