Parent Connection 9.5.21

 

Eat Up!

Objective: Students will learn the importance of a daily quiet time and will be encouraged to utilize the truth they are learning from engaging in a daily quiet time.


Key Scripture: Job 23:12 - I have not departed from the commandment of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.


Key Thought: Quiet Time is the most important meal of the day.


Lesson Summary: 

This week’s lesson was the second in a four-part series called “Roots: Growing Your Faith.” The four lessons in this series are core essentials in the life of a believer covering the topics of salvation, quiet time, spiritual growth, and Scripture memory. Tonight’s lesson focused on personal quiet time. When we say, “Quiet Time,” we are talking about “time alone with God praying, reading His Word, and applying its truth to one’s life.”

Just like our bodies need food, so do our souls. Our souls are fed through the most important meal of the day, our quiet time. In this lesson, your student was challenged about the value of a consistent quiet time. For those who have a Quiet Time Devotional, the challenge was to commit to at least 10 minutes of quiet time each day throughout the next week. For those without, the challenge was to get a Quiet Time Devotional and begin using it.

Encourage your student to begin or deepen the discipline of a quiet time in their lives. Talk with your student about the value of spending time with God on a daily basis. Consider using a Word of Life Quiet Time yourself so you can discuss the passages with your student. Regularly share what you have learned in your quiet time and ask your student what they have learned in theirs. Personal Quiet Times for all ages can be purchased at the following site: https://teachersource.wol.org/resource/SBS21/2-1/.

If you want to see your student complete the Word of Life Discipleship Challenge this year having a regular time in God's Word through the Word of Life Quiet time is a part of that. Not only could your student earn a free Week of Camp, night of Reverb, and a scholarship to the Word of Life Bible Institute the spiritual food they receive and the habit they build of regular time in the word of God is priceless!    

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