We Re Starting a New Series in Genesis!

God’s plan is for you to be the primary spiritual nurturer of your child’s faith. This resource is imperfect people for His glory today! As a family, create a physical Family Tree. Do designed to allow your family to share time in God’s Word before your child attends youth some research (phone calls, emails, Internet searches) and see how far back you can group. At Home Weekly is meant to inspire you toward a deeper personal relationship with fill the branches. Discuss how you’ve seen God reveal Himself in your family. Jesus Christ, equip you to be the primary person presenting these biblical concepts to your child, and support you as you connect and grow alongside your son or daughter. Preview and prepare for each week with your child. As the primary leader of your child, take the lead by reading the upcoming week’s passage WE’RE STARTING A NEW SERIES IN GENESIS! before youth group. Read the Scripture passage with your child and ask intentional There’s no such thing as a perfect family. In fact, we would all agree that no family questions. Focus on listening more than teaching during this time each week. comes close. However, many Christian families have believed a lie that God expects us to be perfect and that He can’t possibly bless us as long as we’re messed up. In fact, just the opposite is true! God chose really messy people and families to reveal Understand Genesis’s three great promises. Genesis is the Himself to and through. This study will take us through the book of Genesis for a account of God making amazing promises to His people. Three crucial promises from closer look at God and the people through whom He chose to reveal Himself. God in Genesis are 1) when He cursed the serpent (3:15), (2) to Abram (12:1–3), and (3) to Judah (49:10). Each of these are ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ: as the Son of Eve who came to crush the head of the serpent (3:15), as the Son of Abram who WHERE WE’RE HEADED IN THIS SERIES blesses the world, and as the Son of Judah who rules the world forevermore (49:10). 1. God Is Creator – Genesis 1:1—2:3 2. God Is Redeemer – Genesis 3:1–24 Practice hospitality. Invite your child’s leader(s) over for a meal during the 3. God Is Just. God Is Merciful. – Genesis 4:1–16 course of the series. Not only is this a great chance to practice hospitality (Romans 12:13), it will also build the leader’s relationship with your child. See that leader as 4. El Roi (God Who Sees Me) – Genesis 15:1–6; 16:1–16 your ally in leading your child to a deeper love of Jesus. 5. Jehovah Jireh (The Lord Will Provide) – Genesis 22:1–18 6. God Is Relentless – Genesis 32:22–32 Family pastor for a night. Invite your child to come home each week from 7. God Is Sovereign – Genesis 45:1–15 youth group and be your family’s pastor by sharing what she’s learned. Have your child read the Scripture, give a short explanation of the teaching, and tell how she’s 8. You’re invited to join us as we Remember & Celebrate all that God has done responding to that truth in her life. If it’s hard for your child to get in front of her family, over the course of this series. pour on the encouragement! WHERE WE’RE HEADED THIS WEEK Scripture: Genesis 1:1—2:3 Create a God statement for your family. Each message at youth God Statement: God Is Creator (God) group can be summarized in a “God statement.” A God statement is a short A “God statement” is a concise phrase or word that reveals a truth about God that’s description of who God is (e.g. God is good, God is faithful, God is love, etc.). As a highlighted specifically in the passage we’re exploring. family, decide on a God statement for your family each week and discuss why it fits. Once you’ve decided on a God statement, create something with the statement on it FAMILY CHALLENGES and display it somewhere in your home. For the Genesis series we’ve suggested six challenges that you may want to commit to completing at home as a family. Select two (or more) that appeal to you. Completing them together can spur your child on toward deeper faith formation at home. Create a family tree. Throughout the book of Genesis, God continually used regular people in their imperfect families for His redeeming purposes. God still uses