Family Devotions in the Season of Young Children || Ep. 51

Busyness, squirmy children, silly questions, and feeling insecure about talking to toddlers about Jesus are all things that hinder intentional discipleship in the season of young children. When you feel like you can't live up to that other family, or your ideal picture of family devotion time, it's tempting to do nothing. But regardless the challenges, we're still responsible for sharing God's word with our children. In this episode, Emily and Laura discuss how they've altered their expectations for family worship, and share practical ideas for getting started. If the gospel is everything to us, and we are deeply grateful for God's word, we will show our children how to feast off of the bread of life.

Articles & Other Resources:

• Other RM episodes as mentioned in this show:
• • Ep. 04 | Teaching our Children About Jesus 
  • Ep. 12 | Is Your Child's Faith Your Responsibility? 
  • Ep. 27 | Intentional Motherhood: It's the Little Things
  • Ep. 29 | Using Life-Giving Words With Our Children
  • Ep. 15 | When Quiet Times Aren't Quiet: How Moms Can Make Time to Study God's Word 
  • Ep. 14 | How Mom Can Help Dad Invest in the Family's Faith
• Resources mentioned for family devotions:
• • Bibles/Bible Story Books:
  • • The Jesus Storybook Bible
    • The Biggest Story
    • The Big Picture Story Bible
    • Read Aloud Bible Stories (Vol. 1-5)
  • Catechisms:
  • • New City Catechisms (app for download) // PDF Version 
    • Songs for Saplings
  • Teaching Biblical Concepts
  • • Leading Little Ones to God
    • Helping Children Understand the Gospel 
    • Big Thoughts for Little People
    • Everything A Child Needs To Know About God 
  • Other
  • • Foundation Verses
    • Dangerous Journey: The Story of Pilgrim's Progress 
• Related Articles:
• • Family Worship - Donald S. Whitney 
  • The What, When, and How of Family Worship - Jason Helopoulos
  • 5 Reasons You Should Prioritize Family Worship - Don Whitney 
  • How Do You Do Family Devotions? - Ask Pastor John 
  • 5 Tips for Grace-Filled Family Worship - Elisha Galotti 

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