God Gave the Ten Commandments
God’s law shows us what He requires. Our sin separates us from a holy God, but Jesus came to bring us back to God. When we trust in Jesus, He takes away our sin and gives us His perfect righteousness.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Here are a few ways to continue the learning at home.
Discussion Questions:
• Why does God want us to know how to love Him?
• Why does God want us to know how to love others?
• Which of the Ten Commandments feel difficult for you to obey?
Family Prayer:
Mornings
Thank God for the Bible that shows us what it means to be righteous. Praise Him for showing us how we can receive the righteousness of Jesus when we trust in Him. What does the Bible say about our ability to obey God? What did God do to bring us into a right relationship with Him?
Evenings
Think through your day and take a moment to confess the ways you disobeyed God’s commandments or failed to love Him or others. Thank God for Jesus, who took the punishment of sin and credits His perfect life to all those who trust in Him.
Family Activities:
For Fun...
1. Work with your family to come up with a list of 10 rules that will guide how everyone in your household will behave. Allow your kids to give their opinions about rules, but remind them that only adults get the final say in which rules are used. Keep the rules visibly posted.
2. Play a game of “Red Light, Green Light.” Players move toward you when you call “Green Light,” but must freeze immediately when you call “Red Light.” If any player moves when you call “Red Light,” the player is out of the game. Play a few rounds while increasing the frequency of commands to make the game increasingly difficult. Try to make it so no one can perfectly follow the calls to move. Discuss how hard it is to follow God’s rules perfectly. Then talk about how Jesus kept all God’s commandments perfectly on our behalf and how we are saved by grace—not by following rules.
To Serve...
1. Use a poster board to write out the Ten Commandments from Exodus 20:1-17. Over a 10-day period, study one commandment each day. Discuss how the commandment might help a person to love God, love others, or both. Talk with your kids about the ways we might disobey the commandment and how the commandment points us to Jesus as the only perfectly righteous One.
Supplies: poster board, marker