Sept 18 - Wednesday Night Activities
On September 18 there will be no Wednesday Night Activities at church. We are intentionally pausing all church activities to open up a space for families to be a family. Our hope and prayer is that it would be an evening of rest and refocus. Here are the instructions that we would encourage you to adopt for the evening.
FAMILY
#1: Limit all distractions. We highly recommend that the evening be “screen free,” so that your family can be free from all that is happening “out there” in order to focus on the lot that God has given inside of your walls.
#2: Eat together. There is something very powerful about sharing meal together. The meal doesn’t have to be complicated! In fact, we recommend that it be simple and stress-free. It may be helpful during the meal to ask each individual the following:
-High - What was the high part of your day?
-Low - What was the lowest part of your day?
-Buffalo - What was an unexpected part of your day?
#3: Pray together. If possible, we recommend that the father lead in a prayer. If you are new to prayer, don’t sweat it, we have provided a prayer below that can be read or used as a model.
Prayer: Father, we thank you for your grace and mercy shown through our Good Shepherd Jesus. We bless your holy name and pray that you will be honored this evening in our time together as a family. In Jesus' name we pray, amen.
#4: Read Scripture. Don’t know what to read? No problem! Turn to John 10:1-18 (The Good Shepherd).
#5: Have fun together. Pull out a board game, play hide-and-seek, or go for a walk or to the park. The goal is to intentionally enjoy one another.
If you are married with no kids in the home, we would encourage you to also spend the evening intentionally investing in your marriage. Likewise, if you are single, consider grabbing a friend (or group) to focus upon an intentional night of friendship. In both cases, feel free to adapt the instructions to best fit your situation.
