Family Devotional

Read the account of Jesus healing the paralyzed man in Luke 5 or follow the link to watch the story from Saddleback Kids

The people had been hearing wild stories about Jesus. They were curious who this man was who could heal. The space to hear about Jesus was too crowded. But the friends in the story knew that their friend needed to be by Jesus. So they made a way. When people have a vision from God--a desire to share Him with others--they can do some pretty wild things!

Talk about it: Remember back to the list of people you know who do not know Jesus as you talk together. What did the friends do that was a bit wild in this true story? Why did they do that? Brainstorm ways that you could “bring your friends/family members to Jesus”. (examples: pray for them by name, invite them on a Sunday morning, invite them to a special event, tell them about what you learned at church, share a verse that you memorized)

When people begin to catch the vision of sharing Jesus with those around them, the places where we hear about Jesus can get crowded. Let’s tell so many people that our building gets too crowded!

We are already on the road to that in some of our kids’ spaces. Close your eyes and picture your space on a Sunday morning. How would it feel if 5 more kids were there? 10 more kids? 20 more kids? Would it feel a little crowded? That is what we want! So many more kids learning about Jesus that it starts to feel a little crowded! That is when we get creative and do some wild things to bring our friends to Jesus! Pray together for God to give you courage to do wild things to bring people to Him!