Thursday Dinner Devo

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FEAR/TRUSTING IN GOD/WORRY

Mealtime Prayer:

 “For food in a world where many walk in hunger/For faith in a world

where many walk in fear/For friends in a world where many walk alone/We give You humble

thanks, O Lord. Amen.”

Appetizer:

 Why don’t chickens play sports? (Answer: Because they hit fowl balls.)

Main Course: 

Have you ever had someone call you a chicken? Can you think of a person

who’s never been afraid? God knew that each of us would face times of fear. That’s why He

gave us “nuggets of truth.” Guess how many times the Bible says, “Do not be afraid.” Is it

10, 50, or 70 times? (Answer: 70.)

What things does the world tell you to worry about? Read Isaiah 43:5; Luke 2:10; and

Revelation 1:1–18. What do these verses tell us? With promises like that, you can give worries

to God and leave chicken for the barbecue!

Table Talk:

• How does knowing God is with you help? Why?

• Was there a time this past week when you were afraid? What did you do?

• Name one worry you can give to God right now.

Vitamins and Minerals:

 “My peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do

not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid” (John 14:27).

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GOD’S PROVISION 

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Mealtime Prayer: 

Think of ways that God provides your family with what you need.

Thank Him for providing these things for you.

Appetizer: 

Set a pitcher of water on the table. Have everyone guess how many glasses the

pitcher of water will fill. Then fill everyone’s glass. Whose guess was the closest?

Main Course: 

Read the story of a poor widow in 2 Kings 4:1–7.

Why did the oil stop when all the jars were full? What do you think would have happened

if she had collected more jars? If the widow had come to you for jars, how many

would you have given her?

Table Talk:

• How does God provide for poor people today? How can you be part of that?

• How does God provide for you?

• How is the widow’s oil like God’s blessings?

Vitamins and Minerals:

 “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we

ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the

church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen”

(Ephesians 3:20–21).

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You Say–God Says!

Mealtime Prayer: 

God says that we should pray for each other (Ephesians 6:18). 

Take time to do this after thanking God for your food.

Appetizer:

 Did you know that because people obey God and tell others about Jesus, the

Bible has been translated into over 1,946 languages? If you could learn another language,

which would you choose?

Main Course: 

Play a game of “Simon Says,” giving everyone an opportunity to be Simon.                      

If someone completes the action without the leader saying “Simon Says,” that person is out

until a new leader takes over.

The Bible gives us instructions too. Think of it as “God Says.” God tells us what we

should do when we’re sitting, walking, and lying down. It doesn’t matter what we’re doing,

we should always think about what God says!

Table Talk:

• What was your favorite instruction in “Simon Says”? 

What was the most difficult to follow?

• What is your favorite Bible instruction? What is the most difficult to follow?

• What happens when you don’t obey what God says? (Remember that God is faithful

to forgive!) How can you check what you’re doing with what “God says”?

Vitamins and Minerals:

 “Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds. . . . [Talk]

about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down

and when you get up” (Deuteronomy 11:18–19).

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King on the Mountain

Mealtime Prayer: 

As you thank God for your food, thank Him for the Bible, which teaches

us how to live. Ask Him to help you obey His commands.

Appetizer: 

As a family, make up 10 new rules for your house. They can be serious or funny.

Put them in order of importance from 1 to 10.

Main Course: 

After Moses led the Israelites across the Red Sea, they traveled through

the wilderness and camped by a big mountain. Moses climbed up the mountain to talk

to God. God gave Moses laws to tell the people. One day God wrote some rules on two

tablets of stone and gave them to Moses. They are known as the Ten Commandments.

How many can you name? (See Exodus 20.) 

Why did God make rules? 

Why do some people not like rules?

Table Talk:

• The first four commandments are about how we relate to God. 

Why do you think God put those first?

• Why do you think “honor your parents” is right in the middle?

• Why does God want us to obey His commandments?

• What happens when we obey God’s commandments?

Vitamins and Minerals:

 [Jesus said,] “If you love me you will obey what I command”

(John 14:15).

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Wanted: Map Readers and Travelers

Mealtime Prayer: 

The Bible gives us clear directions for prayer. In Matthew 6:9–11, Jesus

told us to pray to “our Father in heaven,” thanking Him for our “daily bread.” 

Give each family member a chance to do this.

Appetizer:

 Did you know that the Bible has 30,442 verses?

If you have memorized verses,

say one now.

Main Course: 

Have you ever kept track of your vacation trip on a map? It’s exciting to see

where you’ve been, where you are, and where you’re going. Name two ways that the Bible

is like a map for our lives. Next, read these verses, and then answer the questions.

• Romans 3:23. Where were we before we accepted Jesus? (Stuck in sin.)

• Romans 10:9. Where are we now? (Forgiven in Jesus.)

• 1 Peter 1:3–4. Where are we going? (Heaven.)

Table Talk:

• If your best friend lived far away and you had to travel on a journey to his or her

house, what five things would you take with you?

• Why can you be excited about the journey the Bible leads you on?

• What other directions does the Bible give to help you on your journey through life?

Vitamins and Minerals:

 “Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths” (Psalm 25:4).

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