Elementary // Self-Control Week 2
Memory Verse:
A person without self-control is like a city with broken-down walls.
— Proverbs 25:28
Definition
Self-Control: Giving up my way and choosing God’s way.
Teaching Truth
We can choose to honor God with our bodies.
Questions to Ask Your Child
Read Exodus 16. What are some of the rules God gave the Israelites? Why did He give them these rules?
What special gift did God give the Israelites in verse 29? Why is a Sabbath still important for us today? How is your family doing at taking a day of rest each week?
Read 1 Corinthians 6:19-20. For those of us who have accepted God’s free gift of grace, how does this verse describe us? (We are a temple because the Holy Spirit lives in us.)
When is it hard for you to have physical self-control? What is one way you can honor God with your body this week?
Activity
Have fun teaching your kids what the memory verse, Proverbs 25:28, means this week by building a fort out of blankets, tables, and chairs. After finishing your fort, crawl inside with your family and play a game of pretend. Explain that when you are inside the fort you are safe and explain how the walls of the fort represent God’s way for your life. God’s way protects you and is what is best for you. Then talk about if you broke down the walls of the fort because you didn't have self-control, you would no longer be safe. Finish by reading the memory verse inside the fort and praying that God will give you the grace and strength you need to have self-control.