WHY????? HOW????

 If you have been in contact with any member of the FaithZone team you have heard us talking about how important our families are in the life of the church. 

We can do greater thing together than we can do apart!   This month I will focus on the questions of Why this is important to us to build a family that talks about their faith story and their journey as a Christian.  

Why is this important?  How do we do this?

WHY?!?!?!?!?

This is important because parents will always have the greatest influence on our children.  It is important because how we deal with our faith as a family will shape how we grow in our faith journey.   This is important on our good days and on our bad days.   We must have the rhythm of faith incorporated into our day to day lives so that we KNOW we are not alone in our joys or in our sorrows.

So, HOW?   This is big task…..REALLY BIG.   Why is it not enough to bring our kids to small groups on Sunday mornings?  We pray before dinner.   We provide for an angel tree family every Christmas, etc. etc.

That is not enough. 

So, How do we do more?  We are all very busy people and don’t know how to add one more thing to our lives. 

I have been asking some of our families how they do it.  Below are simple things that you can do as a family to keep the faith story alive all week:

·      Put a devotion book in your car.   Read it on the way to school, on the way to practices, on the way to play dates, etc.   We live in our cars.   Make this time a part of your faith journey. 

·      Attend church as a family.   Teach your children about worship by example.   This is how children learn most from us, by watching us, and doing what we do.

·      End your day with 3 questions:  What was good today?  What was bad today?  Where did you see God?  You will be amazed by how your days are transformed when you are looking for God.  

What works for your family?   How do you keep your faith story alive all week?  Please let me know.

Here are some opportunities to worship together as a family:

The Singing Heart: Sunday, Oct. 13, 7 p.m.

The choral music of the evening will be both secular and sacred, rhythmic and expansive, joyful and reflective; and it will appeal to a broad audience.  

Click Here to see Dallas Morning News article for more information. 

Worship Night @ The Well- October 16^th – 7pm

Smith Worship Center

More info:

*A night of seeking/encountering God through whole-hearted worship and prayer.

*Welcome to anyone in the community (friends, family, neighbors, people who don’t attend here)

*Open to all ages. Childcare provided from 6:30-8:30pm.Register here for childcare. 

*No sermon, just times of prayer and songs led by the band

*Probably will last an hour but could be 1hr 15 mins

*Free…obviously.