Mealtime Prayer: Ask God to show you ways you can give to others things that matter to you. Appetizer: Fill a small cup with warm water. Put a couple tablespoons of a favorite drink in a large cup. (Make sure the cups aren’t see-through.) Hold up the cups so everyone can see how full they… [Continue Reading]
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Mealtime Devotions | Got Milk? {Plus a Giveaway!}
Mealtime Prayer: Pray the Bible from Psalm 125:15-16. (Have one person read one line, then read the next line together.) Reading: The eyes of all look to you. Response: And you give them their food at the proper time. Reading: You open your hand. Response: And satisfy the desires of every living thing. Appetizer: Did… [Continue Reading]
Mealtime Devotions | It’s Good for You {Plus a Giveaway!}
Mealtime Prayer: Thank the Lord that He has given you food to make your body strong and His Word to make your spirit strong. Appetizer: Did you know that broccoli has been served up for dinner for at least 2,000 years? (Parts of the Bible have been around even longer!)1 If you could outlaw one… [Continue Reading]
Mealtime Devotions | What’s on Your Label?
Mealtime Prayer: Dear Lord, a name isn’t something I can see or taste or touch. But help me to remember that it sticks with me wherever I go. Amen. Appetizer: Grab three cans of food from the cupboard. What things on the label make customers want to buy them? If your mom and dad were… [Continue Reading]
Mealtime Devotions | Lost and Found {Plus a Giveaway!}
Mealtime Prayer Tell God how thankful you are that he takes care of you like a shepherd cares and watches over his sheep. Appetizer: Sheep are curious but dumb animals. Did you know that sheep are often unable to find their way home even if the sheepfold is within sight? Knowing this, the sheperd never… [Continue Reading]
Mealtime Devotions | Attitude of Gratitude {Plus a Giveaway!}
Mealtime Prayer What are some things that your family members have done for each other today? Thank God for your family and the ways you can help each other. Appetizer: How do you feel when you do something nice for someone else and he or she doesn’t thank you for what you’ve done? Have you… [Continue Reading]
Mealtime Devotions | Water, Water Everywhere {Plus a Giveaway!}
Mealtime Prayer After the leader prays each phrase, everyone says, “We thank You, dear Lord.” Leader: For food to eat and water to drink, For healthy bodies and minds that think, For all that we have and all we enjoy, For every girl and every boy. Appetizer: Try to come up with ten uses for… [Continue Reading]