FAMILY CONNECTIONS SHARING Description: “And a little child shall lead them” (Isaiah 11:6). Even young children can be a witness for Christ. They can share the good news with others, live according to God’s word and draw others to Christ. •Mark 16:15 And he said to them, "Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation". •Isaiah 6:8 And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Who shall I send"? Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.” •Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes... •Get a set of dominoes. Draw a picture of a child on one domino. Stand the dominoes in a row. Have the first domino fall into the one behind it so that all of the dominoes fall. Discuss how sharing the good news with one person can cause a chain reaction and can impact many. •Have your child decorate hearts that have the message "God loves you" on them. Then give them to others (i.e, with the tip at a restaurant, at the check-out stand in the grocery store, your child's teacher, etc.) BIBLE VERSES BIBLE STORIES FAMILY ACTIVITIES FAMILY EXTRAS •Read Acts 3:1-10. Share how the beggar asked for money but Peter gave him something much better. •Read Mark 1:2-3. Share how John the Baptist preached about Christ. •Read I Timothy 4:12. Share how even a young person can be an effective witness. Discuss how Timothy was an apostle and was an effective witness. •Read I Samuel 3: Discuss • how Samuel was obedient. •Peter, Susan Martins Miller •If Jesus Lived in My Heart, Jill Roman Lord •Songs: This This Little Light of Mine, Get All Excited, Go Tell It On the Mountain, Spread the Good News Everywhere, I Will Sing the Mercies of the Lord, Silver and Gold Have I None, Light A Candle, Joel Lindsay, Living Inside Out, Jay Stoker