So What…

…does that mean for my family?

Where in the Word? Acts 1:1-11 Changing of the Guard

Spotlight Verse: Acts 1:8

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you and you will be my witnesses…to the ends of the earth.”

…do we need?

ü Fill a bathtub or sink with water

ü An object to drop in the water

ü A United States map (or world map)

ü A marker or highlighter

…can we pray for?

As a family, pray that God would show each of you how to best be witnesses to others right in your own family as well as outside of your family. Praise little ones for being obedient or for being kind to their siblings or friends. Pray that God would help you be sensitive to the small ways you can be witnesses for Him. Instead of trying to orchestrate some way to serve or be a witness, sit back and see what or who God puts in your path this week. If the Holy Spirit brings something or someone to you, He surely will give you the power to follow through.

…can we talk about?

Gather around your bathtub or sink. Drop your object in the water. Notice how the ripples keep going. That is how our witness works when the Holy Spirit is working in us. Now gather around your map. Pinpoint Sylva and highlight it. Talk about family and friends who you can be witnesses to and highlight where they live. With your marker , draw a line from Sylva to those places. If it applies to your family, pull out a world map and show how your witness goes “to the ends of the earth” (praying for or tithing to missionaries, writing to penpals, giving to international charities, etc). Keep your map out and keep adding to it!