Family Worship Guide
Text(s) for Study:
Psalm 139:13-16
For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.
Exodus 21:22-23
22 “When men strive together and hit a pregnant woman, so that her children come out, but there is no harm, the one who hit her shall surely be fined, as the woman's husband shall impose on him, and he shall pay as the judges determine. 23 But if there is harm, then you shall pay life for life”
Preparation for Worship:
As you prepare to walk with your family through a deep and heavy topic, pray for understanding. Pray that God will give you wisdom as you teach your children about the sanctity of life!
Read Psalm 139:13-16
Read Exodus 21:22-23
Your children may not know that some mothers choose to abort their children. Depending on the age of your child, discuss with them that this very thing that happened in the Old Testament happens today in our world. Explain that God’s Word teaches us that abortion is sinful.
Everyday Conversations (LOOK FOR opportunities to revisit the preached Word and the foundational truth(s) taught):
Pray with your children as you seek God’s direction in how He wants your family to respond.
Text(s) for Study:
Psalm 139:13-16
For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.
Exodus 21:22-23
22 “When men strive together and hit a pregnant woman, so that her children come out, but there is no harm, the one who hit her shall surely be fined, as the woman's husband shall impose on him, and he shall pay as the judges determine. 23 But if there is harm, then you shall pay life for life”
Preparation for Worship:
As you prepare to walk with your family through a deep and heavy topic, pray for understanding. Pray that God will give you wisdom as you teach your children about the sanctity of life!
Read Psalm 139:13-16
- As David is writing this Psalm, who does he recognize created him? (God) Who made you? (God made me.)
- What is David’s response to God? (praising Him, glorifying Him)
- According to this Psalm, when does life begin? (In our mother’s womb, God sees us. Birth does not initiate life, rather life begins within our mother’s womb.)
- Note that God is engaged in our creation. He is near and attentive.
Read Exodus 21:22-23
- What does this scripture warn the Israelites against doing? (killing a baby inside a mother’s womb)
- If the baby is killed, what does God’s law command? (The punishment is life for life.)
Your children may not know that some mothers choose to abort their children. Depending on the age of your child, discuss with them that this very thing that happened in the Old Testament happens today in our world. Explain that God’s Word teaches us that abortion is sinful.
Everyday Conversations (LOOK FOR opportunities to revisit the preached Word and the foundational truth(s) taught):
Pray with your children as you seek God’s direction in how He wants your family to respond.
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