40 Days Parent Cue (Week 1)

 Tomorrow we begin the “40 Days in the Word” Experience at theEDGE.  And this blog is your cue.  Every Tuesday we’ll post a “Parent Cue” which will tune you in to what we are talking about at theEDGE and cue you in on some steps you can take to lead your student into taking their next steps. 

Overview (2/15):  Throughout their lives students are told Bible Stories that are miraculous and exciting.  Students have fallen in love with the stories of the Bible.  But now they are in middle school and are expected to read the Bible for themselves and it is about this time that the Bible can lose its excitement.  Students begin to find the bible confusing, boring, and irrelevant.  This week we’ll discover that we read the Bible so that we will know how to live the prosperous and successful life God has for us.  We’ll also discover that in order for the bible to change our lives we need to meditate on it.  Like a cow chews its cud, we read the Bible in such a way to digest the meaning, flavor and nutrients that the Bible gives. 

Bible Study Method:  The “Picture It!” Bible study method is when we read a verse over and over again, each time emphasizing a different word, as to think deeply about its meaning.   With each time that the verse is read, more and more insight and meaning is discovered.  Remember, reading the Bible is not how much you get through the bible, but it’s how much the bible gets through you. 

Parent Cue:  This week your child will spend time each day meditating on a different verse in the book of Philippians.  As they practice the “Picture It!” method of Bible Study, God will give them new insight with each new word emphasized.  This week, after you and your child have spent some time with God, ask this question.  Today, as I studied the Bible, the word “_______” stuck out to me and here’s why.  (Share your thoughts and insights from your study) Which word stuck out to you as you studied the Bible today? And why?  This exercise is meant for you and your child to share together.  Be real and authentic in your response.  Your student will be able to see right through you if you come up with a fake answer that doesn’t really mean anything to you.  The more vulnerable and real you are, the more vulnerable and real they will be. 

Day 1:  Philippians 1:6 | Day 2:  Philippians 1:27a | Day 3:  Philippians 2:13 | Day 4:  Philippians 3:12b | Day 5:  Philippians 4:6 | Day 6:  Philippians 4:13 | Day 7:  Philippians 4:19 

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