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Home Grown Faith & ReadyClickGrow

This page is dedicated to easy ideas and activities to nurture your faith anytime, anywhere.

Here's what to look for on this page 

  • ReadyClickGrow: (scroll to the bottom)Hundreds of Quick and easy ideas.  Explore these links for ideas ranging from games to quiet devotions and everything in between. Just in:  meal time activity placemats
  • Ask the Pastor BLOG: A new interactive resource recapping the previous weeks sermon and Gospel lessons.  You can ask questions of your pastors regarding the sermon, Bible lessons, or any other matters of faith with this easy tool.
  • The Prayer Square:  Prayers, and links to other resources including YOUTH devotions 
  • Family Fun Bible Study & Activities:
    This feature offers word games, activities, interactive puzzles and a kid friendly Bible study. Coming in June:  How well do you know the staff?  Do this crossword puzzle and find out.   
  • Milestone Ministry: Be sure to check out new EASTER SEASON ideas and FAITH MORSELS. Also, get information about special guest speakers for parents of teenagers!

Travelling Faith

As you vacation this summer, keep your faith unpacked.  One of the keys to nurturing faith is to nurture your family.  While any fun family activity may begin and/or end with intentional faith talk or prayer, just the time spent together will lead to faith sharing moments.  

  

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Car games:  Faith talk cards.  These cards, which are always available through Bobbie at All Saints, are available in 3 different sets.  They consist of a variety of fun and thought provoking questions that can spark great conversation as you travel to your destination, whether local or across the country.

VeggieTales Marathon:  Make popcorn, gather huge boxes of Hot Tamales, grill some hotdogs.  Gather a collection of VeggieTales or choose any collection of movies you enjoy.  Darken all the windows by hanging blankets over them for more theater style viewing.  If you have the resources available, project a movie outdoors.  Snuggle in for a marathon.

Progressive Dinner (Modified from ReadyClickGrow which can be accessed below with hundreds of great ideas):  One evening allow each member of the family choose a favorite fast food (or casual dine-in) chain restaurant.  Travel from one to another, eating one course of your meal at each location. For example, start with a blooming onion at Chile's, a burger at Wendy's, fries at McDonalds and end with dessert at Dairy Queen.  At each stop, ask the person who chose the location to say a prayer.  Any kind of prayer would be fine.

The Prayer Square

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There are hundreds of ways to pray.   To help nurture your communication with God in ways that are comfortable and meaningful for you, this square offers different suggestions, thoughts or techniques each week.    

 un-cross-word prayers

Do you sometimes find  yourself angry with others, yourself or God?  There are many examples in the Bible of people dealing with anger through prayer.   God can help you.  In the midst of your anger, stop a moment and pray before going on with your conversation or your day.  Ask others to pray with you.  Tell God how you are feeling and why.  Ask Him to guide you in resolving your anger.  Ask Him for forgiveness for the wrongs  you have done.  Remember the words of the Lord's prayer:  Forgive me my trespasses as I forgive those who trespass against me.

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Wish you spent more time with God in prayer and devotion?  All Saints has devotional materials for all ages. 

  • Splash! mailed to parents of infants-2 year olds
  • Davey and Goliath for toddlers
  • Pockets for early elementary age children. 
  • Weekly Bookmarks for 3-6 graders  
  • Portals of Prayer and other written devotions for adults

And follow these links to more devotional resources. Some are Lutheran and others are not. If you have any questions about theological content, feel free to contact me (btomasek@allsaintsphoenix.org).   

www.elca.org , www.sharingfaith.org , www.edevotionals.com

Click here for Bible passages to help you with specific topics God's yellow pages  

  

Family Fun Bible Study and Activity Pages

LOOK OUT BELOW! 

Discover how fun practicing your faith can be.

The sections below are filled with easy bible studies, interactive puzzles, games and coloring and craft ideas, all designed for fun and faith-growth.

 ENJOY!

Through-the-Bible mini Bible study

This mini bible study is presented in a series of downloadable pages.  Simply click on the "title bar link" of your choice for informative, creative and fun studies and ideas for each story in the Bible.  The story guide is a great place to start and is appropriate for all ages, including adults who want to strengthen their understanding of the Bible. 

God's Sign to Ahaz

Isaiah 7:1-17

The Seven Woes

Isaiah 5:1-25 

 

 

GAME SPOT

Enjoy these interactive puzzles and games based on our first Sunday School Rotation:  The story of Noah. OR

Click here for a growing assortment of interactive games ranging from easy to more challenging

 Story of Noah interactive crossword puzzle

Animals of the Ark word search and concentration 

Noah's Ark Hangman puzzle

How well do you know the staff crossword

Coloring   

Jesus Ministry Coloring Book       Old Testament Characters     Epic Events

 

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ReadyClickGrow Your Family

This track of ReadyClickGrow is specifically designed to help families grow in faith with easy and fun ideas that don't take a lot of time, but provide big faith pay-off. 

Click the links for ReadyClickGrow your faith or ReadyClickGrow your family.  

Then Simply back click to return to this page: 

Here's an easy ingredient to add to your next meal.

Download these placemats (you'll need Adobe Acrobat) to add some faith filled spark to your next family mealtime. 

Place Mat #11

Place Mat #12

Place Mat #13

Place Mat #14

Place Mat #15

EASY BIBLE CRAFTS

Here are some fun and easy Bible Crafts that are based on our Sunday School Rotations.  Enjoy!

Noah and the Great Flood

The Birth of Jesus

The Visit of the Magi and the Flight to Egypt

The Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin

The Lord's Prayer

Disciples' Feet Plate 

The Fruit of the Spirit

 

To learn more about the Sunday School program and rotations click here.

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ReadyClickGrow Your Faith is an online ministry providing numerous home-centered, faith-building activities such as devotions, thought stimulators, scripture study, prayer, encouragement and comfort.   

Try these ideas for "Making Room for God Today"
Wasting Time in God's Presence
Listen to God's voice today!
Upside Down Living
How Christ wants us to live.
Sparkplug Sentence Reflection
A reflection activity for your personal Christian growth.
Reading with God
Read with God's perspective
My Faith Mug
A simple reminder that can grow your faith everyday.
God's Work for You
Whose will it be --your strength or God's?
   
   

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