40 Days Parent Cue (Week 2)

Open my eyes that I may see the wonderful things in your law. (Psalm 119:18)

 

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 (2/22):  We are in the second week of the "40 Days in the Word" Experience.  The challenge is to spend every day for the next 40 days reading and studying the bible.  But what happens when we miss a day?  Students can easily get caught up in how many days they miss reading the word.  But this week we are talking about how God doesn't care how many days in a row they read the Bible.  God cares about spending time with them and building a relationship with them.  For God, relationship is more important than rules.  So instead of making a rule about reading the word, we need to figure out how to have a devotional time with God that does more than check it off our list for the day.   

Bible Study Method:  The “Picture It!” Bible study method is when we read a passage of scripture and picture ourselves in the story.  Picture the scene.  Picture yourself as the characters in the story.  How would you have responded in this situation?  Are there situations in your life that are similar to the situations in the story? 

Parent Cue:  This week your child will spend time each day picturing stories in the first 7 chapters of Mark.  As they practice the “Picture It!” method of Bible Study, scripture comes tremendously alive and you see it in a whole new light. This week, after you and your child have spent some time with God, ask this question.  Today, as I studied the Bible, I identified with _______ (a character in the story) and here’s why.  (Share your thoughts and insights from your study) Which character in the story did you identify with? 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 8:  Mark 1:40-45 | Day 9:  Mark 3:1-6 | Day 10:  Mark 4:35-41 | Day 11: Mark 5:21-43 | Day 12:  Mark 6:35-44 | Day 13:  Mark 6:45-51 | Day 14:  Mark 7: 31-37 

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