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The Five Steps of the FAITH5:
1. Share Highs & Lows - Name something good and bad that happened to you today or during the week.
2. Read Scripture - Crack open the Bible for a bit of God's Word. Each Faith Inkubators' resource supplies suggested the verses families can explore.
3. Talk about how the verse relates to Highs & Lows - Unpack that verse a bit. What does it mean in your own words? Does it relate to where you're at today in your life?
4. Pray for one another's High & Lows - Simply talk to God, bringing your Highs and Lows and the concerns of others along. Praise God, thank Jesus, and ask the Holy Spirit for guidance.
5. Bless one another - We all belong to God. Trace the shape of the cross on one another's forehead as a reminder.
Why Faith Acts in the Home?
The definition of "acts" as a noun is something someone has done or the action of carrying something out. Our focus is to take action in every household and set an expectation to intentionally carry them out. An example: when asked what the healthiest thing a young person could say about their family, theologian/sociologist Tony Campolo answered, "We always to it this way in our home."
Let's unpack this statement. "We" means together, not off in our own separate places. "Always" means there's a ritual - something that happens on a regular basis. "This way" means an action - not something passive. "Our home" means under our roof - not in a myriad of other places, but at home, a central place for family identity.
What more could we want than for households to be saying this?
Acts is, of course, also the name of the book in the Bible that connects the Gospels to the rest of the New Testament. The beginning of Acts moves right from the life of Jesus to the birth of the church, Pentecost.
1. Share Highs & Lows - Name something good and bad that happened to you today or during the week.
2. Read Scripture - Crack open the Bible for a bit of God's Word. Each Faith Inkubators' resource supplies suggested the verses families can explore.
3. Talk about how the verse relates to Highs & Lows - Unpack that verse a bit. What does it mean in your own words? Does it relate to where you're at today in your life?
4. Pray for one another's High & Lows - Simply talk to God, bringing your Highs and Lows and the concerns of others along. Praise God, thank Jesus, and ask the Holy Spirit for guidance.
5. Bless one another - We all belong to God. Trace the shape of the cross on one another's forehead as a reminder.
Why Faith Acts in the Home?
The definition of "acts" as a noun is something someone has done or the action of carrying something out. Our focus is to take action in every household and set an expectation to intentionally carry them out. An example: when asked what the healthiest thing a young person could say about their family, theologian/sociologist Tony Campolo answered, "We always to it this way in our home."
Let's unpack this statement. "We" means together, not off in our own separate places. "Always" means there's a ritual - something that happens on a regular basis. "This way" means an action - not something passive. "Our home" means under our roof - not in a myriad of other places, but at home, a central place for family identity.
What more could we want than for households to be saying this?
Acts is, of course, also the name of the book in the Bible that connects the Gospels to the rest of the New Testament. The beginning of Acts moves right from the life of Jesus to the birth of the church, Pentecost.
FLC Mission Statement:
Our mission at First Lutheran Church is to bring people
into a relationship with Jesus Christ, and to help them grow in the Christian Faith.
into a relationship with Jesus Christ, and to help them grow in the Christian Faith.