I Will Make God Most Important
17 As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
18 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. ”No one is good—except God alone.19 You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, you shall not defraud, honor your father and mother.’t”
20 “Teacher,” he declared, “all these I have kept since I was a boy.”
21 Jesus looked at him and loved him. ”One thing you lack,” he said. ”Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
22 At this the man’s face fell. He went away sad, because he had great wealth.
(Mark 10:17-22)
Key Verse
All honor and glory to God forever and ever! He is the eternal King, the unseen one who never dies; he alone is God. Amen.”
(1 Timothy 1:17)
Materials Needed: A calendar, markers, crayons or pens, and paper (or journal) to write down prayer requests
Family Discussion
- Going to church is one way we can keep God first and most important in our lives.
- Let’s work on making God a priority by making a calendar and committing to going to church a certain number of weeks in a row!
Family Activity
Commit as a family to going to church for at least four weeks in a row. Create a family calendar that shows the days you will attend church. Place this in an area so that all members of the family can see it. Discuss how going to church shows that God is a priority in your life. If you attend church regularly, look back at your calendar to see the most weekends you attended church in a row. Commit to doubling those weeks.
Family Prayer
Ask family members for prayer requests. Then, ask God to help you keep your commitment to going to church.
Making a commitment to go to church regularly is a great step toward making God most important in our lives. Let’s put our family calendar somewhere we will see it often to remind us of our commitment.
