THIS WEEK, we continue our January Family Experience series, UNBOXED and learn that “Blessings are Gifts God Gives Us!”, focusing on Matthew 5:3-12.

We invite you to join us on our YouTube channel (Canyon Creek Project) or Facebook live for Family Experience every Saturday at 11AM. Experience worship as a family through praising with your voice and watching and listening to the weekly lesson come alive!

“With the holiday season having just passed by, most kids still have the concept of giving and receiving gifts fresh on their minds. While many, if not all, of the gifts that were unboxed at Christmas will eventually fall into disrepair, gifts given by God will never fade! Through this “Unboxed” series, kids will discover what kinds of gifts those are, starting with the fact that everyone has special gifts! Then they will see how God can use those gifts to help others, among those gifts being special blessings from God, as well. Our gifts help us care about what God cares about, by focusing on heavenly things, and we can trust God with our gifts when we offer it up cheerfully!”

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January 16: “Blessings are gifts God gives us”

The Beatitudes: “Matthew 5:3-12

Memory Verse:

“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others.” 1 Peter 4:10

Experience this lesson through family worship:

Activity 1: Blessing Cards- ask these questions and explain to your kiddos.

* Have you ever been sick and someone sent you a card, balloon, or teddy bear as a get well gift? 

* When we're feeling down and someone shows us they care, that's a gift to us, isn't it? God does this for us, too. When we want to feel happy again after feeling sad, God blesses us with peace and joy to help us feel happy again! 

* INSTRUCTIONS: Set out the card making supplies and have your family make cards that will be a blessing to someone in need (think of a local nursing home and/or businesses to deliver them to). 

Activity 2: Caught on Tape

* INSTRUCTIONS: Take several strips of painter's tape and stick them across a door frame (creating a web-like structure) so that the sticky side is facing you. Give family members pom-poms, cotton balls, or scrunched up newspaper, and have them throw it at the tape to see how many "blessings" they can get stuck on the tape. 

* Think of all the good things in your life. They are all blessings from God! Blessings are gifts God gives us.